Eve Arden has narrated 8 audiobooks on Listento.it by 8 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Classic Radio's Greatest Christmas Shows, Vol. 1.
Our Miss Brooks: The Ultimate Collection - Over 180 Shows
Summary
Our Miss Brooks was a hit on radio from the outset; within eight months of its launch as a regular series, the show landed several honors, including four for Eve Arden, who won polls in four individual publications of the time. Arden had actually been the third choice to play the title role. Harry Ackerman, at the time CBS's West Coast director of programming, wanted Shirley Booth for the part, but as he told historian Gerald Nachman many years later, he realized Booth was too focused on the underpaid downside of public school teaching at the time to have fun with the role. Lucille Ball was believed to be the next choice, but she was already committed to My Favorite Husband and didn't audition. Produced by Larry Berns and written by director Al Lewis, Our Miss Brooks premiered on CBS on July 19, 1948. According to radio critic John Crosby, her lines were very "feline" in dialogue scenes with principal Conklin and would-be boyfriend Boynton, with sharp, witty comebacks. The interplay between the cast - blustery Conklin, nebbishy Denton, accommodating Harriet, absentminded Mrs. Davis, clueless Boynton, scheming Miss Enright - also received positive reviews. Arden won a radio listeners' poll by Radio Mirror magazine as the top ranking comedienne of 1948-1949, receiving her award at the end of an Our Miss Brooks broadcast that March. "I'm certainly going to try in the coming months to merit the honor you've bestowed upon me, because I understand that if I win this [award] two years in a row, I get to keep Mr. Boynton," she joked. But she was also a hit with the critics; a winter 1949 poll of newspaper and magazine radio editors taken by Motion Picture Daily named her the year's best radio comedienne. For its entire radio life, the show was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, promoting Palmolive soap, Lustre Creme shampoo, and Toni hair care products. The radio series continued until 1957, a year after its television life ended.
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Classic Radio's Greatest Christmas Shows, Vol. 1
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This collection contains 12 of the greatest Christmas radio shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! You'll hear Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos 'n' Andy, Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband, Laurence Olivier as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Jim and Marian Jordan in Fibber McGee & Molly, Harold Peary in The Great Gildersleeve, Eve Arden as Connie Brooks on Our Miss Brooks, William Bendix as Chester A. Riley on The Life of Riley, Edmund Gwenn recreating his Academy Award performance as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, plus many more! Relive these classic Christmas radio shows from yesteryear and the legendary stars that made them great in this incredible collection. Contents include: Fibber McGee & Molly - "Radio Phonograph" The Great Gildersleeve - "Gildy's Christmas Woes" The Kraft Music Hall with Bing Crosby - "Christmas Program of 1944" My Favorite Husband - "The Sleigh Ride" The Life of Riley - "Embezzled Money from the Family Christmas Club Account" Screen Director's Playhouse - "Miracle on 34th Street" Grand Central Station - "Miracle for Christmas" Our Miss Brooks - "The Magic Christmas Tree" The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "The Case of the Slaughtered Santas" The Amos 'n' Andy Show - "Andy Plays Santa Claus" Theatre Royal - "A Christmas Carol" Suspense - "Out for Christmas"
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Our Miss Brooks, Vol. 2
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Our Miss Brooks was a situation comedy show heard on radio and seen on television and in films starring Oscar winner Eve Arden. Her skill with the wicked one-liner and acid aside had begun to lead to typecasting, so, to find a new image, Arden signed on for the lead in radio's Our Miss Brooks. The series centered on Connie Brooks, a smart, sharp-witted, lovable English teacher at fictional Madison High School. Between gentle wisecracks, Miss Brooks doted on nerdish student Walter Denton and frequently locked horns with crusty, cranky Principal Osgood Conklin. Many plot lines revolved around Miss Brooks' longing for Philip Boynton, the school's bashful biology teacher. Our Miss Brooks made a successful jump to TV in 1952 while the radio series lasted until 1957. Episodes included are: "Old Clothing", "Poor Heat", "Student Government Day", "Head of the English Department", "The Frog", "Stretch Has a Crush", "Faculty Dance, New Hairdo", "Cafeteria Boycott", "Clay City High Wants Brooks", "April Fool's Party", "Wake Up Plan", and "Working for Easter Outfit".
