Selling The House: The Phil Harris (October 19, 1947)

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“Selling The House” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 19, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Phil Harris, after being voted a stockholder in a fish company, goes on a spending spree, ordering fur coats, cars, jewelry and an oversized barrel of perfume. His wife Alice confronts him about the reckless purchases and the household disorder they cause. Phil later discovers that an advertisement has listed the family home for sale, and a parade of would-be buyers begins arriving at the house. The Phil Harris series, originally broadcast on NBC on October 19, 1947, features Phil Harris and Alice Faye in the lead roles.

The Harris home, a family house in Los Angeles area, on the day an advertisement offers it for sale.

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

Listen for: Phil's attempts to keep prospective buyers away from Alice while the house is being shown.

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.