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The Phil Harris-Alice Faye, Show was a comedy variety show that evolved from another variety program known as The Fitch Bandwagon. It debuted on NBC on 1948, and featured real-life husband and wife Phil Harris, a singer-songwriter, and Alice Faye, a singer-actress. Other stars included in the show were Ann Whitfield and Jeanine Roose, who played as the couple's young daughters.

In the show, Phil was described as an egotistical bandleader. His wife, on the other hand, was an extremely popular star who gave up her Hollywood career to become a family woman. The series generally focused on Phil's relationship with the other characters in the show, his drinking habits, and his image of being a bandleader.

The show, which was an instant success, lasted for six years, with the last episode aired on 1954.

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
03.20.1949	phil harris (095) alice's birthday	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil thinks Alice would prefer a small cottage in the country to their hous...
03.27.1949	phil harris (096) the ski trip	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Buttons and Bows." Phil sings, "Here Comes Elmer." Conflictin...
04.03.1949	phil harris (097) the sponsor's daughter	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Johnny, Get Your Girl." Mr. Scott, the Rexall boss, wants Ph...
04.10.1949	phil harris (098) the circus	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right." Phil and his friends visit th...
04.24.1949	phil harris (100) movie role	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Rosie." Phil and Alice return to Twentieth Century Fox to mak...
05.01.1949	phil harris (101) spring housecleaning	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Everybody Dances" ("Silas Lee From Tennessee"). Phil and Remle...
05.08.1949	phil harris (102) mother's day present	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil and Alice sings, "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Phil buys Alice a bracelet...
05.22.1949	phil harris (104) phil's boat	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Minnie The Mermaid." Alice sings, "Johnny, Get Your Girl." Phi...
05.29.1949	phil harris (105) the picnic	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Five Foot Two." Alice sings, "Highland Fling." Phil and the fa...
06.05.1949	phil harris (106) the tonsillectomy	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil is going to have his tonsils removed. Both Phil and Alice sing.
06.12.1949	phil harris (107) the french orphan	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Shadrach." Remley finds himself the foster father of a French ...
09.25.1949	phil harris (111) keeping regular office hours	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Old Fashioned Walk." Phil sings, "Old Man River." Phil is tol...
10.09.1949	phil harris (113) three grey hairs	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "You Told A Lie (Look What You've Done)." Phil sings, "Is It T...
10.16.1949	phil harris (114) a fight in the market	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil has gotten into a fight at the Encino Market. When he's sued for damag...
10.23.1949	phil harris (115) sponsor's formal party honoring harris'	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. The show is titled, "How To Repair A Living Room," or "There'll Be Lots...
10.30.1949	phil harris (116) the ukulele	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Jabberwocky." Alice sings, "Be Good To Me." Phil and Remley tr...
11.06.1949	phil harris (117) the television test	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. "How long will the genius of Phil Harris go undiscovered?" or, "From He...
11.13.1949	phil harris (118) the engineer	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "The Old Master Painter." Phil decides to become an engineer an...
11.20.1949	phil harris (119) talented children's screen test	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "An Old Fashioned Walk." Phil sings, "The Master Painter." Lit...
11.27.1949	phil harris (120) investment in female wrestler	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "You're The Cream In My Coffee." Remley invests in a wrestler ...
12.04.1949	phil harris (121) sponsor to hire myrtle	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. How to get rid of Myrtle, the lady wrestler? Phil sings, "The Preacher and ...
12.11.1949	phil harris (122) dishwasher and garbage disposal	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil plans to surprise Alice with a mink coat. Complications ensue. Alice s...
01.01.1950	phil harris (125) concert stage	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "The Old Master Painter." The story of Phil's career as a conce...
01.08.1950	phil harris (126) red paint on poodle	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Bye, Bye, Baby." Mr. Scott's dog and a can of red paint have ...
01.15.1950	phil harris (127) fixing the furnace	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "I've Got a Crush On You." Phil sings, "Chattanooga Shoe Shine...

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I find it interesting that Phil's character on JB considered himself handsome. I look at this picture and go "eww"!

David

Archie Bunker used to dream about Alice Faye.

Mark

Love Phil and Alice

James

Cool i love their show

Bob

The show was funny and both Phil and Alice had alot of talent for singing enjoy hearing both of them sing

Steven

A genuine treasure, Curly. Thank you!

Jeff

In my opinion he is one of the best OTR actors, ever.

Jeff

Enjoyed their radio show.

Mike

This has become my favorite OTR comedy

Eric

I love the fact that "The Thing" is the only family friendly song about three clap!

James

Love this show.

Robert

LOVED HER VOICE!

Robin

Alice were fantastic.

John

One of the best shows on the channel

Mike

Love him on jacks show and his own.

John

Alice Faye My favorite lady. She would have been 100 this year.

Jonathan

This is an excellent series...Consistently funny, with great music.

Jason

This show conveyed an amazing amount of slapstick in an audio medium.

Brent

This series may be by favorite comedy series.

Henry

My parents loved this show. I really don't remember much, except I heard it at least once

Raymond

The series still holds up well today. I think the characters and situations would work today and there is no risqué comedy like today. Outstanding writing.

Henry

I love Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show... my favorite.

David

Very funny show.

Judith

Love this show.

Tracy

Phil Harris and Alice Faye

Frank

This is probably my favorite radio sitcom, right up there with Jack Benny and Gildy. It's kind of a four runner two later TV sitcoms such as Home-Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond.

Ryan

One of my favorites. So well done.

Dan

The best Harris/Faye Christmas episode 9 and among the best of any!) is the one in which the girls want to stay up and see Santa Claus, so they hire Jadk Benny to play him. The girls aren't fooled, but they (and Remley/ElliotT) see him anyway.

Sarah

Yes, that was their annual show. I like the variation on the theme from '53 with the French refugee kids. I think the most hilarious Harris Faye Christmas show is a tie for me. The Christmas Tree episode or Dishwasher or Mink. Tough call. Both very funny.

Shaun

I love this show! Phil Harris is classic. So funny!

Cynthia

Phil Harris Show is my favorite .

Ramona

I absolutely love this show.

Jonathan

That show is so funny.

Mathew

Phil Harris/Alice Faye is still hilarious today.

Aaron

My favorite!

Joel

Excellent show! One of my Top 10!

Rick

I never missed this in that time. It was one of my favorites. I had listened to him for years on Jack bBenny, so, it was just natural to keep on listening to his new program.

Dario

Love this show. One of my favorites.

Morna

This popular situation comedy starred real-life married couple of Phil Harris and Alice Faye. The characters were set in the couple's first series, which was a musical variety show called Fitch Bandwagon that was broadcast by NBC from 1946 to 1948. The situation comedy series was broadcast by NBC from 1948 to 1954.

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I am now finishing listening to the last few Jack Benny shows from 1955. I listened in sequence starting from 1932. It took me about a year to go through them. I had enjoyed Jack Benny from the late 1950s when I was a child and throughout the 1960s on television. My biggest surprise in listening to the radio series was how funny his co-cast members Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, and Phil Harris were. Rochester (Eddie Anderson was equally funny on both the television and radio series). The guest stars generally provided the humor on the television series, while the regulars were put in the background. Phil Harris was replaced with Bob Cosby in 1952 and I felt that the quality of the show went down a notch. Bob Cosby was not a comedian and he had none of the wit and charm of Harris. The barbs that Harris and Benny traded back and forth seemed almost like a prize fight with each getting in terrific jabs week after week. I'm am looking forward to making Phil Harris and Alice Faye the next show I am going to binge listen to.

Jay Raskin