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Our Miss Brooks: Volume Two
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Pay attention class! Here are 18 more entertaining episodes of America's most engaging English Teacher - Our Miss Brooks!Today's lessons have less to do with language and more to do with love, as the falteringly forward Connie Brooks (Eve Arden) continues her quest for the romantically reserved Mr. Boynton (Jeff Chandler). Overseeing, and undermining, our heroine is the peevish Principal Conklin (Gale Gordon). And, dutiful student Walter Denton (Richard Crenna) is always on hand - along with side-kick Stretch Snodgrass - for Miss Brooks misadventures. Once again, these playful programs are available from the Radio Spirits Archives Collection. Listen carefully, you may be tested on this material! Episodes Include: First show 07-19-48 Putting the Touch on Miss Brooks 10-24-48 Clay City Football Game 10-31-48 Babysitting 11-14-48 Custodian of Student Funds 01-30-49 The Frog 02-20-49 Stretch Has a Problem 02-27-49 Cafeteria Boycott 03-13-49 Poetry Mix-Up 03-20-49 Mr. Conklin's Wake-Up Plan 04-10-49 The Wishing Well Dance 06-12-49 Will Connie Resign? 07-31-49 Rival Football 10-02-49 Party Line 11-20-49 Cure That Habit! 01-15-50 School on Saturday 01-29-50 Rare Black Orchid 05-21-50 Audition Show 06-23-48
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Our Miss Brooks: Connie vs. Conklin
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In one corner: Connie Brooks (Eve Arden), the teacher who elevated education to a plateau never before realized from a transmitter! In the other corner: Osgood Conklin (Gale Gordon), the pompous principal of Madison High School who is the undisputed champion of the slow burn! On hand for the main event is a charismatic cast of characters, including squeaky-voiced student Walter Denton (Richard Crenna). As both the romantic interest of Conklin's daughter, and as one of Miss Brooks' leading co-conspirators, he was viewed with a jaundiced eye by the omnipresent principal. And, let's not forget the frog-fascinated Philip Boynton (Jeff Chandler, Robert Rockwell), for whom Miss Brooks has a romantic interest of her own. As Connie's commander-in-chief, Conklin is frequently the victor in their battles. But, it's Miss Brooks who usually gets the last laugh in these 20 digitally remastered and restored rounds of madcap mayhem. Episodes Include: Weekend at Crystal Lake 09-19-48; Connie the Workhorse 11-07-48; The Heating System 01-09-49; Head of the English Department 01-23-49; Clay City English Teacher 03-27-49; Yearbook Photo Mix-Up 05-15-49; Taxidermists 06-19-49; July 4th Weekend 07-03-49; Conklin's Carelessness Code 07-17-49; The Sweater 09-18-49; Halloween Party 10-30-49; Elephant Mascot 11-13-49; Thanksgiving Mix Up 11-27-49; Walter's Wonderful Radio 02-12-50; The Burglar 03-11-50; Conklin's TV Set 04-02-50; Rumors 09-10-50; Conklin's Tuba / Contest 12-03-50; The Kiss (Sneaky Peekers) 08-14-55; Couch Potato 08-28-55. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Our Miss Brooks: School Spirits
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Connie Brooks (Eve Arden) rewrote the textbook on how popular culture looked at teachers - with a fresh, funny, and always human take on the pedagogic profession. Come and study these 16 terrific episodes from 1954-1956. If you travel with her through the halls, you might encounter adolescent blunderer Walter Denton (Richard Crenna), the principal’s bobby-soxer daughter Harriet (Gloria McMillan), or the fumbling frog-obsessed science teacher Philip Boynton (Robert Rockwell). Principal Osgood Conklin (Gale Gordon) was her outstanding comic foil - capable of both a cool professionalism and outrageous stack-blowing. Episodes Include: Stretch Is in Love Again 10-24-54; Male Superiority 01-16-55; The Pen Pal Project 01-23-55; Project X 03-06-55; An American Tragedy 04-03-55; Spring Cleaning 05-01-55; The Spring Garden 05-29-55; Bye Bye Boynton 07-10-55; The Non-Fraternization Policy 07-24-55; Marriage Madness 07-31-55; The Cat Burglars 08-07-55; Summer Vacation 09-04-55; Saving the School Newspaper 12-04-55; School on Saturday 01-29-56; Charity Auction 02-05-56; Mr. Conklin’s Statue 02-12-56 PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Great Radio Sitcoms
