The800Kiss: The Phil Harris (January 18, 1953)

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“The800Kiss” is an episode of The Phil Harris, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 18, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Phil Harris and his wife Alice Faye are collecting for the March of Dimes. Alice gathers about $800 and hands it to Phil to count. When she mentions a red-headed collector who wins donors with a kiss, Phil sets out to outdo her. Along the way he meets Miss Smith herself, and his good intentions lead him into a series of mishaps around the neighborhood, with Elliott Lewis along for the ride. The series is The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, first broadcast on NBC on January 18, 1953, starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye.

A neighborhood in town during the March of Dimes drive, including the Harris home and a loan company.

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

Listen for: Phil's attempts to outdo Alice at collecting donations, and the scene where he sells kisses on the street corner.

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.