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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| 11.02.1942 | lum and abner (0297) treasurer, mars expedition |
+ Blue Network. The Mars expedition is now incorporated, and stock certificates have already been p... | |
| 11.03.1942 | lum and abner (0298) planning landing on mars |
+ Blue Network. Abner and Cedric continue their preparations for the Mars expedition. | |
| 11.04.1942 | lum and abner (0299) corporate meeting |
+ Blue Network. Treasurer Skimp calls a meeting to discuss distressing financial matters. | |
| 11.05.1942 | lum and abner (0300) enforcing meat rationing |
+ Blue Network. A program about meat rationing. | |
| 11.09.1942 | lum and abner (0301) varnishing the rocket ship |
+ Blue Network. Abner and Cedric are varnishing the rocket ship...or are they? | |
| 11.10.1942 | lum and abner (0302) squire wants to resign |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp attempts to resign his position as treasurer of the corporation. | |
| 11.11.1942 | lum and abner (0303) keeping squire as treasurer |
+ Blue Network. Lum pressures Squire Skimp to sell more stock and not resign. | |
| 11.12.1942 | lum and abner (0304) rocket unveiling ceremony |
+ Blue Network. The colorful ceremonies unveiling the rocket ship are to be held, but first, how to... | |
| 11.16.1942 | lum and abner (0305) trouble getting rocket |
+ Blue Network. The rocket has been taken out of the observatory. A horse of a different color! | |
| 11.17.1942 | lum and abner (0306) mars launch is tomorrow |
+ Blue Network. After learning that the rocket to Mars will use sticks of dynamite as a propellant,... | |
| 11.18.1942 | lum and abner (0307) blast goes off prematurely |
+ Blue Network. The Mars rocket explodes before the boys can get into it, as Squire Skimp is arrest... | |
| 11.19.1942 | lum and abner (0308) why squire was arrested |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp has been arrested for selling stock in the Mars Rocket Company without... | |
| 11.23.1942 | lum and abner (0309) top ten chumps of 1942 |
+ Blue Network. The boys try to figure out how to pay the bills from the Mars expedition. Who is th... | |
| 11.24.1942 | lum and abner (0310) article on rocket project |
+ Blue Network. Lum and Abner start work on their magazine article about the Mars rocket. | |
| 11.25.1942 | lum and abner (0311) photos for magazine article | ||
| 11.26.1942 | lum and abner (0312) lum deposits article money |
+ Blue Network. Lum has deposited the money from the magazine article and bought some presents. A g... | |
| 11.30.1942 | lum and abner (0313) mousey gray is drafted |
+ Blue Network. The boys are out of trouble for a change. Mousey announces that he's been drafted, ... | |
| 12.01.1942 | lum and abner (0314) preparing for physical |
+ Blue Network. Lum tries to build up Mousey so he'll pass the pre-induction physical. | |
| 12.02.1942 | lum and abner (0315) going away party for mousey |
+ Blue Network. Mousey has passed his physical and is settling his affairs before joining the army. | |
| 12.03.1942 | lum and abner (0316) mousey's going away party | ||
| 12.07.1942 | lum and abner (0317) golden era discussion club |
+ Blue Network. Lum is planning to start "The Pine Ridge Golden Era Discussion Club." He plans to w... | |
| 12.08.1942 | lum and abner (0318) first discussion, beethoven |
+ Blue Network. At the first meeting of "The Golden Era Discussion Club," Lum tries to talk about B... | |
| 12.09.1942 | lum and abner (0319) is cedric engaged |
+ Blue Network. Lum and Abner urge Cedric to get engaged to Clarabelle. She says yes. Who said yes? | |
| 12.10.1942 | lum and abner (0320) worried about marriage |
+ Blue Network. "W" plans to elope with Cedric. Who is "W?" Cedric gets engaged twice! | |
| 12.14.1942 | lum and abner (0321) club list wedding mix up |
+ Blue Network. Cedric has gotten another letter from W." Lum suggests a plea of insanity! |
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