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It Pays To Be Ignorant is a thirty-minute comedy radio series presented in the form of a quiz show. It had three “quizinheimers” in the figures of Lulu McConnell, Harry McNaughton and George Shelton, and a quiz master played by Tom Howard. Aired by 3 different stations, the show was first heard on June 25, 1942 on Mutual broadcasting System and ended by the 28th of February 1944. Later on, CBS revived the show and aired it again on February 25, 1944. The show lasted for six years, airing its last episode on September 27, 1950. The last comeback of the show was made by NBC on July 4, 1951, only to last for two months only. All in all, the show had 32 episodes in collection. Click here to read more about It Pays To Be Ignorant

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Please enjoy these 63 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
07.20.1945	it pays to be ignorant	+The first question (at the opening): "Who was Rip Van Winkle?" The first question (during the progr...
07.06.1945	what is a bigamist	+The first question (at the opening): "What is a bigamist?" The first question (during the program):...
06.29.1945	what is the difference between a married man and a bachelor	+The first question (at the opening): "What is the difference between a married man and a bachelor?"...
06.22.1945	what is a female bachelor	+ The first question (at the opening): "What Is A Female Bachelor?" The first question (during the p...
06.01.1945	what is a shyster lawyer	+The first question (at the opening): What is a shyster lawyer?" The first question (during the prog...
05.25.1945	what is liberty	+The first question (at the opening): "What is liberty?" The first question (during the program): "I...
04.27.1945	what is a detour	+The first question (at the opening): "What is a detour?" The program originates from Camp Kilmer, N...
03.23.1945	why is a room full of married people empty	+The first question (at the opening): "Why is a room full of married people empty?" The first questi...
02.23.1945	what is a flirt	+The first question (at the opening): "What is a flirt?" The first question (during the program): "C...
02.10.1945	what do you call a man unlucky in love	+ The first question (at the opening): "What do you call a man unlucky in love?" The first question ...
01.05.1945	what do we call the inhabitants of egypt	+The first question (at the opening): "What do we call the inhabitants of Egypt?" The first question...
12.29.1944	what is a new years resolution	+ The first question (at the opening): "What is a New Year's Resolution?" The first question (during...
12.22.1944	what is a blotter	+ The first question (at the opening): "What is a blotter?" The first question (during the program):...
12.15.1944	it pays to be ignorant	+The first question (at the opening): "What is a duck?" The first question (during the program): "If...
12.08.1944	it pays to be ignorant	+The first question (at the opening): "What kind of a person lives the longest?" The first question ...
11.24.1944	it pays to be ignorant	+The first question (at the opening): "Why is kissing a girl like opening a bottle of olives?" The f...
11.17.1944	it pays to be ignorant	+The first question (at the opening): "Why is kissing a girl like opening a bottle of olives?" The f...
11.10.1944	adolphe menjou guest stars	+The first question (at the opening): "What happens when you eat garlic?" The first question (during...
11.03.1944	shirley booth special guest	+The first question (at the opening): "What is a swimming pool?" The program's guest is Shirley Boot...
10.27.1944	can a letter box	+The first question (at the opening): "Can a letter box?" The first question (during the program): "...
10.20.1944	robert benchley guest stars	+The first question (at the opening): "Why does a chicken cross the street?" The first question (dur...
10.13.1944	roland young guest stars	+The first question (at the opening): "Do married men live longer than single men?" The first questi...
10.06.1944	it pays to be ignorant	+The first question (at the opening): "Why do people eat garlic?" The first question (during the pro...
09.29.1944	leo durocher guest stars	+The first question (at the opening): "Why do some people eat with their knives?" The first question...
09.22.1944	why is marriage like taking a bath	+The first question (at the opening): "Why is marriage like taking a bath?" The first question (duri...

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Great show, but you have to listen to catch all the humor. Not one to sleep too.... from an earlier discussion.

Curtis

Ah, the unforgettable Lulu McConnell.

Randy

I like this show.

Kenneth

I LOVE that show.

Michael

I love the show its fantastic all the people on the show are great ,I crack up when I listen to it

Steven

I enjoy when the guy says I have a poem or something its very funny show well done great writing

Steven

This zany comedy quiz program was moderated by Tom Howard. Dunning's summary in his On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio pretty much explains the series, "as three nitwits who made up the board of experts spent most of their time trying to figure out what the questions were between rambling monologues, irrelevancies and rude interruptions. The questions were as moronic as the panel." The program was popular, and broadcast by Mutual, CBS and NBC from 1942 to 1951.

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