Our Miss Brooks 481114 015 Babysitting for Three

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:

• 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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Episode Transcript

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I'm only soap your beauty Hope andLuster cream shampoo for soft, glamorous green
girl hair. Bring you our MissBrooks starring Eve Arden. Although our Miss
Brooks teaches English at Madison Hive,her problems, like those of any other

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teacher, aren't always confined to purelyscholastic ones. There's mister Phillip Boynton,
for instance, a biology teacher ofwhom Miss Brooks is extremely fond, and
who in return lavishes his affection uponhis frogs and guinea pigs. There have
been other problems too. A perfectexample of what I'm talking about occurred last

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Sunday, a grand illustration of whatcan happen when you let a little softness
of the heart spread to your head. The day started off innocently enough when
my landlady, missus Davis, knockedon my door around nine thirty in the
morning. Oh Connie day, OhConnie, it's nine thirty. Come on
in, Missus Davis. I don'tlike to disturb you like this on Sunday.

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Oh that's all right, Missus Davis. I've been up since when since
you said, Connie? Oh Connie, get up, Connie, it's nine
thirty. Will I got your noteto wake you, dear. I'm glad
you did, Missus Davis. I'vegot to do a little checking today on
one of my pupils who's been absentall week, Eddie Garson for Connie Today's
Sunday. I know, Missus Davis, but Eddie's always had such a good

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record of attendance. I just can'tunderstand it. His mother hasn't answered any
of my notes, and by tomorrowmister Conklin will send the truant officer after
him. I'm going over to hishouse today and investigate. It's very nice
of you to take such an interestin the boy, Connie. Well,
I feel it's my duty to goto Eddie's home, Missus Davis. He's
always been a good student, wellbehaved, with a fine character, and

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he lives four doors for mister Boynton. Oh, I see, Connie.
Did mister Boynton ask you for adate? How could he, Missus Davis.
I haven't asked him to yet,But if I can straighten out Eddie
Garson in a hurry, I mightaccidentally run into mister Boynton. I'm perfectly
willing to meet him halfway. Ofcourse, if his door opens outward,

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I'm liable to get a broken nose. But I understand that mister Boynton likes
to take his Sunday morning constitutional byhimself. Well that's what's nice about a
constitutional. You can always amend it. Coming, Miss Brooks, may I

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come in, Eddie? Oh ohyeah, yeah, sure, Shada.
Miss Brooks, thank you, Eddie. I'm glad to see you're not sick.
I came over to find out whyyou haven't been in school all week.
Well, frankly, Miss Brooks,I've been pretty busy. Oh well,
I guess I can go home now. You know it's no joke trying
to raise kids kids you're only fourteenyears old yourself. Well that's what makes

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it so tough. Oh well,I guess I can go home now.
I've been taking care of my kidbrothers. Miss Brooks, you seat,
My father's on the road and mymother's in the hospital. Oh I'm sorry,
Eddie. Is there anything I cando to help? Oh, they're
sure is Miss Brooks. Mom's overin the Clay City hospital and I'd like
to hit you right out and seeher today. If there was only someone

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to stay with the kids, wellyou will. Oh gee, that's wonderful.
Miss Brooks. Hey, Mike,Hey Mike, Hey, Daddy,
will you come here? What doyou want? Eddie? This is miss
Brooks. He's my English teacher atschool. Oh, I'm glad to know
you too, Mike. And thisis Danny. Say hello to miss Brooks.
Danny, Hello. Now, therewon't be any trouble at all,

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Miss Brooks. In fact, they'llgive you all the help you need.
Help Yeah, with Tommy the baby. Help run along. Now, I'll
be home in time for dinner.Thanks a million. So on. Well
here we are. I'm hungry,I'm thirsty. Well you'll have to wait.

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Oh I'm second club. Maybe youtwo other two better? Wait?
Oh? Quiet baby, nice baby. Your mother will be home soon.
Oh how does your mother keep himquiet? You gotta tell a story.
Yeah, you gotta tell him astory. All right, I'll tell you
a story. Once upon a timewe heard that one. He's pretty blase

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for a child his age. Anyway, Once they were three bears. You
wanna tell that old Chesla. Giveher a chance, Danny, she might
put a switch on it. Andso snow White and the Prince lived happily

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ever after. I'm glad for him. I wonder why, Eddie, ain't
home. You wonder why Eddie ain'thome? Some English teacher. You know,
I never in my life hit achild, and this is the first
time I ever wondered why Eddie shouldhave been back by now though it's after

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seven. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty. I'll get you something to eat and
drink in a minute. Quiet Tommy. Now, Once there was a girl
named Little Red riding Hood. Ohgreat, whose father was a traveling salesman.

