The Brooklyn Brain

Description

Joe, a hard-working but uneducated man from Brooklyn, wants to marry Clarice but she refuses because he lacks culture. He undergoes a scientific experiment to beam knowledge directly into his brain. Widely considered the best episode of the series.

A blue-collar guy named Joe from Brooklyn dreams of wedding Clarice, but she turns him down since he's not refined enough. He tries a science test that shoots facts straight into his head. Most people think this is the top episode of the show.

2000 Plus was an American old-time radio series that ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from March 15, 1950, to January 2, 1952, in various 30-minute time slots. A Dryer Weenolsen production, it was the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing one month prior to the better-known Dimension X.

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