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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| 05.17.1945 | lum and abner (0828) department of child welfare |
+Blue Network. Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer. Squire Skimp tries to profit from Robert The Robot. Will ... | |
| 05.16.1945 | lum and abner (0827) learning about robert |
+Blue Network. Abner puts "Robert The Robot" through his paces. Grandpappy Spears and Squire Skimp ... | |
| 05.15.1945 | lum and abner (0826) robert, the robot to work |
+Blue Network. The boys make their plans for "Robert The Robot." | |
| 05.10.1945 | lum and abner (0824) assembling the robot |
+ Blue Network. "Robert The Robot" is assembled...and comes to life! | |
| 05.09.1945 | lum and abner (0823) more on contents of box |
+Blue Network. At long last, the mysterious box is opened...it's an "iron doll!" It sounds like a l... | |
| 05.08.1945 | lum and abner (0822) lum and abner open box |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer, Miles Nervine. Curiosity has gotten better of the boys, ... | |
| 05.07.1945 | lum and abner (0821) the newspaper clipping |
+Blue Network. The boys are wondering just what's in that mysterious box. | |
| 05.03.1945 | lum and abner (0820) mysterious box left |
+ Blue Network. Dr. Fontaine Grill's car has broken down near the Jot 'Em Down Store, leaving behin... | |
| 05.02.1945 | lum and abner (0819) store divided in half |
+ Blue Network. The Jot 'Em Down Store has been divided down the middle and the feud continues! | |
| 05.01.1945 | lum and abner (0818) dick tries to patch rift |
+Blue Network. Dick Huddleston finally convinces Lum tht Abner didn't steal the diamond. | |
| 04.30.1945 | lum and abner (0817) secretive about diamond |
+Blue Network. Abner explains to Dick Huddleston why he took the diamond and sold it. Lum hangs up ... | |
| 04.26.1945 | lum and abner (0816) meaning of united nations |
+Blue Network. Abner has never told Lum about selling the diamond for $5000. Lum can't figure out w... | |
| 04.25.1945 | lum and abner (0815) lum finds out diamond sold | ||
| 04.24.1945 | lum and abner (0814) abner gets rid of diamond |
+Blue Network. Abner tells Lum about his heroic confrontation with Hasari. Lum learns some startlin... | |
| 04.23.1945 | lum and abner (0813) parrot saves the day |
+Blue Network. Hasari has tricked Lum into a confrontation. He doesn't have the diamond either! Ced... | |
| 04.19.1945 | lum and abner (0812) school house at night |
+ Blue Network. The diamond has disappeared from the basement. Lum has received an invitation from ... | |
| 04.18.1945 | lum and abner (0811) bury diamond in cellar |
+Blue Network. The lights go out and the diamond disappears, despite plans to bury it in the baseme... | |
| 04.17.1945 | lum and abner (0810) can't get rid of diamond |
+Blue Network. A knife come whizzing through the window. Beware the wrath of "The Black Leopard!" T... | |
| 04.16.1945 | lum and abner (0809) kunlun diamond and trouble |
+Blue Network. Lum finds out that Abner tried to sell the diamond and no longer has it. A gentleman... | |
| 04.12.1945 | lum and abner (0808) working crossword puzzle |
+Blue Network. While waiting to get their car repaired, Abner and Cedric work on a crossword puzzle... | |
| 04.11.1945 | lum and abner (0807) jeweler dies |
+ Blue Network. Lum, Cedric and Dick Huddleston travel to the county seat to sell the diamond, only... | |
| 04.10.1945 | lum and abner (0806) abner advised, sell diamond |
+Blue Network. Abner asks Dick Huddleston for some advice. What to do with that large but cursed di... | |
| 04.09.1945 | lum and abner (0805) nervous about diamond |
+ Blue Network. Lum tries to give Abner the diamond, who doesn't really want it. Grandpappy Spears ... | |
| 04.05.1945 | lum and abner (0804) abner's house broken into |
+Blue Network. Who has broken into the home of Abner? The strange foreigner asks Cedric about the l... | |
| 04.04.1945 | lum and abner (0803) threatening note |
+Blue Network. Squire Skimp kindly gives the boys a mortgage on their mortgage. Somebody's broken i... |
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