January 27, 2024 • 30 mins
Our Miss Brooks was a beloved American sitcom that ran on CBS radio from 1948 to 1957. It was one of the most popular radio shows of its time, and it was later adapted into a successful television series that ran from 1952 to 1956.
The show starred the iconic Eve Arden as Connie Brooks, a wisecracking and sarcastic English teacher at Madison High School. Arden's portrayal of Miss Brooks was both hilarious and endearing, and she won over audiences with her quick wit and sharp one-liners
The supporting cast of Our Miss Brooks was equally memorable. Gale Gordon played the uptight and pompous Principal Osgood Conklin, Richard Crenna played the dimwitted but lovable student Walter Denton, and Jane Morgan played Miss Brooks' scatterbrained landlady, Mrs. Davis.
The show's storylines were typically lighthearted and comedic, focusing on the everyday trials and tribulations of Miss Brooks and her students. Miss Brooks would often find herself in comical situations, such as dealing with mischievous students, trying to impress her love interest, or getting into trouble with her boss.
Our Miss Brooks was a groundbreaking show in many ways. It was one of the first sitcoms to feature a strong female lead character, and it helped to pave the way for other shows with similar formats. The show was also praised for its sharp writing and its talented cast
.Even though it went off the air over 60 years ago, Our Miss Brooks remains a classic radio sitcom. The show is still fondly remembered by fans, and it continues to be enjoyed by new generations of listeners.
Here are some additional facts about Our Miss Brooks:
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The show starred the iconic Eve Arden as Connie Brooks, a wisecracking and sarcastic English teacher at Madison High School. Arden's portrayal of Miss Brooks was both hilarious and endearing, and she won over audiences with her quick wit and sharp one-liners
The supporting cast of Our Miss Brooks was equally memorable. Gale Gordon played the uptight and pompous Principal Osgood Conklin, Richard Crenna played the dimwitted but lovable student Walter Denton, and Jane Morgan played Miss Brooks' scatterbrained landlady, Mrs. Davis.
The show's storylines were typically lighthearted and comedic, focusing on the everyday trials and tribulations of Miss Brooks and her students. Miss Brooks would often find herself in comical situations, such as dealing with mischievous students, trying to impress her love interest, or getting into trouble with her boss.
Our Miss Brooks was a groundbreaking show in many ways. It was one of the first sitcoms to feature a strong female lead character, and it helped to pave the way for other shows with similar formats. The show was also praised for its sharp writing and its talented cast
.Even though it went off the air over 60 years ago, Our Miss Brooks remains a classic radio sitcom. The show is still fondly remembered by fans, and it continues to be enjoyed by new generations of listeners.
Here are some additional facts about Our Miss Brooks:
- The show was created by Al Lewis, who also wrote most of the episodes.
- Our Miss Brooks won numerous awards during its run, including four Peabody Awards.
- The show was adapted into a movie in 1956.
- In 2016, Our Miss Brooks was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
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Remember that times have changed, and some shows might not reflect the standards of today’s politically correct society. The shows do not necessarily reflect the views, standards, or beliefs of Entertainment Radio
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We bring you the new comedy showOur Miss Brooks, starring Shirley Booth.
You know it's a funny thing.I'm always careful about standing in a dress.
No matter how careful I am,I always get a pain in the
next teaching English to our Miss brook. Have you met her yet? Maybe
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you think a school teacher's life isdull. Well it is, but there
are moments when even Miss Brook's lifecan be as romatic and glamorous as the
movie starts. It's when she's dreaming, and especially when she's dreaming about mister
Boynton. The biology. It's afew minutes after seven in the morning,
and the Davis family, with whomMiss Brooks lives, is still asleep.
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I am so is Miss Brooks.Oh I love you, Miss brook Kiss
me, mister Boynton. Oh,mister boy Uh, Miss Brooks. Oh,
Miss Brooks can be any game,mister Boyton. Nice, mister boy
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You have to go to school.Oh no, mister Boynton. I don't
have to go to school for this. This comes naturally. Oh you don't
understand. You step through your alarm. I was, Oh no, what
time is it? Missus? David? All right here, he's only a
quarter after seven. Oh, aquarter after seven, a quarter after seven.
I'm late, I mean I willbe if I don't rush. Will
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you hand me my slip? Ifyou hear you are, I've got to
hurry. Today's a very important dayat school. The faculty's going to be
the new president of the school board. Our good confidence and this is no
day to be late. Well,it said me, isn't. Did you
say our good confidence? Yes?Why did you ever hear all of him?
Why? I've known Osbood for years. We were school children together.
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Just imagine little stoney face conflent growingup to be a school board president,
stony faith conflent. But you alwayshated alive. I remember the high school
dancers. He kept requesting only onesong, Gloomy Sunday. Oh fine,
he sounds like fun. I wonderhow he feels about teachers breathing. I
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think he's for it. Well,if he isn't, I could cut it
out in a minute, right alongwith eating. Hey, I got to
wash up and get my face onfast. New school board presidents don't like
to wait for teachers, is thatbro? Oh? I have a fonderul
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eyes for God time, missus Davis. I just have time to get my
glosses. But you can't go withoutdrying my Arminian pancakes. They've been setting
for five days, so the goat'smilk would be good and four. But
missus Davis, I'm allergic to goat. And now you just take one easy
winky bite off his fook. They'llsay any tag to the smell. Oh
really, Missus Davis, be thereisn't that delicious? Oh? Armenians would
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never go into battle without one,did they shoot them out of calen rudes?
They's water for you. Swallow thisbook. It's a crime to throw
them away, but the crime eitherway. Bungou bunge your mother pancakes in
the hole keel row ruts when inGreece do as the Greeks do, speak
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English. There's the honking for you. All That worm can haunt himself blue
in the faith for all I care. And he knows he's waiting now Trus
Then I'm going off back, Ohwith Horner. Oh, I don't know
what to do with that girl.Hell is always smith. Look at the
time, I'll never make it.Oh, miss Brooks, aren't you finishing
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your pancakes? Missus Davis, it'sa question of who's finishing who, But
he's nourishing here. It just wroteit up and it takes with you.
