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

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Goldbergs
The Life of Riley
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Manhattan Spotlight
The Ed Wynn Show
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 – 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.