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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| 06.23.1942 | lum and abner (0222) rumors to help abner |
+ Blue Network. Lum plants a rumor that he's in love with a woman named Annabelle, even though Anna... | |
| 06.25.1942 | lum and abner (0223) the rumor backfires |
+ Blue Network. Lum gets a report from Mousie in excruciating detail. Lum's plan didn't work too we... | |
| 06.26.1942 | lum and abner (0224) elizabeth and pearl leave |
+ Blue Network. Lum's brilliant idea to make peace between Abner and Lizabeth...break down the door... | |
| 06.29.1942 | lum and abner (0225) lum is blamed for troubles |
+ Blue Network. Lizabeth and Pearl have left Abner. The boys plan different ways to get them back. | |
| 06.30.1942 | lum and abner (0226) the masked muskrat reports |
+ Blue Network. The boys receive a letter from Washington; The Retailers For Victory Campaign. | |
| 07.02.1942 | lum and abner (0227) where is elizabeth |
+ Blue Network. Three pairs of binoculars for the Navy start a searching party for Lizabeth up at C... | |
| 07.03.1942 | lum and abner (0228) baby left in store |
+ Blue Network. Lizabeth and Pearl are not in Texas after all. The boys are left with a baby while ... | |
| 07.06.1942 | lum and abner (0229) mousey takes care of baby |
+ Blue Network. Mousie is taking care of the baby, with Lum supervising by telephone. The program c... | |
| 07.07.1942 | lum and abner (0230) lum and abner to keep baby |
+ Blue Network. The boys are reluctant to bring the baby to the country seat. A threatening letter ... | |
| 07.08.1942 | lum and abner (0231) lum dresses as a woman |
+ Blue Network. Lum has been wearing a dress to keep the baby happy! The program closing has been d... | |
| 07.09.1942 | lum and abner (0232) threats from black pelican |
+ Blue Network. Abner's house has been robbed, "The Black Pelican" strikes again?? Will the baby be... | |
| 07.13.1942 | lum and abner (0233) black pelican's confession |
+ Blue Network. The secret identity of "The Black Pelican" is revealed. The location of the baby is... | |
| 07.14.1942 | lum and abner (0234) the masked muskrat's report |
+ Blue Network. A report by "The Masked Muskrat" as to the true identity of "The Black Pelican." Th... | |
| 07.15.1942 | lum and abner (0235) a ghost in abner's house |
+ Blue Network. Lum needs to be coaxed to make a patriotic speech. Cedric has seen a ghost in Abner... | |
| 07.16.1942 | lum and abner (0236) elizabeth and pearl return |
+ Blue Network. Lum, Abner, Cedric and Mousey tackle the ghost in Abner's house and find....Lizabet... | |
| 07.20.1942 | lum and abner (0237) who will keep the baby |
+ Blue Network. Lizabeth plans to raise "Little Charlie." Lum plans to raise "Little Lum" in the fe... | |
| 07.21.1942 | lum and abner (0238) baby will draw the name | ||
| 07.22.1942 | lum and abner (0239) a man from the opa visits the store | ||
| 07.23.1942 | lum and abner (0240) baby's coat of arms |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp sells the boys an insurance policy for the baby. The baby has a coat o... | |
| 07.27.1942 | lum and abner (0241) coat of arms in newspaper |
+ Blue Network. Does the baby belong to a Lodge? Grand pappy Spears has seen the coat of arms in th... | |
| 07.28.1942 | lum and abner (0242) editor of mena star helps |
+ Blue Network. Ed Beckley at the county seat's newspaper is asked about the mysterious coat of arm... | |
| 07.29.1942 | lum and abner (0243) letter by carrier pigeon |
+ Blue Network. Cedric has gone into the carrier pigeon business, so Abner sends a letter about the... | |
| 07.30.1942 | lum and abner (0244) fundamentals of babysitting |
+ Blue Network. Lum has hired a registered nurse to take care of the baby. The program closing has ... | |
| 08.03.1942 | lum and abner (0245) thinks baby is a lost king |
+ Blue Network. A mysterious reply to Abner's letter leads Lum to conclude that the baby is a king!... | |
| 08.04.1942 | lum and abner (0246) to take baby king's place |
+ Blue Network. Lum has been practicing sitting on the throne. He's going to be "Assistant King!" T... |
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