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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04.13.1938 | lum and abner (0020) abner sends out photos |
+ Lum and Abner’s lonesome heart matrimonial bureau seems to be running in to unexpected difficult... | |
| 04.15.1938 | lum and abner (0021) lum doesn't know of photos |
+ So far practically of all of the letters received at Lum and Abner’s lonesome heart matrimonial... | |
| 04.18.1938 | lum and abner (0022) trouble because of abner |
+ Practically of all of the letters received at Lum and Abner’s lonesome heart matrimonial bureau... | |
| 04.20.1938 | lum and abner (0023) lum patches things up |
+ Little did Abner realise the trouble he was getting in to when he sent out pictures of citizens of... | |
| 04.22.1938 | lum and abner (0024) lum in hiding from birdie |
+ Abner is still trying to square himself with Dick Huddleston, Moors Moots and Ezra Ceestrunk for s... | |
| 06.06.1938 | lum and abner (0043) lum english estate |
+ Last Friday Lum received a letter from a firm of attorneys stating that it was believed he was one... | |
| 06.08.1938 | lum and abner (0044) lum's english frame of mind |
+ Last Friday Lum received a letter informing him that if he could prove he was a descendant of one ... | |
| 06.10.1938 | lum and abner (0045) raising money for trip | ||
| 06.13.1938 | lum and abner (0046) squire renames store |
+ Now that Lum has sold his half interest in the Jot ‘Em Down Store to Squire Skimp he’s spendin... | |
| 06.15.1938 | lum and abner (0047) lum's ocean voyage |
+ Lum plans to set sail from New York to England where he will endeavour to collect his part of the ... | |
| 06.17.1938 | lum and abner (0048) to england via siberia | ||
| 06.20.1938 | lum and abner (0049) lum to leave for england on july 3rd |
+ Lum and Abner now believe that they have found a way to drive to England in a car. By looking ove... | |
| 06.22.1938 | lum and abner (0050) counting sheep |
+ Lum is making preparations for his trip to England and his bicycle tour round Europe. | |
| 06.24.1938 | lum and abner (0051) no groceries on credit |
+ Squire Skimp won’t let Lum have anything from the store on credit after he has spent his $1000 ... | |
| 06.27.1938 | lum and abner (0052) lum wants abner to go |
+ Lum is to leave next Friday on his trip to England to collect the thirty million inheritances. Th... | |
| 07.21.1938 | lum and abner the famous transatlantic broadcast |
+ The broadcast originates from Little Rock. A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the state of... | |
| 12.23.1938 | lum and abner (0102) lum and abner's christmas story |
+ Well it is Christmas time in Pine Ridge and all business and other activities have been cast asid... | |
| 02.22.1939 | lum and abner (0128) lum engaged to bertha |
+ When Cedric made a mistake and took Lum’s note of proposal to Bertha Skinner instead of Bertha ... | |
| 03.10.1939 | lum and abner (0135) jack benny, honorary degree |
+ The Pine Ridge University is getting quite a wide spread reputation and a number of outstanding p... | |
| 06.28.1939 | lum and abner (0182) automatic washing machine and abner's limo adventure | ||
| 01.01.1940 | lum and abner (0238) lum's new year resolution |
+ Lum's New Year resolution. | |
| 01.03.1940 | lum and abner (0239) operating a post office |
+ Having heard that they were under investigation for operating a Post Office without government aut... | |
| 01.05.1940 | lum and abner (0240) lum escapes from prison |
+ Lum and Abner are really in trouble after an inspector from the Post Department told them that he... | |
| 01.08.1940 | lum and abner (0241) lum hides out |
+ Lum who had been taken to Little Rock by the government for question on the charge of operating an... | |
| 01.10.1940 | lum and abner (0242) police are closing in |
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