* OUR MISS BROOKS (OTR) OLD TIME RADIO SHOWS *
* 178 EPISODES on DVD *
* 178 EPISODES on DVD *
Our Miss Brooks was a hit on radio from the outset; within eight months of its launch as a regular series, the show landed several honors, including four for Eve Arden, who won polls in four individual publications of the time. Arden had actually been the third choice to play the title role. Harry Ackerman, at the time CBS's West Coast director of programming, wanted Shirley Booth for the part, but as he told historian Gerald Nachman many years later, he realized Booth was too focused on the underpaid downside of public school teaching at the time to have fun with the role.[1]
Lucille Ball was believed to have been the next choice, but she was already committed to My Favorite Husband and didn't audition. Then CBS chairman Bill Paley, who was friendly with Arden, persuaded her to audition for the part. With a slightly rewritten audition script--Osgood Conklin, for example, was originally written as a school board president but was now written as the incoming new Madison principal--Arden agreed to give the newly-revamped show a try.[2]
Produced by Larry Berns and written by director Al Lewis, Our Miss Brooks premiered on CBS July 19, 1948. According to radio critic John Crosby, her lines were very "feline" in dialogue scenes with principal Conklin and would-be boyfriend Boynton, with sharp, witty comebacks. The interplay between the cast--blustery Conklin, nebbishy Denton, accommodating Harriet, absentminded Mrs. Davis, clueless Boynton, scheming Miss Enright--also received positive reviews.
Arden won a radio listeners' poll by Radio Mirror magazine as the top ranking comedienne of 1948-49, receiving her award at the end of an Our Miss Brooks broadcast that March. "I'm certainly going to try in the coming months to merit the honor you've bestowed upon me, because I understand that if I win this two years in a row, I get to keep Mr. Boynton," she joked. But she was also a hit with the critics; a winter 1949 poll of newspaper and magazine radio editors taken by Motion Picture Daily named her the year's best radio comedienne.
For its entire radio life, the show was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, promoting Palmolive soap, Lustre Creme shampoo and Toni hair care products. The radio series continued until 1957, a year after its television life ended.
Lucille Ball was believed to have been the next choice, but she was already committed to My Favorite Husband and didn't audition. Then CBS chairman Bill Paley, who was friendly with Arden, persuaded her to audition for the part. With a slightly rewritten audition script--Osgood Conklin, for example, was originally written as a school board president but was now written as the incoming new Madison principal--Arden agreed to give the newly-revamped show a try.[2]
Produced by Larry Berns and written by director Al Lewis, Our Miss Brooks premiered on CBS July 19, 1948. According to radio critic John Crosby, her lines were very "feline" in dialogue scenes with principal Conklin and would-be boyfriend Boynton, with sharp, witty comebacks. The interplay between the cast--blustery Conklin, nebbishy Denton, accommodating Harriet, absentminded Mrs. Davis, clueless Boynton, scheming Miss Enright--also received positive reviews.
Arden won a radio listeners' poll by Radio Mirror magazine as the top ranking comedienne of 1948-49, receiving her award at the end of an Our Miss Brooks broadcast that March. "I'm certainly going to try in the coming months to merit the honor you've bestowed upon me, because I understand that if I win this two years in a row, I get to keep Mr. Boynton," she joked. But she was also a hit with the critics; a winter 1949 poll of newspaper and magazine radio editors taken by Motion Picture Daily named her the year's best radio comedienne.
For its entire radio life, the show was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, promoting Palmolive soap, Lustre Creme shampoo and Toni hair care products. The radio series continued until 1957, a year after its television life ended.
