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.
Seasons
1. Trying to Pick a Fight
Air Date: 1952-10-03
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.
2. The Loaded Custodian
Air Date: 1952-10-10
Miss Brooks wants to replace the school janitor's broken window, but cheapskate Conklin won't budge.
3. The Embezzled Dress
Air Date: 1952-10-17
Mrs. Davis uses money meant for the school to buy Miss Brooks a new dress.
4. The Birthday Bag
Air Date: 1952-10-24
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.
5. Miss Brooks Play-Acts (a.k.a. Mrs. Boynton / The Wrong Mrs. Boynton)
Air Date: 1952-10-31
Mr. Boynton is on a job hunt and asks Connie to play Mrs. Boynton—his mother, not his wife.
6. Living Statues
Air Date: 1952-11-07
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.
7. Madison Country Club
Air Date: 1952-11-14
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.
8. Mister Whipple
Air Date: 1952-11-21
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.
9. The Big Game
Air Date: 1952-11-28
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.
10. Blue Goldfish
Air Date: 1952-12-05
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.
11. The Stolen Aerial
Air Date: 1952-12-12
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.
12. The Hobby Show
Air Date: 1952-12-19
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.
13. Christmas Show 1952
Air Date: 1952-12-27
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.
14. Aunt Hattie Boynton
Air Date: 1953-01-02
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.
15. The Pet Shop
Air Date: 1953-01-09
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.
16. The Hurricane
Air Date: 1953-01-16
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.
17. Monsieur LaBlanche
Air Date: 1953-01-30
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.
18. Old Marblehead
Air Date: 1953-02-06
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.
19. The Model Teacher
Air Date: 1953-02-13
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.
20. Wake-Up Plan
Air Date: 1953-02-20
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.
21. The Cafeteria Strike
Air Date: 1953-02-27
The students go on strike for better food.
22. Mister Casey's Will
Air Date: 1953-03-06
Conklin, Boynton and Miss Brooks attend the reading of the will of Mr. Casey; the late Mr. Casey is a cat.
23. Conklin's Love Nest
Air Date: 1953-03-13
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.
24. The Honest Burglar
Air Date: 1953-03-20
Miss Brooks gets a hungry burglar a job in the school cafeteria.
25. Fisher's Pawn Shop
Air Date: 1953-03-27
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.
26. Lulu, the Pin-Up Boat
Air Date: 1953-04-03
Conklin demands the students dress more conservatively. He should have known better than that!
27. The Yodar Kritch Award
Air Date: 1953-04-10
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.
28. Madame Brooks DuBarry
Air Date: 1953-04-17
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.
29. Marinated Hearing
Air Date: 1953-04-24
Principal Conklin proclaims "Board of Education Day."
30. The Festival
Air Date: 1953-05-01
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.
31. Suzy Prentiss
Air Date: 1953-05-08
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.
32. Conklin Plays Detective
Air Date: 1953-05-15
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.
33. Public Property on Parade
Air Date: 1953-05-22
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.
34. Mrs. Davis Reads Tea Leaves
Air Date: 1953-05-29
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.
35. The Stolen Wardrobe
Air Date: 1953-06-05
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.
36. Cure That Habit
Air Date: 1953-06-12
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.
37. Capistrano's Revenge
Air Date: 1953-06-19
When Mrs. Davis brings home a sparrow with an injured wing, Miss Brooks comes to the rescue to save it.
38. June Bride
Air Date: 1953-06-26
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.
1. Clay City Chaperone
Air Date: 1953-10-02
Madison's big game is in Clay City and Miss Brooks wants to go as chaperone to be with Mr. Boynton. Miss Enright has the same idea so Mr. Conklin has to choose. Connie is picked but learns too late that the bus needs to wait for the team.
2. Bones, Son of Cyrano
Air Date: 1953-10-09
An anonymous letter containing a Cyrano quotation is read by everyone and they all think it was written to them.
3. Spare The Rod
Air Date: 1953-10-16
Conklin learns the previous principal was considered too harsh and he decides to go in the opposite direction.
4. Faculty Band
Air Date: 1953-10-23
Miss Brooks and Mr. Conklin audition for Mr. Boynton's faculty band. Their competition is fierce.
5. The Little Visitor
Air Date: 1953-10-30
Connie and Philip misunderstand a conversation which makes them think the Conklins are having a baby. They begin acting accordingly which endangers the principal's promotion.
