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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.26.1945 | lum and abner (0953) lum and abner escaped fire |
+ The boys have been rescued and the fire put out...now Grandpappy Spears wants his $700 back, plu... | |
| 12.27.1945 | lum and abner (0954) can't collect insurance |
+ The Jot 'Em Down Store is holding a fire slae. Of course, Squire Skimp's fire insurance policy d... | |
| 12.31.1945 | lum and abner (0955) search hills for robbers |
+1945. The boys go searching or the Talbots, but first have to deal with an unpleasant gas statio... | |
| 01.01.1946 | lum and abner (0956) old style dollar bills |
+ The large, old fashioned dollar bills that Grandpappy Spears has buried provide a clue to the m... | |
| 01.02.1946 | lum and abner (0957) burn robbers' tent |
+ The Talbots are captured...by burning down their tent! | |
| 01.03.1946 | lum and abner (0958) the newspaper article |
+ A long conversation with Grandpappy Spears, a most forgiving Squire Skimp...and some good news! | |
| 01.07.1946 | lum and abner (0959) collect 1,500 dollars reward money |
+ There's a $1500 reward for the capture of the Talbots...but first, there's some subtraction! | |
| 01.08.1946 | lum and abner (0960) everyone wants reward money |
+ The boys fool Grandpappy Spears into not taking his interest, but Lum's conscience bothers him! | |
| 01.09.1946 | lum and abner (0961) partnership insurance |
+ Squire Skimp sells Lum and Abner an "incomprehensible" partnership insurance policy. | |
| 01.10.1946 | lum and abner (0962) physical exam for insurance |
+ Abner gets his insurance physical...and learns about his third ear! | |
| 01.14.1946 | lum and abner (0963) trying to collect insurance |
+ Abner thinks Lum is planning to kill him for the insurance money. | |
| 01.15.1946 | lum and abner (0964) abner is up to something |
+ Lum thinks Abner is going to kill him for the insurance money. | |
| 01.16.1946 | lum and abner (0965) abner is packing a pistol |
+ Abner gets a pistol from Grandpappy Spears...for self protection! | |
| 01.17.1946 | lum and abner (0966) abner even more suspicious |
+ The gas station owner refuses to accept the reward that noboy is offering to him! | |
| 01.21.1946 | lum and abner (0967) an eagle eye on each other |
+ Abner's concerned about Lum's shotgun. Lum's concerned about Abner's pistol. | |
| 01.22.1946 | lum and abner (0968) trying to poison the other |
+ Cedric opens a home-made root beer stand in the middle of the winter. Lum and Abner each think ... | |
| 01.23.1946 | lum and abner (0969) settle thing with a duel |
+ Has Cedric been poisoned? Squire Skimp suggests that Lum have it out with Abner. This leads to a... | |
| 01.24.1946 | lum and abner (0970) explaining rules of dueling |
+BC net. Lum and Abner meet to fight their duel...but first, here are the rules. | |
| 01.28.1946 | lum and abner (0971) infuriates the governer |
+ The strange results of the duel. A visit from the Governor of Arkansas! | |
| 01.29.1946 | lum and abner (0972) upset how city is run |
+ Abner has been stripped of his office as Notary Public. Lum decides that Pine Ridge must hold a... | |
| 01.30.1946 | lum and abner (0973) will elect new mayor |
+ Cedric is planning to open a waffle stand...in the blacksmith shop! Will a new election be held ... | |
| 01.31.1946 | lum and abner (0974) lum will be political boss |
+ Abner is running for mayor...with Lum as the power behind the throne. "Silent Lum Edwards, the s... | |
| 02.04.1946 | lum and abner (0975) the new broom party | ||
| 02.05.1946 | lum and abner (0976) cedric as ward heeler | ||
| 02.06.1946 | lum and abner (0977) squire's political party |
+ "Boss" Edwards has come out in the open, but Squire Skimp plans to start his own political party... |
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