Our Miss Brooks

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Our Miss Brooks

1952TMDB 7.5Comedy

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 medi...

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About 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.

Quick Facts

Streaming Snapshot

Release Year

1952

TMDB Rating

7.5

Available Sources

19

Watch Path

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4 seasons available

Season 1

38 episodes | 1952-10-03

Trying to Pick a Fight
E1

Trying to Pick a Fight

Episode 1
25 min1952-10-03TMDB N/A

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.

The Loaded Custodian
E2

The Loaded Custodian

Episode 2
25 min1952-10-10TMDB N/A

Miss Brooks wants to replace the school janitor's broken window, but cheapskate Conklin won't budge.

The Embezzled Dress
E3

The Embezzled Dress

Episode 3
25 min1952-10-17TMDB N/A

Mrs. Davis uses money meant for the school to buy Miss Brooks a new dress.

The Birthday Bag
E4

The Birthday Bag

Episode 4
25 min1952-10-24TMDB N/A

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.

Miss Brooks Play-Acts (a.k.a. Mrs. Boynton / The Wrong Mrs. Boynton)
E5

Miss Brooks Play-Acts (a.k.a. Mrs. Boynton / The Wrong Mrs. Boynton)

Episode 5
25 min1952-10-31TMDB N/A

Mr. Boynton is on a job hunt and asks Connie to play Mrs. Boynton—his mother, not his wife.

Living Statues
E6

Living Statues

Episode 6
25 min1952-11-07TMDB N/A

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.

Madison Country Club
E7

Madison Country Club

Episode 7
25 min1952-11-14TMDB N/A

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.

Mister Whipple
E8

Mister Whipple

Episode 8
25 min1952-11-21TMDB N/A

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.

The Big Game
E9

The Big Game

Episode 9
25 min1952-11-28TMDB N/A

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.

Blue Goldfish
E10

Blue Goldfish

Episode 10
25 min1952-12-05TMDB N/A

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.

The Stolen Aerial
E11

The Stolen Aerial

Episode 11
25 min1952-12-12TMDB N/A

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.

The Hobby Show
E12

The Hobby Show

Episode 12
25 min1952-12-19TMDB N/A

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.

Christmas Show 1952
E13

Christmas Show 1952

Episode 13
25 min1952-12-27TMDB N/A

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.

Aunt Hattie Boynton
E14

Aunt Hattie Boynton

Episode 14
25 min1953-01-02TMDB N/A

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.

The Pet Shop
E15

The Pet Shop

Episode 15
25 min1953-01-09TMDB N/A

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.

The Hurricane
E16

The Hurricane

Episode 16
25 min1953-01-16TMDB N/A

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.

Monsieur LaBlanche
E17

Monsieur LaBlanche

Episode 17
25 min1953-01-30TMDB N/A

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.

Old Marblehead
E18

Old Marblehead

Episode 18
25 min1953-02-06TMDB N/A

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.

The Model Teacher
E19

The Model Teacher

Episode 19
25 min1953-02-13TMDB N/A

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.

Wake-Up Plan
E20

Wake-Up Plan

Episode 20
25 min1953-02-20TMDB N/A

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.

The Cafeteria Strike
E21

The Cafeteria Strike

Episode 21
25 min1953-02-27TMDB N/A

The students go on strike for better food.

Mister Casey's Will
E22

Mister Casey's Will

Episode 22
25 min1953-03-06TMDB N/A

Conklin, Boynton and Miss Brooks attend the reading of the will of Mr. Casey; the late Mr. Casey is a cat.

Conklin's Love Nest
E23

Conklin's Love Nest

Episode 23
25 min1953-03-13TMDB N/A

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.

The Honest Burglar
E24

The Honest Burglar

Episode 24
25 min1953-03-20TMDB N/A

Miss Brooks gets a hungry burglar a job in the school cafeteria.

Fisher's Pawn Shop
E25

Fisher's Pawn Shop

Episode 25
25 min1953-03-27TMDB N/A

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.

Lulu, the Pin-Up Boat
E26

Lulu, the Pin-Up Boat

Episode 26
25 min1953-04-03TMDB N/A

Conklin demands the students dress more conservatively. He should have known better than that!

The Yodar Kritch Award
E27

The Yodar Kritch Award

Episode 27
25 min1953-04-10TMDB N/A

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.

Madame Brooks DuBarry
E28

Madame Brooks DuBarry

Episode 28
25 min1953-04-17TMDB N/A

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.

Marinated Hearing
E29

Marinated Hearing

Episode 29
25 min1953-04-24TMDB N/A

Principal Conklin proclaims "Board of Education Day."

The Festival
E30

The Festival

Episode 30
25 min1953-05-01TMDB N/A

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.

Suzy Prentiss
E31

Suzy Prentiss

Episode 31
25 min1953-05-08TMDB N/A

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.

Conklin Plays Detective
E32

Conklin Plays Detective

Episode 32
25 min1953-05-15TMDB N/A

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.

Public Property on Parade
E33

Public Property on Parade

Episode 33
25 min1953-05-22TMDB N/A

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.

Mrs. Davis Reads Tea Leaves
E34

Mrs. Davis Reads Tea Leaves

Episode 34
25 min1953-05-29TMDB N/A

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.

The Stolen Wardrobe
E35

The Stolen Wardrobe

Episode 35
25 min1953-06-05TMDB N/A

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.

Cure That Habit
E36

Cure That Habit

Episode 36
25 min1953-06-12TMDB N/A

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.

Capistrano's Revenge
E37

Capistrano's Revenge

Episode 37
25 min1953-06-19TMDB N/A

When Mrs. Davis brings home a sparrow with an injured wing, Miss Brooks comes to the rescue to save it.

June Bride
E38

June Bride

Episode 38
25 min1953-06-26TMDB N/A

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.

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