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well as Boynton—familiar figures in most American homes.
The change came abruptly. In one show, Madison High was demolished to make room for a freeway and Connie Brooks turned up on the faculty of a private elementary school in the San Fernando Valley, with a new boy friend, a new boss, new pupils—but the same old principal, the highly volatile Osgood Conklin.
There is now Clint Albright (William Ching), athletic director at Mrs. Nestor’s Private School, who does the chasing; Oliver Munsey (Bob Sweeney, formerly on My Favorite Husband), who is Mrs. Nestor’s eccentric brother, and impish 10-yearold Benny Romero (Ricky Vera), the chief pupil. Nana Bryant started out playing Mrs. Nestor, the owner of the school, but retired in favor of Isabel Randolph, who plays her sister-inlaw, also a Mrs. Nestor.
This, says Berns, is only the beginning. After 298 radio and 127 TV episodes of Our Miss Brooks, counting repeats, changes in format and characters were deemed overdue. An earlier time slot on CBS this fall (8:30 P.M. ET Fridays; formerly 9:30) provided a perfect excuse for lowering the age of Miss Brooks’ pupils from 14-18 to 6-14. “A lot of gradeschool kids will, we hope, be watching now,” says Berns, “so we gave Connie an elementary school. “There will be other new faces, permanent or temporary. Albright, for example. If the athletic director doesn’t work out as a love interest, he could be replaced with a new history teacher. And the location of the school lets us work in the children of famous stars, if we want to, as Miss
Lost him: Miss Brooks never did catch Mr. Boynton (Robert Rockwell) on TV.
Brooks’ pupils. And so on. But,” he cautions, “a hit show is like a house, with the star as the roof and the principals as supporting pillars. We’re not about to tear the house down.”
@n_ radio, the old house _is_ still standing on Sunday nights, with the familiar Madison High cast still up to its familiar tricks—and Boynton will get Brooks in the Warner Bros. “Our Miss Brooks” feature film, due for release next June. In time, says Berns, the TV changes also will occur on the radio program. d Old favorites may reappear from time to time if Miss Arden has anything to say about it (and she does). “Naturally,” she says, “I’m quite sentimental about all of them and I hope they can’ be worked into the new format. The new cast members are interesting characters, though, and
will. make for plot situations that I am going to enjoy. I adore children, and I’m especially delighted with the prospects of sharing the spotlight with a group of child actors.”