Walter 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.
Miss 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.
Miss 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.
Connie Brooks has her eye on an expensive handbag and decides to give it to herself as a birthday gift. But her friends are planning a party with the bag as a present so they all borrow money from her so that's she is broke.
Mr. Boynton is being visited by Dean Faraday who expects a family man so Miss Brooks agrees to pretend to be his wife. Principal Conklin misunderstands and believes his two teachers are now married.
Walter's plan for making money involves painting rooms with a new formula he's invented. When Mr. Conklin makes Miss Brooks responsible for painting his office she enlists Walter and Mr. Boynton. Unfortunately the paint is glue like.
Mr. Conklin is angling for a donation from wealthy Mrs. Graybar and intends Miss Brooks to dress down for effect. But Connie misconstrues his intent leading to her, Mr. Boynton and Walter to show up dressed outrageously.
Over breakfast Miss Brooks listens as Mrs. Davis relates about poor Mr. Whipple having malnutrition and holes in his clothes. Connie organizes a charity drive for a man who in reality is a millionaire.
Mr. Conklin has great hopes for Madison High winning against their archival but learns the coach never graduated. He assigns Miss Brooks to make sure he gets his diploma but Connie expects the man to learn the material.
A cold spell is causing distress at Madison High as Mr. Conklin is refusing to repair the heating system. Miss Brooks is selected to talk with him but after he declines Connie decides everyone should pretend to be sick too shame him.
Miss Brooks brags about her relationship with TV repairman Mr. Seymour which results in everyone bringing her their TV antennas, hoping to get them fixed. Next up are TVs which are stored in Conklin's office, to his aggravation.
Miss 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.
Connie Brooks wants to be generous at Christmas but finds herself broke. She starts receiving her own gifts so she takes them to exchange at the department store. She isn't aware Mr. Conklin and Mr. Boynton are doing the same.
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By what name was Our Miss Brooks (1952) officially released in India in English?