January 27, 2024 • 26 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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Here is our Miss Brooks, DarringEve Arden. Last Friday was Student Government's
Day, a day upon which theentire administration of the city is handed over
to high school pupils who have beenelected by their classmates. Well, ordinarily,
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our Miss Brooks, who teaches Englishat Madison High School, would have
very little to do with this event, But unfortunately Miss Johnson, the Civics
teacher, took ill on Thursday,and our principal, mister Complin, suggested
that I take over her class.Of course, I didn't have to accept
the assignment. I just figured thatteaching is better than being totally unemployed.
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In some states, It's better atany rate. I conducted Miss Johnson's Civics
class on Thursday, and on thesubject what would I do if I held
public office? The class and Ihad quite a spirited discussion, and in
view of later development, I'm Ididn't listen. But Friday morning finally rolled
around and the entire student body andfaculty gathered in the Assembly Hall to hear
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mister Conklin officially proclaim it Students GovernmentDay. Mister Boyton, my bashful biologist,
were sitting in the front row andaccidentally with the aid of two bloodhounds.
I found myself sitting right next tohim. Oh hello, miss Brooks.
Why mister Boyton, this is asurprise to you anyway, I didn't
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see you sit down. I believeI left my notebook on that seat.
It's just some lecture notes on theNorth American porcupine. Oh sorry, mister
Bournon. I didn't even notice it. He must have pulled in his quills.
Here you are. Thanks. I'lljust hold it to my lap.
Why don't we let the notebook havethe seat and you could hold No?
Not in school like that? Italways Brooks. Something just occurred to me.
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We're always sitting next to each otherin assembly. Fate seems to be
throwing us together compared to them.Am I throwing Fate is a sandlot picture
forget? You're right, mister Barton. Maybe we should give Fate a helping
hand. I'm free for lunch today, how about you? Or would you
rather ask me? Or am Ibeing too subtle? I've darn that bell.
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I'll have to get him in thenext round. Students, faculty members,
and honored guests. First of all, as your principal, I would
like to announce that because this isStudent Government Day school will be suspended.
Please please, please, I sympathizewith your disappointment. You know, Student
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Government Day has been tried successfully inmany other communities, and I have always
been ready to experiment in any progressiveplan to foster good citizenship. That is
why you see before you on thisplatform, are honored guest Mayor Remsen.
How Marenson would you care to say? If you would, of course not,
he only brought us nine pages alongto put his gun in. Thank
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you, mister Conkline, for yourgenerous introduction. As I look out upon
this hole of the young, eager, intelligent faces, but ties of emotion
swells up in me. I'm gettinga little tea stick myself. And as
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I think of the glorious future whichthis community to look forward to as the
hands of these youths, I amdeeply touched. I have always been well
informed on the affairs of young people. He has today, He's kissed so
many babies you can't see his tiefor the problem. And so it is
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with considerable pride that I now inauguratefor the first time in this community Student
Government Day. There are without furtherado, it is my pleasure to introduce
to you. You're jolly elected mayI, Miss Harriet comfort you may applaud
now, thank you, my constituents, friends, and Mayor Rinston. I
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intend to show this community something newand different by making my term of office
a clean and honest administration will notwe will not tolerate graft and corruption.
We thank you, Harriet. Conference. As Miss brook said in our civic
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class yesterday, the racketeers must go, no matter what politician is protecting them.
Oh that this Brook certainly is acard that will be all Harriet.
Did you really say that in Civicsclass? I don't know. I wasn't
listening. Allow me to apologie formy daughter's enthusiasm, as she was obviously
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referring to the aims of city governmentsin general, without realizing that those aims
have already been attained in our community. Of course, it's my extreme bag.
Come, we introduce the student whohas been elected your Chief of Police,
Walter Denton. Thank you, Thankyou friends. As your incumbent police
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chief, I cannot re emphasize tooforcefully the remarks Miss Brooks made in Civics
class yesterday to win every crooked andgraft who has been moulting the city treasury
of funds has gotten thank you,Chief of Police, Waller Dent. I
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haven't finished my speech. Oh yesyou have, mister has Miss Brooks said
just yesterday. This is not asymposium on them of miss Brooks, or
maybe it is Miss Brooks you here. No, I couldn't make it today.
Oh they are before we go anyfurther. Isn't there something you'd like
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to say? Yes, sir,is there a doctor in the house you
sent? Yes, Miss Brooks,I did in spite of my abject apologies.
Mayor Remsen left here in a veryugly mood, and Miss Brooks,
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just what happened in civic class yesterday? Well, we had an open discussion
and somebody opened it wider than Irealized. But we only discussed corrupt city
administrations in general, mister Consin.We made no specific mention of Mayor Remsen's
corrupt administration. Never, never mindwhat you mean. Thanks to you,
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we've got a band of young malcontentson our hands. Not five minutes ago,
a student delegation was in here demandinga three days school week. And
that's not all. They also informedme that they would like a four hour
day, starting from the moment theyleave home till the moment they arrived back
there. Hawfu aparkl didn't you knowthey'll be one in time and a half
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for leaving the room. Don't tellinghow far this thing can go. They've
got the whip hand. They're inpublic office today, Student government Day.
