Our Miss Brooks – Retro Radio Podcast: Recent Episodes
Keith Heltsley
Love is in the air as Mrs. Davis talks with Connie about her new boyfriend, Henry. Will Mrs. Davis be jumping into marriage anytime soon? Walter seems to be up…
Saturday afternoon finds Connie making big arrangements in the kitchen. She is getting Easter baskets ready for the big day. Harriet stops by to talk about fashions for the Easter…
Principle, Mr. Conklin has called a meeting to discuss the problem of excessive noise in the hallowed halls of Madison High. What is the source of Conklin’s irritations? It’s only…
Connie talks with Mrs. Davis about her Summer plans of going to Europe, and the real likelihood that Connie actually has of going. Miss Brooks tells about the deal she…
Some people are naturally shy, and retiring, but according to Connie Brooks, Mr. Boynton overdoes it. Connie has decided to break it off with the slow-moving boyfriend and stop thinking…
As Miss Brooks and Mrs. Davis contemplate the boring weekend, the doorbell brings news. Mrs. Davis is certain it’s bad news. Mrs. Davis is superstitious about opening telegrams, and won’t…
Connie Brooks complains about her day at school. It seems that Mr. Boynton is more interested in his frog, science projects in the basketball team ahead of her. She speaks…
Connie complains to Mrs. Davis about Mr. Boynton paying too much attention to MacDougal the frog. The silver-tongued Walter Denton stops in to butter up his favorite English teacher and…
It’s early in the morning when Mrs. Davis wakes up Connie for a special chore. Connie needs to feed Minerva since the absent-minded Mrs. Davis says that she has to…
Note: Not sure this is the right date for this episode. The one listed with this episode and date is one about a Great Dane. The big rival baseball game…
Though Connie is down on her luck, and talks about superstitions, Mrs. Davis is particularly perky. Connie dreads facing another day of school on this fine Friday the 13th as…
A few candid words are shared by Connie as she wonders over Mr. Conklin’s knack for causing grief for the faculty and students. In school, he puts her on the…
Connie talks about her latest adventure with her bashful biologist boyfriend, Mr. Boynton to Mrs. Davis. He has recently gotten for himself a new pet dog. The two gals compare…
Connie trims her Friendship Tree with Christmas cards. Friendship tree? Wow, I didn’t think they had that much trouble with the political correctness police back then. Mrs. Davis has to…
Connie talks with Mrs. Davis about the donation drive, and her dress that she’s giving to the cause. Later, on the way to school, Walter talks to her about relationships…
It’s that time of year, and we find Connie Brooks and Mrs Davis in the kitchen diing Easter eggs. Harriot pops in to get the eggs on to boil. The…
Connie complains about the new policy of going to school on Saturday. Conklin thinks it's the wave of the future, and wants to be a trend setter among the school districts. Not to mention making up for Connie closing school earlier in the week.
Flashback to the day before, when Connie and Mrs Davis talk about their new Years Eve party plans. Miss Brooks is hopeful that Mr Boynton will take her out. Too bad he has to drop in and break his date. Boynton will be attending a Biologist convention, and only has money for one ticket.
