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Our Miss Brooks was a radio sitcom that first aired on CBS Radio on July 19, 1948. It told the story of an English teacher Connie Brooks, which was portrayed by American actress Eve Arden. It was such a hit among many listeners that during its run, it received several awards including Arden winning the Radio Mirror magazine's poll for the best radio comedienne of the year for the years 1948 and 1949. Other actors and actresses included in the show were Gale Gordon, Don Porter, Robert Rockwell, Jane Morgan, and many more.

The Our Miss Brooks radio show's last episode was aired on 1957. A year before the radio series ended, it had a television, stage play, and film adaptations of the same title. Eve Arden was even offered to teach English in different High Schools.

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 1950-11-05  104 Indian Burial Ground
 1950-11-12  105 Teachers Convention
 1950-11-19  106 Thanksgiving Turkey
 1950-11-26  107 Woman Driver
 1950-12-03  108 Music Festival With Oakhurst
 1950-12-17  110 A Suit For Charity
 1950-12-24  111 Magic Christmas Tree
 1950-12-31  112 Christmas Gift Returns
 1951-02-04  117 Puppy Love And Mr Barlow

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Recently OTR was sold and traded, on records and cassettes, by people who had grown up during the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's who had grown up listening to these shows. With the internet and mp3s, a new generation of listeners are discovering these delightful old time radio shows and enjoying them immensely. Some of the references and nuances are out of date, but it turns out that a well told story is a delight to all ages of old time radio fans.


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