Indeed, Webber thought up that crackbrained idea or to have his head exammin
bend over, mister conference, itwas your idea. Oh well, don't
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change the subject. There's no telling. I was saying, there's no telling
what that student reborm party is capableof doing. Chris brook sits up to
you to see that they stay outof mischief. But mister Complin, you
said this was a holiday, andI've got a very important lunch date to
make. Well. I'm sorry,Miss Brooks, you've got the chaperone those
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students. But mister Conk, Isaid, Paul up on the level.
Aye, Aye, sir, fine, way to spend a holiday chaper running
a bunch. What am I runningabout? I'm halfway down the hall,
that's funny. I stopped right outsidemister Boynton's biology lad Well, I might
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as well go in now that I'mhere. Oh hello, Miss Brooks,
say, I hope mister Conklin wasn'ttoo severe with you, not at all.
Mister Boynton, how are you atsetting bones? And speaking of lunch
which you weren't the date we almosthad but didn't quite because you didn't get
around to asking me, and whichI was going to talk you into,
but which I would have had tocancel because mister Conklan wants me to chaffer
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on the students who are acting asgovernment officials today. Just a Miss Brooks,
I can't quite follow you me themister Boynton. I suppose I'm trying
to apologize for stand you up today. You were supposed to have lunch with
me today. How nice of youto ask me? Can we say those
front steps in fifteen minutes? ButI just want a pot of my nose
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and fixed up a dad. Yousaid something about chaperone, missus. Oh
that's been Wait till after lunch.See you in a little while, Miss
Boydon. I wonder if I'm playingtoo hard to get now as I can
just avoid her honor the Mayor andWalter Denver Waller, there's Miss Brooks and
Miss Brooks. We've been looking foryou. I've been lurking from you too,
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Smiths Brooks. As mayor of thiscommunity, I feel that I have
you to thank for many of myhigh ideas. Me too, Miss Brooks.
When you stood up in Civics classyesterday with a kind of glowing luminous
light emanating from your skull and yourchalk poise in front of the blackboard,
you know who. You reminded meof Joan of Arc at the Battle of
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the Erasers. Look, kid,I promised mister Conklan and I chaperone you
today. But I'm miss Brooks.We're really going to clean up this town.
You have no idea what's going onin this town, Miss Brooks.
If you'll just stick with us,we'll show you grasp and corruption, infamy
and greed. I'd rather have misterBoyton show me spaghetti and meatball. So
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if you'll just keep quiet about it, I'll meet mister Boyton for lunch.
Es. But what about the ideasof decent, honest government that you had
yesterday? Yeahn don't you want tobe in at the chill? Who are
we killing? I'm afraid we'll haveto take an executive action walder Right,
Miss Brooks, I assume you stillbelieve in obedience to duly elected authority.
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Of course I do, Walder,then, as chief of police, I
hereby appoint you deputy sheriff for therest of the day. Miss Brooks.
You'll take orders from me, ButWalter, silence, wee mon capitaine with
this badge. I hereby make youa deputy sheriff. Look, Walter,
to you, I'm a deputy sheriff, and to Harriet, I'm a deputy
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sheriff. But to a deputy sheriff, I'm not. I a deputy sheriff.
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You'd better pull over, Walter,limes ps, hold this fire and
no, that's on our car.I put it on this morning. I
don't want to see insubordinate chief.But just where are we going? To?
The Jackpot Amusement Company's warehouse. We'vebeen watching the place for weeks,
Miss Brooks, in preparation for theday, and we've seen truckloads of slot
machines delivered there. Slop machine,sure, the kind they put in the
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back of candy stores where little schoolkids can spend their lunch money in a
feudal effort to get rich quick.You know, were you pull a member
and try to hit as many bumpersas possible. Oh, the game I
play in my car, it's aone armed band. It's a chief.
The kids broke, well, they'reall fixed. Fick. Sure if a
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machine pays back more than five centson the dollar, they break its arm.
Here we are the Jackpot Amusement Company. What are we going to do
here? We're gonna raise the place. We three Now, there's another bunch
of kids coming any minute. Yousee. The fire commissioner had to go
home and change his pants. Hetore him sliding down the pole at the
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firehouse. Well, are you alreadymen? Speaking for some of us?
Man, No, no, Ipull my police whistle. We'll charge Sorry,
I don't have an account here.Let's go with you, Walter,
Oh now, Walker, Harry,listen, let's go to a movie.
Open up in the name of thelaw. Are you going to open up?
