What happens
Phil Harris plans a quiet New Year's Eve at home, but his wife Alice Faye secretly plans a party of her own. When Phil learns of an invitation from his friend Elliot Lewis, he wants to go, and Alice pretends to be sick to keep them home. Meanwhile, Elliot's neighbor Mrs. Stewart borrows silverware, Curly gathers party supplies from the household, and a broken dish mishap leads to a tangle of debts and misunderstandings. The series, The Phil Harris, aired on NBC on December 28, 1952, and stars Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis and Gale Gordon.
The Harris home and the apartment of Elliot Lewis, New Year's Eve season in Hollywood.
Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Elliott Lewis, Curly, Mrs. Stewart, Julius, Willie
Listen for: Alice's secret plans for a New Year's Eve party, Phil's reaction to Elliot's invitation, and the mounting confusion over borrowed silverware and broken dishes.
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.