Our Miss Brooks - "Deacon Jones" (1955)

Our Miss Brooks, “Deacon Jones,” originally broadcast July 3, 1955, is episode 296 of the CBS comedy series. Eve Arden stars as Madison High English teacher Connie Brooks, with Robert Rockwell as Mr. Boynton and Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin.During summer recess, Connie is short of cash and considers a promising job with Deacon Jones’s traveling hillbilly square-dance troupe. The work involves supervising children on the road—but Connie soon learns the prospective employees may be expected to supply some entertainment as well. Written by Al Lewis and Joe Quillan.Old Time Comedy Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast30:11 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-comedy-radio-old-time-radio--7219644/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio