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Truth or Consequences

Ralph Edwards hosts the riotous game show where answers were tough, and the consequence for an incorrect answer were even tougher and funnier!

Truth or Consequences

19 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 9 hours, 54 min)
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Truth or Consequences Radio Show
Quiz/Stunt Show (1940-1956)

"How Duz you do?"
"We Duz fine. We Duz right down the washline because Duz does everything!"

Truth Or ConsequenceSponsored by Duz soap, as well as Ivory soap, Philip Morris, Pet Milk, and many others, Truth or Consequences was the show everyone was talking about year after year.

Originally a parlor game, Ralph Edwards and his wife converted the riotious game into a hit old time radio show. Questions were sent in by radio listeners, who received $10 per aired question.

Answers were tough, and the consequence for an incorrect answer were even tougher - one man was asked to make love to a skunk, a woman had to propose to her escort on one knee while the audience went crazy with laughter, a soldier had to call his girlfriend while a woman in the studio sat on his lap and said things like "watch out honey, you're ruining my hair."

Audiences and contestants alike looked forward to the consequences, which were riotious. Life Magaine described the show as "the nearest thing to insanity in radio today."

Writers on the show spent weeks, even months, prepping gags for the show. In one show, a man is asked to act like his is wooing a seal. The audience went wild when Ralph Edwards, the host, led a real seal out to test the man's skills. Listen to this insanity, but go to the bathroom first becuase it's sure to be a gut buster!

For more quiz show fun, see also: The Game Show Collection, Twenty Questions, You Bet Your Life, It Pays to Be Ignorant, Quiz Kids, and Information Please.

William Bendix & Basil Rathbone on Truth or Consequence Old Time Radio Game Show

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    The show was so popular that the city of Hot Springs, New Mexico, changed its name to Truth Or Consequences. In 1950, Ralph Edwards broadcast the show from the city.

    Joe

    It always bothers me when these references refer to Truth or Consequences as a quiz show. It wasn't. The questions were grade-school-level riddles, designed not to be answered by the contestants. The point of the show was the "consequence" that had been devised for the contestant, usually some sort of stunt and often a prank of some sort that was unknown to the contestant, but was disclosed to the audience before the contestant even came out. They were already assuming that the contestant wouldn't be able to answer the question, and they were right. The one occasion I saw the contestant actually answer the question, the host (by this time Bob Barker) said he had just gotten a signal from the control room that he had asked the wrong question and asked another one. Some examples of "questions" asked: Q. What is a paradox? A. Two doctors. Q. What do a girl preparing to go to the beach and a man figuring out his income taxes have in common? A. They both take off as much as the law will allow. Q. What do an elephant and a clam have in common? A. Neither can ride a bicycle. Not a quiz show.

    Joe Verified Purchase

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    19 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 9 hours, 54 min
    19 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 9 hours, 54 min
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    1. 19 shows – total playtime 9 hours
    2. Truth Consequences 411206 Who or What Is Mike How.mp3
    3. Truth Consequences 450623 Imitating Airplane Sounds.mp3
    4. Truth Consequences 470308 Neighbor Gossip Stunt.mp3
    5. Truth Consequences 471018 Guest Glee Club.mp3
    6. Truth Consequences 471025 Crackers In Mouth.mp3
    7. Truth Consequences 471101 Hot Seat.mp3
    8. Truth Consequences 471108 Squirtless Seltzer Bottle.mp3
    9. Truth Consequences 471116 Instructions For Milking A Cow.mp3
    10. Truth Consequences 471122 Suspended Over Water-1stHalf.mp3
    11. Truth Consequences 471129 Sing Rockabye Baby.mp3
    12. Truth Consequences 471220 Christmas Seals.mp3
    13. Truth Consequences 480117 William Bendix Walking Contest.mp3
    14. Truth Consequences 480207 One Hundred Dollars For Kiss.mp3
    15. Truth Consequences 480306 Walking Man Revealed.mp3
    16. Truth Consequences 481030 Guest Boris Karloff.mp3
    17. Truth Consequences 481211 Guest Spike Jones.mp3
    18. Truth Consequences 491008 Sit In A Crows Nest Find Husband.mp3
    19. Truth Consequences 491022 Laughing Boy Is Correctly Guessed.mp3
    20. Truth Consequences 520729 Man Sealed In Room For One Week.mp3
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    19 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 9 hours, 54 min
    19 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
    287 MB – total playtime 9 hours
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    1. 19 shows – 287 MB – total playtime 9 hours
    2. Truth Consequences 411206 Who or What Is Mike How.mp3
    3. Truth Consequences 450623 Imitating Airplane Sounds.mp3
    4. Truth Consequences 470308 Neighbor Gossip Stunt.mp3
    5. Truth Consequences 471018 Guest Glee Club.mp3
    6. Truth Consequences 471025 Crackers In Mouth.mp3
    7. Truth Consequences 471101 Hot Seat.mp3
    8. Truth Consequences 471108 Squirtless Seltzer Bottle.mp3
    9. Truth Consequences 471116 Instructions For Milking A Cow.mp3
    10. Truth Consequences 471122 Suspended Over Water-1stHalf.mp3
    11. Truth Consequences 471129 Sing Rockabye Baby.mp3
    12. Truth Consequences 471220 Christmas Seals.mp3
    13. Truth Consequences 480117 William Bendix Walking Contest.mp3
    14. Truth Consequences 480207 One Hundred Dollars For Kiss.mp3
    15. Truth Consequences 480306 Walking Man Revealed.mp3
    16. Truth Consequences 481030 Guest Boris Karloff.mp3
    17. Truth Consequences 481211 Guest Spike Jones.mp3
    18. Truth Consequences 491008 Sit In A Crows Nest Find Husband.mp3
    19. Truth Consequences 491022 Laughing Boy Is Correctly Guessed.mp3
    20. Truth Consequences 520729 Man Sealed In Room For One Week.mp3
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    19 recordings on 10 Audio CDs. Total playtime 9 hours, 0 min
    19 recordings on 10 Audio CDs
    total playtime 9 hours, 0 min

    Truth or Consequences Disc A001

    1. Truth Consequences 411206 Who or What Is Mike How
    2. Truth Consequences 450623 Imitating Airplane Sounds

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A002

    1. Truth Consequences 470308 Neighbor Gossip Stunt
    2. Truth Consequences 471018 Guest Glee Club

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A003

    1. Truth Consequences 471025 Crackers In Mouth
    2. Truth Consequences 471101 Hot Seat

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A004

    1. Truth Consequences 471108 Squirtless Seltzer Bottle
    2. Truth Consequences 471116 Instructions For Milking A Cow

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A005

    1. Truth Consequences 471122 Suspended Over Water-1stHalf
    2. Truth Consequences 471129 Sing Rockabye Baby

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A006

    1. Truth Consequences 471220 Christmas Seals
    2. Truth Consequences 480117 William Bendix Walking Contest

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A007

    1. Truth Consequences 480207 One Hundred Dollars For Kiss
    2. Truth Consequences 480306 Walking Man Revealed

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A008

    1. Truth Consequences 481030 Guest Boris Karloff
    2. Truth Consequences 481211 Guest Spike Jones

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A009

    1. Truth Consequences 491008 Sit In A Crows Nest Find Husband
    2. Truth Consequences 491022 Laughing Boy Is Correctly Guessed

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    Truth or Consequences Disc A010

    1. Truth Consequences 520729 Man Sealed In Room For One Week

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