Dear Walter came over here all thisway for nothing. Oh no he didn't.
He may be expecting Miss Gobble andBobby sucks, but he's getting Miss
Brooks in Galoshian Walter, Walter,it's awfully nice of you to drive me
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to school, but would you pleasebe more careful? Oh, don't worry
about Betsy, Miss Brooks. Shedrives herself. Yes, it wouldn't hurt
to keep her a hint now andthen so roof left by the back door.
A boy, does that? Burnedme up? After all the trouble
I went to to get the car. I even miss my breakfast. You
did, well, You're just theone I'm looking for. Have a pancake?
A pancake? Oh, I don'tknow whether I should or not.
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I feel so unsettled. Oh thesewill settle you, Walter. Tell me
what happened between you and Ruth?She read a book? Which book?
A book of the great love lettersin history or something. Now she says
all she believes in is spiritual love. Oh, and you don't, well,
I believe in it, Miss Brooks. But how do you do it?
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I see what you mean? Ifyou won't it test that Ruth doesn't
appreciate yet that a man is athing to be treasured. Well, when
will she appreciate that when she getsto be my age? Oh? I
couldn't wait that long, Miss Brooks. Now, wait a minute, how
old you think I am? Thirtyfive? Walter? Forty Walter forty five?
Walter, this isn't an option.I'm not a day or Walter.
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Out that car? I saw it? Say, I've got a great idea.
Oh, I mean you've decided todrive on the right side of the
street. No, seriously, I'llwrite her a letter, something that will
break her heart and burn her up. I can knock it off at school
today, Walter, What makes youthink we're going to get to school today?
Say? If I brought the letterover to you tonight after dinner,
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Miss Brooks, would you look itover for me? Yes, yes,
yes, Walter. Anything. We'llkeep it a secret that you help me.
I'll make it spiritual. See Walter, Please that car right up to
the very end, and what andthen I'll let her happen, Miss Brooks.
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Miss Brooks, what are you doingon the floor. I'm not sure
while I'm down here, would youlike me to check your ignition? Look
here, young man, anyone whodrives like that shouldn't be allowed on a
kiddy car. Me listen. What'sthe idea of having your friender so far
out in the row? Young man? If you're trying to imply that I
please, will somebody please take meup off the floor. Oh, I'm
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sorry, miss Brooks, I forgot. Are you all right? I'm just
trying. Thanks. I love havingmy foot in my face here here,
I'll help you everything okay, yes, well, everything's okay. It's in
slightly different orders, but okay,Well, young woman, I hope this
teaches you what comes of joy writing. Joy writing? Yes, you call
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what I've been doing joy writing.I'll thank you to control your temper.
Why I haven't any time to hearthe discussion. Goodbye, Walter, and
thanks for the ride. If you'llpardon the expression, oh, don't forget
tonight, miss Brooks. That's oneof the most defensive young women I've ever
met, saying do you know whoshe is? That just happens to be
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one of the best teachers we gotover at South High backs. Well,
that's very interesting. Do you knowwho I am? Who I just happened
to be the new president of theschool board. That's all well, good
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afternoon, miss Brooks. Oh,Miss Weaver, am I that place?
Well not really, It's just thateveryone else arrived with the dawns who prepare
for the right, honorable, odd, good confidence they did. I've never
seen the faculty in such a state. Why walk by the gymnasium and there
was Miss Hooper polishing her dumbbells.Where's missus Donwell, our principal in there
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in his office chewing on his fivebeta tapake. It's really getting him downe
he's waters, He's going here threetimes. Well, I got to get
to my room and do something aboutmy condition, my hands and mess.
Why worry, miss Brooks. Ateacher's hair is just the place to put
pencils. Oh, good morning,mister Barton, warning, Miss Weaver.
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Oh, mister Biden, there areyour tenants, reports mister Morton, and
here's your male Miss Bryton. Thankyou. In midnight, we're in the
same box. Well, both ofour names begin with Bee. Mister Gorton,
you have such a quick mind.Well it is sorrow, yes,
terribly, But sometimes I think youtacked it too much. You probably need
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more recreation, you know what Imean. Hiring on my biology experiments is
recreation enough? You don't know whatI mean, of course, are you
stamps? I was pretty exciting?Oh my, yes, there's no end
of possibility. Have you ever triedyour hand at beadwork? No? Is
that fun? Fun makes you kingleall over. You must show me how
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it's done sometimes, and and bastardweaving can be fun too, really.
Oh sure, if we're both insidethe same backet, miss Brooks, if
you don't mind my changing the subject. Are you busy tonight? Well,
mister Bryton, I I couldn't be. I'm busy. I'd like to come
over after dinner, that is,if we can be alone alone, or
we'll be practically isolated. Mister yousee what I had in Martin. You've
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got to be get into your classrooms. Mister Complin's arrived, Oh happy,
missus Ower. Frankly, he's notin a very good mood, so I'm
particularly anxious to have everything go well. Incidentally, Miss Brooks, your class
will be among the first visitors.Oh, I'll be ready for you,
Missus, And you know, missBrooks, nothing is more important than a
purse impression. All right, class, let me have your attention, please,
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mister counselin. The new school boardpresident is at South High today,
and if you should visit our class, there's no reason to be nervous a
self, countess. We'll just goon, and I'm normal manner, and
I'm sure i'll get that salvy rest. We'll do some Now, you take
up where we left off yesterday.Our pardon, Miss Brooks. Mister and
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I just happen to be passing by. Well, you come right in,
mister Dow this way, mister Conklin, Mister Conklin, this is our mister
Brooks. That's miss Brooks. That'smister Conklin blank, And I mean you
do have mess. Well you mightsay we ran into each other this morning,
that was miss Brooks. Well,mister complin, I have an idea.