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Or do we have to break itin? Walter? Please hand them
back a miss Brooks. Harriet's ohfine, Now they're gonna use me for
a battering ram. What's going onhere? Trick or tree? What's that?
Are you one of the employees ofthe Jackpot Amusement Company? What if
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I am, you're under arrest.What miss Brooks, your deputy sheriff arrests
man? Pull over to the currybud love, Lady, I'm a busy
man. Why don't you just takeyour kids over to the playgrounds and shove
them down a sharp slide. Oh, resist the arrest. Eh, this
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may go hard with you, mygood man? Going on here? Who
blew the police whistle? I didofficer arrestless man? What did he do?
Try to get fresh with you,lady. No, and that's the
story of my life. And whatdo you want to arrested? Paul?
Yours not the reason why. Asyour chief of police, I gave an
order. Your duty is to obey. How does that go again? Sammy?
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You heard him, officer. Asmayor, I decree that you arrest
this individual. Let's me get thisstraight. You're the mayor and he's the
chief of police. Ah, pooryou, lady. I'm joan of arc
and stop breathing on my armor.I do not wish to be rude,
but I have to go in now. You see, I am little miss
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Muffett and I have to go siton my topic for a while. This
is your last chance. Officer arrestthat man in there. Tomorrow you'll be
pounding a beaten a swamp. Poo, pounding a beaten as swamp. Is
it? Do you realize this isin subordination? Poo? In subordination?
Is You've just got to arrest thatman. Ooh, arrest that man.
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This is getting monotonous, was it? Why don't you all run along and
we'll forget about the whole thing.Oh, that settles it, Miss Brooks.
Arrest this policeman. Arrest this policeman. Is it? Now? Don't
start that again? Will you goquietly? Or do I have to use
the Bracelet take it easy, lady. We'll settle this in a minute.
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That doesn't fight in any buddy,I got one of those two. Good
for you, sonny. Some peopledon't seem to be familiar with the Constitution
of the United States, which sayswe the people of the United States,
were a mayor that matter that generationin the mornings, sell is justin little
Jack corner, sat in the cornereating his Christmas Kiah. He's sucking his
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somemb and pull out a plumb andalong came the black Mariah. God,
oh God, I'm going to useSmiths Brooks. He won't even listen to
us. Let me call him.After all, I'm still mayor, find
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mayor. He's been in office sixhours. In the whole administration's up the
river. What's your fall of mine? You and your police whistle? Now,
don't start bickering. Children. Maybeif we behave ourselves, they'll make
us crusties. Hello Bear, OhGod, God, Taylor Hernky? Why
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what ill bred screws? Yes,yes, Missus Denton. I'll call you
the minute I hear from water.Goodbye. Imagine that mama, Missus Denton
wanted me to call the police department. How would they know where sun water
is? I can't understand it,MafA, you can't understand what's good?
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That's the fifth parent who's called meup to ask why her child hasn't come
home for dinner yet. You'd thinkthey'd keep crack of their children and not
suddenly discover at seven o'clock that theyhaven't come home for dinner yet. By
the way, where's Harriet doesn't comehome for dinner yet? What? We
don't just stand there? Do something? Call this Brooks. I put the
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children in her chart. Call themLee if you're own missing versus get into
this week is ready? I'd liketo find out there some many ears?
Why don't they Well, maybe youcould get hold of them, but I
don't know. Are you what areyou just standing there for? Here?
Are you? Why do you do? You're going? Sometimes? You sound
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like a wolver was called it aturkey staff. I did call miss Brooks.
Missus David said she wasn't home yet. Poor woman. She's heads in
her on since six. She's terriblyworried about her stood tomatoes. We stop
sniffling about missus Davis's tomatoes. We'vegot our own tomato to worry about.
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You come down a little, dear. Have some fruit. It's very good
for VENs. I don't want anyfruit. Oh, that's probably Harriet.
Now I ain't fruit. I mustmove like that. I must be caught.
Hello, I'm good. You're talkingin a banana. No wonder what
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the hell? Or cut it upwith fruit bowls? Hello? Got you,
Harriet? No, what's good?This is martigated. Oh I can't
get a call from miss Brooks.You have yes sons? Good Elliott's lady
getting and several of the other sutonsto be there. Oh, oh thank
him? Tell me Margaret where arethe children and miss Brooks they're in jails.
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See, Martha, I told youthere was nothing to worry about.
Miss Brooks and the children are allin jail. I've to take this phone
out of my hands and put backthe banana. Here the prisoner's young fella.
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You may talk with them, butdon't try to fascinate thing through the
bar or thank you? What misterBoyton? I am, mister Boyton.
We've been swaying about that luncheon date. I don't think I can make it.
What is all SOM's Brooks. Haven'tyou heard we're celebrating student convict Day.