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And the glass slipper fit right overCinderella's foot. Thank good, they're
all asleep. No, I onlyknew where Eddie was. Oh sh hello,
hello, miss Brooks. Well Ihad a wonderful visit with my mother,
thanks to you. Oh I'm glad, Eddie. But where are you
now? Well, I'm still inClay sitting Miss Brooks with some friends and

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mothers. The doctor says she cango home tomorrow, and if you'll just
stay with the kids overnight. Ohbut Eddie, I haven't got any We're
one of mother's jeer. I shouldappreciate this, Miss Brooks. I'll see
you tomorrow. Oh well, it'sin a good cause. I'm hungry.
I'm thirsty. Once they were threelittle pigs. Let's not bring personalities into

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this. I'm hungry, I'm thirsty. Well, come on, drop the
other shoe. That's better now.Once there was a big gild. Oh

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what a horrible night. Let's seenow. I better see what's in the
kitchen before hungry, thirsty and screamywake up. There's not a thing in
the cupboards. I better call missusDavis if they'll only stay quiet for a
few more minutes. Hello, Hello, Missus Davis. This is Connie.

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Connie, I've been worried sick.Where in the world have you been.
I have no time to explain now, but I want you to do me
a favor. When Walter Denton comesby to take me to school, send
him over to two twenty five ParkStreet. Twenty five Park Street. Yes,
Missus Davis, I can't make itto school today. I'll tell you
all about it when I see you. This is mysterious not going to school

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on Monday morning. I'd better callhim, mister Conklin. I'll just tell
him that Connie is sick. Andhello, Hello, is that you as
good? This is mister Conklin speaking. This is Margaret Davis as Good,
And I just want to tell youthat Miss Brooks won't be in school today.

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She doesn't feel well. Doesn't feelwell? What's the matter with her?
I really don't know how's good.I just know she's quite indisposed.
I'm sorry to hear that, MissusDavis. I always get indisposed on Monday.
What's that good? Tell Miss Brooksto take care of herself. Goodbye.
He didn't sound very concerned. IfI were you, Connie, I

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wouldn't go in until her Well.Who am I talking to? She's not
even home. Nobody eat, missBrooks as soon as I send one of
my students to the store. Mike, you plan hook eater day, Miss
Brooks. I guess I'll have tountil your brother Eddie comes home. Say

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that reminds me. I better callmister Conklin. What I tell him?
I can't explain about Eddie on thephone. Besides, there's no proof of
his story until his mother comes back. I as you touch us for a
while, you're making me very nervous. I'm sorry, Danny. I know
what I'll do. I'll make believei'm missus Davis and tell him I'm sick.

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Hello, Hello, mister Conklin,this is missus Davis. Margaret,
Yes, I just wanted to tellyou that Miss Brooks doesn't feel very well.
What's the matter? Is she takena turn for the works? Who
missus Brooks? Yes? Oh thatis, She's no worse than she's ever
been. Have you had a doctor? Yes? But how did you know

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she was sick? You just toldme a few minutes ago. I did,
of course, idea. I'm terriblyupset about this. Now, for
heaven's sake, Margaret, don't goto pieces. Oh quiet, Margaret,

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I mean Tommy, I mean I'llbe all right. Goodbye, mister Conklin.
I wish my mother was here.I won five dollars of it.

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Denton and Harriet Conklin listening to theradio in Walter's car, and that,
Ladies and Gentlemen, concludes our newscast from our nation. I think they're
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Okay, Harriet, And here,Ladies and gentlemen, is your extra clue
to the patom voice on the CBSSing It Again program? At camp?
His father was a king who spentsome time at lumbering. Okay, Wald,

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you can turn it off now,boy, I'd sure like to win
those prizes at camp. His fatherwas a king. What was the second
line, Harriet? The second line? Did da da da? Oh?
It was nice of you to giveme a ride this morning, Walter.
Oh that's all right, Harriet.If I were the principal's daughter and you

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were me, you'd give me aride if my father drove off to school
early in the morning without me thismorning, wouldn't you? You mean the
only reason you stopped from me isbecause of my father. Oh, of
course that's not what I mean.I thought you might want to ride over
and pick up miss Brooks with me. Missus Davis was pretty mysterious about her,
said she hadn't been home all night? Where did missus Davis Samos Brooks

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was Walder to twenty five Park Street? Park Street? Doesn't mister Boynton live
on Park Street? Yeah, cometo think of it, he does,
Walder. Remember that picture we sawlast week, the one called her other
life? Yeah, Harriet, maybemiss Brooks has another life. Who knows

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she might even be secretly married.Miss Brooks married too? Why to mister
Boyton, of course? And I'llbe silly, Harriet. Mister Boyton doesn't
like girls. He likes frogs.I the wonder I didn't think of it
before. Why they might even havea family by now, it's just like

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a woman always giving people families.Well, it'ss Park Street and there's Miss
Brooks in front of that house.Hi am, miss Brooks. Here we
are, hello Walter, Harriet.I'm glad you could, Harriet. I
didn't know you'd be along, Butnow that you are, I've got to
take you into my confidence. Harriet. Can you keep a secret? Oh
certainly, Miss Brooks, even fromyour father, especially from my father.