6. Trial By Jury
Air Date: 1953-11-06
Connie Brooks gets numerous traffic tickets the same week Mr. Conklin stresses traffic safety. Philip, Bones, and Walter all try to help but when Connie asks for a trial she doesn't expect her boss to be on the jury.
7. Phone Book Follies
Air Date: 1953-11-13
Phone books have disappeared with Miss Brooks and Mr. Conklin suspecting each other. Connie decides to solve the mystery and enlists help.
8. Thanksgiving Show
Air Date: 1953-11-20
Unable to afford a turkey, Mrs. Davis has a tiny squab for her Thanksgiving. When Brooks is added to the plans things go from bad to worse as every effort to add to the menu only results in more guests and even more thinly filled plates.
9. Vitamin E-4
Air Date: 1953-11-27
Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton are offered better paying job manufacturing a new vitamin but have contracts to keep teaching. They both began acting outrageously so Mr. Conklin will fire them mid-term.
10. Swap Week
Air Date: 1953-12-11
Walter is trading ownership percentages of his car during swap week at Madison. Miss Brooks has to join the craziness as Mr. Conklin tries to keep Mr. Boynton from traveling to see about a promotion and the jalopy is needed.
11. Oh, Dem Golden Slippers
Air Date: 1953-12-18
Connie needs new slippers for the masquerade ball and she buys them from a mysterious salesman. Then a perfect gown arrives along with a ride to the dance. And no one claims to know the shoe clerk.
12. The Magic Tree
Air Date: 1953-12-25
Connie is resigned to spending to Christmas with just her landlady Margaret's cat. But after buying a tree from a small boy she falls asleep and dreams about being surrounded by all her friends. Then a Christmas miracle occurs.
13. Hospital Capers
Air Date: 1954-01-08
Mr. Boynton injures himself on Mr. Conklin's property and Miss Brooks devotes herself to his hospital recovery. Conklin is concerned about being sued and needs Connie's assurance that she mailed his insurance check in.
14. Postage Due
Air Date: 1954-01-15
Connie Brooks owes $.20 to a recently retired postal clerk Mr. Bagley. He seems to have disappeared so the intrepid teacher turns herself, Mr. Conklin and Mr. Boynton into detectives to find him but gets a big surprise.
15. Do It Your Self!
Air Date: 1954-01-22
Mr. Conklin's garage explodes and he gets the idea that Connie has carpentry skills. He puts her in charge of constructing a new building, so she enlists Walter and Philip to help. The result has an unexpected conclusion.
16. Bobsey Twin In Stir
Air Date: 1954-01-29
Mrs. Davis is arrested for selling charity tickets that are actually fraudulently. She visits her sister without telling Connie about the tickets who prints more, then gets everyone thrown in jail when they try to sell them.
17. The Jockey
Air Date: 1954-02-12
Connie agrees to put up Philip's jockey friend Billy and his horse before a big race. Owing money he needs to lay low so Connie, Philip and Walter must convince Mr. Conklin he's losing his memory and that Billy is a new student.
18. Brooks' New Car
Air Date: 1954-02-19
Miss Brooks buys a used car leading to a series of improbable mishaps involving a fruit stand, a little red wagon, and various automobiles. The damaged vehicles always belong to Mr. Conklin and Connie's debt increases.
19. The Hobo Jungle
Air Date: 1954-02-26
Miss Brooks learns that Harvey Brent has given a false address and goes to investigate. She meets his father plus two friends who are raising the excellent student in a makeshift home and tries her best to keep him in school.
20. The Wild Goose Chase
Air Date: 1954-03-12
Walter decides to start early with April's fool jokes and convinces Mr. Conklin he's won a TV. Osgood tasks Connie into picking it up, leading her and Philip on a wild trip laid out by Walter. Conklin somehow ends up with three stolen "prizes".
21. Hello Mister Chips
Air Date: 1954-03-19
Connie is assigned by Mr. Conklin to show an attractive Mr. Philpott, a visiting British teacher, around. Connie uses the opportunity, with Walter and Angela's help, to advance her romance with Philip.
22. The Parlor Game
Air Date: 1954-03-26
Principal Conklin is not happy when Walter Denton takes a romantic interest in his daughter.
23. A Dry Scalp Is Better Than None
Air Date: 1954-04-09
When hypochondriac Angela lies that her doctor's given her a month to live, Miss Brooks, Mr. Boynton and Mr. Conklin throw her a last Christmas party, all dressed in Santa Claus costumes.