After going with Mr Boynton for 6 years now, Connie’s patience is running thin. She and Mrs Davis are worried and talk about Minirva the cat, who has been missing.…
In an effort to cooperate with school policies, Miss Brooks opens by talking about her efforts to comply with the latest school policy, Mr Conklin’s exersize plan. An idea to…
Connie tells about the hypertensive Mr Conklin, and the assignment he gave to her. Mrs Davis sticks up for Connie, and feels she should be paid for the extra work.…
Connie trims her Friendship Tree with Christmas cards. Friendship tree? Wow, I didn’t think they had that much trouble with the political correctness police back then. Mrs Davis has to…
Miss Brooks recounts an event that she experienced recently when weighing herself on a penny scale. The card it spit out, promised that she would meet a tall dark man…
Connie relates a little of her typical day, and her crush on Mr Boynton. Mrs Davis gives Connie an early wake up call. It seems Connie has been recommended as…
Connie Brooks has hopes that she might actually be asked out on a date by Mr Boynton. On the big day of the Clay City football game, After one of…
There’s something peaceful about a lake. On the surface, clean, shimmering water, with wind kicking up little ripples on the surface. Ducks swimming, or waddling near the shoreline. A row…
The cast members are meeting together to decide how to raise money for a bigger and better playground. Connie and Boynton are the faculty supervisors, while Walter and Harriet are…
A constant problem of schools is the overcrowded classroom. Miss Brooks and Walter Denton discuss the overcrowding as they rearrange the desks to try to make more room. As they…
When Connie and Boynton’s vacation plans have taken separate tracks, she has decided to put herself on the market to date other men. Connie takes a cab ride home and…
Though Mr. Boynton is friendly enough for most folks, he’s just not friendly enough towards our favorite English teacher, Connie Brooks. She talks with Mrs. Davis about ways to turn…
After the Easter holiday, it can take some time to get use to the routine of going back to school. Connie talks about the special, crazy clothes days the student…
To boost her meager teacher’s income, Connie tells about some freelance writing she has been up to. Using pen names, she has submitted various articles to a magazine. She tries…
Teachers are all the same under the skin, right? Connie Brooks talks about some of the differences, and her homemade pinup calendar of Mr Boynton. Mrs Davis talks with Connie…
One reason that Connie Brooks and her landlady get along so well is due to cooperation, which Connie describes so well. Topics at the breakfast table include Mrs Davis substituting…
Or, The First Aid Course). Connie Brooks is in high spirits when she has learned her rival, Miss Enright is leaving for the rest of the semester. Mrs Davis is…
Many of the daily problems in a school teacher’s life happen outside the classroom. As an example, Connie, Mrs Davis, and Minirva demonstrate a typical morning before school. Mrs Davis…
Miss Brooks talks about the things that occupy her time, and the odd concoctions that Mrs Davis makes. At school, Connie is on the way to the cafeteria for lunch.…
Teachers often get roped into various school projects, and Connie Brooks is no different. She has had to change her pace from the English classroom to teach a Civics class.…
As Connie Brooks gets ready for her day, and picks out a dress, she talks with Mrs Davis. At the movies the night before, Mrs Davis saw Stretch at the…
To get ready for the holiday, Connie talks about her new Easter dress she bought. Mrs Davis gets her out of bed so she can get an early start. The…
Being the traditional, romantic type, Connie Brooks sent Mr Boynton an unsigned Valentines Day card. She is feeling low when he hasn’t sent any card at all, and spends more…
The former head of the English department has had to step down from her job for family reasons, and its Connie’s big chance to apply for her dream job. She…
When a particular English teacher isn’t getting attention from a particular biology teacher, what is she supposed to do? Mrs Davis reminds Connie that the French teacher is a close…
Enjoy this installment from the Retro Radio vault. My original show notes: Sorry for the lapse in posting shows. Technology problems strike again. Grrr… Watch for a second show either…
At Connie’s house, she and landlady, Mrs Davis talk about the eyesore in the back yard. Where did it come from? How can she get rid of it? In the…
Connie looks forward to returning to school, and seeing Mr Boynton again. Word on the street has it that there may be changes to the faculty this year. When Walter…
Though Connie Brooks and Mr Conklin have had their rough spells, lately things have been smoother. Wow, I’ll bet that can’t last. Connie recounts her latest date with Mr Boynton…
A trip is planned to attend a teacher’s convention, and Mrs Davis talks with Connie as she packs. It proves to have some potential when it’s revealed that Mr Boynton…
It’s that season of the year for Summer School, and Connie has a hard time dragging herself out of bed. Mrs Davis gets her moving with the promise of a…