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Why don't we skip the English anddropping on manual training. They have
a splendid collection of hand decorated daughters. Oh no, no, mister Dowell,
I'm particularly interested in watching miss Brooksconduct her class. Oh well,
I suppose we'll ride on with yourclass, Miss Brooks. We'll just sit
on the back of the room andprobably learned something to her. Yeah,
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now, a class, I'm goingto read these lines, and I want
you to tell me who I mean? Who know Who's I want you to
tell me the name of the author. So faithful in love, so counseling
and pardon me, so so dauntlessand war never walk there a night like
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young lucking boss. Hands please,no hands, you've all got them,
you know. Just look at theend of you. Please, there's a
hand, win ownA. You canalways depend on Win ownA. Who wrote
those lines? Went on? Idon't know, miss Brooks. I just
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want to leave the room. Rare, mister Dowell. I think I've heard
all I can do in this class. Let's go on to the man you
will train very robiss company. I'llbe right with you very well, mister
Donwell, missus brook Yes, misterDonwell, I'll just lower the shades to
half masks and leave quietly. Well, it was an unfortunate beginning, mister
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Brooks. But for the rest ofthe day, why don't you will sort
of keep in the back ground,mister Dowell, you won't be able to
tell me from the wallpaper. Well, mister Boyton, Good morning, miss
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Brooks. Come right in. Ijust haven't been passing her by laboratory,
and I just dropped in to seewhat time you were coming over tonight.
Tonight. Yes, you see,one of my students is dropping by so
I can look over a letter.He's I'm sure I can make it at
all. Now, Miss Brooks,I'm worried about Violet violence, the white
mutated mouse. I told you,but you know I don't like the feel
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of her stomach. Mister Boyton,it's lumpy. Mister Boyton, you told
me that you wanted to come overtonight, and I said, well,
frankly, I don't think I shouldleave Violet when she's in this condition.
You understand I have to, Yes, I know you have to sit up
with a sick rash. Now.Violet delicate, but she's sweet. Of
course, she's a little peaked today. Maybe she worries about her lumpy stomach.
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I would that's well, I don'tknow what it is. You know,
I think i'd better have a lookat her cage. Hold her a
minute here. Oh no, no, no, no, she'll be all
right if you just handle her gently. Here rough, Violet, get down
off that yo, general, ifyou just top and let's go on your
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shirt. Company is our biology?Why miss So what are you doing up
on that desk? And where's misappointedunder the table with Violet? Mister Violet?
Well, now I know what goeson in the biology laboratory. Mister
Colan, it's just an expert.I'm sure that. Mister Cockley, I'm
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sure Ye're so am, I verysure. Comes to the way life.
Suggest we come back later after theyget violent out from under the table.
Ohs finally got violent, Miss Brooks. So I see, isn't she a
beauty ravishing and just think she's mine? Yes? And you know something,
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mister Boynton, you make a lovelycouple. You're listening to our Miss Brooks,
a new comedy show starring Miss ShirleyBooth. Oh, poor miss Brooks.
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She got up this morning determined tomake a good impression on the new
president of the school board. Iwas good content, but somehow she hit
him the wrong way, or ratherthe car she was driving. The school
ended and events from that point ondidn't go well. It's after school now
and Miss Brooks is in her roomwith the Davis Home, lying down entertaining
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some dark thoughts. I think I'llrun away from it all and go to
Brooklyn or somewhere. Maybe I couldgo to Africa and teach the natives.
Now the school board president would probablyturn out to be accounibal. Probably have
me right at home, have mefor dinner the first day? Do you
see it? Now? For anadvertiser. Tonight we'll have Miss Brooks on
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toast. I think even a schoolboy, it was called stony face content.
What did you ever have to growup? Somebody should have prevented it so
careless. Of course we're old friends, Modret. But no, I haven't
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anything against Miss Brooks, but hedoes. I know she lives with you,
but I can't possibly but I can't. But I all right, Margaret,
all right, I'll come to dinnertonight. Yes, six point thirty.
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Goodbye, Margaret. Miss Douglas tendout for a box of aspirin,
please, yes, and missus Dentongoole, stop her, Tell her I've
gone for today. Tell her Igone's house. Tell her I didn't.
Missus Denton. What a pleasant surdrive. Mister Conklin, when you were
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running for president of the school board, I threw my way to which I
must say is considerable the handel nowthe least I expect, mister Naturally,
I'm interested in your problem. I'ma denit for Tigris when it comes to
my boy and miss Conklin. Ohyes, yes, I can see that,
mister cop Not over a half hourago I heard my Walter tell Ruth
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David over the phone that he hasn'tdate tonight with an older woman, a
teacher at South Hide. So I'msure you misunderstood, Missus Denton. Our
students are allergic to teacher. MisterCompton, you've never been a mother.
I can see that, Missus Dent, and I'm sure it's justin innocent.
Just listen to this. This fellout of Walter's notebook when he came home
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from school. Steal your help,Missus Conklin. But I'm still I can
hardly bring myself to read it.And wat, I've got what I want?
Red hair? Then what a topping, sturdy, sturdy little body?
What would you call that in misterConkland. Oh no, Missus Davis,
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you shouldn't have had mister Conkland todinner to night now. And I don't
be afraid of our good Coslin.He won't bite you. Maybe not.
Why does he keep bearing his fangs? Besides, I was counting on your
going to the movies tonight, misterBoynton's coming. I'm not going to listen
to another words. You come rightin here with me. How good you
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know, Miss Brooks? Oh yes, sir, Good evening, Miss Brooks.
Good evening, mister Conor. It'sConklin, Miss Brooks, I said
Conkland didn't. Why don't just standthere? Is sit down? And I
wasn't a grand idea of good fine? Oh, mother's just full of ideas
and there's nothing you can do aboutit. Oh that sweet? Oh,
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Miss Brooks. Yes, your elbow, dear my, what it's in the
soup deer? Oh well, what'sthe difference. I've been in the soup
all day. Frankly, Miss Brooks, to stay out of the soup.
