O U R M I S S B R O O K S
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1948 - 1957
Partial
First Show: Jul 19, 1948 Last Show: Jul 07, 1957
Number Shows: not known Audition Show: none known
Series Description:
OUR MISS BROOKS premiered on CBS July 19, 1948 and soon became one of the network's most popular comedies, running for nine consecutive years. Eve Arden played a fun-loving but sometimes frazzled English teacher, Connie Brooks, a role for which she won an Emmy.
Teachers across the country related to Miss Brooks. Arden received thousands of letters from teachers relating their own frustrating experiences. She was offered teaching jobs, was asked to speak at PTA meetings and was even made an honorary member of the National Education Association.
The bashful biology teacher Phillip Boynton, whom Miss Brooks loved to chase, was played by Jeff Chandler. Osgood Conklin, Madison High's harried principal, was played by veteran performer Gale Gordon. Leonard Smith played the school idiot, "Stretch" Snodgrass.
Jane Morgan appeared as Mrs. Davis, the owner of the apartment building. Richard Crenna played Walter Denton, the show's "Henry Aldrich". Gloria McMillan played Harriet, the principal's daughter. Scripts were written by Al Lewis, who often directed.
The series transitioned to TV in 1952, running through to 1956.
Log Comments:
It appears that a large number of the early shows are available for the years 1948 through 1950. From 1950 through 1957, few shows are available from the catalogs I reference. Therefore, this list is only a partial list of shows.
Shows did not have formal titles, therefore show titles vary greatly from catalog to catalog. I have listed the first title found as the main title with subsequent titles listed as "Alt." below the main.
Richard Novak sent a list of shows he has, which I've incorporated into the list below. He also had some show descriptions that I included indented, below the titles. His list also included titles without dates that are not included here.
Episode numbers in the "Num" column are those found in various catalogs. There is no guarantee of accuracy for them but are provided as "extra information". The numbering is intended to show number of shows in the series.
Chronological Log:Date Num Title Avail
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Apr 09, 1948? The New Principal yes
(possible audition?)
.... Summer series, airs Mondays ....
Jul 19, 1948 1 First show (pilot?)
Jul 26, 1948 2 ... title not known ...
Aug 02, 1948 3 ... title not known ...
Aug 09, 1948 4 ... title not known ...
Aug 16, 1948 5 ... title not known ...
Aug 23, 1948 6 ... title not known ...
Aug 30, 1948 7 ... title not known ...
Sep 06, 1948 8 ... title not known ...
Sep 13, 1948 9 ... title not known ...
.... Regular season, airs Sundays ....
Sep 19, 1948 10 Weekend at Crystal Lake yes
It is the Conklin's anniversary. Everyony ends up at their cabin in Crystal Lake. There is mention of the English head opening at Madison. Same episode as 08-21-49? Sep 26, 1948 11 ... title not known ...
Oct 03, 1948 12 ... title not known ...
Oct 10, 1948 13 ... title not known ...
Oct 17, 1948 14 ... title not known ...
Oct 24, 1948 15 Putting The Touch On Miss Brooks yes
Alt: Surprise Birthday Party
Alt: Birthday Bite
Alt: The Alligator Bag
Alt: The Green Bag
Alt: Green Handbag
Oct 31, 1948 16 Going To The Clayton High Football Game yes
Alt: Driving To the Football Game
Alt: Connie Drives To The Game
Alt: The Football Game
Alt: Blue Goose
Alt: Clay City football game
Alt: Driving to Football Game
Nov 07, 1948 17 Working Too Hard yes
Alt: Connie's Hobby
Alt: The Workhorse
Alt: Connie the Workhorse
Nov 14, 1948 18 Baby sitting yes
Alt: Baby Trouble
Alt: Connie Babysits Overnight
Alt: Babysitting
Alt: Babysitting For Three
Alt: Just a Love Nest - Walter and Harriet think Connie and Boynton are married and have children when Connie finds herself babysitting. Nov 21, 1948 19 Model School Teacher yes
Alt: Snap Magazine story
Nov 28, 1948 20 Sunnyvale Finishing School yes
Alt: New Year's Eve Party
Dec 05, 1948 21 ... title not known ...
Dec 12, 1948 22 ... title not known ...
