Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks is an American situation comedy starring Eve Arden as a sardonic high school English teacher. It began as a radio show broadcast on CBS from 1948 to 1957. When the show was adapted to television, it became one of the medium's earliest hits. In 1956, the sitcom was adapted for big screen in the film of the same name.
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Season 1
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1
E1
Trying to Pick a Fight
Walter tells Miss Brooks how arguments with his girlfriend improve their relationship. Hoping it will light a fire under her beau, Connie picks a fight with Mr. Boynton.
Oct 3, 1952 · 30m -
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E2
The Loaded Custodian
Miss Brooks wants to replace the school janitor's broken window, but cheapskate Conklin won't budge.
Oct 10, 1952 -
3
E3
The Embezzled Dress
Mrs. Davis uses money meant for the school to buy Miss Brooks a new dress.
Oct 17, 1952 -
4
E4
The Birthday Bag
Connie has her heart set on a green alligator purse she saw at the department store. Her friends what to give her the purse as a birthday gift, and hatch a scheme to prevent her from buying the item herself.
Oct 24, 1952 -
5
E5
Miss Brooks Play-Acts (a.k.a. Mrs. Boynton / The Wrong Mrs. Boynton)
Mr. Boynton is on a job hunt and asks Connie to play Mrs. Boynton—his mother, not his wife.
Oct 31, 1952 -
6
E6
Living Statues
Conklin orders Miss Brooks to fix the cracks and scratches on his office walls. Joined by Walter and Mr. Boynton, the three redo his office using a clear paint concocted by Walter in the school lab. They discover too late that a main ingredient is a liquid cement.
Nov 7, 1952 -
7
E7
Madison Country Club
Mr. Conklin intends to squeeze money out of a rich dowager so he can redecorate his office. When she arrives, he plans on staging quite a show of poverty, complete with the staff dressed like bums. Miss Brooks and company have other plans.
Nov 14, 1952 -
8
E8
Mister Whipple
Mrs. Davis gets Connie and the gang whipped into a frenzy with her incorrect story of Mr. Whipple, who they believe to be an impoverished man who hasn't eaten in 10 days.
Nov 21, 1952 -
9
E9
The Big Game
Madison High is looking forward to the big football game against arch-rival Clay. It's discovered that former Madison football star/present day coach "Snake Hips" Geary never graduated. He failed English, so Mr. Conklin wants Miss Brooks give him a crash course and give him a passing grade.
Nov 28, 1952 -
10
E10
Blue Goldfish
Penny-pinching Conklin has the thermostat cranked so low the goldfish in the biology lab have turned blue. The only way the gang can get him to spend a little money on heat is to make him think the cold is making everyone sick.
Dec 5, 1952 -
11
E11
The Stolen Aerial
When word gets around school that Miss Brooks is having her TV antenna repaired for free, everyone dumps their broken aerials on Connie to take to the shop. Mr. Conklin becomes suspicious and is convinced that Miss Brooks is an out-of-control antenna thief.
Dec 12, 1952 -
12
E12
The Hobby Show
The students and faculty of Madison High propose a hobby show as a diversion for overworked Miss Brooks, but she ends up even more exhausted.
Dec 19, 1952 -
13
E13
Christmas Show 1952
Connie is too broke to afford Christmas presents for her friends, so she plans to exchange all their gifts to her for store credit so she can buy something for them. Unfortunately, everyone has the same idea.
Dec 27, 1952 -
14
E14
Aunt Hattie Boynton
Connie will not sit quietly while Conklin gives Miss Enright a promotion. Wanting to show off her business skills, she gets a great deal on fuel oil for Conklin's furnace, not knowing that he's just had it converted to a forced air unit.
Jan 2, 1953 -
15
E15
The Pet Shop
Connie is in the dumps because she believes she was stood up on a date by Mr. Boynton. Love guru Walter suggests she give Boynton a taste of his own medicine: make a date with him and then leave him holding the bag.
Jan 9, 1953 -
16
E16
The Hurricane
While listening to Walter's homemade shortwave radio, Harriet and Miss Brooks hear a weather warning of an impending hurricane. As acting principal, Connie shuts down the school and the gang takes refuge at the Conklin home.
Jan 16, 1953 -
17
E17
Monsieur LaBlanche
Miss Brooks receives a note written in French from new teacher Maurice LeBlanche. Failing French student Walter interprets it as a love note asking for a date. In reality, LeBlanche is asking for a $50 loan.
Jan 30, 1953 -
18
E18
Old Marblehead
Conklin lives up to his unflattering nickname, Old Marblehead, when he commissions a bust of himself for Madison High's library. He finances it with Conklin's Carelessness Code, a scam in which he fines students and teachers for breaking rules he makes up on the spot.