We were only doing our duty aspublic servant. That Mayor Rimsen must
have forgotten to notify any of theother authors. Yeah, we rated some
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racketeers and the next thing we knewwe were in the pie wagon. No,
they have no right to hold youhere, Oh officer, officer,
what is it now? There's beena mistake. Please open the shell and
let these people out of here.Oh, let these people out of here?
Is it? Well? Yes,it just happens that I've had quite
a bit of legal training in additionto my biological background, and I can
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tell you that you have no legalbasis upon which to hold them any longer.
Good for you, mister Boyce,I'm telling him, mister b And
furthermore, I'm sure you don't wantto get into any trouble. Oh I
don't. Don't. I tell himyou'll have him pounding a beat in the
swamp. If you persist in thisbelligerent attitude, You're able to be pounding
a beat in a swamp. Iknew you'd see it my way at last,
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mister Boyington. Just you and Iand the children. I don't belong
in. Mischelle, healthy daughter?Ru there you are, Connie? What's
Missus Davis? I would have beenyour senior, but I just had to
stop at the nast meeting, notmath meeting, Missus Davis. Oh,
mister Croton is with you? Hownice? Please, Missus Davis. We've
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got to get out again. Ifyou always everybody in town was there,
Connie, and I told them whatyou said to me on the phone about
student government. They didn't run allwrong. Good for you, Missus Davis.
Now maybe we'll get some action.Where's the brooks Bell hors on your
left? I also told those parentshow you said that if you had been
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running student government ban, said misterConkringe. They wouldn't have been so much
dunder headed, bumbling o bumbling.Oh hello, good, we were just
talking about you. Anybody want tobuy a youth teacher's life? We like
it. How's evening alone? Nowthat mister consonants here, I'm tu there's
nothing I take to worry about.Miss Brooks? How could you put?
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Why did you have when you allclean? Mister Conchlan, remember your blood
pressure? He wasn't. Miss Brookspulled down? You don't blame her and
you Harriet in prison? How couldyou do this to me my own bless
and blood. You've got his blood, Harriet, You better watch your pressure
too, Linen, Miss Brooks,my painful duty to inform you that you
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are under suspension for conduct unbecoming ateacher. Have you anything to say in
your own defense? Yes, yourhonor, I'd like a new trial on
what ground, on the grounds thatI'm not doing so well in this one.
We'll discuss that at the proper time. Meanwhile, you children remain here
in mister Boynton's judge until I canarrange to have mister Boyton, what in
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the world are you doing here I'mjust visiting mister Codman, one of those
guests you just can't hit rido.Well, we'll see all about this.
I'm going straight to Mayor Rimson's obs. I'll handle this matter personally. But
what do I do in the meantimewith a little luck for the day.
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Well, you've done a lot forme, HJ. But I can't understand
why we're dumping the slot machine dealbecause it's too hot, Mayor. Besides,
our cut ain't big enough. Also, the people are up an arm
the people. What do they knowabout Ed? I'm surprised at you.
What are my initials stand for?HJ? Honest Jim, one of the
people's friend. Then, and wegot an election coming up. We can't
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afford to let the people get upsetor the first thing, you know,
they'll start thinking for themselves. Somemen, Where are we? Okay?
Okay, I'll have the Jack pluscompany get rid of those machines right away.
No, I've got a better idea, Ed. You're gonna meet yourself
a hero with every parent in thiscommunity. You're gonna let the kids do
this job, the kids who wereelected to public office for this one day.
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Wonderful, wonderful, I'll call allmy department head and I tell them
the students holding office, that Ihave complete authority. Fine, and it's
democracy in action, that's what,Yes, democracy in action. And Mayor
Remsen is solidly vind it until afterelection. Which one of you is Mayor
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Harriet Connachlin, I am step outplease? Now? Which one of you
is Chief of Police Denton? Oh, it's me mine out. I've had
orders to release the both of you. But what about miss Brooks and myself?
Sorry, my orders didn't say anythingabout you, tool, but I
insist that you release them immediately.Quiet Walter orders our orders, and now
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once again, here is our Missbrook Well. In spite of everything,
Walter and Harriet got us out ofjail promptly. And that wasn't the only
thing Student Government Day accomplished. Theracketeers left town almost immediately. In fact,
the very next day, Walter tookme out to the Jackpot warehouse for
a last look at the place.Pretty deserted, now, isn't it.
Yes it is, Walter. Let'sgo in and see if they've cleaned out
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the slot machine. I'm gonna lookaround in blackness, brook Scar ahead,
Walter, Hey, here's one ofthose nickel machines. What a racket,
naturally, two lemons and a nanchoby. If I've said once, I've said
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it a thousand times. Climb doesnot Pay or Miss Brooks, starring Eve
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Vardon, was produced and directed byLarry Burns, written by Arthur Alsberg and
al Lewis, with the music ofBlud Bluskin. Mister Conklin was played by
Gail Gorton. This program came toyou from the Frankfort Studios of the American
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Here is our Miss Brooks, DarringEve Arden. Last Friday was Student Government's
Day, a day upon which theentire administration of the city is handed over
to high school pupils who have beenelected by their classmates. Well, ordinarily,
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our Miss Brooks, who teaches Englishat Madison High School, would have
very little to do with this event, But unfortunately Miss Johnson, the Civics
teacher, took ill on Thursday,and our principal, mister Complin, suggested
that I take over her class.Of course, I didn't have to accept
the assignment. I just figured thatteaching is better than being totally unemployed.