Dec 19, 1948 23 The Magic Christmas Tree Yes
Dec 26, 1948 24 ... title not known ...
Jan 02, 1949 25 Old Clothes For Party yes
Alt: New Year's Eve Party At Mr. Monet's
Jan 09, 1949 26 Lack Of Coal At Madison High yes
Alt: Cold Classrooms
Alt: Poor Heat
Alt: The Heating System
Alt: Uniforms for Walter
Back from holidays, Conklin won't spend money for coal. Walter needs
uniforms. Connie pretends to have terrible cold.
Jan 16, 1949 27 Student Government Day yes
Jan 23, 1949 28 Head Of English Department yes
Alt: Who Will Be The New Head Of The English Department?
Alt: Opening for new English Head
Mrs Finch is leaving to have a b-a-b-y.
Jan 30, 1949 29 School Banking, School Savings yes
Alt: Embezzlement
Alt: School Savings Program
Feb 06, 1949 30 Stock Room Duty yes
Alt: Working In The Stockroom
Alt: Missing Electric Heater
Efficiency drive results in no heat. Heater loads power & starts fire in Mr. Boynton's lab.
Feb 13, 1949 31 Stretch, Basketball Star yes
Stretch must pass English exam to play.
Feb 20, 1949 32 Le Frog yes
Alt: Female Frog For Mr. Boynton
Valentine's Day, Two weeks after shorted heater, Connie buys a frog for Mr. Boynton.
Feb 27, 1949 33 Away Basketball Game yes
Alt: Stretch Has A Crush On Harriet
Alt: Stretch Snodgrass
Boynton takes basketball team out of town but Stretch won't go unless Harriet will be there.
Mar 06, 1949 34 Faculty Dance, Beauty Shop yes
Alt: Connie Gets A New Hair Style For The School Dance
Alt: The Hairdo
Alt: Trip to beauty parlor hairdresser
Faculty Dance, Beauty Shop Connie is going to faculty dance with Mr. Boynton. Walter takes her to Antoinne's Beauty Parlor. Miss Enright is there and arranges to sabotage Connie's hairdo and makeup. Many more mixups resulting in several trips to the beauty parlor.
Mar 13, 1949 35 Revolt Of The Cafeteria yes
Alt: The Students Want Better Food In the Cafeteria
Alt: Cafeteria Food
Alt: Protesting cafeteria food
Mar 20, 1949 36 Mix Up Over Poetry yes
Alt: Poetry Problems
Mistaken love poem makes the rounds
Mar 27, 1949 37 Clay City Wants Our Miss Brooks yes
Alt: Clay City High Wants To Hire Miss Brooks
Mr. Brill tries to get Connie for new English teacher.
Apr 03, 1949 38 April Fool yes
Alt: Special Party For Connie
Alt: Talent
Alt: April Fool's party
Alt: Dear Dorothy Daly
Apr 10, 1949 39 Mr. Conklin's Wake-Up Plan yes
Apr 17, 1949 40 Easter Outfit yes
Apr 24, 1949 41 Problems Over Clothes yes
Alt: Dress Code Protest
Dress up week at Madison High
May 01, 1949 42 Grudge Match: Walter vs Stretch yes
Alt: The Great Walter And Stretch Grudge Match
May 08, 1949 43 Mother's Day yes
Alt: Mother's Day Surprise
Visit from Mr. Boynton's parents
May 15, 1949 44 Friday The 13th yes
Alt: Yearbook Photo Mix-Up
Alt: French bathing suit photo
May 22, 1949 45 Peanuts, The Great Dane yes
May 29, 1949 46 Why Is Everybody Arguing yes
Alt: Connie's Argument Strategy
Jun 05, 1949 47 Key To The School yes
Jun 12, 1949 48 Wishing Well yes
Alt: A Lock Of Connie's Hair
Alt: Wishing Well Dance
Alt: Wishing Well School Dance
Trying to get locks of Connie's hair
Jun 19, 1949 49 Taxidermy yes
Jun 26, 1949 50 ... title not known ...
