Showing posts with label Quiz Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quiz Kids. Show all posts
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
More Quiz Kids stuff
Not too long ago, I mentioned that it wasn't just Jack Benny and Fred Allen appearing on the Quiz Kids as I presented a photo of Bob Hope on the show.
Here's an ad I found that proves that Walt Disney was also a guest.
Here's an ad I found that proves that Walt Disney was also a guest.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Quiz Kids didn't just feature Benny and Allen
In the surviving Quiz Kids episodes we have, there are a couple with guest Jack Benny and another with Fred Allen. Even on that show, the "feud" was flying.
It looks like the Quiz Kids had other big stars as guests as well. Below is a photo of Bob Hope doing a guest appearance on the show:
It looks like the Quiz Kids had other big stars as guests as well. Below is a photo of Bob Hope doing a guest appearance on the show:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Only known photo of Jack Benny on the Quiz Kids (1941)
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| Each time he was on the show, he was known as "Jackie Benny" |
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sad case of Gerard Darrow
At age 5, Gerard Darrow was being written about in newspapers across the country for he was already an orinthology expert.
At age 7, Darrow was one of the original Quiz Kids in 1940. According the John Dunning book, The OTR Encyclopedia:
In 1980, at the age of 47, he died of alcoholism. It is said he died a pauper and that he was on welfare most of his life. He complained about the show exploiting him and also of his parents doing the same.
His jobs in life were of the menial variety, according to the newspapers.
At age 7, Darrow was one of the original Quiz Kids in 1940. According the John Dunning book, The OTR Encyclopedia:
"Gerard Darrow could identify more than 1000 birds, and he was also expert on butterflies, flowers, fish, animals, reptiles, amphibians, and shells."At age 9, he was still a Quiz Kid and lecturing to schools across the nation on all kinds of subjects.
In 1980, at the age of 47, he died of alcoholism. It is said he died a pauper and that he was on welfare most of his life. He complained about the show exploiting him and also of his parents doing the same.
His jobs in life were of the menial variety, according to the newspapers.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Fun with Quiz Kid Melvin Miles
In 1948, Melvin Miles was 5 years old. Here's some various clips of him from Quiz Kids that I've enjoyed a lot and hope you will too.
The clip will start a few seconds after you press 'play.'
The clip will start a few seconds after you press 'play.'
Thursday, March 3, 2011
A look at 7 different 1941 quiz/stunt shows
Click to enlarge
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| Double or Nothing |
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| Professor Quiz |
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| Quiz Kids |
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| The Treasure Chest |
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| Your Happy Birthday |
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| Truth or Consequences |
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| Uncle Jim's Question Bee |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Quiz Kid Angus is just 5 years old
I love the 5 year-old kids on the Quiz Kids program. Have a listen to Angus:
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Quarreling about 1946 radio: Sunday
I find this show to be in the top 5 most-interesting shows out there. The Quiz Kids is like a bag full of Halloween candy when you were a kid; you don't really know how good it will be until you start digging through there. You know the candy is going to be delicious - but just how delicious?
The show is going to be fun - sometimes - depending on what kids are on the show - it's a riot. If the show has a five year-old kid on there, it's going to be really funny.
Not only are the kids smart but they are ridiculously smart. It's amazing to me just how brilliant they are. Even when they are wrong you can usually see the link their small mind connected to get to the answer.
As I alluded to earlier, if a five or a six year-old is on the show, you are really in for a treat. The real dilemna is this: they know a lot but they don't know what the older kids know. They'll stick their hand up and know something - but then get carried away a lot of the time on some fantastic jaunt that has nothing to do with the question. When this happens, it's not fine entertainment it's dynamic hilarity to the "nth" degree.
Even when they get it wrong (rarely) you just wait until he (or she) can answer another one.
The older kids are rarely funny; on occaision the show will adopt a kid who's not as smart as he thinks he is - I love it when they are on there are get the answers wrong. Ha ha, you lil brainiac brat!
All in all, a really fun show - especially for those who like quizzes and children. Three pyramids.
I avoided a lot of stuff I already covered in the past weeks (Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Baby Snooks, etc.)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
More about the Quiz Kids
The Quiz Kids (page 41, exactly)
Quiz Kid Gerard Darrow (page 49, exactly)
Juvenile Jury (go back a half of a page)
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Quiz Kids haul found; Pat's a boy!
You may recall an earlier article in which I queried if Quiz Kid Pat was male or female.
After the finds below, it looks as if we can say Pat is a male.
After the finds below, it looks as if we can say Pat is a male.
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