Our Miss Brooks 481128 017 Sunnydale Finishing School

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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Ladies and gentlemen. The start ofthe program our Miss Brooks, brought to
you usually at this time, sponsoredby the Colgate palm Olive Feed Company,
is being delayed momentarily due to technicaldifficulties beyond our control. In the meantime
we offer you organ melodies by Dicko' rod and now Dick Rod offers Strike

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up the band. Ladies and gentlemen, we have brought you organ melodies by

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Dicka Rudd. We've delayed the startof our Miss Brooks program to you by
the Colgate palm Olipif Company. Nowtechnical difficulties being restored. We take you
to our Miss Brooks. Yes,missus David, something pretty important to come

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up that I've got to discuss withmister Burnham. I'm meeting him at the
zoo right now. Tell you allabout it when I come back. Good
Bye to Connie. You left acouple of letters on your dresser. Huh.
She must be in a hurry.She didn't even open her nail except
this one, Dear Miss Brooks,as principal of Sunnydale Finishing School. Up.

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Oh, I shouldn't be reading Connie'smail. I'll get on with my
vacuumings first, I'll get this cornerhere, feel it. It's pretty dirty
over by that dresser. This principleof Sunnydale Finishing School. I hereby acknowledge

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your application for a position. Oh, oh, I'm terrible. I bet
the dead over to the other sideof the room, still pretty dirty around
Connie's letter addresser, application for aposition as an English teacher at our school.

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This is to inform you. Oh, I better shut this thing off.
I can hardly hear what I'm reading. This is to inform you that
we have an opening at Sunnydale andwe're looking forward to a personal interview.
Very truly yours, Jonathan. IfMargaret Davis, don't you dare read another
word of this letter, No wonderConnie was so excited. Sunny Dale is

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one of the most exclusive schools inthe country. But that would mean you're
leading Madison High. Oh, thisis awful. I better phone our good
confluence. There's principle of madisone Highschool. You also knows about this.
Hello, Hello, Martha, Thisis Margaret Davis. Hello Margaret, how
are you on this fine day afterThanksgiving? Well, frankly, Martha,

(06:10):
I'm a little upset. He atehimself into a coma yesterday. Oh,
then maybe you better not tell himtoday. Tell him what that our miss
Brooks may be leaving Madison Hide totake a position at Sunnydale Finishing School.
Sunnydale Finishing School. How do youknow, Margaret? Did miss Brooks tell
you? Not exactly? But Igot it from the principle of sunny Dale

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himself, Jonathan Jonathan F who holdthe wire a minute? Buyers? Jonathan
F. Byers? Is he therenow? Yes? Right on, miss
Brooks Dresser. I mean, Martha, Look, you've got to promise me

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you'll never read a word of thisto missus Brooks or anyone else. I
promise, Mark. Just by accident, I just happened to read a letter
that was lying on Miss Brooks Dresser. By accident, Yes, I just
happened to have my glasses on.But what are we going to do,
Martha. We can't make missus Brookleymedicine, No, we certainly can't.
I'll tell you what, Margaret.I'll talk this over with my daughter Harriet

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and call your back later, allright, And remember you promise not to
mention a word about my reading MissBrooks nail. Oh of course, my
dear goodbye, goodbye. So Ihope they'll be able to think of some
way to keep her here. No, hello, Minerva, I'll get you
some milk in a minute, dearNa, No, no, Milerva,

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bet'll stop flicking your paw. Youknow what it does to you. You
who, miss Brooks? Here,I am over here by these birds.

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Oh of course, mister Barton.I thought you were a little tall for
a Pelican. It it was niceof you to meet me. How'd you
get over here so quickly? Itwas simple? I dressed on the way
over. But now that I'm here, what was it you wanted to see
me about? Well, perhaps we'dbetter sit down. Well, I tell
you, here's a bench under thistree. Fine, eh, you're comfortable

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perfectly, Miss Brooks. I yes, mister Barton. Well you must forgive
me if I seem over excited.But frankly, I never thought this day
would come. You didn't, No, I didn't. Oh, well,
before it goes, why didn't youthink it would ever come? Because of

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the things that have happened in thepast, or rather because of the things
that haven't happened in the past.Those are the ones that bother me too,
You realize of course, I'm referringto the migratory habits of the Arctic
grackle. Oh. I realized thata long time ago. I just didn't
want to let on. This isthe first time a grackle has ever been
south of the Canadian border. Maybehe was waiting till after the election.

