During the height of radio, quiz shows were the staple of the radio community. From Quiz Kids toInformation, Please, radio was saturated with 30-minute shows that pinned contestants versus contestants in a battle for intellectual supremacy. So, when It Pays to be Ignorant came along, it provided a breath of fresh air for the radio society; but the show was unlike any other quiz show transmitted through the airway.
As much a comedy show as a quiz show, It Pays to Be Ignorant was the buffoon's version of a quiz show. The three quizinheimers were George Shelton, Lulu McConnell and Harry McNaughton. The quizmaster was Tom Howard. As Dunning summaries in his "On the Air, The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio," The three nitwits who made up the "board of experts" spent most of the time trying to figure out what the questions were, between rambling monologues, irrelevancies, and rude interruptions. The questions were as moronic as the panel." Although Dunning is not amused, the show was very popular for nearly a decade, and kept the nation laughing along with the live broadcast audience. READ MORE
It Pays to be Ignorant
Why is a watch dog smaller in the daytime?
Original Air Date: Feb 7, 1944
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