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Mr. Boynton's Parents

Our Miss Brooks · May 14, 1950 · 29 min · 4,445 words

The transcript of “Mr. Boynton's Parents”, an episode of Our Miss Brooks first broadcast May 14, 1950. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Our Miss Brooks plays Our Miss Brooks free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Colgate Dettlegream to clean your breath while you clean your teeth and help stop tooth decay and Luster cream shampoo for some glamorous caressible hair bring you our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden time once again for another comedy episode of our Miss Brooks under the direction of our Lewis Well, most students won't have their final exams for several weeks yet

But our Miss Brooks who teaches English at Madison High School has had to undergo quite a few impromptu tests recently Yes, our beloved principal, Mr. Conklin, has taken to conducting a series of sudden little quiz shows, without prizes, to see if the faculty is on its toes.

Fortunately, when Mr. Conklin came into my classroom last Friday morning, he found me very much on my toes, due to a habit formed in my childhood of sitting with my feet curled beneath me. Although it was my free period, I sprang to attention when Mr. Conklin entered.

At ease. Miss Brooks, conjugate the word strive, please. Strive, strive strobes driven. Now thrive. Thrive, thrive, throw driven. Oh no. Oh really, Mr. Conklin, these sudden little tests are quite disconcerting. Silence, Miss Brooks. We're not finished.

Yes, sir. More verbs. Five. Five, five, four, fivin. Now, wait a minute, Mr. Conklin, five isn't a verb. Thank you, Miss Brooks. I knew my visit to your room would produce some valuable bit of information. My main reason for dropping in, however, was to ask you to do me a favor, Miss Brooks. As you know, Sunday is Mother's Day.

Yes, I know, Mr. Conklin. Thanks to a special savings plan, I started in February. I was able to send my mother a card this morning. But what did you want me to do for you?

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