You've got to use your noodle.Why, I'm good? Said He's very
funny, don't you think so,Miss Brooks? Oh yes, it's the
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funniest thing I ever heard. Whatis we're laughing at your joke, mister
Conqueror? Noodle soup? Oh yes, noodle souper not bad, mister cos
And I know I tear you it'sso clever, did you, missus,
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David? No, I just neverheard of anything so funny. Did anyone
ever tell you you ow to onefulsense of humor? Whatever? Tell you
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you've got a wonderful sense of humor. You really don't need a sense of
humor to appreciate your jokes. MisterConcror, Well, how do you mean
that? I mean they're so witty. That horrible concoction of throwing in the
kitchen. That's coffee, ruse coffeeis. It's strange through grapefruit line.
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It contains a lessence of garlic anda dash of Limburger cheese. It's a
Bulgarian coffee. Well, my heavens, no wonder they're always having trouble in
the Balkans, Ruthier. I supposeyou get the table and then carry the
coffee in here. Tell your mother, I think it's strong enough to walk
in by itself. I'll help you. Oh no, no, no,
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you just sit there as good mylike another duke. Tell me, miss
Brooks, what happens when a teacherallows a student to become infatuated with her
and then lead him on. Well, I imagine the student would keep the
teacher after school. That's not funny, miss Brooks. What this teacher's doing
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is serious. Oh well, ofcourse it certainly is. It's terrible what
she doing. She's having a rendezvouswith one of her students at her house
tonight. Oh that's shocking, that'sreally shocking. We don't know who she
is. I can't imagine any teacherwho. But the boy's name is Walter
Denton. Well, if you askme, they both ought to be who
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Walter Dent and my Walter Dan?Right? What's the matter, miss Brooks?
You look as if you're in pain? Me? Oh no, is
that that the door, Ruthie?Who it is? No, I'll go
I'm closest. Run after dinner andhelp my theggestion. I'll replant that for
you tomorrow. Missus David, don'tworry about it the year. Hi,
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this book here, I am righton time, And boy, what a
letter of print. Walter, comeback here, come out of the living
room. There are a couple ofwords. I'm not so sure of water.
You have to leave. You don'tunderstand, Ruth. Why should cheer
for movies? Nobody's at the movies. I tried to tell you water.
Well, I can't let ruth seeme here, I'd be ruined. Water
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come out from behind that curtains.Water. I didn't hear of good here?
The Oh it was the wrong numbers, the wrong number of this Brooks,
I mean the wrong house number,mister counselor. And put the tray
on the coffee table. Rules,and I had to look more pleasant then.
If no one objects, I'm goingup to my room and brood one
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something wrong, miss Brooks. Soyes, dear, you seem so nervous.
You're pulling all the threads out ofthat castle. Oh yes, I
am. I guess no castle's safenear me. That's all. These don't
make them like they did before thewar, do they. I remember some
tassels that you could pull on allday. Come and get your coffee,
DearS will calm you over. Youknow. The Bulgarians drink it flat on
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their back. I wish I wasflat on my back, and then Bulgaria.
That's good. It's it's stuffy inhere. They will pull back those
curtains, nor the windows. No, not the curtains, please? What
is wrong? A draft can beso dangerous? Why don't we go for
a walk or a drive or something. Let's let's get out, shall we
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non change? Miss Brooks. I'lljust open the window and you'll feel better.
Mister, h there we are.Where could you? I mean,
how could you? Nerves are good? Oh? Are we all right?
The moment? Here? To layyour head back against the couch and I'll
get you a pillow. I alwayskeep from here in the window seat,
just for emergencies. You never knowwhat. Why hello, Walden, here
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you are mis come out of mywindows? Oh that's Walter Dens. Oh
no, hi, everybody, Walter, what are you doing in there?
Well? I came here to seeMiss Brooks. I thought we'd be alone.
Well, mystic cousin, I knowhow this must look, but it's
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really it's really quite easy to explain. Easy. Huh, Yes, Walter,
you tell him why you came heretonight? Why it's nobody's business but
our own Walter from Miss Brooks.We agreed that this was to be our
secret. Walter, pleased for thelast time, explained, Well, let
you gotta know, I came overbecause Miss Brooks said she'd helped me with
the letter I was writing the roof. Well that was very sweet of miss
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Brooks, don't you think so?Extremely Now? Let's hear you explain this,
Miss Brooks. I don't understand missit. Miss Brooks, it's a
page from Walter's diary. Mind atlast, I've got what I won,
red hair, and what it toughand thirty, little body, Walter.
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I wish everybody would stop saying Walter, this isn't even my writing here.
Look at the other side. That'smy biology notes from yesterday. Oh I
remember, now, I asked,mister Boyton told me a piece of paper.
Mister Boyton wrote that. Oh,Miss Brooks, don't you get it?
Get wash in here. It's you. Mister Boyton's writing about me.
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Just why you want it? Toughand sturdy? Little I am strong?
Surely you're not pleased, Miss Brooks. I'm not well. I mean,
I'm not what do you mean.The front door was open and I just
mister b I thought you said thatwe were going to be alone, you
two. Mister Boynton, I'd liketo know whether you wrote this or not.
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Let me see it. Yes,I wrote it. It was supposed
to go on my diary. Diary. Yes, what's wrong with it?
Anyway? She is strong and Idid work hard to get it. Oh,
mister Boyton, please not in frontof every five. It took twenty
three generations of cross breeding to geta red backed mouse like that mouse.
Mouse? Sure, what did youthink I was writing about? Well,
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I knew it was a mouse,mister Boyton, I just didn't know which
one. Well, this is amazing, most amazing. I don't quite know
what to say. Well I do. Ever, since I got up this
morning, all I wanted to dois to make a good impression on you,
mister Conson. My knees knocked likecastanetts, but they're not knocking anymore.
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I'm as steady as a clock,I mean a rock. You know.
