Our Miss Brooks

Season 1

TV-G

Miss Brooks teaches English at Madison High, rents a room from Mrs. Davis, gets rides to school with student Walter, fights with Principal Conklin, and tries to snag shy biology teacher Boynton. In the last year she switches to Mrs. Nestor's private school.

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38 Episodes

Trying to Pick a Fight
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Episode 1Trying to Pick a FightWalter explains to his teacher Miss Brooks that fights with his girlfriend help the relationship. Connie decides to try it with Mr. Boynton to mixed results but Principal Conklin effort at arguing with his wife ends disastrously.
The Loaded Custodian
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Episode 2The Loaded CustodianMiss Brooks and Mr. Boynton need supplies but Principal Conklin is refusing to order any. A rumor that janitor Mr. Burwell has stashed inherited money at the school starting a frantic search for the cash to buy the needed items.
The Embezzled Dress
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Episode 3The Embezzled DressMiss Brooks is in charge of a $25 student fund but her landlady Mrs. Davis uses it to purchase a dress. Connie must come up with a way to replace the money before Principal Conklin balances the books and involves Boynton in her scheme.
The Birthday Bag
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Episode 4The Birthday BagConnie has her heart set on a green alligator purse she saw at the department store. Her friends what to give her the purse as a birthday gift, and hatch a scheme to prevent her from buying the item herself.
Miss Brooks Play-Acts (a.k.a. Mrs. Boynton / The Wrong Mrs. Boynton)
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Episode 5Miss Brooks Play-Acts (a.k.a. Mrs. Boynton / The Wrong Mrs. Boynton)Mr. Boynton is on a job hunt and asks Connie to play Mrs. Boynton—his mother, not his wife.
Living Statues
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Episode 6Living StatuesConklin orders Miss Brooks to fix the cracks and scratches on his office walls. Joined by Walter and Mr. Boynton, the three redo his office using a clear paint concocted by Walter in the school lab. They discover too late that a main ingredient is a liquid cement.
Madison Country Club
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Episode 7Madison Country ClubMr. Conklin intends to squeeze money out of a rich dowager so he can redecorate his office. When she arrives, he plans on staging quite a show of poverty, complete with the staff dressed like bums. Miss Brooks and company have other plans.
Mister Whipple
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Episode 8Mister WhippleMrs. Davis gets Connie and the gang whipped into a frenzy with her incorrect story of Mr. Whipple, who they believe to be an impoverished man who hasn't eaten in 10 days.
The Big Game
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Episode 9The Big GameMadison High is looking forward to the big football game against arch-rival Clay. It's discovered that former Madison football star/present day coach "Snake Hips" Geary never graduated. He failed English, so Mr. Conklin wants Miss Brooks give him a crash course and give him a passing grade.
Blue Goldfish
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Episode 10Blue GoldfishPenny-pinching Conklin has the thermostat cranked so low the goldfish in the biology lab have turned blue. The only way the gang can get him to spend a little money on heat is to make him think the cold is making everyone sick.
The Stolen Aerial
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Episode 11The Stolen AerialWhen word gets around school that Miss Brooks is having her TV antenna repaired for free, everyone dumps their broken aerials on Connie to take to the shop. Mr. Conklin becomes suspicious and is convinced that Miss Brooks is an out-of-control antenna thief.
The Hobby Show
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Episode 12The Hobby ShowMiss Brooks is acting listless and anxious which concerns her friends. They decide she needs a hobby so Walter brings his trains, Margaret her paints and Boynton his chess set. But Connie needs to prepare questions for an English test.
Christmas Show 1952
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Episode 13Christmas Show 1952Connie is too broke to afford Christmas presents for her friends, so she plans to exchange all their gifts to her for store credit so she can buy something for them. Unfortunately, everyone has the same idea.
Aunt Hattie Boynton
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Episode 14Aunt Hattie BoyntonConnie will not sit quietly while Conklin gives Miss Enright a promotion. Wanting to show off her business skills, she gets a great deal on fuel oil for Conklin's furnace, not knowing that he's just had it converted to a forced air unit.
The Pet Shop
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Episode 15The Pet ShopConnie is in the dumps because she believes she was stood up on a date by Mr. Boynton. Love guru Walter suggests she give Boynton a taste of his own medicine: make a date with him and then leave him holding the bag.
The Hurricane
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Episode 16The HurricaneWhile listening to Walter's homemade shortwave radio, Harriet and Miss Brooks hear a weather warning of an impending hurricane. As acting principal, Connie shuts down the school and the gang takes refuge at the Conklin home.
Monsieur LaBlanche
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Episode 17Monsieur LaBlancheMiss Brooks receives a note written in French from new teacher Maurice LeBlanche. Failing French student Walter interprets it as a love note asking for a date. In reality, LeBlanche is asking for a $50 loan.
Old Marblehead
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Episode 18Old MarbleheadConklin lives up to his unflattering nickname, Old Marblehead, when he commissions a bust of himself for Madison High's library. He finances it with Conklin's Carelessness Code, a scam in which he fines students and teachers for breaking rules he makes up on the spot.
The Model Teacher
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Episode 19The Model TeacherConnie Brooks learns she's Snap magazine's ideal teacher but she and photographer Stephanie Forest don't get along. A series of unflattering pictures are taken plus the men at Madison fawn over the attractive shutterbug.