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I knew that something was afoot whenI looked out of my window this morning
and saw a black and blue bullfinch. What happened to him? Get caught
in the badminton game? The movementsof the grackle can be very accurately charted
by closely observing the bullfinch, sincethey are, in the truest sense of
the word, full cousins to themodeled thrush. Where did he come from?

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Watson Bay? Then? Almost allof these species would like to lay
their eggs in a soft, downynest amid quiet surroundings. That's why I
sent for you, miss Brooks.Good I'll take my hat off and keep
my mouth shut. I know thissounds terribly involved, but actually it's quite
simple. You see, my uncle'sfarm in Booneville is a perfect nesting ground
for both bullfinch and frush. Howdoes your aunt feel about that? Oh?

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They both love birds. They've builta sanctuary for them, and I
have an idea that if I getright up there, I may stumble into
some grackle eggs. It sounds likefun. If you don't mind, albumen
on your Oxford as we can meetme to say goodbye goodbye. So,
mister Borton, haven't you heard theold saying two grackle hunters are better than

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one? Ah? But you couldn'tcome along with me. It's a ten
hour drive to Booneville. We'd haveto stay overnight, but we'd certainly be
well chaperone. But with your auntand uncle and all those bullfinches, yes
they did have six hundred of themup there last year. But I don't
know, miss Brooks, even withthe chaperons. You know how people talk,
and unless we didn't say anything aboutit, But even then they might

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find out. Although we'd only begone a couple of days. Still,
if the rumor got around that wewere, of course we wouldn't be.
Then there are those who might,oh about how could they? What do
you think, Miss Brooks? Whyshould I butt in? Decide among yourselves,

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Well, it is kind of along trip to make a loan.
Maybe you're right, Miss Brooks.Why with the two of us traveling together,
time will fly. We can chattogether, eat together, yes,
and to pay for the gas together. I still insist that no one should
hear about it, though, forthe sake of both our reputations, absolute

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secrecy is essential. Not a wordof this must cross our lips. Can
I depend on you not to divulgeour plans to a living soul? On
your honor, Mious Brooks, getout your pen knife and let's exchange blood.

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Pamli soapas these doctors advised for alovelier complexion. Last night on the CBS

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Sing It Again Program, you werepromised an additional clue to the Fatom voice
and the twenty four thousand dollars prize. Here it is The Patom is a
famous ghost who galloped far from poststo post. Yes, there's the clue
for the twenty four thousand dollar prizeon the CBS Sing It Again program on
Saturday night. The clue again,The Fatom is a famous ghost who galloped

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far from post to post. Andnow as she quietly prepares for a weekend
in the country. Our miss Brooksis blissfully unaware of the furia caused by
the five year old letter which sheleft on her Let's look in now on
Martha Conklin as she discusses the situationwith her daughter Harry. So you see,

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Harriet, it looks very much likeyour favorite teacher will soon be leaving
Madison. How oh that's terrible,mother. Have you told Daddy about it
yet? And not yet, Harriet, I'm waiting until he recovers from these
Thanksgiving dinner. And you know howupset he gets when we mentioned the short
He just teaches. Oh yes,golly, mother, he's been lying over
there on the couch for hours.Do you think he's all right? Of

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course he's all right. He's justsleeping, aren't you ask? Good?
I say, aren't you just sleeping? Off? Good? H right?
No, no, no, takeit away. Oh oh, I guess
I was having a nightmare, anightmare day as I dreamt, I was

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still eating. I swear, Idon't know how those Pilgrims did it.
Did what that was good? Iate all that Turkey and port Indians.
Besides, I'm surprised at you,daddy. That's not the real thanksgiving spirit.
But I've got to be thankful forwell you've got us, Daddy,
mother and me. Yeah, I'vegot you all right. I've also got

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the school, a school full ofovercrowded classrooms and a horde of unreasonable teachers
constantly screaming for a living way Now, I was good. Don't work yourself
up into a student. Oh please, don't even mention words like that.
You haven't got the right attitude,daddy. Nowadays, if you can hang
on to the good teachers, you'vegot anything else. You get us gravy,