Jul 03, 1949 51 Planning 4th At Eagle Springs yes
Alt: 4th Of July Trip To Eagle Springs
Alt: Weekend at Eagle Springs
Jul 10, 1949 52 Telegram For Mrs. Davis yes
Jul 17, 1949 53 Conklin's Carelessness Code yes
Jul 24, 1949 54 Pensacola Popovers yes
Connie feeds too much to Mr. Boynton so that she can nurse him.
Jul 31, 1949 55 New Job At Norwich, CT yes
Alt: Connie Threatens To Quit
Aug 07, 1949 56 Hot Weather yes
Alt: Hot Weather-Summer School
Alt: Heat Wave
Summer school, it's a heat wave and the gang connives to go to the
swimming hole at Philips Farm.
Aug 14, 1949 57 The English Test yes
Alt: Snodgrass Barbecue
Alt: Final English Test
Stretch wants to have a BBQ party, but his father won't let him unless he passes English test. Connie tries valiantly to tutor him. Stretch wins Yodar Critch cup by getting an O in English.
Aug 21, 1949 58 Conklin's Anniversary At Crystal Lake yes
Alt: The Conklin's Anniversary At Crystal Lake
Alt: Weekend at Crystal Lake, Connie cook
Aug 28, 1949 59 ... title not known ...
Sep 04, 1949 ... pre-empted ...
Sep 11, 1949 60 Wallace T. Truitt yes
Alt: Imposter School Official
Alt: Head Of The State Board
Wallace T. Truitt
Connie and gang want to go on picnic but Mr. Conklin wants them to meet the new head of the State board instead. The gang gets an impostor to play the part of the new Head,but the impostor is the real thing. Conklin treats real Head as impostor.
Sep 18, 1949 61 Faculty Cheer Leader yes
Alt: The New Faculty Cheerleader
Taking the Rap for Mr. Boynton
The idea is to get Mr. Boynton into trouble so Connie can take the blame. Colgate Toothpaste.
Sep 25, 1949 62 Taking The Rap, Mr. Boynton yes
Alt: Taking The Rap For Love
Oct 02, 1949 63 Stretch To Transfer To Clay City High yes
Alt: Stretch Snodgrass, Football Star
Alt: Madison's Football Star
Alt: Short One Athletic Uniform
Alt: Short one football uniform
Stretch to Transfer to Clay City High
Stretch Kicks a football through Mr Conklin's office window. Stretch is living with aunt in Clay City territory and Biff Mooney (new coachat Clay City) wants Stretch for football. Connie and the gang pretend to be dimwitted family of Stretch. tretch considered making the move because there were not enough uniforms, and Walter would not be able to be on team.
Oct 09, 1949 64 LaBlanc Needs $50 For Use Car yes
Alt: Prof. Leblanc And Mr. Conklin's Used Car
Oct 16, 1949 65 School Safety Advisor yes
Oct 23, 1949 66 Welcome Home To Mr. Boynton yes
Alt: Welcome Home Gifts For Mr. Boynton
Alt: Gifts for Mr. Boynton
Alt: Gifts For Philip
Welcome Home to Mr. Boynton, Gifts for Philip Boynton has been gone for three weeks attending a biology convention. The gang decides to buy him some coming home presents. Some very unusual presents many of which have been recirculated several times.\
Oct 30, 1949 67 Halloween Party yes
Nov 06, 1949 68 ... title not known ...
Nov 13, 1949 69 Advisor To Cheerleaders yes
Alt: Madison High Mascot
Nov 20, 1949 70 Party Line, Head Of English Department yes
Alt: Party Line Blues
Alt: English Department Chairman
Alt: Party Line
Alt: New head of English Dept
Alt: Party Line Problems
Nov 27, 1949 71 Where To Go For Thanksgiving yes
Alt: Thanksgiving Dinner
Dec 04, 1949 72 Fortune card predicts tall dark man. yes
Alt: New French Teacher
Dec 05, 1949? Weighing Machine, The yes
Dec 11, 1949 73 The Cereal Bowl yes
Dec 18, 1949 74 Bush's Department Store Contest yes
Dec 25, 1949 75 Magic Christmas Tree yes
Alt: A Quiet Christmas At Home
Alt: Surprise Guests
Alt: School Teacher's Christmas
Jan 01, 1950 76 New Years Eve $5.00 Tickets yes
Alt: New Year's Eve Babysitter
Jan 08, 1950 77 Board Of Education Day yes
Alt: Mr. Conklin Loses His Hearing
Alt: Walter's Editorial
Alt: What the Board of Education Means to Me
"Tuesday Jan 3rd, marks end of the holidays." Walter writes scathing article which is mixed up with other school paper from Stretch and ultimately read by Mr. Conklin with amusing results. Cannon fire deafens Mr. Conklin.
