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Our Miss Brooks presents “Non-Fraternization Policy,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on July 24, 1955. This surviving episode is identified as episode 299 and stars Eve Arden as Madison High teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin.

When Conklin decides that Madison High’s chatter and commotion have gone too far, he imposes a strict rule to keep boys and girls apart. The new policy soon creates fresh discipline problems for Connie and the school community. Written by Al Lewis and Joe Quillan and directed by Larry Berns.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:17 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks, “Where to Go for Thanksgiving” (episode 68), originally broadcast November 27, 1949. In this CBS holiday comedy, Connie Brooks and her landlady, Mrs. Davis, face a decidedly modest Thanksgiving dinner plan—until invitations, expectations, and the familiar Madison High crowd complicate the celebration. Eve Arden stars as Connie, with Gale Gordon, Jeff Chandler, Jane Morgan, and Dick Crenna.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Our Miss Brooks, “The Hair-Do,” originally broadcast on March 6, 1949. This is episode 31 of the CBS comedy series starring Eve Arden as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks.

With a faculty dance ahead, Connie hopes a visit to Antoine’s beauty parlor—and a new hairstyle—might finally catch the eye of shy biology teacher Philip Boynton. But rival teacher Miss Enright, Walter Denton, Principal Osgood Conklin, and the Conklin family soon complicate her plans. Jeff Chandler co-stars as Boynton, with Gale Gordon as Conklin.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks, “Planning a Trip to Europe,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 17, 1955. This is episode 298 of the classic comedy series starring Eve Arden as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon and Richard Crenna.

With summer vacation approaching, Connie spots a tempting European tour offer from the Hawkins Travel Agency—but the bargain depends on finding three paying travelers. As she enlists help from Mrs. Davis and takes her pitch to Madison High, competing travel dreams and familiar schoolhouse personalities complicate her plans.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:11 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks presents “Wishing Well Dance,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 12, 1949. This is episode 45 of the classic comedy series, starring Eve Arden as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks.

With the Friday-night Wishing Well Dance approaching, Connie welcomes a break from classroom duties—until Walter Denton’s matchmaking efforts and a peculiar interest in locks of Miss Brooks’s hair complicate the festivities. Richard Crenna co-stars as Walter, with Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin and Jeff Chandler as biology teacher Philip Boynton. The episode was written by Al Lewis.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:22 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks, “Rare Black Orchid,” originally broadcast on CBS on May 21, 1950, is episode 93. Eve Arden stars as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks, alongside Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin and Richard Crenna as Walter Denton.

During National Pickle Week at Madison High, Walter arrives with what he believes is uranium stuck to his shoe—just as Conklin’s valuable rare black orchid goes missing. The atomic-age scare and the disappearing plant send Miss Brooks into another brisk comic predicament.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks, “Measles” (episode 99), originally broadcast October 1, 1950. In this CBS Radio comedy, Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks finds herself confined to her apartment with a suspected case of measles.

Connie’s quarantine quickly becomes more complicated as unexpected visitors—including Principal Osgood Conklin—are drawn into the situation. Eve Arden stars as Connie, with Gale Gordon as Conklin and Jeff Chandler as Philip Boynton.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:15 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks, “Marriage by Proxy” (AFRS), originally broadcast June 26, 1955, is episode 295 of the classic CBS comedy series. Eve Arden stars as sardonic English teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin, Richard Crenna as Walter Denton, and Robert Rockwell as Mr. Boynton.

When Connie agrees to help French teacher Monsieur Paul LeBlanche with a proxy-wedding arrangement, Walter overhears just enough to reach the wrong conclusion. Soon, a simple favor has Madison High’s friends and faculty bracing for an unexpectedly complicated ceremony.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
26:45 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks presents “Tex Barton, Basketball Star,” originally broadcast March 11, 1951. This is episode 122, starring Eve Arden as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks.

Madison High is gearing up for a Friday-night basketball game against Clay City High after a discouraging 39-game losing streak. With Walter Denton handling ticket sales and Tex Barton emerging as a promising prospect, Miss Brooks finds herself drawn into the school’s latest athletic crisis. Colgate Dental Cream and Palmolive Shave Cream sponsored the original broadcast.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
30:28 Closing

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Our Miss Brooks, “The Heating System,” originally broadcast on January 9, 1949, is episode 23 of the classic CBS comedy series. Eve Arden stars as English teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Madison High principal Osgood Conklin and Richard Crenna as Walter Denton.

Following the holiday recess, Madison High’s classrooms are bitterly cold, thanks to Conklin’s reluctance to spend money on coal. Connie looks for a way to spur the principal into action, while Walter brings along a school-uniform concern of his own. The broadcast was sponsored by Palmolive Soap and Luster-Cream Shampoo.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:17 Closing

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