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In some states, It's better atany rate. I conducted Miss Johnson's Civics
class on Thursday, and on thesubject what would I do if I held
public office? The class and Ihad quite a spirited discussion, and in
view of later development, I'm Ididn't listen. But Friday morning finally rolled
around and the entire student body andfaculty gathered in the Assembly Hall to hear
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mister Conklin officially proclaim it Students GovernmentDay. Mister Boyton, my bashful biologist,
were sitting in the front row andaccidentally with the aid of two bloodhounds.
I found myself sitting right next tohim. Oh hello, miss Brooks.
Why mister Boyton, this is asurprise to you anyway, I didn't
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see you sit down. I believeI left my notebook on that seat.
It's just some lecture notes on theNorth American porcupine. Oh sorry, mister
Bournon. I didn't even notice it. He must have pulled in his quills.
Here you are. Thanks. I'lljust hold it to my lap.
Why don't we let the notebook havethe seat and you could hold No?
Not in school like that? Italways Brooks. Something just occurred to me.
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We're always sitting next to each otherin assembly. Fate seems to be
throwing us together compared to them.Am I throwing Fate is a sandlot picture
forget? You're right, mister Barton. Maybe we should give Fate a helping
hand. I'm free for lunch today, how about you? Or would you
rather ask me? Or am Ibeing too subtle? I've darn that bell.
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I'll have to get him in thenext round. Students, faculty members,
and honored guests. First of all, as your principal, I would
like to announce that because this isStudent Government Day school will be suspended.
Please please, please, I sympathizewith your disappointment. You know, Student
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Government Day has been tried successfully inmany other communities, and I have always
been ready to experiment in any progressiveplan to foster good citizenship. That is
why you see before you on thisplatform, are honored guest Mayor Remsen.
How Marenson would you care to say? If you would, of course not,
he only brought us nine pages alongto put his gun in. Thank
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you, mister Conkline, for yourgenerous introduction. As I look out upon
this hole of the young, eager, intelligent faces, but ties of emotion
swells up in me. I'm gettinga little tea stick myself. And as
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I think of the glorious future whichthis community to look forward to as the
hands of these youths, I amdeeply touched. I have always been well
informed on the affairs of young people. He has today, He's kissed so
many babies you can't see his tiefor the problem. And so it is
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with considerable pride that I now inauguratefor the first time in this community Student
Government Day. There are without furtherado, it is my pleasure to introduce
to you. You're jolly elected mayI, Miss Harriet comfort you may applaud
now, thank you, my constituents, friends, and Mayor Rinston. I
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intend to show this community something newand different by making my term of office
a clean and honest administration will notwe will not tolerate graft and corruption.
We thank you, Harriet. Conference. As Miss brook said in our civic
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class yesterday, the racketeers must go, no matter what politician is protecting them.
Oh that this Brook certainly is acard that will be all Harriet.
Did you really say that in Civicsclass? I don't know. I wasn't
listening. Allow me to apologie formy daughter's enthusiasm, as she was obviously
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referring to the aims of city governmentsin general, without realizing that those aims
have already been attained in our community. Of course, it's my extreme bag.
Come, we introduce the student whohas been elected your Chief of Police,
Walter Denton. Thank you, Thankyou friends. As your incumbent police
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chief, I cannot re emphasize tooforcefully the remarks Miss Brooks made in Civics
class yesterday to win every crooked andgraft who has been moulting the city treasury
of funds has gotten thank you,Chief of Police, Waller Dent. I
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haven't finished my speech. Oh yesyou have, mister has Miss Brooks said
just yesterday. This is not asymposium on them of miss Brooks, or
maybe it is Miss Brooks you here. No, I couldn't make it today.
Oh they are before we go anyfurther. Isn't there something you'd like
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to say? Yes, sir,is there a doctor in the house you
sent? Yes, Miss Brooks,I did in spite of my abject apologies.
Mayor Remsen left here in a veryugly mood, and Miss Brooks,
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just what happened in civic class yesterday? Well, we had an open discussion
and somebody opened it wider than Irealized. But we only discussed corrupt city
administrations in general, mister Consin.We made no specific mention of Mayor Remsen's
corrupt administration. Never, never mindwhat you mean. Thanks to you,
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we've got a band of young malcontentson our hands. Not five minutes ago,
a student delegation was in here demandinga three days school week. And
that's not all. They also informedme that they would like a four hour
day, starting from the moment theyleave home till the moment they arrived back
there. Hawfu aparkl didn't you knowthey'll be one in time and a half
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for leaving the room. Don't tellinghow far this thing can go. They've
got the whip hand. They're inpublic office today, Student government Day.