Jan 15, 1950 78 Friday 13th, Black Cats, Cure Habit yes
Alt: Mr. Conklin Drinking?
Alt: Cure That Habit Inc.
Jan 22, 1950 79 Professorship State U, Mrs. Boynton yes
Alt: Storm Warning
Alt: Connie Finally Gets To Be Mrs. Boynton
Alt: Walter's Radio
Alt: The Hurricane
Alt: Tether your elephants.
Jan 29, 1950 80 School On Saturday yes
Alt: Classes on Saturday
Feb 05, 1950 81 Cooking, Get Enright Away, Mr. Boynton yes
Alt: Boston Stew
Alt: Get Mr. Boynton Away From Miss Enright
Feb 06, 1950? Poor Heat In School yes
Feb 12, 1950 82 Walter's Wonderful Radio yes
Feb 19, 1950 83 Valentine's Day Date yes
Alt: Valentine's Day with Mr. Boynton
Feb 26, 1950 84 Formal Banquet, Sue Prentess yes
Alt: Stretch Snodgrass Meets Sue Prentiss
Mar 05, 1950 85 National Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up yes
Alt: National Clean Up, Paint Up And Fix Up Week
Mar 12, 1950 86 Invites Burglar For Breakfast yes
Alt: Mr. Lightfingers
Alt: Valuables Missing
Alt: Burglar, The
Alt: Job for a house burglar
Mar 19, 1950 87 School Auction For Playground Funds yes
Alt: The School Auction
Alt: Funds for Playgrounds, School Auction
Alt: Andirons
Mar 26, 1950 88 Opening Baseball Game With Clay City yes
Apr 02, 1950 89 Sherry's Dept Store, April Fool yes
Apr 09, 1950 90 Dyeing Eggs With New Egg Dye yes
Alt: Walter Denton's Easter Egg Dye
Alt: Easter Breakfast
Alt: Easter Egg Dyeing With New Chemical
Jun 16, 1950 91 ... title not known ... yes
Apr 23, 1950 92 Economy Drive, Tape Recording yes
Alt: Madison High's New Tape Recorder
Apr 30, 1950 93 School Band And The Mayor's Driveby yes
May 07, 1950 94 Cold Barbecue, Codfish Balls yes
Alt: Cosmopolitan Magazine
May 14, 1950 95 Mother's Day yes
May 21, 1950 96 South American Vacation yes
Alt: Black Orchid
Alt: National Pickle Week
Alt: Uranium
Alt: Mr. Conklin's Rare Black Orchid
May 28, 1950 97 The Traffic Ticket yes
Alt: Traffic Court
Connie has to try and leave school to go to traffic court without MrConklin finding out. Last of season, Steve Allen spot
***** OFF FOR SUMMER *****
Sep 03, 1950 98 ... title not known ...
Sep 10, 1950 99 Rumors yes
Alt: Mr. Conklin Loses Job
Rumors, Rumors about Osgood doing laundry start when an opening for promotion comes along.
Sep 17, 1950 100 ... title not known ...
Sep 24, 1950 101 Miss Pigskin 1950 yes
Oct 01, 1950 102 Strawberry Rash yes
Alt: Measles
Alt: Connie Has The Measles
Strawberry Rash, Quarantine Connie abysits and as result, contracts Measles. She is quarantined, and so is everyone else who shows up, including Mr. Conklin who missed Goodfellows meeting. Measles turns out to be reaction to strawberry allergy, but then, it's Measles after all.
Oct 08, 1950 103 The New Football Coach yes
Oct 15, 1950 104 Friday The Thirteeth yes
Oct 22, 1950 105 ... title not known ...
Oct 29, 1950 106 ... title not known ...
Nov 05, 1950 107 ... title not known ...
Nov 12, 1950 108 ... title not known ...
