What happens
Phil Harris and Alice Faye argue over where to spend their summer vacation, with Phil favoring Hawaii and Alice wanting something historical and educational. Their children join the debate, and Phil's friend Willie Ray also offers opinions. Phil's friend Curly suggests a cheaper option, and Phil ends up buying a yacht, the Flying Mermaid, from a seller named Pettibone. Phil and Alice are on the air in a half-hour comedy series, first broadcast on NBC on May 22, 1949, starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye.
Los Angeles, the Harris home and a harbor where the Flying Mermaid is moored
Characters: Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Remley, Julius, Frankie, Willie, Curly, Pettibone
Listen for: Phil's dispute with Alice over the vacation destination, and his first sight of the yacht he has bought
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.