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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Release Date:
3 October 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Plot:
Miss Brooks teaches English at Madison High, rents a room from Mrs. Davis, gets rides to school with student Walter... more
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Richard Crenna Dead at 76
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 20 January 2003)

Actor Richard Crenna Dies at Age 76
 (From WENN. 20 January 2003)

User Comments:
One of the sharpest, wittiest comedies ever to appear on television! A classic! Eve Arden and the rest of the cast formed one of the finest comic ensembles ever! more (8 total)

Cast

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Eve Arden ... Connie Brooks (130 episodes, 1952-1956)
Gale Gordon ... Osgood Conklin / ... (130 episodes, 1952-1956)
Jane Morgan ... Mrs Margaret Davis / ... (110 episodes, 1952-1956)
Robert Rockwell ... Philip Boynton / ... (103 episodes, 1952-1956)

Richard Crenna ... Walter Denton (89 episodes, 1952-1955)
Gloria McMillan ... Harriet Conklin / ... (88 episodes, 1952-1955)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Daisy Enright: When I was in my teens, there weren't very many stars on television.
Connie Brooks: When you were in your teens, there weren't many stars on the flag.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#1.1)" (1984) more
Soundtrack:
Whistling Bells more

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One of the sharpest, wittiest comedies ever to appear on television! A classic! Eve Arden and the rest of the cast formed one of the finest comic ensembles ever!, 21 March 2002
Author: Tom Sanchez from Los Angeles, California

"Our Miss Brooks" was one of the first television programs to feature an independent, sharp, strong, beautiful woman who planned on a career and loved her career as a teacher. Eve Arden was a consummate comedienne who took the romantic comedy heroine from 1930's romantic comedy and combined her with a career woman in her portrayal of Connie Brooks. Eve Arden's portrayal pioneered shows starring actresses in roles as bright, career-minded women who were not defined by husbands nor boyfriends.

"Our Miss Brooks" featured one of the most brilliant casts of any television comedy. They played character who were only slight exaggerations of real people found in any American high school of the 1950's. Gale Gordon as pompous, arrogant Principal Osgood Conklin displayed Gordon's talents that made him a star character actor on television. The nerdy characters portrayed by Richard Crenna and Leonard Smith are as hilarious and believable today as they were in the 1950's. Jane Morgan as the befuddled Mrs. Davis was a great foil for Eve Arden. It is singular that so many characters serve as comic foils for the star of a show. "Our Miss Brooks" led the way. The combination of character writing, slapstick, and witty, sophisticated lines has never been equalled. Eve Arden's artistry was never so artfully displayed as it was in "Our Miss Brooks". When one realizes that, for several years, original scripts of "Our Miss Brooks" were written for concurrent radio and television versions of the show, it is astounding the consistent excellent level of script quality that the show's writers were able to produce.

One of the highlights of American television!

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