Day After Mr.Scotts Dinner Party: The Phil Harris (February 3, 1952)

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“Day After Mr.Scotts Dinner Party” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 3, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Phil Harris and his band members visit the home of their sponsor, Mr. Scott, to apologize for their rowdy behavior at a dinner party the night before. When the phone lines go dead, Phil, Frankie Remley and Curly attempt repairs that go badly wrong. Overhearing a plot to steal Mrs. Scott's jewels over the party line, they rush over to foil the robbery. The series is The Phil Harris Show, first broadcast on NBC on February 3, 1952, with Phil Harris and Alice Faye in the leading roles.

The Scott home and the neighboring house, in the early 1950s

Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Frankie Remley, Curly, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Scott, Julius, Mrs. Scott's mother

Listen for: Frankie Remley's repair attempts on the phone line and the overheard plot to steal the jewels

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.