Indeed, Webber thought up that crackbrained idea or to have his head exammin
bend over, mister conference, itwas your idea. Oh well, don't
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change the subject. There's no telling. I was saying, there's no telling
what that student reborm party is capableof doing. Chris brook sits up to
you to see that they stay outof mischief. But mister Complin, you
said this was a holiday, andI've got a very important lunch date to
make. Well. I'm sorry,Miss Brooks, you've got the chaperone those
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students. But mister Conk, Isaid, Paul up on the level.
Aye, Aye, sir, fine, way to spend a holiday chaper running
a bunch. What am I runningabout? I'm halfway down the hall,
that's funny. I stopped right outsidemister Boynton's biology lad Well, I might
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as well go in now that I'mhere. Oh hello, Miss Brooks,
say, I hope mister Conklin wasn'ttoo severe with you, not at all.
Mister Boynton, how are you atsetting bones? And speaking of lunch
which you weren't the date we almosthad but didn't quite because you didn't get
around to asking me, and whichI was going to talk you into,
but which I would have had tocancel because mister Conklan wants me to chaffer
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on the students who are acting asgovernment officials today. Just a Miss Brooks,
I can't quite follow you me themister Boynton. I suppose I'm trying
to apologize for stand you up today. You were supposed to have lunch with
me today. How nice of youto ask me? Can we say those
front steps in fifteen minutes? ButI just want a pot of my nose
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and fixed up a dad. Yousaid something about chaperone, missus. Oh
that's been Wait till after lunch.See you in a little while, Miss
Boydon. I wonder if I'm playingtoo hard to get now as I can
just avoid her honor the Mayor andWalter Denver Waller, there's Miss Brooks and
Miss Brooks. We've been looking foryou. I've been lurking from you too,
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Smiths Brooks. As mayor of thiscommunity, I feel that I have
you to thank for many of myhigh ideas. Me too, Miss Brooks.
When you stood up in Civics classyesterday with a kind of glowing luminous
light emanating from your skull and yourchalk poise in front of the blackboard,
you know who. You reminded meof Joan of Arc at the Battle of
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the Erasers. Look, kid,I promised mister Conklan and I chaperone you
today. But I'm miss Brooks.We're really going to clean up this town.
You have no idea what's going onin this town, Miss Brooks.
If you'll just stick with us,we'll show you grasp and corruption, infamy
and greed. I'd rather have misterBoyton show me spaghetti and meatball. So
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if you'll just keep quiet about it, I'll meet mister Boyton for lunch.
Es. But what about the ideasof decent, honest government that you had
yesterday? Yeahn don't you want tobe in at the chill? Who are
we killing? I'm afraid we'll haveto take an executive action walder Right,
Miss Brooks, I assume you stillbelieve in obedience to duly elected authority.
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Of course I do, Walder,then, as chief of police, I
hereby appoint you deputy sheriff for therest of the day. Miss Brooks.
You'll take orders from me, ButWalter, silence, wee mon capitaine with
this badge. I hereby make youa deputy sheriff. Look, Walter,
to you, I'm a deputy sheriff, and to Harriet, I'm a deputy
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sheriff. But to a deputy sheriff, I'm not. I a deputy sheriff.
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You'd better pull over, Walter,limes ps, hold this fire and
no, that's on our car.I put it on this morning. I
don't want to see insubordinate chief.But just where are we going? To?
The Jackpot Amusement Company's warehouse. We'vebeen watching the place for weeks,
Miss Brooks, in preparation for theday, and we've seen truckloads of slot
machines delivered there. Slop machine,sure, the kind they put in the
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back of candy stores where little schoolkids can spend their lunch money in a
feudal effort to get rich quick.You know, were you pull a member
and try to hit as many bumpersas possible. Oh, the game I
play in my car, it's aone armed band. It's a chief.
The kids broke, well, they'reall fixed. Fick. Sure if a
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machine pays back more than five centson the dollar, they break its arm.
Here we are the Jackpot Amusement Company. What are we going to do
here? We're gonna raise the place. We three Now, there's another bunch
of kids coming any minute. Yousee. The fire commissioner had to go
home and change his pants. Hetore him sliding down the pole at the
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firehouse. Well, are you alreadymen? Speaking for some of us?
Man, No, no, Ipull my police whistle. We'll charge Sorry,
I don't have an account here.Let's go with you, Walter,
Oh now, Walker, Harry,listen, let's go to a movie.
Open up in the name of thelaw. Are you going to open up?
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Or do we have to break itin? Walter? Please hand them
back a miss Brooks. Harriet's ohfine, Now they're gonna use me for
a battering ram. What's going onhere? Trick or tree? What's that?
