Posted by B Day on December 3, 2000, at 10:22:04
In reply to Re: Minerva---Radio vs. TV » Emmanuela, posted by Noa on December 1, 2000, at 14:43:37
> > What do you mean, dearest Noa - 'not that old' - I remember the 'Our Miss Brooks' shows like they were yesterday - however, I was just a thought in my Daddy's mind at the time.
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> Actually, I was really talking about the radio show, which I think must have been a good deal earlier than the TV show. I don't even know what year these were aired--do you?Noa & Emmy,
I swiped the following off a web page...
OUR MISS BROOKS
October 3, 1952 - September 21, 1956
CBS Situation Comedy - 127 Filmed EpisodesCast:
Connie Brooks: Eve Arden
Osgood Conklin: Gale Gordon
Philip Boynton: Robert Rockwell
Walter Denton: Richard Crenna
Harriet Conklin: Gloria McMillan
Mrs. Davis, landlady: Jane Morgan
Miss Daisy Enright: Mary Jane Croft
Mrs. Martha Conklin: Virginia Gordon & Paula Winslowe
Superintendent Stone: Joseph Kearns
Stretch Snodgrass: Leonard Smith
Gene Talbot: Gene Barry
Clint Albright: William Ching
Angela Nestor: Nana Bryant & Jesslyn Fax
Oliver Munsey: Bob Sweeney
Mrs. Nestor, Angela's sister: Isobel Randolph
Benny Romero: Ricky Vera
Mr. Romero: Hy AverbackThe trials and tribulations of Connie Brooks, the wisecracking English teacher at Madison High School. Stories depict her romantic misadventures as she struggles to impress Philip Boynton, the biology instructor; and her continual clash with crusty, blustery Osgood P. Conklin, the principal. Connie rented a room from kindly old Mrs. Davis and rode to school each morning with one of her students, the dimwitted Walter Denton.
At the start of the 1955-1956 season, Madison High was razed for a highway project and Miss Brooks found a new job at Mrs. Nestor's Private Elementary School nearby. For some reason, Mr. Conklin had acquired the job as principal there, and he and other cast members remained on the show to harass her. Connie's new love interest was the young physical education teacher, Gene Talbot, who was chasing her, quite a turnaround from Mr. Boynton's shy indifference.
Our Miss Brooks had originated on CBS radio in 1948, and was heard on both radio and TV throughout the mid 1950s with essentially the same cast.
You can download the theme song at the following url:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/sounds/ourmissbrooks.wavB
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