
In the 1940s, television started, stopped, started again and then took off. In the process, the new medium turned on the lives of many people by connecting them to the rest of the world even more than newspapers or radio.
In this quiz, we feature some of the best TV shows of the 1940s. How many can you name?
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Can you name this TV show?

The Lone Ranger
Texaco Star Theatre
Ford Theatre
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Adventures in Jazz
The Ed Sullivan Show
Academy Theatre
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Let's Play Reporter
Candid Camera
Leave It to the Girls
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Look Upon a Star
Hopalong Cassidy
The Little Revue
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Mysteries of Chinatown
The Ted Steele Show
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
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Oboler Comedy Theater
Philip Morris Playhouse
Howdy Doody
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Program Playhouse
Kraft Television Theater
Pantomime Quiz
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Captain Video and His Video Rangers
The School House
The Ruggles
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The Ted Steele Show
Tales of the Red Caboose
The Morey Amsterdam Show
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Man Against Crime
The Vincent Lopez Show
They Stand Accused
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Mary Kay and Johnny
Uptown Jubilee
Village Barn
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Spin the Picture
Stand By for Crime
The Fred Waring Show
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Saturday Revue
The Original Amateur Hour
Saturday Night Jamboree
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Who Said That?
What's It Worth
Truth or Consequences
Which of the following is not a popular 1940s TV show?

The Goldbergs
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Life of Riley
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The Ed Wynn Show
Manhattan Spotlight
The Needle Shop
4 Comments
11/16 A few guesses knew the Lone Ranger but think most of them were American.
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12 / 16 โ 75% I haven`t seen most of them, however I do love The Lone Ranger, I didn` know it was a 1940`s show. Hi Ho Silver.