Forgotten Father: The Phil Harris (June 21, 1953)

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“Forgotten Father” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 21, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

On Father's Day, Phil Harris wakes early to tend his garden, where Elliot Lewis drops by and Harris grumbles that his daughters have forgotten him. Harris and Lewis hunt for the presents the family has hidden around the house, with comic results. Alice Faye plays the hostess who promises a party that evening. The episode is from The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, first broadcast on NBC on June 21, 1953, with Phil Harris and Alice Faye in the leading roles.

The Harris home on Father's Day, including the garden, the living room, the kitchen and the stairs.

Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliot Lewis, Gale Gordon

Listen for: Phil Harris's growing belief that his daughters have forgotten Father's Day, and the search for the hidden presents.

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.