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It Pays to Be Ignorant

It Pays to Be Ignorant

Description: It Pays to Be Ignorant is a 1942-1951 radio comedy show which maintained its popularity during a nine-year run on three networks for such sponsors as Philip Morris, Chrysler, and DeSoto. Wikipedia
Genre: Family, Game-Show
Year Released: 1949
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 2
First episode air date: June 6, 1949
Genre: Game show
Presented By: Tom Howard, Joe Flynn
Networks: CBS, NBC
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