Trying to Pick a Fight
| "Trying to Pick a Fight" | |
|---|---|
| Our Miss Brooks episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Al Lewis |
| Written by | Al Lewis & Joseph Guillan |
| Produced by | Larry Berns |
| Featured music | Wilbur Hatch |
| Original air date | October 3, 1952 |
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"Trying to Pick a Fight" is the pilot episode for Our Miss Brooks that was produced and made by Desilu Productions. The episode aired on Friday, October 3, 1952, at 9:30pm on CBS.
Pilot Summary
When Walter (Richard Crenna) came to pick Miss Brooks (Eve Arden) up, he mentioned a story about how fights help a relationship after having a fight with Harriet (Gloria McMillan), giving Miss Brooks an idea that she should pick a fight with Mr. Boynton (Robert Rockwell), which she failed to do when she had lunch with him.[1] She then mentioned the idea to Osgood (Gale Gordon), causing him to pick a fight with his wife Martha (Paula Winslowe), which ended in terrible results, with the phone operator telling Osgood that she left and took her personal luggage with her (only to find out that she just went to the luggage shop to get her baggage fixed instead), thinking the worst possibilities, Osgood then went to the railroad station borrowing Walter's car to get there. During a phone conversation between Miss Brooks and Martha, Mr. Boynton walked in and was displeased by what he heard, with them leaving off on bad terms much to Miss Brooks’ enjoyment. After hours of the whole group waiting at the Conklin house for Osgood to return, a policeman came in with a soaking wet Osgood, thinking that he stole Walter's car. After everybody made up, the episode ended with Miss Brooks getting a call from Harriet informing her that Walter has been jailed, with her giving Harriet the same advice that Walter gave her that morning.[2]
Cast
- Eve Arden as Miss. Connie Brooks
- Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood Conklin
- Robert Rockwell as Mr. Phillip Boynton
- Jane Morgan as Mrs. Margaret Davis
- Richard Crenna as Walter Denton
- Gloria McMillan as Harriet Conklin
- Paula Winslowe as Martha Conklin
- Edwin Max as Policeman
References
- ↑ "Our Miss Brooks: Trying To Pick A Fight {Series Premiere} (TV)". paleycenter.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "Our Miss Brooks - Trying To Pick A Fight Full Episode". archive.org. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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