The trouble with you, mister Conson, is that you can forgive a
teacher who behaves like a human being. Well, from now on, I'm
being human, and if you wantmy resignation, I'll give it to you.
Blassing missus Davis. I've got adrink, Miss Brooks. What well,
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Miss Brooks. Perhaps it would bebetter if we discussed this more calm
late tomorrow. I'll see you tothe door as good and you too,
Walter, But my letter, I'malong Walter right this way. Well,
mister Boyton, at last, anda good thing too. I'm pretty anxious
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to get at it. Oh soam I. Now, let's sit over
here on the couch. You're sosoft as comfortable. I'll just turn off
this land. But if you turnit off, how will we see?
Well? Is that necessary? Why? Sure? But don't you think it
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would be more comfortable at the deskit would? Why? Of course?
Well, if you say so,we'll be able to spread the papers off
papers? What papers? The exampapers on the physiology of the frog?
Oh? I thought you'd be interestedin helping me correct them. You are
interested? Oh, I'm fascinated.Mister Boyton throw and a man and a
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girl are alone on a couch andthe lights are turned down low? What
could be better than learning about thephysiology of the frog. You're the listening
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to the new comedy show Our MissBrooks starring Shirley Booth. Oh oh yes,
still singles mister boydon Oh didn't youhear he married that mouth firewar?
Oh? Yes, charming? ButI do wish you'd served something besides cheese
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or her dinner body. John Ettlingerwrote Ara Miss Brooks with Norman Poker and
Ed Jurist. It was directed byEdward gray Down
We bring you the new comedy showOur Miss Brooks, starring Shirley Booth.
You know it's a funny thing.I'm always careful about standing in a dress.
No matter how careful I am,I always get a pain in the
next teaching English to our Miss brook. Have you met her yet? Maybe
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you think a school teacher's life isdull. Well it is, but there
are moments when even Miss Brook's lifecan be as romatic and glamorous as the
movie starts. It's when she's dreaming, and especially when she's dreaming about mister
Boynton. The biology. It's afew minutes after seven in the morning,
and the Davis family, with whomMiss Brooks lives, is still asleep.
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I am so is Miss Brooks.Oh I love you, Miss brook Kiss
me, mister Boynton. Oh,mister boy Uh, Miss Brooks. Oh,
Miss Brooks can be any game,mister Boyton. Nice, mister boy
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You have to go to school.Oh no, mister Boynton. I don't
have to go to school for this. This comes naturally. Oh you don't
understand. You step through your alarm. I was, Oh no, what
time is it? Missus? David? All right here, he's only a
quarter after seven. Oh, aquarter after seven, a quarter after seven.
I'm late, I mean I willbe if I don't rush. Will
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you hand me my slip? Ifyou hear you are, I've got to
hurry. Today's a very important dayat school. The faculty's going to be
the new president of the school board. Our good confidence and this is no
day to be late. Well,it said me, isn't. Did you
say our good confidence? Yes?Why did you ever hear all of him?
Why? I've known Osbood for years. We were school children together.
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Just imagine little stoney face conflent growingup to be a school board president,
stony faith conflent. But you alwayshated alive. I remember the high school
dancers. He kept requesting only onesong, Gloomy Sunday. Oh fine,
he sounds like fun. I wonderhow he feels about teachers breathing. I
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think he's for it. Well,if he isn't, I could cut it
out in a minute, right alongwith eating. Hey, I got to
wash up and get my face onfast. New school board presidents don't like
to wait for teachers, is thatbro? Oh? I have a fonderul
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eyes for God time, missus Davis. I just have time to get my
glosses. But you can't go withoutdrying my Arminian pancakes. They've been setting
for five days, so the goat'smilk would be good and four. But
missus Davis, I'm allergic to goat. And now you just take one easy
winky bite off his fook. They'llsay any tag to the smell. Oh
really, Missus Davis, be thereisn't that delicious? Oh? Armenians would
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never go into battle without one,did they shoot them out of calen rudes?
They's water for you. Swallow thisbook. It's a crime to throw
them away, but the crime eitherway. Bungou bunge your mother pancakes in
the hole keel row ruts when inGreece do as the Greeks do, speak
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English. There's the honking for you. All That worm can haunt himself blue
in the faith for all I care. And he knows he's waiting now Trus
Then I'm going off back, Ohwith Horner. Oh, I don't know
what to do with that girl.Hell is always smith. Look at the
time, I'll never make it.Oh, miss Brooks, aren't you finishing
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your pancakes? Missus Davis, it'sa question of who's finishing who, But
he's nourishing here. It just wroteit up and it takes with you.
Dear Walter came over here all thisway for nothing. Oh no he didn't.
He may be expecting Miss Gobble andBobby sucks, but he's getting Miss
Brooks in Galoshian Walter, Walter,it's awfully nice of you to drive me
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to school, but would you pleasebe more careful? Oh, don't worry
about Betsy, Miss Brooks. Shedrives herself. Yes, it wouldn't hurt
to keep her a hint now andthen so roof left by the back door.
A boy, does that? Burnedme up? After all the trouble
I went to to get the car. I even miss my breakfast. You
did, well, You're just theone I'm looking for. Have a pancake?
A pancake? Oh, I don'tknow whether I should or not.
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I feel so unsettled. Oh thesewill settle you, Walter. Tell me
what happened between you and Ruth?She read a book? Which book?
A book of the great love lettersin history or something. Now she says
all she believes in is spiritual love. Oh, and you don't, well,
I believe in it, Miss Brooks. But how do you do it?
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I see what you mean? Ifyou won't it test that Ruth doesn't
appreciate yet that a man is athing to be treasured. Well, when
will she appreciate that when she getsto be my age? Oh? I
couldn't wait that long, Miss Brooks. Now, wait a minute, how
old you think I am? Thirtyfive? Walter? Forty Walter forty five?
Walter, this isn't an option.I'm not a day or Walter.