OMB 1948-04-09 Audition #1 (Shirley Booth)
OMB 1948-06-23 Audition #2 (Eve Arden)
OMB 1948-07-19 #001 1st Show (aka Conklin's First Day)
OMB 1948-09-19 #007 Weekend at Crystal Lake (Vers 1 Mrs C is Noreen Gammill)
OMB 1948-10-24 #012 Surprise Party (aka Green Alligator Bag) (aka Putting Touch On Miss Brooks)
OMB 1948-10-31 #013 Clayton City Football Game
OMB 1948-11-07 #014 The Workhorse
OMB 1948-11-14 #015 Babysitting For Three (aka Babysitting)
OMB 1948-11-21 #016 The Model School Teacher
OMB 1948-11-28 #017 Sunnydale Finishing School (aka Tech Probs)
OMB 1948-12-05 #018 Tall, Dark & French (aka Weighing Machine)
OMB 1948-12-19 #020 The Magic Christmas Tree
OMB 1949-01-02 #022 Old Clothes For Party
OMB 1949-01-09 #023 The Heating System (aka Broken Furnace) (aka Lack of Coal at Madison)
OMB 1949-01-16 #024 Student Government Day
OMB 1949-01-23 #025 (& #351) New Head of English Department
OMB 1949-01-30 #026 Student Banking (aka Embezzlement) (aka Custodian of Student Funds )
OMB 1949-02-06 #027 Missing Electric Heater (Version 1) (Comm. Free)
OMB 1949-02-06 #027 Missing Electric Heater (Version 2)
OMB 1949-02-13 #028 Stretch the Basketball Star
OMB 1949-02-20 #029 The Frog
OMB 1949-02-27 #030 & #357 Stretch Has a Problem
OMB 1949-03-06 #031 The Hair-Do
OMB 1949-03-13 #032 Cafeteria Boycott
OMB 1949-03-20 #033 Poetry Mix-up
OMB 1949-03-27 #034 Clay City English Teacher
OMB 1949-04-03 #035 Special Party (aka April Fool's Day)
OMB 1949-04-10 #036 Mr. Conklin's Wake-up Plan
OMB 1949-04-17 #037 Easter Outfits (Skips)
OMB 1949-04-24 #038 Dress Code Protest
OMB 1949-05-01 #039 Walter vs Stretch Grudge Match
OMB 1949-05-08 #040 Mr Boynton's Parents
OMB 1949-05-15 #041 Yearbook Photo Mix-up (aka Friday the 13th)
OMB 1949-05-22 #042 Peanuts, the Great Dane
OMB 1949-05-29 #043 Arguments! Arguments! (aka Why Is Everybody Arguing)
OMB 1949-06-05 #044 Key to the School
OMB 1949-06-12 #045 The Wishing Well Dance
OMB 1949-06-19 #046 Taxidermists
OMB 1949-07-03 #048 Conklin's Blood Presssure (aka July 04 Trip to Eagle Springs)
OMB 1949-07-10 #049 Telegram (aka Telegram for Mrs. Davis)
OMB 1949-07-17 #050 Carelessness Code
OMB 1949-07-24 #051 Mrs Davis' Cookies (aka Pensacola Popovers)
OMB 1949-07-31 #052 Will Connie Resign (aka Connie's New Job Offer)
OMB 1949-08-07 #053 Heat Wave
OMB 1949-08-14 #054 English Test (aka Final Exams)
OMB 1949-08-21 #055 Weekend at Crystal Lake (Vers 2 Mrs Conklin is Vivi Jannis)
OMB 1949-09-11 #057 The School Board (aka Head of the School Board)
OMB 1949-09-18 #058 The Sweater (aka Faculty Cheer Leader)
OMB 1949-09-25 #059 Conklin Causes a Fight (aka Taking Rap for Mr Boynton)
OMB 1949-10-02 #060 Rival Football (aka Stretch To Transfer)
OMB 1949-10-09 #061 The French Teacher (aka Mr Le Blanche Needs $50)
OMB 1949-10-16 #062 School Safety (aka School Safety Advisor)
OMB 1949-10-23 #063 Gifts for Boynton (aka Exchanging Gifts)
OMB 1949-10-30 #064 Halloween Party
OMB 1949-11-13 #066 Elephant Mascot (aka School Mascot)
OMB 1949-11-20 #067 The Party Line (aka Head of Eng. Dept)
OMB 1949-11-27 #068 Thanksgiving Weekend
OMB 1949-12-04 #069 Weighing Machine (aka Tea Leaves)
OMB 1949-12-11 #070 Game At Clay City
OMB 1949-12-18 #071 A Letter to Santa (aka Dept. Store Contest)
OMB 1949-12-25 #072 The Magic Christmas Tree
OMB 1950-01-01 #073 Babysitting on New Years Eve
OMB 1950-01-08 #074 Board of Education Day
OMB 1950-01-15 #075 Cure That Habit!