24. The English Test
Air Date: 1954-04-16
Miss Brooks is ordered by Mr. Conklin to tutor a few struggling students so they won't bring down the school's average. But the time coincides with what Connie hopes is a special date with Mr. Boynton.
25. Second Hand-First Aid
Air Date: 1954-04-23
When Osgood wants Connie to assume the first aid duties of her nemesis Enright so Enright can work part-time, Walter proposes she fake incompetence to avoid the task but the plan goes awry when Boynton appears.
26. The Egg
Air Date: 1954-04-30
At breakfast Connie and Walter wonder if an egg is fertile, taking it to Mr. Boynton for an answer. Mr. Conklin thinks it's hatching would be a great photo project and sets up a watch. He learns too late Walter switched a rock for the egg.
27. The Bakery
Air Date: 1954-05-14
Miss Brooks learns a woman from Philip Boynton's past is in town and is extremely curious. Her only clue is the lady is connected to the bakery so Connie investigates, trying not to be caught but fails miserably.
28. Old Age Plan
Air Date: 1954-05-21
Connie is encouraged by Angela to sell insurance to earn some extra money. But when describing reasons for needing a policy, Boynton, Conklin and even Miss Brooks begin to feel a variety of ailments.
29. The Hawkins Travel Agency
Air Date: 1954-05-28
As summer approaches Connie learns she can get a free European vacation if she can enlist three others to be paying customers. But everyone she approaches secretly has the same idea but to other exotic locales.
30. The Bicycle Thief
Air Date: 1954-06-11
Mr. Conklin's bicycle is taken from the grocery story and wants the thief punished. But Miss Brooks learns a poor lad only borrowed it for his birthday and has returned it. Connie goes to elaborate lengths to protect the boy.
31. Just Remember the Red River Valley
Air Date: 1954-06-18
Connie and Philip are applying as tutors for a hillbilly show for extra summer cash. They must double as entertainers so they enlist Walter and Mr. Conklin as awful stereotypes, then accidentally audition for the state education official.
1. The Miserable Caballeros
Air Date: 1954-10-01
Connie meets Ricky, a young boy who gives the impression he's an orphan and his uncle mistreats him. Miss Brooks shares his tale of woe with Mr. Boynton and Mr. Conklin who join her in trying to help the lad who hasn't been quite truthful.
2. Blood, Sweet and Laugh
Air Date: 1954-10-15
Connie is told by Mr. Conklin to pick up their costumes for a masquerade ball. She accidentally gets the incorrect outfits, getting ones reserved for an important state official and his wife who Osgood wanted to impress.
3. Life Can Be Bones
Air Date: 1954-10-22
Connie is jealous of Mr. Boynton's new colleague, biology teacher Miss Sanders and their common interests. She concocts a scheme with Walter to bury butcher bones in her backyard but Walter substitutes dinosaur bones creating havoc.
4. Two-Way Stretch Snodgrass
Air Date: 1954-10-29
Connie is involved when Madison's best athlete Stretch has to temporarily relocate. Rival Hamilton entices the young man to their school so Connie and Mr. Conklin pretend to be his parents with Walter as Stretch to stop outwit them.
5. Angela's Wedding
Air Date: 1954-11-05
Connie is helping Angela prepare for her wedding but no one has met the groom Mr. Farnsworth. Angela mistakes the new coach Mr. Greeley as her intended and becomes apprehensive. Mr. Boynton becomes jealous of the brawny Greeley.
6. Van Gogh, Man, Gogh
Air Date: 1954-11-12
Miss Brooks has taken up painting and her self portrait attracts the interest of Mr. Baptiste. Walter loses the painting, creates a bad imitation and Mr. Conklin decides to involve himself. He outbids Baptiste who's only interested in the frame.
7. The Jewel Robbery
Air Date: 1954-11-26
Connie goes to the movie alone after Philip breaks a date but then sees him acting suspiciously after a jewelry store robbery. But it's Mr. Conklin who is arrested so Miss Brooks takes extreme measures to keep both men out of jail.
8. Space, Who Needs It?
Air Date: 1954-12-03
Mr. Conklin takes up astronomy as a hobby and soon discovers a new planet which he humbly names "Conklin Jr." Actually, it is a painted bee-bee that Walter Denton has put in his telescope as a practical joke!
9. The Novelist
Air Date: 1954-12-10
Miss Brooks welcomes former student Terence Layton who has become a popular novelist. She decides to use his former crush on her to make Philip jealous. But it's Layton's expose of Madison High that has Mr. Conklin in an uproar.