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It's every kind of laugh for every kind of listener! Here is radio situation comedy at its finest - from the cartoony fun of Fibber McGee and Molly to the well-drawn family humor of The Great Gildersleeve, from the broad gags of The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show to the subtle wit of The Couple Next Door, from the double-edged meta-comedy of The Jack Benny Program to the blue collar comedy of The Life of Riley. Spend time with Burns & Allen, Ozzie & Harriet, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Dennis Day, and all the rest of your favorites in 10 big hours of The Great Radio Sitcoms! Episodes Include: The Aldrich Family: Selling War Bonds In A Snowstorm 04-01-43. The Jack Benny Program: Rochester's Horse Runs In The Kentucky Derby 04-25-43; Jack Can't Make Mary's Party and Is Stood Up By His Date 01-01-50. The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show: George Tries to Sing His Way Into Office 05-16-44. A Date With Judy: Dreaming of Frank Sinatra 02-20-45. Vic and Sade: Shake hands With R.J. Konk 09-18-40; Mr. Sludge Grows a Mustache 09-26-40. Fibber McGee & Molly: Fibber Hosts a Card Party 01-29-46. A Day In The Life Of Dennis Day: Dennis Goes To a Marriage Counselor 04-16-47. My Friend Irma: The Lucky Couple Contest 01-12-48. The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: The Kids Visit Daddy at Work 04-25-48. Ethel and Albert: Teddy Bites Mr. Spritterbock 07-14-47. The Life of Riley: Riley's Old Flame Bertha Visits 01-21-49. The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: The Rivals 04-03-49. The Couple Next Door: Taking Italian Lessons 03-04-59. Blondie: Making Dagwood Jealous 11-03-49. Life With Luigi: The Abraham Lincoln Letter 02-07-50. The Great Gildersleeve: Gildy's Blade 03-08-50. My Favorite Husband: Mrs. Cooper Thinks Liz is Pregnant 05-21-50. Father Knows Best: Jim Inherits a Ranch in Arizona 02-01-51. Our Miss Brooks: Bargain Hats for Mother's Day 05-13-51. Bright Star: The French Dress Designer 01-08-53. Easy Aces: Jane's Heart-to-Heart Talk (Program 399-138); Goody and Jane Make Plans to Elope (Program 400-139). Meet Corliss Archer: The Old Oak Tree (AFRS #101). My Little Margie: Big Moose's Son Visits (AFRS #74). PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Classic Radio's Greatest Shows, Vol. 2
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This collection contains 12 of the greatest radio shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You'll hear Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos 'n' Andy; Bob Bailey in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Jim and Marian Jordan in Fibber McGee and Molly; William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley; Eve Arden as Connie Brooks in Our Miss Brooks; William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke; Edward G. Robinson in a terrifying episode of Suspense; plus many more. You can relive the classic radio shows from yesterday, featuring the legendary stars that made them great, in this incredible collection. Contents include: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, "The Girl from Pitchfork Corners", starring Gerald Mohr; The Amos 'n' Andy Show, "Kingfish's Brother-in-Law Visits", starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll; Dragnet, "The Big Test", starring Jack Webb; Fibber McGee and Molly, "Merchant Marines", starring Jim and Marian Jordan; Gunsmoke, "The Overland Express", starring William Conrad; Have Gun Will Travel, "The Silver Queen", starring John Dehner; The Life of Riley, "Thanksgiving with the Gillises", starring William Bendix; Our Miss Brooks, "The Auction Mix-Up", starring Eve Arden; Suspense, "My Wife, Geraldine", starring Edward G. Robinson; The Whistler, "Package for Emily", starring Bill Forman; X Minus One, "Nightfall", by Isaac Asimov and starring Bob Hastings; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, "Rasmussen Matter", starring Bob Bailey.
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