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Our Miss Brooks, “Eve Arden Biography,” originally broadcast in 2021. No episode number is supplied.This special installment offers a concise biographical look at Eve Arden, the celebrated actress best known to radio audiences as English teacher Connie Brooks in Our Miss Brooks.Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:16 Original Broadcast02:59 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Our Miss Brooks, “Mr. Conklin’s Statue,” originally broadcast February 12, 1956, is episode 328. Eve Arden stars as English teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as the ever-formidable Madison High principal, Osgood Conklin.Conklin’s new “Carelessness Code” hits students and faculty with a string of petty fines—funds he plans to use for a very personal addition to the school library: a statue of himself. As objections grow and the proposed monument meets the library’s existing display, Miss Brooks finds herself caught in another classic Madison High predicament. The CBS broadcast was written by Al Lewis and Joseph Quillan and directed by Larry Berns.Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast25:27 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Our Miss Brooks, “Taxi Fare” (AFRS), originally broadcast June 19, 1955, is episode 294. Eve Arden stars as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as the formidable Principal Osgood Conklin.With school out and her summer plans uncertain, Connie is left short of cash after a borrowed car breaks down. A taxi ride brings persistent driver Fred Finch into the picture, and Connie’s efforts to settle the fare lead to more comic complications involving Conklin and an anticipated school-board visitor. This surviving AFRS transcription is also known as “Debt to a Taxi Driver.”Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:43 Original Broadcast30:20 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Our Miss Brooks, “Tape Recorder” (episode 89), originally broadcast on April 23, 1950. Also known as “School Economics,” this CBS Radio comedy stars Eve Arden as Madison High teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as the ever-demanding Principal Osgood Conklin.Conklin’s strict economy drive at Madison High collides with Walter Denton’s new tape recorder, putting Miss Brooks and the school staff in a precarious comic predicament. The episode plays on postwar budget worries and the then-novel possibilities of recording technology in the classroom.Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast30:22 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Our Miss Brooks presents “The English Test (AFRS),” originally broadcast May 27, 1951. Episode 133, also known as “The Yodar Kritch Cup,” stars Eve Arden as Madison High School English teacher Connie Brooks, with Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin.Final exams bring Principal Conklin’s new English-achievement trophy into focus, while Stretch Snodgrass has a particularly personal reason to hope for success. As Miss Brooks tries to make grammar lessons stick, classroom competition and the usual Madison High complications provide the comedy. This surviving presentation is an AFRS rebroadcast of the CBS series.Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:42 Original Broadcast27:40 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio