Dinner For Teacher: The Phil Harris (April 17, 1949)

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“Dinner For Teacher” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 17, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Phil Harris and Alice Faye host the Harris family, who invite school principal Mrs. Creighton and her husband for Easter dinner. Phil, a Yale man, has nothing in common with Mr. Creighton, a Harvard graduate, and the household prepares nervously. Their friend Frankie Remley, who was not supposed to attend, arrives with gifts and is invited to stay. The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show aired on NBC on April 17, 1949, and this episode's opening portion shows the family's preparations and the awkward start of the evening.

The Harris home on Easter Sunday, after church and during preparations for dinner

Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Frankie Remley, Mrs. Creighton, Mr. Creighton, Phyllis, Willie

Listen for: Frankie Remley's gifts for the family and his attempts to mix with the visiting Creightons

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.