Feb 6, 1953 -
19
E19
The Model Teacher
A female photographer who arrives to take pictures of a model teacher catches the eye of Mr. Boynton. This infuriates Miss Brooks who forces herself between the two.
Feb 13, 1953 -
20
E20
Wake-Up Plan
Miss Brooks oversleeps for class thanks to some sleeping pills Mrs. Davis had stored in an aspirin bottle. She brings them in to explain to Conklin what happened, but he'll hear none of it. The "spiked" aspirin bottle left sitting on his desk soon has others dozing off in his office.
Feb 20, 1953 -
21
E21
The Cafeteria Strike
The students go on strike for better food.
Feb 27, 1953 -
22
E22
Mister Casey's Will
Conklin, Boynton and Miss Brooks attend the reading of the will of Mr. Casey; the late Mr. Casey is a cat.
Mar 6, 1953 -
23
E23
Conklin's Love Nest
Mr. Conklin has a room to rent. Via the French teacher, Miss Brooks sends a message to Mr. Boynton that two can live as cheaply as one.
Mar 13, 1953 -
24
E24
The Honest Burglar
Miss Brooks gets a hungry burglar a job in the school cafeteria.
Mar 20, 1953 -
25
E25
Fisher's Pawn Shop
Thanks to Conklin's lousy management of the athletic budget, the baseball team's season opener might be canceled because of no uniforms. Miss Brooks and other faculty members start hocking school valuables at the pawn shop for the needed funds.
Mar 27, 1953 -
26
E26
Lulu, the Pin-Up Boat
Conklin demands the students dress more conservatively. He should have known better than that!
Apr 3, 1953 -
27
E27
The Yodar Kritch Award
Miss Brooks must present an award to a dim-witted student, or his father will cancel the big barbecue that she and Mr. Boynton are invited to.
Apr 10, 1953 -
28
E28
Madame Brooks DuBarry
Mr. Conklin is convinced Harriet is modeling her behavior on that of noted hussy Miss Brooks. Harriet talks her father into spying on Miss Brooks and cold fish Mr. Boynton one evening to prove that there's nothing untoward going on between the two.
Apr 17, 1953 -
29
E29
Marinated Hearing
Principal Conklin proclaims "Board of Education Day."
Apr 24, 1953 -
30
E30
The Festival
Miss Brooks plays matchmaker between a reluctant janitor and a cleaning lady. To help the woman out, Connie switches clothes with the shabbily attired lady. Mr. Boynton wants the janitor to look good, too, so he switches wardrobe with the old man.
May 1, 1953 -
31
E31
Suzy Prentiss
Miss Brooks is ordered to find out what's wrong with star baseball player Bones Snodgrass. It turns out he's in love with Suzy Prentisss, the only student stupider than he is. Connie acquires formals so the young couple can attend a banquet, even though someone else is planning on wearing them.
May 8, 1953 -
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E32
Conklin Plays Detective
Someone has broken into Principal Conklin's office, stolen his typewriter and made a long distance call. Evidence points to Mr. Boynton as the guilty party, so Conklin stakes out his office by hiding in a suit of armor.
May 15, 1953 -
33
E33
Public Property on Parade
Mr. Conklin is to give a speech about respecting city property and he asks Connie to write it for him. Walter and Bones choose that day to bring various municipal items to Connie's home just as Conklin arrives with the mayor.
May 22, 1953 -
34
E34
Mrs. Davis Reads Tea Leaves
At breakfast Mrs. Davis predicts a wedding for Connie and Philip. For summer Boynton and Conklin plan on running a children's camp but need Connie's help. She misunderstands a conversation and expects a marriage proposal.
May 29, 1953 -
35
E35
The Stolen Wardrobe
Connie Brooks is named best dressed teacher followed by a department store robbery. The loot is stashed at the school and Mr. Conklin assumes Connie is the thief. He, Philip, and Walter go to great lengths to protect Miss Brooks.
Jun 5, 1953 -
36
E36
Cure That Habit
Mr. Conklin has the hiccups, finds kittens in his desk and breaks his glasses the same day so he needs Connie' s help. Walter plays a bad practical joke about a drinking problem just as a school official Mr. Chambers arrives at the school.
Jun 12, 1953 -
37
E37
Capistrano's Revenge
When Mrs. Davis brings home a sparrow with an injured wing, Miss Brooks comes to the rescue to save it.
Jun 19, 1953 -
38
E38
June Bride
Connie is asked by Mr. La Blanche to stand in as proxy for his bride but Walter overhears just part of the conversation. He and Harriet urge Mr. Conklin to stop the wedding as they think she should marry Mr. Boynton.
Jun 26, 1953