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Uh good. And I don't wanteither of you to mention that you saw
me here. You see, Itold mister Conflin that I was sick and
well, I'll explain it all later, but right now you've got to go
to the grocery store for me.What is it you're going to explain later,
miss Brooks? That's the secret,Walter. Just take this list and
this money and have them send thesegroceries out as soon as possible. Dress

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is right on the bottom of thelist. Okay, miss Brooks. But
sure is something funny going on.But there's nothing funny about it at all,
Walter. Good day, Miss Brooks, and and give my regards to
the children. Thank you, Harriet, I will what now do you believe

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me? Walter? Look at thisorder. We've just given four bottles of
milk, one dozen cans of strainedvegetables, two chocolate milkshake bars, a
large box of pablum, and someswy back. That sure is suspicious,
all right, nobody eats swy backif they're not married. Look who just

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came into the store, Walder.What's mister Boyton? Hi am mister Boyton.
And Harriet, how are you today? We're fine, mister Boyton.
How are you all? Oh?Well, it could be expected. We're
anticipating a blessed event at any timenow, Yes, of course, Patricia
has quite a big family. Nowshe's even changing her name. A.

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Yes, Patricia is one of myfavorite frogs. Oh oh, sir,
us, bundles look pretty heavy,water. Can I give you a hand
with one of them? Oh?Yeah, thanks, mister Boynton. We
just bought them for miss Brooks.Miss Brooks, why didn't she come down
herself? She looked pretty upset whenwe saw her last. Mister Boynton,
here, you better take both ofthese bundles and get right over there me.

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But get right over where. Iguess you never heard of two twenty
five Park Street, Park Street.I live on Park Street, Harriet,
he says he lives on Park Street. Long Water will be late for school.
Don't worry, mister Boynton. Yoursecret is safe with us. Yeah.
I think it's wonderful. And whilesleeping Beauty was waiting, Prince Charming

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came to her door. Come in, Prince, Oh, it's the doorbell.
I guess you got carried away bythe story if it happened to me
at last. The groceries. Hello, Miss Brooks, and mister Boyton right
behind them, Come in, won'tyou. He's a big one, ain't
he? Ain't he? There?She goes again, Miss Brooks, who

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are these these children will do highpockets? Oh they're terribly bright. Now,
boys run to the kitchen and playwith the meat cleaver until lunch is
ready. All right, but pleasemake it snappy because I'm hungry. I'm
thirsty. Did you have to turnthat on? Or excuse me, mister

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Boyton? There there little baby there. I guess I'll have to pick him
up, Miss Brooks, I don'twant to pry, But where did all
these children come from? Any biologyteacher knows that the store? What I

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mean is, who's are they?Well, they're the children of Eddie Garson,
who's a student of mine's mother.Which their father is a traveling salesman.
I'm afraid you're upset. Well,of course I am. You'd be
upset too if you had breakfast cryingand three children cooking on the stove.

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Well, isn't there anything I cando to help? Yes, there certainly
is, mister Boydon. You canhelp me get this house tidied up before
Eddie brings his mother home from thehospital. But Miss Brooks, I've got
to go to school. You're smartenough now in some ways and tell him
you're ill. But I'm not ill. I'll stick around a while. Your

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chances will improve. I don't knowwhat this is, all of Barkley's Brooks,
but if you're in trouble, theleast I can do is stand by
and lend a hand. Give thatboy a box of Merit badges and two
tickets to the next Olympic game.Thank you. No doubt you're wondering why

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I summoned you two to my office, Harriet. Oh, yes, mister
Cacklin, I was speaking to mydaughter, Harriet. Yes, something strange
going on in this school today.First missus Davis calls to tell me that
miss Brooks is sick twice. Thenmister Boynton calls tells me he won't be
able to come to school today becausehe's expecting an illness. And then while

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I was conducting both their classes,I catch my own daughter receiving a note
from this this scaley wag, fromthis Sclley wag. Thank you, Denvon
had over the note, Harriet.The note that's better. Dear Harriet,

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whatever you do, don't let thecat out of the bag about meeting you
know who in the grocery store andsending him where we did. We don't
want to get miss you know whoin trouble. After all, we have
no proof that those little you knowwho's a herd, nor are we positive
that to twenty five Park Street isa love nest? You know who?

