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The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show is a comedy radio program that focuses on the lives of real-life Hollywood couple Phil Harris, a jive-talking hipster bandleader, and his glamorous movie star wife, Alice Faye. The show portrays the ups and downs of their lives as they raise their daughters—Alice Jr. played by Jeanine Roose and little Phyllis, played by Anne Whitfield—with humor and wit. The show is set around Phil's band and its eccentric members, providing an entertaining mix of music and comedy. It stands out from other radio shows for its sharp and free-wheeling style that foreshadows modern television sitcoms.

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show aired on NBC from 1948 to 1954 with a total of 297 episodes broadcast. Actors such as Gale Gordon and Walter Tetley were among the notable members of the show's cast, with Gordon playing Mr. Scott, a Rexall representative, and Tetley in the role of delivery boy Julius Abbruzio. The show was produced and directed by Paul Phillips and featured subtle commercials for Rexall within the program, similar to The Jack Benny Program and Fibber McGee and Molly. Despite its passage of time, John Dunning, in "On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio," commends the show for its delightful impact that remains relevant today.

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