Are you one of the employees ofthe Jackpot Amusement Company? What if
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I am, you're under arrest.What miss Brooks, your deputy sheriff arrests
man? Pull over to the currybud love, Lady, I'm a busy
man. Why don't you just takeyour kids over to the playgrounds and shove
them down a sharp slide. Oh, resist the arrest. Eh, this
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may go hard with you, mygood man? Going on here? Who
blew the police whistle? I didofficer arrestless man? What did he do?
Try to get fresh with you,lady. No, and that's the
story of my life. And whatdo you want to arrested? Paul?
Yours not the reason why. Asyour chief of police, I gave an
order. Your duty is to obey. How does that go again? Sammy?
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You heard him, officer. Asmayor, I decree that you arrest
this individual. Let's me get thisstraight. You're the mayor and he's the
chief of police. Ah, pooryou, lady. I'm joan of arc
and stop breathing on my armor.I do not wish to be rude,
but I have to go in now. You see, I am little miss
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Muffett and I have to go siton my topic for a while. This
is your last chance. Officer arrestthat man in there. Tomorrow you'll be
pounding a beaten a swamp. Poo, pounding a beaten as swamp. Is
it? Do you realize this isin subordination? Poo? In subordination?
Is You've just got to arrest thatman. Ooh, arrest that man.
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This is getting monotonous, was it? Why don't you all run along and
we'll forget about the whole thing.Oh, that settles it, Miss Brooks.
Arrest this policeman. Arrest this policeman. Is it? Now? Don't
start that again? Will you goquietly? Or do I have to use
the Bracelet take it easy, lady. We'll settle this in a minute.
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That doesn't fight in any buddy,I got one of those two. Good
for you, sonny. Some peopledon't seem to be familiar with the Constitution
of the United States, which sayswe the people of the United States,
were a mayor that matter that generationin the mornings, sell is justin little
Jack corner, sat in the cornereating his Christmas Kiah. He's sucking his
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somemb and pull out a plumb andalong came the black Mariah. God,
oh God, I'm going to useSmiths Brooks. He won't even listen to
us. Let me call him.After all, I'm still mayor, find
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mayor. He's been in office sixhours. In the whole administration's up the
river. What's your fall of mine? You and your police whistle? Now,
don't start bickering. Children. Maybeif we behave ourselves, they'll make
us crusties. Hello Bear, OhGod, God, Taylor Hernky? Why
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what ill bred screws? Yes,yes, Missus Denton. I'll call you
the minute I hear from water.Goodbye. Imagine that mama, Missus Denton
wanted me to call the police department. How would they know where sun water
is? I can't understand it,MafA, you can't understand what's good?
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That's the fifth parent who's called meup to ask why her child hasn't come
home for dinner yet. You'd thinkthey'd keep crack of their children and not
suddenly discover at seven o'clock that theyhaven't come home for dinner yet. By
the way, where's Harriet doesn't comehome for dinner yet? What? We
don't just stand there? Do something? Call this Brooks. I put the
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children in her chart. Call themLee if you're own missing versus get into
this week is ready? I'd liketo find out there some many ears?
Why don't they Well, maybe youcould get hold of them, but I
don't know. Are you what areyou just standing there for? Here?
Are you? Why do you do? You're going? Sometimes? You sound
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like a wolver was called it aturkey staff. I did call miss Brooks.
Missus David said she wasn't home yet. Poor woman. She's heads in
her on since six. She's terriblyworried about her stood tomatoes. We stop
sniffling about missus Davis's tomatoes. We'vegot our own tomato to worry about.
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You come down a little, dear. Have some fruit. It's very good
for VENs. I don't want anyfruit. Oh, that's probably Harriet.
Now I ain't fruit. I mustmove like that. I must be caught.
Hello, I'm good. You're talkingin a banana. No wonder what
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the hell? Or cut it upwith fruit bowls? Hello? Got you,
Harriet? No, what's good?This is martigated. Oh I can't
get a call from miss Brooks.You have yes sons? Good Elliott's lady
getting and several of the other sutonsto be there. Oh, oh thank
him? Tell me Margaret where arethe children and miss Brooks they're in jails.
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See, Martha, I told youthere was nothing to worry about.
Miss Brooks and the children are allin jail. I've to take this phone
out of my hands and put backthe banana. Here the prisoner's young fella.
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You may talk with them, butdon't try to fascinate thing through the
bar or thank you? What misterBoyton? I am, mister Boyton.
We've been swaying about that luncheon date. I don't think I can make it.
What is all SOM's Brooks. Haven'tyou heard we're celebrating student convict Day.
We were only doing our duty aspublic servant. That Mayor Rimsen must
have forgotten to notify any of theother authors. Yeah, we rated some
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racketeers and the next thing we knewwe were in the pie wagon. No,
they have no right to hold youhere, Oh officer, officer,
what is it now? There's beena mistake. Please open the shell and
let these people out of here.Oh, let these people out of here?
