+ Information Please was an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938 to April 22, 1951. The title was the contemporary phrase used to request from telephone operators what was then called "information" but is now called "directory assistance". The series was moderated by Clifton Fadiman. A panel of experts would attempt to answer questions submitted by listeners. For the first few shows, a listener was paid two dollars for a question that was used, and five dollars more if the experts could not answer it correctly. When the show got its first sponsor (Canada Dry), the total amounts were increased to five and ten dollars respectively. A complete Encyclopaedia Britannica was later added to the prize for questions that stumped the panel. The amounts went up to ten and twenty-five dollars when Lucky Strike took over sponsorship of the program.-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Information Please
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Please enjoy these 230 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.24.1939 | deems taylor and louis untermeyer |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "What is the succeeding command or ... | |
| 04.11.1939 | deems taylor and marc duffield |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "Identify these fairy tales, stream... | |
| 08.15.1941 | deems taylor and russel krause |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name a famous pair, consisting of a tall one ... | |
| 01.03.1941 | deems taylor and vincent sheehan |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name the characters of literature whose costu... | |
| 09.05.1941 | deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Identify these three piano pieces..." The fin... | |
| 05.22.1942 | deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Recite a line of poetry about a snail, a moth... | |
| 10.02.1942 | deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "How did each of these people rise to a partic... | |
| 10.11.1943 | donald colruth seedy and dr william beedy | ||
| 05.02.1941 | donald ogden stuart |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What have these numbers in common: 60, 24, 7,... | |
| 10.04.1938 | dorothy thompson |
+ Blue Network. The first question is, "Finish four of the five following "Joe Miller" gags. The sy... | |
| 11.07.1941 | douglas miller |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What notable collaborators were not on speaki... | |
| 06.21.1943 | dr c mildred thompson and christopher morley |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Name these men who served countries other than their... | |
| 12.12.1941 | dr george n shuster |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "If your sleep is interrupted by the followin... | |
| 11.28.1941 | drew person and robert allen |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Quote a line from a once popular song that rh... | |
| 12.05.1941 | edna ferber and deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name the lady mentioned in each of these fami... | |
| 01.03.1939 | edwin edgar |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "What is commonly associated with t... | |
| 01.24.1944 | elizabeth janeway and deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Where in poetry or song do you find these color comb... | |
| 07.11.1939 | elliot roosevelt |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question heard is, "Identify the following four ... | |
| 12.06.1940 | elmer rice and jan struther |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In Mother Goose, who broke an all time field ... | |
| 03.28.1941 | elsa lanchester |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In what connection have you seen these words ... | |
| 02.27.1942 | emil ludwig |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What was opened to release all the ills of th... | |
| 05.24.1943 | ethel barrymore and richard manney |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "Each of the following people had something to say a... | |
| 02.12.1945 | faith baldwin and fred allen |
+ Sponsored by: Mobil. The first show of the series sponsored by Mobil. The first question is, "Wha... | |
| 04.26.1943 | ford frick |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The program originates from Cleveland Hall, as a benefit for war bonds. The ... | |
| 02.28.1944 | franchot tone |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What beauty treatment is suggested by each of these ... |
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