Our Miss Brooks 

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 ... See full summary »

Stars:

Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jane Morgan

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Eve Arden	...	Connie Brooks 130 episodes, 1952-1956
Gale Gordon	...	Osgood Conklin 130 episodes, 1952-1956
Jane Morgan	...	Mrs Margaret Davis / ... 115 episodes, 1952-1956
Robert Rockwell	...	Philip Boynton 107 episodes, 1952-1956
Richard Crenna	...	Walter Denton 94 episodes, 1952-1955
Gloria McMillan	...	Harriet Conklin 92 episodes, 1952-1955

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

biology teacher | school principal | high school student | english teacher | high school | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Våran fröken

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1962, series co-star Gale Gordon succeeded his fellow cast member Joseph Kearns on the "Dennis the Menace" TV series following the sudden death of Kearns. Kearns had played next door neighbor George Wilson and Gordon was introduced in the role of John Wilson, George's brother.

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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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Connections

Referenced in Dinah!: Episode dated 4 June 1976 (1976)

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Soundtracks

Whistling Bells
(1955-56)
Music by Farian I. Myers

User Reviews

I have seen the TV show

and heard the radio show, too. The show made a seamless transition from radio to television with the original cast and writers intact. It was filmed by Desilu as a one-camera show, so it lacks some of the energy which shows like I Love Lucy derived from a live studio audience. But the cast was perfectly cast and the writing was sharp. The only false note in the program concept is Arden's desperate and somewhat pathetic attempt to "hook" shy biology teacher "Mr. Boynton." There is almost no chemistry between the two and no evidence of passion on "Miss Brooks'" part. The real sizzle here comes from the classic exchanges between "Miss Brooks" and principal "Osgood Conklin." Gale Gordon as "Mr. Conklin" is far funnier than in his later roles as foil for Lucille Ball. Richard Crenna is a bit too old to play a high school boy in the TV version but his strong abilities as a comic actor allow him to pull it off. The TV show is not available on DVD or video tape; the movie version is shown regularly on TCM and is very close to the TV series (albeit with more money to spend on the production). The main difference between the two, the movie focused on the Brooks-Boynton romance and downplayed "Miss Brooks'" work in the classroom, interactions with students and - unfortunately - her classic exchanges with "Mr. Conklin."