10. Four Leaf Clover
Air Date: 1954-12-17
Miss Brooks finds a four leaf clover and truly believes it will bring good luck including a promotion. But a series of calamities occur primarily involving a car she just fixed plus ruining Boynton's perfect attendance and Conklin's trip.
11. The Citizen's League
Air Date: 1955-01-07
Miss Brooks reads from a government pamphlet that all good citizens harbor a secret. The news weighs heavily on the minds of Connie, Philip and even Mr. Conklin until they all confess their misdemeanors.
12. Buddy
Air Date: 1955-01-14
Miss Brooks gets a letter of unknown origin in which someone named "Buddy" is going to be killed. Both Mr. Boynton and Mr. Conklin think that they are the "Buddy" referred to in the letter. Miss Brooks discovers that "Buddy" is actually a bull that a friend was going to fight and kill. She uses both Mr. Conklin and Mr. Boynton's fear of the supposed murderer to her advantage though with hilarious results.
13. Noodnick, Daughter of Medic
Air Date: 1955-01-21
Mr. Conklin thinks he's being fired after mishearing Connie and superintendent Stone. He writes a nasty letter before learning the truth and involves Miss Brooks into fixing the problem, effecting her own English department promotion.
14. The Stuffed Gopher
Air Date: 1955-01-28
Miss Brooks and her friends arrive at Madison High to see that it's been vandalized. Connie and Walter learn that Stretch is responsible as he was trying to catch a gopher per Mr. Conklin's orders. They try to ensure Stretch isn't blamed.
15. Safari O'Toole
Air Date: 1955-02-04
Old friend Safari O'Toole is visiting Mrs. Davis for her birthday. She's determined to wear a ring he gave her years ago, but it goes missing. Also, everyone is broke but determined to give the Margaret a gift so the pawn shop becomes busy.
16. The Weighing Machine
Air Date: 1955-02-11
Miss Brooks is urged by Margaret and Philip to fight to get a penny back after a weight machine malfunctions. But a rumor spreads among the students that she's broke and begin raising funds for her as she continues her effort to get her refund.
17. Public Speaker's Nightmare
Air Date: 1955-02-18
School officials are visiting Madison and Mr. Conklin to give a welcoming speech. But he fears doing badly so Miss Brooks aids him by taping it ahead. But putting Walter and Stretch in charge of the recorder proves to be a mistake.
18. The Auction
Air Date: 1955-02-25
Madison High is having a fundraising campaign and a philanthropist has agreed to donate a house's contents. Mr. Conklin and Walter both give Stretch errands which he confuses. Mr. Conklin is surprised to see his furnishings being sold.
19. The Mambo
Air Date: 1955-03-04
The Madison kids are hanging out at Elmer's Malt Shop instead of doing homework and Mr. Conklin is going to stop it. He hires Orville Mason as security who's actually a dance instructor. Connie and Osgood go incognito to learn the truth.
20. The Dream
Air Date: 1955-03-11
Connie dreams the impossible dream: she finally marries Mr. Boynton. In it, the two are new grandparents to the child of Osgood Conklin, Jr.
21. The Return Of Red Smith
Air Date: 1955-03-25
When an ex-boyfriend announces a visit, Mrs. Davis wants to impress him by pretending to be wealthy. This leads to Connie posing as her personal secretary, even as the bill collectors are knocking at the door.
22. Le Chien Chaud Et Le Mouton Noir
Air Date: 1955-04-01
Miss Brooks plans to make extra money as a waitress, not knowing that the hot dog stand is owned by Osgood Conklin.
23. Kritch Cave
Air Date: 1955-04-15
Local landmark Kritch Cave is being sold so Connie, Walter, and Philip visit to reminisce. Miss Brooks becomes involved in the transaction, ending up with the incorrect deeds and accidentally sells Madison High. Miss Davis comes to the rescue.
24. Mister Fargo's Whiskers
Air Date: 1955-04-22
Miss Brooks changes her hair style per Harriet's suggestion to reignite her relationship with Philip. Mr. Conklin, concerned about an official visit by Fosdick, tries to get her to take time off so she's not around. Instead, she greets Fosdick with strange behavior.
25. The Great Baseball Slide
Air Date: 1955-04-29
Stretch's prowess as a baseball player is changing expectations about his future. But an injury has Miss Brooks persuading Conklin and Boynton to pretend to be agents so the actual baseball representative will still sign Stretch.
