What happens
Phil Harris is working too hard and has been neglecting his wife Alice. When Alice worries about his health, Phil reluctantly agrees to see Dr. Emmerman. Phil's friend Frankie hears the news and the doctor's diagnosis sounds alarming, and Phil begins to imagine the worst. Alice meanwhile faces trouble of her own at home with the family dog. The Phil Harris series aired on NBC, and this episode was first broadcast on November 23, 1947, starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye, with Elliott Lewis and Gale Gordon also featured.
The Harris home and Dr. Emmerman's office, with a drive through town.
Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, William, Dr. Emmerman, Frankie, Julius
Listen for: Phil's dramatic reaction to the doctor's diagnosis and the comic exchanges between Phil and Alice about his health.
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.