“Our Miss Brooks”; “The Honeymooners”; and “I Love Lucy” were popular television comedies in the 1950’s due to their ability to satisfy the desires of both men and women. In the “Our Miss Brooks,” Miss Brooks was a strong female protagonist: she was an unmarried school teacher with a quick sense of humor that intimidated many of the men in her life. Her relationships with men throughout the show’s run consisted of her constantly refuted attempts to romantically seduce her coworker, Mr. Boynton, into marriage, and of clashes with the principal and her boss, Mr. Conklin. Although Miss Brooks is able to briefly shift the power dynamic within the school, it is assured that by the end of the episode, the men will reclaim control and normalcy will
