In this old time radio series, Norris Goff was Abner Peabody, and Chester Lauck was Lum Edwards… the owners and operators of Pine Ridge's own "Jot 'em Down Store." The Lum and Abner show was fifteen minutes that took us to back to the feeling of a rural America before music, radio and such made peace and quiet seem downright odd. For a general store, the "Jot 'em Down" was rarely bustling, so the silence was taken up with the events of the moment.
Intro music sets the stage, and we might be sitting by the cracker barrel, ready to "ketch up" on what Lum or Abner are up to…A quick scan of the show titles tells you this show was filled with funny episodes. It was, and some developed over days or even weeks
Amos and Andy, as played by Gosden and Correll were the direct predecessors of Lum and Abner, as Goff and Lauck did "blackface" comedy at first. But that comedy market, hard to believe today, was glutted with 'wannabe's," so they switched to the Lum and Abner "idee." An essential part of both shows is the no-audience first-person approach to story telling.
While Amos and Andy moved to Harlem, for years Lum and Abner changed "nary a thing"…until in '48, the show went to a half-hour, got a live audience and visiting star, an orchestra, and flopped. The boys did seven movies, too…even did one called "Lum and Abner Abroad." But it was in the "Jot 'em Down" with Lum and Abner just talking that the listening public really wanted to be. In its own way, Lum and Abner presented a perfect, and perfectly funny, little world of its own. It is pure storytelling, with plots that are always mischievous, and often bordered on the tall tale.
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Please enjoy these 1801 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.17.1941 | lum and abner (0097) ervin the lion is loose |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The library lion finally arrives...a real li... | |
| 11.18.1941 | lum and abner (0098) cedric's the lion tamer |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Cedric has gotten a live lion and Lum decid... | |
| 11.20.1941 | lum and abner (0099) the basics of lion taming |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. L. Tarzan Edwards, the lion tamer, is death... | |
| 11.21.1941 | lum and abner (0100) ervin the lion escapes |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum the brave, gets into the Lion's cage, o... | |
| 11.24.1941 | lum and abner (0101) setting a trap for ervin |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Ervin the lion has been on the loose for se... | |
| 11.25.1941 | lum and abner (0102) lum, big game hunter |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The boys are going to organize a Safari to ... | |
| 11.27.1941 | lum and abner (0104) capturing mountain lion |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The expedition proves to be successful, but... | |
| 11.28.1941 | lum and abner (0105) ervin located and adopted |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The lion has been found, playing with some ... | |
| 12.01.1941 | lum and abner (0106) the story of pinky winky |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum and Cedric are enjoying one of the book... | |
| 12.02.1941 | lum and abner (0107) lum to open a bakery |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. As Lum gets the idea to start his own baker... | |
| 12.04.1941 | lum and abner (0108) cedric brings stove to use |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. While Grandpa is still spouting facts from ... | |
| 12.05.1941 | lum and abner (0109) putting up the stove pipe |
+ Blue Network. Abner installs a stovepipe for the new bakery; the hard way! + Cedric’s has broug... | |
| 12.08.1941 | lum and abner (0110) lum invents prune bread |
+ Blue Network. Lum and Abner are running a bakery, Lum has invented prune bread! This is an edited... | |
| 12.09.1941 | lum and abner (0111) to mena for bread orders |
+ Blue Network. Lum has gone to the county seat to sell the products of the bakery. + The head chef... | |
| 12.11.1941 | lum and abner (0112) red and yellow delivery truck |
+ Blue Network. Lum has his heart set on a red and yellow delivery truck. Abner plans a surprise. +... | |
| 12.12.1941 | lum and abner (0113) miss fredericks locket lost |
+ Blue Network. Lum has declared his love to Miss Fredericks, placed it in a locket, and baked the ... | |
| 12.15.1941 | lum and abner (0114) locket found by gussie |
+ Blue Network. Snake Hogan and his sister Gussie got the loaf with the locket. Snake knows Lum is ... | |
| 12.16.1941 | lum and abner (0115) lum forced to marry gussie |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp has a plan to put $20 bills in five loaves of bread each day to stimul... | |
| 12.18.1941 | lum and abner (0116) mousey gray is mad at lum |
+ Blue Network. Abner "helps" Lum out of his mess by telling Gussie that Lum doesn't love her. Mous... | |
| 12.19.1941 | lum and abner (0117) lum to dine with gussie |
+ Blue Network. Snake Hogan has forced Lum to have supper with Gussie. + Snake Hogan is seeing to i... | |
| 12.22.1941 | lum and abner (0118) mousey knocks lum out |
+ Blue Network. Mousey gets into his first fight...and knocks out Lum! + Mousey versus Snake. | |
| 12.23.1941 | lum and abner (0119) mousey beats up snake hogan |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Mousie and Gussie are eloping after Mousie ... | |
| 12.25.1941 | lum and abner traditional christmas story | ||
| 12.26.1941 | lum and abner (0120) mousey the prizefighter |
+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum has plans to enter Mousie in a prize fi... | |
| 12.29.1941 | lum and abner (0121) carnival performer iron ike |
+Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum's plans to become a fight manager become... |
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