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Out that car? I saw it? Say, I've got a great idea.
Oh, I mean you've decided todrive on the right side of the
street. No, seriously, I'llwrite her a letter, something that will
break her heart and burn her up. I can knock it off at school
today, Walter, What makes youthink we're going to get to school today?
Say? If I brought the letterover to you tonight after dinner,
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Miss Brooks, would you look itover for me? Yes, yes,
yes, Walter. Anything. We'llkeep it a secret that you help me.
I'll make it spiritual. See Walter, Please that car right up to
the very end, and what andthen I'll let her happen, Miss Brooks.
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Miss Brooks, what are you doingon the floor. I'm not sure
while I'm down here, would youlike me to check your ignition? Look
here, young man, anyone whodrives like that shouldn't be allowed on a
kiddy car. Me listen. What'sthe idea of having your friender so far
out in the row? Young man? If you're trying to imply that I
please, will somebody please take meup off the floor. Oh, I'm
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sorry, miss Brooks, I forgot. Are you all right? I'm just
trying. Thanks. I love havingmy foot in my face here here,
I'll help you everything okay, yes, well, everything's okay. It's in
slightly different orders, but okay,Well, young woman, I hope this
teaches you what comes of joy writing. Joy writing? Yes, you call
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what I've been doing joy writing.I'll thank you to control your temper.
Why I haven't any time to hearthe discussion. Goodbye, Walter, and
thanks for the ride. If you'llpardon the expression, oh, don't forget
tonight, miss Brooks. That's oneof the most defensive young women I've ever
met, saying do you know whoshe is? That just happens to be
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one of the best teachers we gotover at South High backs. Well,
that's very interesting. Do you knowwho I am? Who I just happened
to be the new president of theschool board. That's all well, good
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afternoon, miss Brooks. Oh,Miss Weaver, am I that place?
Well not really, It's just thateveryone else arrived with the dawns who prepare
for the right, honorable, odd, good confidence they did. I've never
seen the faculty in such a state. Why walk by the gymnasium and there
was Miss Hooper polishing her dumbbells.Where's missus Donwell, our principal in there
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in his office chewing on his fivebeta tapake. It's really getting him downe
he's waters, He's going here threetimes. Well, I got to get
to my room and do something aboutmy condition, my hands and mess.
Why worry, miss Brooks. Ateacher's hair is just the place to put
pencils. Oh, good morning,mister Barton, warning, Miss Weaver.
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Oh, mister Biden, there areyour tenants, reports mister Morton, and
here's your male Miss Bryton. Thankyou. In midnight, we're in the
same box. Well, both ofour names begin with Bee. Mister Gorton,
you have such a quick mind.Well it is sorrow, yes,
terribly, But sometimes I think youtacked it too much. You probably need
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more recreation, you know what Imean. Hiring on my biology experiments is
recreation enough? You don't know whatI mean, of course, are you
stamps? I was pretty exciting?Oh my, yes, there's no end
of possibility. Have you ever triedyour hand at beadwork? No? Is
that fun? Fun makes you kingleall over. You must show me how
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it's done sometimes, and and bastardweaving can be fun too, really.
Oh sure, if we're both insidethe same backet, miss Brooks, if
you don't mind my changing the subject. Are you busy tonight? Well,
mister Bryton, I I couldn't be. I'm busy. I'd like to come
over after dinner, that is,if we can be alone alone, or
we'll be practically isolated. Mister yousee what I had in Martin. You've
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got to be get into your classrooms. Mister Complin's arrived, Oh happy,
missus Ower. Frankly, he's notin a very good mood, so I'm
particularly anxious to have everything go well. Incidentally, Miss Brooks, your class
will be among the first visitors.Oh, I'll be ready for you,
Missus, And you know, missBrooks, nothing is more important than a
purse impression. All right, class, let me have your attention, please,
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mister counselin. The new school boardpresident is at South High today,
and if you should visit our class, there's no reason to be nervous a
self, countess. We'll just goon, and I'm normal manner, and
I'm sure i'll get that salvy rest. We'll do some Now, you take
up where we left off yesterday.Our pardon, Miss Brooks. Mister and
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I just happen to be passing by. Well, you come right in,
mister Dow this way, mister Conklin, Mister Conklin, this is our mister
Brooks. That's miss Brooks. That'smister Conklin blank, And I mean you
do have mess. Well you mightsay we ran into each other this morning,
that was miss Brooks. Well,mister complin, I have an idea.
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Why don't we skip the English anddropping on manual training. They have
a splendid collection of hand decorated daughters. Oh no, no, mister Dowell,
I'm particularly interested in watching miss Brooksconduct her class. Oh well,
I suppose we'll ride on with yourclass, Miss Brooks. We'll just sit
on the back of the room andprobably learned something to her. Yeah,
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now, a class, I'm goingto read these lines, and I want
you to tell me who I mean? Who know Who's I want you to
tell me the name of the author. So faithful in love, so counseling
and pardon me, so so dauntlessand war never walk there a night like
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young lucking boss. Hands please,no hands, you've all got them,
you know. Just look at theend of you. Please, there's a
hand, win ownA. You canalways depend on Win ownA. Who wrote
those lines? Went on? Idon't know, miss Brooks. I just
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want to leave the room. Rare, mister Dowell. I think I've heard
all I can do in this class. Let's go on to the man you
will train very robiss company. I'llbe right with you very well, mister
Donwell, missus brook Yes, misterDonwell, I'll just lower the shades to
half masks and leave quietly. Well, it was an unfortunate beginning, mister
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Brooks. But for the rest ofthe day, why don't you will sort
of keep in the back ground,mister Dowell, you won't be able to
tell me from the wallpaper. Well, mister Boyton, Good morning, miss
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Brooks. Come right in. Ijust haven't been passing her by laboratory,
and I just dropped in to seewhat time you were coming over tonight.