OMB 1950-01-22 #076 Walter's Radio (aka Professorship at State U)
OMB 1950-01-29 #077 School on Saturday
OMB 1950-02-05 #078 Miss Enright's Dinner
OMB 1950-02-19 #080 Valentine's Day Date
OMB 1950-02-26 #081 Stretch is in Love
OMB 1950-03-05 #082 Letter from the Education Board (aka Board of Education Letter )
OMB 1950-03-12 #083 The Burglar
OMB 1950-03-19 #084 The Auction
OMB 1950-03-26 #085 The Baseball Game (aka Baseball Uniforms)
OMB 1950-04-02 #086 Conklin's TV Set (aka Free TV from Sherry's)
OMB 1950-04-09 #087 Dyeing Easter Eggs (aka Easter-Egg Dye)
OMB 1950-04-23 #089 School Economics (aka The Tape Recorder)
OMB 1950-04-30 #090 Musical Instruments (aka School Band)
OMB 1950-05-07 #091 Boynton's Barbecue
OMB 1950-05-14 #092 Mr. Boynton's Parents
OMB 1950-05-21 #093 Rare Black Orchid
OMB 1950-05-28 #094 Traffic Court (aka Reckless Driving)
OMB 1950-09-10 #096 Rumors
OMB 1950-09-17 #097 Elopement with Walter
OMB 1950-09-24 #098 Bronco Dismissed
OMB 1950-10-01 #099 Measles Diagnosis
OMB 1950-10-08 #100 Radio Bombay (aka Hurricane) (aka Walter's Radio) (aka Rainy Day Walter) (aka Walter's Wonderful Radio)
OMB 1950-10-15 #101 The Bookie
OMB 1950-10-22 #102 Stretch is in Love Again
OMB 1950-10-29 #103 The Dancer
OMB 1950-11-05 #104 Burial Grounds (aka Indian Burial Ground)
OMB 1950-11-12 #105 Teacher's Convention (aka The Convention)
OMB 1950-11-19 #106 Thanksgiving Turkey
OMB 1950-11-26 #107 Woman Driver
OMB 1950-12-03 #108 Conklin's Tuba (aka Music Festival)
OMB 1950-12-17 #110 A Suit for Charity
OMB 1950-12-24 #111 The Magic Christmas Tree
OMB 1950-12-31 #112 Exchanging Christmas Gifts (aka Christmas Gift Returns)
OMB 1951-02-04 #117 Puppy Love, Mr Barlow & Miss Davis
OMB 1951-02-11 #118 The Business Course
OMB 1951-02-25 #120 Going Skiing (aka Skis in the Classroom)
OMB 1951-03-04 #121 The French Teacher (aka Overseas Job)
OMB 1951-03-11 #122 Tex Barton Basketball Star
OMB 1951-03-18 #123 Miss Enright's Birthday Party (AFRS Rebroadcast)
OMB 1951-03-25 #124 Boynton's Land Deal
OMB 1951-04-01 #125 Another Day, Another Madame Amelia Dress
OMB 1951-04-15 #127 Mr Conklin's Induction Notice (Half Lost from Mstr Reel)
OMB 1951-04-22 #128 New School TV Set
OMB 1951-05-13 #131 Bargain Hats for Mother's Day (aka 1948-05-08)
OMB 1951-06-03 #134 Miss Brooks Takes Over Miss Enright's First Aid Course
OMB 1951-11-04 #143 Oui (aka Connie Tries To Forget Mr Boynton)
OMB 1951-11-25 #146 Miss Brooks Needs a Winter Coat (aka Connie Wins Man's Suit)
OMB 1952-01-27 #155 New School Bus (Pr Snd)
OMB 1952-03-09 #161 Minerva's Husband (aka Minerva's Kittens)
OMB 1953-05-31 #212 Cosmopolitan Magazine Pictures
OMB 1953-10-04 #217 Poison Ivy
OMB 1953-10-11 #218 Plaque for Mr. Conklin (aka Conklin is Honored) (Pr Snd)
OMB 1953-10-18 #219 Mr Boynton's Barbecue (Pr Snd)
OMB 1953-10-25 #220 Boynton the Gigolo
OMB 1953-11-01 #221 Mr Conklin's Car Pool
OMB 1953-11-08 #222 Convict (aka 1946-07-01 Convict has Threatened to Kill Mr. Conklin)
OMB 1953-11-15 #223 Walter's Moving Van (aka Moving Van aka Couch Potato) 1955-04-24 #246 Cow in the Closet
