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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
11.27.1953	phil harris traffic problems in los angeles
11.20.1953	phil harris the birthday gift
11.06.1953	phil harris from here to eternity	+ Sponsored by: RCA. Unedited tape or rehearsal, recorded October 9, 1953. One RCA commercial is no...
10.30.1953	phil harris the romance of alice and phil	+ Unedited tape or a rehearsal recording (see cat. #17891 for an AFRTS rebroadcast of the air show...
10.23.1953	phil harris how to repair a living room	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor (the first RCA commercial is not included). Unedited tape or a rehearsal...
10.16.1953	phil harris the barbells of scotland	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. "The Barbells Of Scotland, or "Who Put The Muscle In Mr. Harris' Bussle...
10.02.1953	phil harris a day at santa anita	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. Phil buys a horse! "A Day At Santa Anita," or, "That's A Horse On You."...
09.25.1953	phil harris courtship of elliott lewis	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. "The Courtship Of Elliott Lewis," or, "A Drummer Gets Stuck With Any Ol...
06.28.1953	phil harris vacation without effort	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. The last show of the season. Phil and Alice are looking forward to thei...
06.21.1953	phil harris the forgotten father	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. Phil is an avid horticulturist. He's got cutworms in his "Tuberis Begon...
06.14.1953	phil harris willie's ice maker	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. Phil and Elliott are waiting to see Mr. Scott, the sponsor. Will the sh...
04.30.1950	hiring a secretary for phil	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Rain." Phil sings, "That Old Time Religion." Alice tries to h...
11.21.1948	health food	+ Today as we look in on the Harris home, Alice is reading, William is telling the children a story ...
12.18.1949	getting a christmas tree in the mountains	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. The last show of the season. Phil and Alice are looking forward to thei...
11.06.1953	from here to eternity	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Look What You've Done." Phil sings, "Lucky Old Sun." Phil is ...
06.19.1949	frankies foster son	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy." Remley tries to get marrie...
10.02.1949	frankie borrows phils new chartreuse car	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "Laurabelle Lee." Alice sings, "I'm In Love With A Wonderful Gu...
10.03.1948	first show for rexall	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. The first show of the series sponsored by Rexall. Phil and Alice go to sign...
04.17.1949	dinner for teacher	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Alice sings, "Skip To My Lou." The Craighton's are visiting for Easter din...
09.25.1953	courtship of elliott lewis	+ Sponsored by: RCA. "The Courtship Of Elliott Lewis," or "A Drummer Gets Stuck With Any Old Girl, ...
06.26.1949	concern about contract renewal	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. The last show of the season. Phil and Alice, sing "Baby It's Cold Outside....
11.23.1952	chloe the gold digger	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. Phil, Alice and Elliott all want to go to the big football game, but th...
05.15.1949	cadillac in the swimming pool	+ Sponsored by: Rexall. Phil sings, "He'd Row, Row, Row." Phil and Remley manage to get Mr. Scott's...
12.21.1947	annual christmas show	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. Phil plays Santa Claus for Alice's women's club Christmas party. Alice ...
01.08.1954	an english dinner for a new car	+ Sponsored by: RCA Victor. Phil wants to buy a new car. Alice sings, "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherr...

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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