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not you too. Maybe we oughtto go out and let your father
sleep a while longer. Hair,that's a splendid suggestion, Martha. Oh,
this couch feels good. Oh,I'll get it coming. Oh,
come on in, it's Walter,Dad and mother. Hi, Harriet,
Hello, it's just kind of Andhow are you, mister Conklin. You

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certainly look peaceful, I was denDid you finish your lunch, Harriet?
I just finished mine. We hadplenty of turkey left over from yesterday,
and I just state the part thatwent over the Oh take me out of
here. Matter with your father,Harriet? Doesn't he feel good? Not

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too good, Walter, Let's gointo the other room. Okay. I
hope you feel better, mister Conklin. I guess it was a mistake to
hash over. Thanks, Jamie.Is something you want to tell you?
Guess what, Walter, Missus Brooksis leaving Madison High. What? How
do you know, Harriet? Motherfound out from missus Davis. Missus Davis.

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How does she know? But wecan't repeat that, Walter, repeat
what that? Missus Davis read aletter Miss Brooke left on her dressers.
It was a letter offering her aposition at Sunnydale's finishing school, sonny Dale.
But that's five hundred miles from here. Oh, we've got to do
something. Maybe we can cook upsome kind of a scheme to make her
stay. I know we'll pretend I'vebecome a delinquent. But do you think

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it'll work. It's gotta work.Have you told mister Conklin about this?
Not yet? We didn't want toup to tell him. Well, he'll
find out sooner or later, andthere's no sense in waiting until it's too
late. Somebody ought to tell himright away. I agree, don't you,
Mother, Yes, Harriet, Ido. Somebody ought to tell him
Walter, don't look at me ifby going there now you'll bite my head
off. Youn't be silly, Walter. Mister Conklin won't eat anything for two

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more days. Who is it?Kep me? Connie? Oh, I'm
kind of busy right now, MissusDavis. She would come around just when
I'm packing. Well, come onin, Why, Connie, you're going

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away? No, Missus Davis,I'm not going away. Then, why
are you pecking that bag? I'mgoing away, Missus Davis. I'm surprised
at you constant leaving town without evensaying goodbye enough to be bitten so close.
Oh please, don't feel that way, Missus Davis. I just didn't
want to discuss it right now.You see, I have a lot of
things. Well, I don't wantanybody to see me like this. You

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answered the door, Connie. I'mgoing into the kitchen and make them see
all right, Missus Davis. Hello, miss Brook, I've just got to
talk to you for a minute.Come in, Harriet, let's sit here
in the living room. I can'tstay very long. But it's true you
are leaving town. Leaving town?How did you know, Harry? What's
the difference I know and I realizedit might be a pretty good opportunity for

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you. Pretty good with half abreak from mc grathl it's perfect. Oh
look, Harriet, I appreciate yourinterests, but I think I have to
make my own decision in a matterlike this. Oh. I know it
seems attractive now, but later onyou'll regret it. Well, I'll have
to take my chances on that.Well, if you won't consider yourself,

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consider the ones who care for you. Think of Walter Denton. Is that
a musk? She's going to pieceshis parents me. Nobody can do anything
with him. You've got to straightenhim out, Miss Brooks. What in
the world are you talking about,Harriet. It's the career he's decided upon.
Walterson reading a big book lately aboutthe Treasury Department and counterfeitters, and

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oh, that's nothing to be alarmedabout. Every boy his age wants to
be a t man or a gman or some kind of a letter man.
But he doesn't want to be ate man. He wants to be
a counterfeitter. A counterfitter. Oh, I'll get it, hello, Walter,
come in, hi am, missBrooks. I'm glad I nailed you

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before you took it on the lamb. I'll chankle into the living room.
Oh hello, hair, how's mylittle confederate to be? Huh say,
miss Brooks? Do you how funnyyou act? What is all this nonsense?
Walter? What do you mean nonsense? I'm making money hand over fist.

