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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.19.1935 | lum and abner (0155) lum has teamed up with squire |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum runs Abner off his property, anticipating his big deal w... | |
| 07.22.1935 | lum and abner (0156) selling shares in silver mine |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Everyone is town is buying stock in the "Great Sterling Silv... | |
| 07.23.1935 | lum and abner (0157) pine ridge goes high society |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Abner's wife forces him to buy two shares of the sterling si... | |
| 07.24.1935 | lum and abner (0158) proper etiquette |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. A Pine Ridge social tea is described. The Mad Hatter would h... | |
| 07.25.1935 | lum and abner (0159) first families of pine ridge |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum is starting to have doubts about Squire Skimp and the si... | |
| 07.26.1935 | lum and abner (0160) song |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The "Coming Out" party of Geraldine Seastrunk is to be held ... | |
| 07.29.1935 | lum and abner (0161) abner hates high society |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Abner isn't too pleased about being in "high society." The sy... | |
| 07.30.1935 | lum and abner (0162) plot for jot 'em down store |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Squire Skimp and Snake Hogan plot to take over the Jot 'Em Do... | |
| 07.31.1935 | lum and abner (0163) sells jot 'em down store |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Squire Skimp and Snake Hogan are very unhappy that Abner has ... | |
| 08.01.1935 | lum and abner (0164) abner has not been seen |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum sings a very acceptable rendition of "Asleep in The Deep.... | |
| 08.02.1935 | lum and abner (0165) reason why abner disappeared |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The wealthy Mr. Worthington arrives in Pine Ridge in a chauf... | |
| 08.05.1935 | lum and abner (0166) abner the biggest society man |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum describes how Abner is living the high life as a society... | |
| 08.06.1935 | lum and abner (0167) dick worries about mine |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Dick Huddleston still thinks there's something wrong with the... | |
| 08.07.1935 | lum and abner (0168) dixie belle and mary jane |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Is Abner playing around with other women? Who are Dixie Belle... | |
| 08.08.1935 | lum and abner (0169) tired of high society |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Cedric has heard some disturbing things about Squire Skimp's ... | |
| 08.09.1935 | lum and abner (0170) selling jot 'em down store |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum and Abner try to buy the Jot 'Em Down Store back from Sna... | |
| 08.12.1935 | lum and abner (0171) the rolling grocery store |
+ Since Lum and Abner were unable to raise the money to buy back their Jot ‘Em Down store from Sna... | |
| 08.13.1935 | lum and abner (0172) caleb's rolling grocery |
+ Music fill for local commercial insert. Lum calls the party line to announce a name-the-store cont... | |
| 08.14.1935 | lum and abner (0173) squire to trade mine stock |
+ Music fill for local commercial insert. Snake Hogan is suddenly interested in selling the Jot 'Em ... | |
| 08.15.1935 | lum and abner (0174) inspecting the rolling store |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Caleb Weehunt has finally finsihed the store on wheels, but n... | |
| 08.16.1935 | lum and abner (0175) abner gets rolling grocery |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Caleb Weehunt is very helpful about getting the store on whee... | |
| 08.19.1935 | lum and abner (0176) cedric loads merchandise |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The Jot 'Em Down Store on wheels is ready to roll, but first,... | |
| 08.20.1935 | lum and abner (0177) squire goes to arizona |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Squire Skimp has gone out to California to sell the sterling ... | |
| 08.21.1935 | lum and abner (0178) store's first day on the road |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. All the canned goods have fallen off the shelves of the Jot '... | |
| 08.22.1935 | lum and abner (0179) rolling store makes profit |
+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. At the end of the first day of operation, the Jot 'Em Down St... |
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