Our Miss Brooks. February 13, 1949. Stretch The Basketball Star, The story of the attempt to get Stretch Snodgrass through an English exam, so he can play basketball against Clay City. The date is subject to correction. Eve Arden, Jane Morgan, Richard Crenna, Gloria McMillan, Verne Smith (announcer), Bob Lemond (announcer), Leonard Smith, Gale Gordon, Frank Nelson, Jeff Chandler, Al Lewis (writer, director), Larry Berns (producer), Wilbur Hatch (music).