Tonight. Yes, you see,one of my students is dropping by so
I can look over a letter.He's I'm sure I can make it at
all. Now, Miss Brooks,I'm worried about Violet violence, the white
mutated mouse. I told you,but you know I don't like the feel
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of her stomach. Mister Boyton,it's lumpy. Mister Boyton, you told
me that you wanted to come overtonight, and I said, well,
frankly, I don't think I shouldleave Violet when she's in this condition.
You understand I have to, Yes, I know you have to sit up
with a sick rash. Now.Violet delicate, but she's sweet. Of
course, she's a little peaked today. Maybe she worries about her lumpy stomach.
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I would that's well, I don'tknow what it is. You know,
I think i'd better have a lookat her cage. Hold her a
minute here. Oh no, no, no, no, she'll be all
right if you just handle her gently. Here rough, Violet, get down
off that yo, general, ifyou just top and let's go on your
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shirt. Company is our biology?Why miss So what are you doing up
on that desk? And where's misappointedunder the table with Violet? Mister Violet?
Well, now I know what goeson in the biology laboratory. Mister
Colan, it's just an expert.I'm sure that. Mister Cockley, I'm
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sure Ye're so am, I verysure. Comes to the way life.
Suggest we come back later after theyget violent out from under the table.
Ohs finally got violent, Miss Brooks. So I see, isn't she a
beauty ravishing and just think she's mine? Yes? And you know something,
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mister Boynton, you make a lovelycouple. You're listening to our Miss Brooks,
a new comedy show starring Miss ShirleyBooth. Oh, poor miss Brooks.
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She got up this morning determined tomake a good impression on the new
president of the school board. Iwas good content, but somehow she hit
him the wrong way, or ratherthe car she was driving. The school
ended and events from that point ondidn't go well. It's after school now
and Miss Brooks is in her roomwith the Davis Home, lying down entertaining
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some dark thoughts. I think I'llrun away from it all and go to
Brooklyn or somewhere. Maybe I couldgo to Africa and teach the natives.
Now the school board president would probablyturn out to be accounibal. Probably have
me right at home, have mefor dinner the first day? Do you
see it? Now? For anadvertiser. Tonight we'll have Miss Brooks on
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toast. I think even a schoolboy, it was called stony face content.
What did you ever have to growup? Somebody should have prevented it so
careless. Of course we're old friends, Modret. But no, I haven't
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anything against Miss Brooks, but hedoes. I know she lives with you,
but I can't possibly but I can't. But I all right, Margaret,
all right, I'll come to dinnertonight. Yes, six point thirty.
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Goodbye, Margaret. Miss Douglas tendout for a box of aspirin,
please, yes, and missus Dentongoole, stop her, Tell her I've
gone for today. Tell her Igone's house. Tell her I didn't.
Missus Denton. What a pleasant surdrive. Mister Conklin, when you were
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running for president of the school board, I threw my way to which I
must say is considerable the handel nowthe least I expect, mister Naturally,
I'm interested in your problem. I'ma denit for Tigris when it comes to
my boy and miss Conklin. Ohyes, yes, I can see that,
mister cop Not over a half hourago I heard my Walter tell Ruth
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David over the phone that he hasn'tdate tonight with an older woman, a
teacher at South Hide. So I'msure you misunderstood, Missus Denton. Our
students are allergic to teacher. MisterCompton, you've never been a mother.
I can see that, Missus Dent, and I'm sure it's justin innocent.
Just listen to this. This fellout of Walter's notebook when he came home
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from school. Steal your help,Missus Conklin. But I'm still I can
hardly bring myself to read it.And wat, I've got what I want?
Red hair? Then what a topping, sturdy, sturdy little body?
What would you call that in misterConkland. Oh no, Missus Davis,
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you shouldn't have had mister Conkland todinner to night now. And I don't
be afraid of our good Coslin.He won't bite you. Maybe not.
Why does he keep bearing his fangs? Besides, I was counting on your
going to the movies tonight, misterBoynton's coming. I'm not going to listen
to another words. You come rightin here with me. How good you
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know, Miss Brooks? Oh yes, sir, Good evening, Miss Brooks.
Good evening, mister Conor. It'sConklin, Miss Brooks, I said
Conkland didn't. Why don't just standthere? Is sit down? And I
wasn't a grand idea of good fine? Oh, mother's just full of ideas
and there's nothing you can do aboutit. Oh that sweet? Oh,
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Miss Brooks. Yes, your elbow, dear my, what it's in the
soup deer? Oh well, what'sthe difference. I've been in the soup
all day. Frankly, Miss Brooks, to stay out of the soup.
You've got to use your noodle.Why, I'm good? Said He's very
funny, don't you think so,Miss Brooks? Oh yes, it's the
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funniest thing I ever heard. Whatis we're laughing at your joke, mister
Conqueror? Noodle soup? Oh yes, noodle souper not bad, mister cos
And I know I tear you it'sso clever, did you, missus,
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David? No, I just neverheard of anything so funny. Did anyone
ever tell you you ow to onefulsense of humor? Whatever? Tell you
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you've got a wonderful sense of humor. You really don't need a sense of
humor to appreciate your jokes. MisterConcror, Well, how do you mean
that? I mean they're so witty. That horrible concoction of throwing in the
kitchen. That's coffee, ruse coffeeis. It's strange through grapefruit line.
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It contains a lessence of garlic anda dash of Limburger cheese. It's a
Bulgarian coffee. Well, my heavens, no wonder they're always having trouble in
the Balkans, Ruthier. I supposeyou get the table and then carry the
coffee in here. Tell your mother, I think it's strong enough to walk
in by itself. I'll help you. Oh no, no, no,
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you just sit there as good mylike another duke. Tell me, miss
Brooks, what happens when a teacherallows a student to become infatuated with her
and then lead him on. Well, I imagine the student would keep the
teacher after school. That's not funny, miss Brooks. What this teacher's doing
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is serious. Oh well, ofcourse it certainly is. It's terrible what
she doing. She's having a rendezvouswith one of her students at her house
tonight. Oh that's shocking, that'sreally shocking. We don't know who she
is. I can't imagine any teacherwho. But the boy's name is Walter
Denton. Well, if you askme, they both ought to be who
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Walter Dent and my Walter Dan?Right? What's the matter, miss Brooks?