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The only trouble is scratching the greengoods. Ain't in that, it
ain't. You gotta get a goodqueer shove and I help you pass the
boodle shovel a pay for a hangar, you know, snide Pitcher. You
can have the best cogniacer in theworld make your slash, but if you
ain't got a top build post topush the flash, you might as well

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slup the screw and scramble for theMcCoy. Yes, but if I could
find my way back alone, i'dleave. Now you've got to do something,
miss Brookes. Walter wasn't cut outfor a life of crime. Oh
now, listen you too. Idon't know what's behind all this, but
this is what's simple. When youget to where you're going, I'll send

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you a few stacks a hot toshove. I don't want to shove,
no hot. I mean I wishsomebody would tell me what's coming. It's
the good thing. I never builda better mouse trap. Good afternoon,
miss Brooks. Why it's mister comeon in. Who is that Connor?

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It's mister Conklin. Oh hello,all good. I'll be just making some
tea. But you know what theysay, A watch pot never boils.
Hello Margaret, Now that miss Brooks. I'll be brief. I know that
you're leaving town. You too,somebody must be reading my mail. On
the second thought, I did it, go back and watch that, Miss

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Brooks. I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that I
know how to run a school aswell as any principle in the country.
I guess you do, mister conrThat's why I'm here to ask you to
reconsider this proposition you've had. Proposition. Yes, I can offer you anything
he can. Why what would missusConklin say if she knew you were talking

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this way? He's all for it, and so's my daughter, Harriet.
Oh now, please, mister Conklin. I've had a rather puzzling day so
far, but this is it justhappens that your daughter's in the living room.
Now, I think we better goin there. I'll be glad.
Hello, Harriet, I'm awfully gladyou decided to put your pride in your

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pocket and come over here. Didyou ask her yet? Yes, Harriet,
I did. The rest is upto Miss Brooks. Don't go away.
Anybody off at your transfers when Iget back, mister Boyton, Yes,
Miss Brooks, it's I. MayI come in? Of course,
I've still got a single in themezzanine. But I can't help wondering what

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happened to that oath of secrecy wetook. That's what I'd like to know.
I thought you weren't going to tellanybody about i'd tripped to my uncle's
place. I didn't say a wordabout it. You didn't know. I've
never seen so many wagging tongues inall my life. You think you've seen
wagging tongues. My living room lookslike a delicatessen. I just don't understand.

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Oh, hello, folks, I'mglad you're here. Boyton. Maybe
you can help get miss Brooks tochange her mind. Well, I don't
wish to appear in subordinate, sir, but frankly, I thought the trip
might do us both a lot ofgood. Both. Don't tell me you're
leaving too pretty soon there'll be nofaculty left at Madison High whatsoever, we

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might as well all go. Idon't think his uncle and nant have room
for you all. Besides, misterConston, I think where I go and
what I do is nobody's business butmy own, and I say it is
our business. Why you should wantto go? Trapesing off the Sunnydale Finishing
School is beyond me. It's SunnydaleFinishing School, of course. Now there's
no sense in beating about the book. Missus Davis read the letter you left

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on your addresser this morning, andwe know you've been offered a job there.
Oh that letter, why that's overfive years old, mister when I
turned that job down long ago.Oh I'm so happy with bro hooray Now
I can go straight. But then, what were we talking about you,
mister Boynton? What was? Howwas? Why did Miss Brooks just where

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were you and mister Boynton going together? That, mister conkline, is a
secret between mister Boynton, myself andsix hundred bullfinches. Steve Hardon is our
Miss Brooks returns in just a moment. But first, dream Girl, Dream

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Miss Brooks. Well, after everyonefound out about our plans, mister Boynt

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naturally called off the expedition. Butthings weren't a total loss because Saturday afternoon
he took me back to the Zoomand we sat by the aviary once again.
Do you know, Miss Brooks,even though our trip didn't work out,
I was very gratified to learn ofyour interest in birds and wildlife in
general. Yes, I'm a greatbird for wildlife since this common interest of

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ours has brought us so much closertogether. There's something else I want to
tell you, Miss Brooks, somethingI think you ought to know. What's
that? Mister Boyne, there's apelican here who holds eighteen pounds of fish
in his beak. What's he waitingfor the price to go up? Next

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week? Come into another hour ofthis brook Show. Black You by Pomari
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written and directed by Al Lewis,with music by wilbra Hatch. Mister Boynton
is played by Jeff Chandler, MisterConkman by Gail Gordon. Dentists know what

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