Nov 19, 1950 109 Thanksgiving Plans And The $5 Turkey yes
Nov 26, 1950 110 Souped Up Cars And Driving Class yes
Dec 03, 1950 111 Music Festival With Oakhurst & Hat Bet yes
Dec 10, 1950 112 ... title not known ...
Dec 17, 1950 113 Christmas Clothing Drive & Shopping yes
Dec 24, 1950 114 Magic Christmas Tree (Repeat) yes
Dec 27, 1950? Cold In House & School yes
Alt: Lack of Coal, Cheap Oil
Dec 31, 1950 115 Return Christmas Gifts yes
1951
Jan 07, 1951 116 ... title not known ...
Jan 14, 1951 117 ... title not known ...
Jan 21, 1951 118 ... title not known ...
Jan 28, 1951 119 ... title not known ...
Feb 04, 1951 120 Import Teachers From France yes
Alt: Horace Barlow Custodian
Feb 11, 1951 121 Cold In House & School yes
Alt: Lack of Coal
Alt: Cheap Oil (dup of 01-09 ?)
Feb 18, 1951 122 ... title not known ...
Feb 25, 1951 123 Going Skiing yes
Alt: Skis in Classroom
Connie puts on skis at school and can't get them off
Mar 04, 1951 ... title not known ...
Mar 11, 1951 ... title not known ...
Mar 18, 1951 ... title not known ...
Mar 25, 1951 ... title not known ...
Mar 28, 1951 Cooking, Land Partnership, J.of P. yes
Apr 01, 1951 New Dresses (On Loan) yes
Alt: Another Economy Drive
Nov 15, 1953 Occupied Moving Van yes
Nov 22, 1953 Mrs Davis and the Butcher yes
Alt: Fred Stewart Story
Jan 03, 1954 School Play yes
Feb 07, 1954 Foreign Teachers yes
Alt: Rude Foreign Teachers
Mar 06, 1955 Project X yes
Alt: Open elevator shafts
Apr 10, 1955 Tears for Mr. Boynton yes
Alt: Had Enough Rope?
Apr 17, 1955 Magazine stories yes
Connie writes articles to earn extra money, Mr. Conklin does same
Apr 24, 1955 Take Him or Leave Him yes
May 01, 1955 Vacuum Cleaner Salesman yes
Alt: Spring Cleaning
May 08, 1955 Overcrowded School And Orphans yes
Jul 03, 1955 296 Hillbilly Heifitz yes
Jul 10, 1955 297 Bye Bye Boynton yes
Jul 17, 1955 298 Compliment Contest yes
Jul 24, 1955 299 Non-fraternization Policy yes
Jul 31, 1955 300 Marriage Madness yes
Aug 07, 1955 301 Cat Burglars yes
Aug 14, 1955 302 Sneaky Peekers yes
Aug 21, 1955 303 Who's Going Where? yes
Aug 28, 1955 304 Couch Potato yes
Sep 04, 1955 305 Summer Vacation yes
Sep 11, 1955 306 Helping Hands yes
Sep 18, 1955 307 Oo-Oo-Me-Me-Tocoludi-Gucci-Moo-Moo yes
Alt: House Trailer
Dec 04, 1955 French Sadie Hawkins Day yes
Everyone thinks Connie has found a hundred dollar bill, but she only has 45 cents. She wants Mr. LeBlank, the French teacher to buy her dinner, but he wants her to buy him dinner as part of the French Sadie Hawkins Day. Connie, misunderstanding, accepts and invites Walter and Mr. Boynton to join them. Mr. Conklin joins the party. Connie eventually discovers mistake, and stalls at the restaurant until the holiday is over.
Dec 18, 1955 Christmas clothing drive yes
Dec 21, 1955 Spending Christmas Alone yes
Alt: Christmas 1955
Jan 04, 1956 Mr. Conklin Loses His Hearing yes
Jan 08, 1956 School to the Last Day yes
Alt: Boynton the Bird
References:
* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514
* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
* Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
* Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
* Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy, PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
* Radio Historical Association of Colorado, PO Box 1908, Englewood, CO 80150
* Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
Whittier, CA 90602
* Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little
Rock, AR 72116
Other Logs or Books:
* OUR MISS BROOKS detailed listing of all circulating shows, Jay
Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514
* OUR MISS BROOKS log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com)
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