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Love nest? What's the meaning ofthis, Harriet? Well? Oh,
you wouldn't want me to betray aconfidence, would your father? Yeah,
you wouldn't want her to do that, would your father? Mister I'll find
out what's going on at two twentyfive Park Street. Well, mister Boynan,

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did you enjoy your lunch? Ohyes, indeed, miss Brooks.
And you know something, seeing youtaking care of those children and then tucking
them in for their nap after lunchmade me feel that this is where you
belong. Miss Brooks. Did youever think of giving up your career as
a teacher? Why, mister Boynton, I mean it, I've been thinking
it over all morning, and wellI've got another sort of career in mind

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for you. You have, yes, Miss Brooks, I have. Why
don't you become a governess. Ohwell, I'll tell you what, mister
Boyton. I'll become a governess whenyou become a governor. It's been fun
trying to help you out this morning, Miss Brooks. I hope I have
been of some assistance with the children. Oh, you've been a tremendous help,

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mister Boynton. They would never havegone to bed so quickly if you
hadn't told them that fascinating story aboutthe African TITSI fly it was nothing,
really nothing, he said. Ithad everything, humor, pathos, sleeping,
sickness. Now, if you'll excuseme, I'd like to wash the
luncheon dish. No, no,you sit right way on, miss Brooks.

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I'm going to do both lunch anddishes myself. Oh but mister bod
No, no, I'll have themdone in a jiffy picture. You upon
my knee, okay, and youfor me? Oh Tom Tom to Tom
toown to Tom Town to town,to downtown to town. Oh, I
hope that's Eddie and his mother beright there. We will raise a family,

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A boy for you, a girlfor me. What's going on here,
Miss Brooks. I was under theimpression that you were sick. I
was. I am what a coincidenceyou're meeting me here at the doctors?
Did you say the doctors? He'san obstetrician? What I don't think I

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helped my case any set Brooks,mister conk Good afternoon, mister Boynton.
I suppose you're here visiting the doctortoo. Of course he's expecting Tadpoles.
It's it's my shiness, is misterConklin. Well, you've certainly come to

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the right place for treatment. Anobstetrician should do them a world of good.
I'll see here you two. Iknow this is no doctor's office.
You know what I think. Ithink you two are secretly married and this
is your love nest loveness, lovenest, love nest, love nest.
Who are these? Where did theytry? Now? Please, mister Conklin,
remember your blood pressure? He turnsan interesting color, doesn't he.

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I'll see here, you little Idon't know what you are, or who
you are or pare. It's likewhen I was silent pictures. Get back
in your room. You two sitdown, mister Conkland and take it easy.
But miss Brooks, you promised usanother story. Get back in your
room or I will kill you.Why he's turned on us? Now?

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Please let me explain, mister Conklin, very well, miss Brooks. Everyone's
entitled to a hearing before he's hanged. That's what I like. An open
mind, now, you see,sir, mister Boydan and I were just
taking care of these children until theirmother comes back from the hospital. That's
right, mister Conklin. It wasan emergency. It's all well and good.
But why did you lie for me? Well, it would have been

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hard to explain on the phone,mister Conklind. And besides, I didn't
want Eddie Garson to get in trouble. He's been absent all week taking care
of his little brother. A verytouching story, Miss Brooks. I don't
doubt that your motives were of thehighest, but I can't run a school
that way, Miss Brooks, unlessyou're in your classroom for the afternoon session.
You had better look elsewhere for employment. Oh that must be Eddie.

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Now I'll get it, Eddie,I thought you'd never get where's your mother?
If she's paying the cab, MissBrooks, she'll be riding, the
doctor says she's fine. Oh good, Then she'll be able to take care
of her family again and I canget back to school. Oh no,
you cab, Miss Brooks. Weneed you more than ever. Now look
in this blanket here a brand newbaby brother. Once upon a time,

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there was a governess named Connie Brooks. Eve Arden as our Miss Brooks returns
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Well. I couldn't afford to losemy job at school, and yet I

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hated to leave missus Garson in thelurch. So I did the only thing
possible under the circumstances, I gotsomebody to help out in my place.
Before I left for the afternoon sessions. I gave a few last minute instructions.
Now be sure the formula isn't toohot, and don't be stingy with
the talcum powder. Any other questions? What should I do with the safety
fins when they're not in Europe?Now, with a baby this age,

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you won't have that problem. Goodbye, mister Countlan. Next week, tune
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Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden,is produced by Larry Burns, written and
directed by Al Lewis, with musicby wilbra Hatch. Mister Boynton was played
by Jeff Chandler, Mister Compton byGail Others into night's cast were Jane Morgan,
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