26. Turnabout Day
Air Date: 1955-05-06
Walter's idea to have students and teachers swope roles happens at Madison despite Mr. Conklin's opposition. Connie learns Walter forged the letter of official approval so she needs to convince Mr. Stone he wrote it.
27. Here Is Your Past
Air Date: 1955-05-13
Miss Brooks and Mrs Davis are both being stalked by a man they have never seen before. In the mean while Mr. Conklin is having a severe attack of allergies. Finally Connie finds out that the man that is stalking her is part of the "Here is your Past" TV program. They bring on her friends and fellow teachers including Mr. Conklin. The prize for Connie appearing on the show is a puppy and of course Mr. Conklin is extremely allergic to dog hair!
28. Madison Mascot
Air Date: 1955-05-20
Mr. Conklin thinks the school needs a new mascot and his wife breaks an elephant bookend. Due to a torn note Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton misunderstand the situation and head to the circus to get the animal they believe has been selected.
29. The Big Jump
Air Date: 1955-05-27
Mr. Conklin gets his name in the paper by scheduling a safety jump from the school roof. However, when the day arrives for him to jump he gets cold feet, fakes an injury and then tries to get someone else at Madison to do the jump in his place. Suddenly all of the male teachers are injured in some way and it is up to Miss Brooks to jump or else!
30. Home Cooked Meal
Air Date: 1955-06-03
Connie is going to cook a meal on Mr. Boynton's new stove to prove to him that she is the "domestic type" and enlists Mrs. Davis's help (since she can't cook). Little does she know that the stove isn't properly installed and soon the kitchen full of gas, and Mr. Conklin arrives with a stuffed-up nose and a box of matches to find his toolbox in the dark kitchen. You can guess what happens next!
1. The Blind Date
Air Date: 1995-10-07
Connie and Philip are on the outs to the extent of returning past gifts. This concerns Walter who disguises his voice and makes them think they both have a blind date at the most romantic spot in town.
2. Transition Show
Air Date: 1995-10-14
A road construction project demolishes Madison High and Connie Brooks finds herself jobless. She applies to Mrs. Nestor's elementary, is hired and meets her new colleagues. To her dismay her old boss Mr. Conklin is also employee.
3. Who's Who?
Air Date: 1995-10-21
At her new school, Miss Brooks has replaced a teacher (Miss Montoya) who just got married and is leaving on her honeymoon. A Hispanic boy in the class, announced that he will always dislike Miss Brooks because he liked Miss Montoya so much. The head of the school informs Miss Brooks that to continue to work at the school, she much live nearby, in the Valley. This would force Miss Brooks to leave her longtime landlady in LA, Mrs. Davis. Needing a job, Miss Brooks agrees to make the move. Miss Brooks may find a new paramour, and this one a little more aggressive than...
4. Burnt Picnic Basket
Air Date: 1995-10-28
Connie's picnic with friends takes an odd turn.
5. Big Ears
Air Date: 1995-11-04
A fortune teller believes Connie will meet a fascinating stranger with big ears.
6. Have Bed, Will Travel
Air Date: 1995-11-11
Connie arranges to have her former landlady move in with her.
7. Protest Meeting
Air Date: 1995-11-18
Connie protests when Mr. Conklin makes strict faculty rules.
8. The King And Miss Brooks
Air Date: 1995-11-25
A maharaja promises Connie wealth if she'll go to his palace.
9. Mad Man Munsey
Air Date: 1995-12-02
Miss Brooks is bewildered when two beautiful women warn her away from a romance with Mr. Munsey. After Mr. Conklin installs an intercom system to eavesdrop Connie stages a scene with Munsey to fool her boss.
10. Connie And Bonnie
Air Date: 1995-12-09
Connie is arrested in a gambling joint.
11. Music Box Revue
Air Date: 1995-12-23
Connie is sold a special music box that only plays to remind people of the Christmas spirit. While helping with the pageant she learns Ricky is spending the holiday alone but she has a date with Mr. Boynton. The right choice becomes clear.
12. The New Gym Instructor
Air Date: 1995-12-30
Connie chooses the most handsome, but least qualified candidate for a physical-education position.
13. The Skeleton In The Closet
Air Date: 1996-01-06
Connie plans to keep a blackmailer from revealing the skeleton in her closet.