Is it? Well? Yes,it just happens that I've had quite
a bit of legal training in additionto my biological background, and I can
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tell you that you have no legalbasis upon which to hold them any longer.
Good for you, mister Boyce,I'm telling him, mister b And
furthermore, I'm sure you don't wantto get into any trouble. Oh I
don't. Don't. I tell himyou'll have him pounding a beat in the
swamp. If you persist in thisbelligerent attitude, You're able to be pounding
a beat in a swamp. Iknew you'd see it my way at last,
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mister Boyington. Just you and Iand the children. I don't belong
in. Mischelle, healthy daughter?Ru there you are, Connie? What's
Missus Davis? I would have beenyour senior, but I just had to
stop at the nast meeting, notmath meeting, Missus Davis. Oh,
mister Croton is with you? Hownice? Please, Missus Davis. We've
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got to get out again. Ifyou always everybody in town was there,
Connie, and I told them whatyou said to me on the phone about
student government. They didn't run allwrong. Good for you, Missus Davis.
Now maybe we'll get some action.Where's the brooks Bell hors on your
left? I also told those parentshow you said that if you had been
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running student government ban, said misterConkringe. They wouldn't have been so much
dunder headed, bumbling o bumbling.Oh hello, good, we were just
talking about you. Anybody want tobuy a youth teacher's life? We like
it. How's evening alone? Nowthat mister consonants here, I'm tu there's
nothing I take to worry about.Miss Brooks? How could you put?
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Why did you have when you allclean? Mister Conchlan, remember your blood
pressure? He wasn't. Miss Brookspulled down? You don't blame her and
you Harriet in prison? How couldyou do this to me my own bless
and blood. You've got his blood, Harriet, You better watch your pressure
too, Linen, Miss Brooks,my painful duty to inform you that you
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are under suspension for conduct unbecoming ateacher. Have you anything to say in
your own defense? Yes, yourhonor, I'd like a new trial on
what ground, on the grounds thatI'm not doing so well in this one.
We'll discuss that at the proper time. Meanwhile, you children remain here
in mister Boynton's judge until I canarrange to have mister Boyton, what in
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the world are you doing here I'mjust visiting mister Codman, one of those
guests you just can't hit rido.Well, we'll see all about this.
I'm going straight to Mayor Rimson's obs. I'll handle this matter personally. But
what do I do in the meantimewith a little luck for the day.
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Well, you've done a lot forme, HJ. But I can't understand
why we're dumping the slot machine dealbecause it's too hot, Mayor. Besides,
our cut ain't big enough. Also, the people are up an arm
the people. What do they knowabout Ed? I'm surprised at you.
What are my initials stand for?HJ? Honest Jim, one of the
people's friend. Then, and wegot an election coming up. We can't
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afford to let the people get upsetor the first thing, you know,
they'll start thinking for themselves. Somemen, Where are we? Okay?
Okay, I'll have the Jack pluscompany get rid of those machines right away.
No, I've got a better idea, Ed. You're gonna meet yourself
a hero with every parent in thiscommunity. You're gonna let the kids do
this job, the kids who wereelected to public office for this one day.
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Wonderful, wonderful, I'll call allmy department head and I tell them
the students holding office, that Ihave complete authority. Fine, and it's
democracy in action, that's what,Yes, democracy in action. And Mayor
Remsen is solidly vind it until afterelection. Which one of you is Mayor
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Harriet Connachlin, I am step outplease? Now? Which one of you
is Chief of Police Denton? Oh, it's me mine out. I've had
orders to release the both of you. But what about miss Brooks and myself?
Sorry, my orders didn't say anythingabout you, tool, but I
insist that you release them immediately.Quiet Walter orders our orders, and now
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once again, here is our Missbrook Well. In spite of everything,
Walter and Harriet got us out ofjail promptly. And that wasn't the only
thing Student Government Day accomplished. Theracketeers left town almost immediately. In fact,
the very next day, Walter tookme out to the Jackpot warehouse for
a last look at the place.Pretty deserted, now, isn't it.
Yes it is, Walter. Let'sgo in and see if they've cleaned out
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the slot machine. I'm gonna lookaround in blackness, brook Scar ahead,
Walter, Hey, here's one ofthose nickel machines. What a racket,
naturally, two lemons and a nanchoby. If I've said once, I've said
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it a thousand times. Climb doesnot Pay or Miss Brooks, starring Eve
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Vardon, was produced and directed byLarry Burns, written by Arthur Alsberg and
al Lewis, with the music ofBlud Bluskin. Mister Conklin was played by
Gail Gorton. This program came toyou from the Frankfort Studios of the American
Forces Network Europe and was prepared forrebroadcast over this network by specialist Ed Barron No
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