Bargain Hats for Mother's Day: OTRR Our Miss Brooks Singles (May 13, 1951)

“Bargain Hats for Mother's Day” is an episode of OTRR Our Miss Brooks Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 13, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Miss Brooks, a high school English teacher, is recruited by her landlady, Mrs. Davis, to sell hand-made hats that double as decorations. Brooks agrees to help after Mrs. Davis offers to reduce the rent she owes. Brooks tries to sell the hats to her students and to Mr. Conklin and Mr. Boynton, both of whom want something for their mothers for Mother's Day. The series Our Miss Brooks was broadcast on CBS Radio, and this episode aired on May 13, 1951, starring Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jeff Chandler and Richard Crenna.

Madison High School and Mrs. Davis's boarding house

Characters: Miss Brooks, Mrs. Davis, Walter Denton, Mr. Conklin, Mr. Boynton, Tex Barton, Harriet Conklin, Mrs. Boynton

Listen for: Brooks trying to sell the hats while the two customers' mothers end up wearing matching hats

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.