OMB 1953-11-22 #224 The Butcher
OMB 1953-11-29 #225 Former Student Visits
OMB 1953-12-13 #227 Conklin the Bachelor
OMB 1953-12-20 #228 Christmas Gift Mix-Up
OMB 1953-12-27 #229 Miss Brooks Writes about a Hobo
OMB 1954-01-10 #231 Hobbies
OMB 1954-01-17 #232 Selling the House Next Door
OMB 1954-01-31 #234 Four Fiancees
OMB 1954-02-07 #235 Foreign Teachers
OMB 1954-09-26 #256 Mr Lanthrop Returns to School
OMB 1954-10-03 #257 Conklin Threatens to Abolish Football
OMB 1954-10-10 #258 Bartering with Chief Thundercloud
OMB 1954-10-17 #259 Photo Feud (aka 1944-05-15 French Bathing Suit Photo)
OMB 1954-10-24 #260 Stretch is n Love Again (Repeat #102)
OMB 1954-11-07 #262 The Switchboard Operator
OMB 1954-11-14 #263 Movies at School
OMB 1955-01-16 #272 Male Superiority
OMB 1955-01-23 #273 Pen Pal Project
OMB 1955-01-30 #274 Mr Travis' Three Acre Lot
OMB 1955-03-06 #279 Project X
OMB 1955-03-13 #280 The School Board's Psychologist
OMB 1955-03-27 #282 Mr Boynton's Moustache
OMB 1955-04-03 #283 An American Tragedy (aka 1946-07-02 An American Tragedy)
OMB 1955-04-10 #284 Tears For Mr. Boynton
OMB 1955-04-17 #285 Writing Magazine Articles with Aliases
OMB 1955-04-24 #286 Take him or Leave him (aka Cow in the Closet)
OMB 1955-05-01 #287 Miss Brooks Takes Over (aka Miss Brooks Takes Over Spring Garden)
OMB 1955-05-08 #288 The Twin Orphans
OMB 1955-05-22 #290 Stretch is Accused of Professionalism
OMB 1955-05-29 #291 Spring Garden
OMB 1955-06-19 #294 Taxi Fare
OMB 1955-06-26 #295 Marriage by Proxy
OMB 1955-07-03 #296 Hillbilly Heifetz (aka Deacon Jones)
OMB 1955-07-10 #297 Bye Bye Boynton (aka Miss B tries to forget Mr. Boynton)
OMB 1955-07-17 #298 Compliment Contest (aka Planning Trip to Europe)
OMB 1955-07-24 #299 Non Fraternization Policy
OMB 1955-07-31 #300 Marriage Madness
OMB 1955-08-07 #301 Cat Burglars
OMB 1955-08-14 #302 Sneaky Peekers
OMB 1955-08-21 #303 Who's Going Where (aka Teacher's Convention)
OMB 1955-08-28 #304 Couch Potato (aka Audio Visual Experiment)
OMB 1955-09-04 #305 Summer Vacation
OMB 1955-09-11 #306 Helping Hands
OMB 1955-09-18 #307 Oo-Oo-Mo-Mo-Tcoculudi-Gucci-Mo O-Moo (aka The House Trailer)
OMB 1955-10-16 #311 Friendship
OMB 1955-10-30 #313 (aka French Sadie Hawkin's Day) (INCORRECT TITLE - SEE #318)
OMB 1955-11-13 #315 Outpost Road (INC & unable to replace)
OMB 1955-12-04 #318 French Sadie Hawkins Day (aka Saving the School Newspaper)
OMB 1955-12-18 #320 Christmas Clothing Drive
OMB 1955-12-25 #321 The Magic Christmas Tree
OMB 1956-01-01 #322 Annual Winter Outing (aka Mr Conklin Loses his Hearing)
OMB 1956-01-08 #323 Boynton the Bird (aka School on Saturday)
OMB 1956-02-05 #327 Bigger & Better Playgrounds (aka The Auction)
OMB 1956-02-12 #328 Mr Conklin's Statue
OMB 1956-03-18 #333 Mash Notes to Harriet (Pr Snd)
OMB 1956-05-06 #340 New Girl in Town (Pr Snd)
OMB 1956-06-03 #344 The Dinner Party (AFRS Repeat)
OMB 1957-01-13 #351 New Head of English Department (Repeat #025)
OMB 1957-02-24 #357 Stretch Has a Problem (Repeat #030)
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