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 |
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| 09.27.1935 | lum and abner (0205) squire returns for trial | ||
| 04.26.1936 | lum and abner special broadcast waters, ar becomes pine ridge! |
+ Broadcast celebrating Lum and Abner Day in Arkansas on the day that the little town of “Waters�... | |
| 01.19.1937 | lum and abner abner must dispose of possessions fragment | ||
| 05.11.1937 | lum and abner lum and abner have 200 dollars that they believe was stolen (fragment) | ||
| 08.06.1937 | lum and abner spud gandel can't understand why lum is so nice fragment | ||
| 08.13.1937 | lum and abner the wedding of evalena schultz and spud gandel | ||
| 02.28.1938 | lum and abner (0001) pine ridge moving picture co |
+ This is the opening night of a new series of Lum & Abner. For the past few weeks Luma nd Abner ... | |
| 03.02.1938 | lum and abner (0002) writing script for war movie |
+ Lum and Abner are now busy making preparations for the first picture of the Pine Ridge motion pict... | |
| 03.04.1938 | lum and abner (0003) squire theatrical agent |
+ Lum has practically forsaken the Jot ‘em down store to devote his time and energy to the Pine Ri... | |
| 03.07.1938 | lum and abner (0004) lum's movie to begin filming |
+ The moving picture camera that Lum and Abner ordered from Hollywood arrived last Saturday and at l... | |
| 03.09.1938 | lum and abner (0005) squire's promotions oil well |
+ Last Monday Lum and Abner traded Squire Skimp the oil rights on Abner’s property for release of ... | |
| 03.11.1938 | lum and abner (0006) volcanoes rotation of earth |
+ Production on the first picture of the Pine Ridge motion picture company is being temporarily post... | |
| 03.14.1938 | lum and abner (0007) moving picture co disbanded | ||
| 03.16.1938 | lum and abner (0008) squire gives money back |
+ Lum and Abner have certainly being having their worries with the Pine Ridge Motion Picture Company... | |
| 03.18.1938 | lum and abner (0009) finding bones |
+ The oil boom in Pine Ridge seems to be over and Squire Skimp learned the authorities were investig... | |
| 03.21.1938 | lum and abner (0010) prof interested in bones |
+ The old fellows now feel that they have made an important discovery after Cedric Weehunt finds wha... | |
| 03.23.1938 | lum and abner (0011) trying to assemble bones |
+ Lum and Abner are more enthused than ever over the fossil they unearthed in Abner’s yard, which ... | |
| 03.25.1938 | lum and abner (0012) examining the bones | ||
| 03.28.1938 | lum and abner (0013) cedric sells chances |
+ Last Friday Lum and Abner suffered a big disappointment as the fossil they recently unearthed in A... | |
| 03.30.1938 | lum and abner (0014) abner pretends to be sick |
+ Now that all of Lum and Abner’s outside interests have been disposed of they’ve decided to spe... | |
| 04.01.1938 | lum and abner (0015) april fool's day jokes |
+ Lum seems to be falling for everyone's April Fool's jokes. | |
| 04.04.1938 | lum and abner (0016) matrimonial bureau reopens |
+ Lum and Abner are sorely in need of funds in which to replenish the reduced stock of merchandise i... | |
| 04.06.1938 | lum and abner (0017) lum composes newspaper ad |
+ After several days spent in an effort to collect some of the accounts due to the Jot ‘Em Down st... | |
| 04.08.1938 | lum and abner (0018) lum wants to get married | ||
| 04.11.1938 | lum and abner (0019) benefits of being married |
+ Lum and Abner’s new business the lonesome heart matrimonial seems to have gotten off to a flying... |
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