Old-time radio

Details for Truth or Consequences


Episode Data from OTRRP
Episode NameEpisode #Air DateNotes
1st Contestant, Jerome Widenmann, Diapers a Pig81943-12-18
San Francisco Radio City101944-01-08
Imitating Airplane Sounds1945-06-23
Mrs Hush Contest1947-03-08
Guest - The La Glee Club1947-10-18[G Plot] The start of the new 'Miss Hush' contest. The first consequence has a woman take the solo lead with a fifty-voice male choir!
Crackers in the Mouth1947-10-25[G Plot] The 'Miss Hush' contest continues. The first consequence: a couple acts in a skit filled with unpronounceable names, while they're eating crackers.
The Hot Seat1947-11-01[G Plot] The 'Miss Hush' contest continues. Somewhere in America, a wife gets the 'hot seat,' an electrically wired chair!
Squirtless Seltzer Bottle1947-11-08[G Plot] The first consequence involves a squirtless seltzer bottle. The search for 'Miss Hush' continues.
Instructions for Milking a Cow in Italian1947-11-15
Suspended Over a Water Tank (1st Half Only)1947-11-22
Sing 'Rockabye Baby'1947-11-29[G Plot] The 'Miss Hush' contest continues. The first contestants dress like babies and jump into bed, singing, 'Rockabye Baby.
Christmas Seals1947-12-20[G Plot] A heartwarming Christmas show with a wounded soldier in a veterans hospital. Touching and beautifully done.
Guest - William Bendix Walking Man Contest Begins1948-01-17
Walking Man Contest1948-02-07
Walking Man Revealed - Jack Benny1948-03-06[G Plot] A soldier is to lecture on battle tactics to a civilian (who's really a retired general!). The 'Walking Man's' identity is finally guessed. It's Jack Benny, and he appears on the show.
Guest - Boris Karloff1948-10-30[G Plot] A Halloween show. An attempt is made to identify Papa and Mama Hush. Guest Boris Karloff is involved in a great stunt!
Guest - Spike Jones1948-12-11[G Plot] One contestant tries to sing 'Glow Worm' to the accompaniment of Spike Jones and his Orchestra. Another lucky contestant wins the entire studio audience!
Sit in a Crows Nest and Find Husband in the Audience1949-10-08
Laughing Boy Is Correctly Guessed1949-10-22
Man Sealed in Room for One Week1952-07-29[G Plot] A man in a sealed room for one week tries to guess when the show is actually on the air. He misses his guess by only three minutes, but his description of how he kept track of time for a week makes fascinating listening. An Englishman tries to broadcast the play-by-play of a baseball game (funny!).
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