14. Amalgamation
Air Date: 1996-01-13
Miss Brooks, with Mr. Conklin, are put in charge of a newly merged school the Amalgamation. But the students are over privileged brats so they decide to act outrageously with their friends so Mrs. Pryor will cancel the contract.
15. Reunion
Air Date: 1996-01-20
Two of Connie's two old friends arrive for a visit but after hearing about their families she's even more depressed about being single. She imagines an alternative exciting life then her male co-workers all show up as her boyfriends.
16. Twins At School
Air Date: 1996-01-27
Connie breaks school policy by getting a second job as her sister Bonnie to earn extra cash. Mr. Conklin tries to get her fired but instead Mrs. Nestor hires Bonnie to teach dance. Miss Brooks must think fast to continue her ruse.
17. Mrs. Nestor's BoyFriend
Air Date: 1996-02-03
Mrs. Nestor has forbidden faculty members and students from fraternizing with members of the the opposite sex. She's even imposed a fine on those she catches. Figuring she'd drop her edit if she wasn't lonely, Connie proceeds to fix up Mrs. Nestor with the old coot Mrs. Davis is trying to dump.
18. Acting Director
Air Date: 1996-02-10
A casting director from Warner Brothers comes to the school. The faculty members, including Mr. Conklin, trip over each other to be discovered. Miss Brooks seems a shoe-in for the role of Lady Godiva.
19. Mr. Boyton's Return
Air Date: 1996-02-17
A handsome gym-instructor complicates matters between Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton.
20. White Lies
Air Date: 1996-02-24
Fearing that she hasn't aged well, Mrs. Davis convinces Connie to masquerade as her when a boyfriend of 35 years earlier returns to court her.
21. The Great Land Purchase
Air Date: 1996-03-02
Mr. Conklin unloads a broken-down house on Mrs. Davis. It isn't long before he regrets it once Connie learns what he's done.
22. Raffle Ticket
Air Date: 1996-03-09
Connie Brooks has won a $1,000 with a raffle ticket but it breaks the rules of the school about gambling. Mr. Conklin is determined to catch and fire the still anonymous person. Connie must claim the cash yet avoid her boss finding the out.
23. Library Quiz
Air Date: 1996-03-16
Miss Brooks and Mr. Conklin show their knowledge of history and English when they compete against two children in a school quiz.
24. A Mother For Benny
Air Date: 1996-03-23
Connie learns Benny thinks she would be a perfect mother for him if she married his dad. She then finds Mr. Conklin is seen as a potential dad for a student so she decides to play matchmaker between Mr. Romero and the little girl's mother.
25. Connie & Frankie
Air Date: 1996-03-30
Miss Brooks is delighted when her former sweetie, Mr. Boynton, joins the faculty at Mrs. Nestor's school. She's less than happy when she meets his "friend," the blonde and beautiful athletic director.
26. Top Hat, White Tie, and Bridle
Air Date: 1996-04-06
Mr. Romero's son and Mrs. March's daughter threaten to run away from home unless their parents get married by the end of the day. Mrs. March is hundreds of miles away and can't make it back. Connie comes up with the solution for the wedding problem just in time.
27. 24 Hours
Air Date: 1996-04-13
With Spring in the air and lovey-dovey couples all around, Mr. Boynton makes a bet with Miss Brooks. He promises to drop his aversion to marriage if they can go 24 hours without encountering any feuding couples. Connie makes sure the deck is stacked in her favor.
28. Geraldine
Air Date: 1996-04-20
Miss Brooks is talked into buying Geraldine, the milk run horse, by Benny. But complications arise when it's discovered she is soon to be a mother with Mr. Boynton as a midwife while Conklin and Munsey are sent into a tizzy.
29. The $350,000 Question
Air Date: 1996-04-27
Connie submits a question to a popular quiz show which the contestant is unable to answer. Miss Brooks is awarded prizes which Misters Conklin, Munsey, and Boynton all believe they deserve a share for their assistance.
30. Principal For A Day
Air Date: 1996-05-04
Miss Brooks is informed by Mr. Ronero that a syndicate he has formed had bought the school and made her the new principal. Connie, joined by Boynton and Munsey uses the opportunity to tell off Mr. Conklin but then the deal falls through.
31. Travel Crazy
Air Date: 1996-05-11
Connie and Philip are discussing summer travel plans but neither have enough money for their dream vacation. By pooling their savings with others, a contest is entered where the winner gets the entire amount for a trip to Europe.
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Rating
7.3/10
Release Date
1952-10-03
Episodes
38 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Desilu Productions