Mr. Boynton's Barbecue: OTRR Our Miss Brooks Singles (October 18, 1953)

“Mr. Boynton's Barbecue” is an episode of OTRR Our Miss Brooks Singles, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 18, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Miss Brooks, a high school English teacher, is caught in a rivalry with fellow teacher Daisy Enright, as both want the attention of Mr. Boynton, the school's biology teacher. Miss Brooks, recovering from a cold, learns that Miss Enright has been dating Boynton every night, and Boynton, who has been unreliable about his plans, invites both women to a barbecue in his backyard. Miss Brooks and Miss Enright each try to outdo the other, from breakfast talk to a cafeteria conversation with Walter Denton. This is an episode of the Our Miss Brooks series, which aired on CBS Radio on October 18, 1953, starring Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Jeff Chandler and Richard Crenna.

Madison High School and Mr. Boynton's backyard, on a warm autumn day and evening

Characters: Miss Brooks, Mr. Boynton, Daisy Enright, Walter Denton, Mr. Conklin, Harriet, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Barnes

Listen for: Miss Brooks and Miss Enright trading barbed remarks about Mr. Boynton, and the barbecue preparations and their consequences

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.