+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.01.1938 | oswald jacoby |
+ Blue Network. 8:30 P. M. The first question is, "Give the present-day slang that parallels these ... | |
| 09.17.1940 | otto tallicious |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "What is at the beginning and the e... | |
| 01.17.1941 | owen davis |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Name a famous actress known for her beautiful... | |
| 09.19.1939 | p cal simms |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "What characters of fiction played ... | |
| 01.16.1942 | paul galico and russell krause |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In what play is a marriage ruined for the fol... | |
| 06.19.1942 | paul gallico |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Can you quote the line of poetry or song tha... | |
| 04.25.1941 | paul lukas |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Which of these cities is not in the Western H... | |
| 08.23.1938 | percy waxman |
+ Blue Network. The first question is, "I'm going to give you the first line of a long nursery rhym... | |
| 09.13.1938 | percy waxman |
+ Blue Network. The first question is, "Recite the first line of the appropriate nursery rhyme." A ... | |
| 04.11.1941 | philip merrivale |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. 8:30 P. M. The first question is, "I'll name one of a pair of rivals,... | |
| 12.13.1940 | professor ernest albert puton |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What is the specific verb used to describe th... | |
| 12.13.1943 | quincy howe and dr t s choong |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The program has been named by Motion Picture Daily, the best quiz show. The ... | |
| 08.28.1942 | quincy howe |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Identify these famous bites in literature: 'B... | |
| 08.21.1942 | raymond clapper |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In popular songs, what goes up, around and ro... | |
| 09.05.1939 | raymond graham swing |
"Name four popular tune which titles suggest physical distress" is the first question on this radio ... | |
| 10.04.1943 | red barber and bill stern |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "What outstanding sports event is suggested by each o... | |
| 05.17.1938 | regular panel |
+ Blue Network. The first show of the series. The first question is, "The following women are impor... | |
| 09.26.1939 | rex stout and carl van doren |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "Name four vegetables or plants tha... | |
| 04.18.1941 | rex stout and henry curran chief magistrate |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "In what game would you call out the following... | |
| 08.29.1939 | rex stout and wilford funk |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "Name the last three presidents who... | |
| 03.28.1939 | rex stout moss hart |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "Complete the following childhood c... | |
| 10.25.1943 | richard lockridge and john mason brown |
+ Sponsored by: Heinz. The first question is, "If an actor asks for these items before going on sta... | |
| 03.21.1941 | roland young and deems taylor |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "Complete these bits of nonsense verses." The ... | |
| 07.10.1942 | roland young |
+ Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. The first question is, "What are the parallels in the present war to ... | |
| 02.14.1939 | russel crause and frank sullivan |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Canada Dry. The first question is, "Who is the lady who is addressed i... |
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