You look as if you're in pain? Me? Oh no, is
that that the door, Ruthie?Who it is? No, I'll go
I'm closest. Run after dinner andhelp my theggestion. I'll replant that for
you tomorrow. Missus David, don'tworry about it the year. Hi,
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this book here, I am righton time, And boy, what a
letter of print. Walter, comeback here, come out of the living
room. There are a couple ofwords. I'm not so sure of water.
You have to leave. You don'tunderstand, Ruth. Why should cheer
for movies? Nobody's at the movies. I tried to tell you water.
Well, I can't let ruth seeme here, I'd be ruined. Water
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come out from behind that curtains.Water. I didn't hear of good here?
The Oh it was the wrong numbers, the wrong number of this Brooks,
I mean the wrong house number,mister counselor. And put the tray
on the coffee table. Rules,and I had to look more pleasant then.
If no one objects, I'm goingup to my room and brood one
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something wrong, miss Brooks. Soyes, dear, you seem so nervous.
You're pulling all the threads out ofthat castle. Oh yes, I
am. I guess no castle's safenear me. That's all. These don't
make them like they did before thewar, do they. I remember some
tassels that you could pull on allday. Come and get your coffee,
DearS will calm you over. Youknow. The Bulgarians drink it flat on
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their back. I wish I wasflat on my back, and then Bulgaria.
That's good. It's it's stuffy inhere. They will pull back those
curtains, nor the windows. No, not the curtains, please? What
is wrong? A draft can beso dangerous? Why don't we go for
a walk or a drive or something. Let's let's get out, shall we
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non change? Miss Brooks. I'lljust open the window and you'll feel better.
Mister, h there we are.Where could you? I mean,
how could you? Nerves are good? Oh? Are we all right?
The moment? Here? To layyour head back against the couch and I'll
get you a pillow. I alwayskeep from here in the window seat,
just for emergencies. You never knowwhat. Why hello, Walden, here
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you are mis come out of mywindows? Oh that's Walter Dens. Oh
no, hi, everybody, Walter, what are you doing in there?
Well? I came here to seeMiss Brooks. I thought we'd be alone.
Well, mystic cousin, I knowhow this must look, but it's
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really it's really quite easy to explain. Easy. Huh, Yes, Walter,
you tell him why you came heretonight? Why it's nobody's business but
our own Walter from Miss Brooks.We agreed that this was to be our
secret. Walter, pleased for thelast time, explained, Well, let
you gotta know, I came overbecause Miss Brooks said she'd helped me with
the letter I was writing the roof. Well that was very sweet of miss
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Brooks, don't you think so?Extremely Now? Let's hear you explain this,
Miss Brooks. I don't understand missit. Miss Brooks, it's a
page from Walter's diary. Mind atlast, I've got what I won,
red hair, and what it toughand thirty, little body, Walter.
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I wish everybody would stop saying Walter, this isn't even my writing here.
Look at the other side. That'smy biology notes from yesterday. Oh I
remember, now, I asked,mister Boyton told me a piece of paper.
Mister Boyton wrote that. Oh,Miss Brooks, don't you get it?
Get wash in here. It's you. Mister Boyton's writing about me.
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Just why you want it? Toughand sturdy? Little I am strong?
Surely you're not pleased, Miss Brooks. I'm not well. I mean,
I'm not what do you mean.The front door was open and I just
mister b I thought you said thatwe were going to be alone, you
two. Mister Boynton, I'd liketo know whether you wrote this or not.
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Let me see it. Yes,I wrote it. It was supposed
to go on my diary. Diary. Yes, what's wrong with it?
Anyway? She is strong and Idid work hard to get it. Oh,
mister Boyton, please not in frontof every five. It took twenty
three generations of cross breeding to geta red backed mouse like that mouse.
Mouse? Sure, what did youthink I was writing about? Well,
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I knew it was a mouse,mister Boyton, I just didn't know which
one. Well, this is amazing, most amazing. I don't quite know
what to say. Well I do. Ever, since I got up this
morning, all I wanted to dois to make a good impression on you,
mister Conson. My knees knocked likecastanetts, but they're not knocking anymore.
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I'm as steady as a clock,I mean a rock. You know.
The trouble with you, mister Conson, is that you can forgive a
teacher who behaves like a human being. Well, from now on, I'm
being human, and if you wantmy resignation, I'll give it to you.
Blassing missus Davis. I've got adrink, Miss Brooks. What well,
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Miss Brooks. Perhaps it would bebetter if we discussed this more calm
late tomorrow. I'll see you tothe door as good and you too,
Walter, But my letter, I'malong Walter right this way. Well,
mister Boyton, at last, anda good thing too. I'm pretty anxious
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to get at it. Oh soam I. Now, let's sit over
here on the couch. You're sosoft as comfortable. I'll just turn off
this land. But if you turnit off, how will we see?
Well? Is that necessary? Why? Sure? But don't you think it
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would be more comfortable at the deskit would? Why? Of course?
Well, if you say so,we'll be able to spread the papers off
papers? What papers? The exampapers on the physiology of the frog?
Oh? I thought you'd be interestedin helping me correct them. You are
interested? Oh, I'm fascinated.Mister Boyton throw and a man and a
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girl are alone on a couch andthe lights are turned down low? What
could be better than learning about thephysiology of the frog. You're the listening
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to the new comedy show Our MissBrooks starring Shirley Booth. Oh oh yes,
still singles mister boydon Oh didn't youhear he married that mouth firewar?
Oh? Yes, charming? ButI do wish you'd served something besides cheese
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or her dinner body. John Ettlingerwrote Ara Miss Brooks with Norman Poker and
Ed Jurist. It was directed byEdward gray Down
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