Wake-Up Plan
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Episode 20Wake-Up PlanMiss Brooks oversleeps for class thanks to some sleeping pills Mrs. Davis had stored in an aspirin bottle. She brings them in to explain to Conklin what happened, but he'll hear none of it. The "spiked" aspirin bottle left sitting on his desk soon has others dozing off in his office.
The Cafeteria Strike
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Episode 21The Cafeteria StrikeThe food at the school is getting worse and Miss Brooks plans a boycott. But she talks unknowingly to newspaperman Mr. Dunbar about it and Mr. Conklin wants to fire her. Mr. Boynton tries to help with a specially prepared meal.
Mister Casey's Will
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Episode 22Mister Casey's WillAngela's cat Mr. Casey has met an untimely demise and she informs Connie over breakfast he left a will. Mr. Conklin, Walter and Mr. Boynton are told they are left something, all believing Casey is a person instead of an animal.
Conklin's Love Nest
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Episode 23Conklin's Love NestMiss Brooks is expecting a marriage proposal from Mr. Boynton but he just wants to rent Mr. Conklin's spare room. Walter gets involved and accidentally encourages Monseuir La Marche to ask Connie to marry him.
The Honest Burglar
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Episode 24The Honest BurglarMiss Brooks encounters Joe Phillips, a vagrant, raiding the refrigerator late at night. After hearing his story she gets him the custodian job at school but then items start disappearing. She sets a trap but snares an unlikely person.
Fisher's Pawn Shop
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Episode 25Fisher's Pawn ShopThanks to Conklin's lousy management of the athletic budget, the baseball team's season opener might be canceled because of no uniforms. Miss Brooks and other faculty members start hocking school valuables at the pawn shop for the needed funds.
Lulu, the Pin-Up Boat
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Episode 26Lulu, the Pin-Up BoatWalter has Hollywood pinup photos in his locker but they're found by Mr. Conklin. He puts them in a drawer with a pic of his boat Lulu. Board member Mitchell visits, finds them and a confusing talk with Miss Brooks occurs about the photos.
The Yodar Kritch Award
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Episode 27The Yodar Kritch AwardMiss Brooks creates a test to determine the winner of the Yodar Kritch Award for Unique Achievement in English. Walter Denton invites Miss Brooks to a party after school but the party will be canceled unless Bones Snodgrass wins the award.
Madame Brooks DuBarry
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Episode 28Madame Brooks DuBarryMr. Conklin is convinced Harriet is modeling her behavior on that of noted hussy Miss Brooks. Harriet talks her father into spying on Miss Brooks and cold fish Mr. Boynton one evening to prove that there's nothing untoward going on between the two.
Marinated Hearing
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Episode 29Marinated HearingMiss Brooks is helping Bones with a paper on baboons while also proofreading Mr. Conklin's speech. Walter's involvement lead to both items getting torn. The repair job leads to an unfortunate welcome speech to board member Mr. Stone.
The Festival
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Episode 30The FestivalMiss Brooks plays matchmaker between a reluctant janitor and a cleaning lady. To help the woman out, Connie switches clothes with the shabbily attired lady. Mr. Boynton wants the janitor to look good, too, so he switches wardrobe with the old man.
Suzy Prentiss
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Episode 31Suzy PrentissMiss Brooks is ordered to find out what's wrong with star baseball player Bones Snodgrass. It turns out he's in love with Suzy Prentisss, the only student stupider than he is. Connie acquires formals so the young couple can attend a banquet, even though someone else is planning on wearing them.
Conklin Plays Detective
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Episode 32Conklin Plays DetectiveSomeone has broken into Principal Conklin's office, stolen his typewriter and made a long distance call. Evidence points to Mr. Boynton as the guilty party, so Conklin stakes out his office by hiding in a suit of armor.
Public Property on Parade
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Episode 33Public Property on ParadeMr. Conklin is to give a speech about respecting city property and he asks Connie to write it for him. Walter and Bones choose that day to bring various municipal items to Connie's home just as Conklin arrives with the mayor.
Mrs. Davis Reads Tea Leaves
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Episode 34Mrs. Davis Reads Tea LeavesAt breakfast Mrs. Davis predicts a wedding for Connie and Philip. For summer Boynton and Conklin plan on running a children's camp but need Connie's help. She misunderstands a conversation and expects a marriage proposal.
The Stolen Wardrobe
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Episode 35The Stolen WardrobeConnie Brooks is named best dressed teacher followed by a department store robbery. The loot is stashed at the school and Mr. Conklin assumes Connie is the thief. He, Philip, and Walter go to great lengths to protect Miss Brooks.
Cure That Habit
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Episode 36Cure That HabitMr. Conklin has the hiccups, finds kittens in his desk and breaks his glasses the same day so he needs Connie' s help. Walter plays a bad practical joke about a drinking problem just as a school official Mr. Chambers arrives at the school.
Capistrano's Revenge
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Episode 37Capistrano's RevengeWhen Mrs. Davis brings home a sparrow with an injured wing, Miss Brooks comes to the rescue to save it.
June Bride
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Episode 38June BrideConnie is asked by Mr. La Blanche to stand in as proxy for his bride but Walter overhears just part of the conversation. He and Harriet urge Mr. Conklin to stop the wedding as they think she should marry Mr. Boynton.