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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.08.1946 | lum and abner (0960) everyone wants reward money |
+ The boys fool Grandpappy Spears into not taking his interest, but Lum's conscience bothers him! | |
| 01.07.1946 | lum and abner (0959) collect 1,500 dollars reward money |
+ There's a $1500 reward for the capture of the Talbots...but first, there's some subtraction! | |
| 01.03.1946 | lum and abner (0958) the newspaper article |
+ A long conversation with Grandpappy Spears, a most forgiving Squire Skimp...and some good news! | |
| 01.02.1946 | lum and abner (0957) burn robbers' tent |
+ The Talbots are captured...by burning down their tent! | |
| 01.01.1946 | lum and abner (0956) old style dollar bills |
+ The large, old fashioned dollar bills that Grandpappy Spears has buried provide a clue to the m... | |
| 12.31.1945 | lum and abner (0955) search hills for robbers |
+1945. The boys go searching or the Talbots, but first have to deal with an unpleasant gas statio... | |
| 12.27.1945 | lum and abner (0954) can't collect insurance |
+ The Jot 'Em Down Store is holding a fire slae. Of course, Squire Skimp's fire insurance policy d... | |
| 12.26.1945 | lum and abner (0953) lum and abner escaped fire |
+ The boys have been rescued and the fire put out...now Grandpappy Spears wants his $700 back, plu... | |
| 12.24.1945 | lum and abner (0951) trapped in burning store! |
+ While the boys are tied up in the store, a dropped match starts a fire! | |
| 12.20.1945 | lum and abner (0950) lum and abner robbed |
+ The Talbots rob the store, leaving Lum and Abner tied up. | |
| 12.19.1945 | lum and abner (0949) make store receipts better |
+ Lum plans to borrow money to make the store appear more prosperous. | |
| 12.18.1945 | lum and abner (0948) impressing the talberts |
+ The boyus try to impress the Talbots by how well the store is doing. | |
| 12.17.1945 | lum and abner (0947) to buy jot 'em down store |
+ The Talbots come to Pine Ridge (father and son) and make an offer to buy the Jot 'Em Down Store! | |
| 12.13.1945 | lum and abner (0946) abner set traps for clyde |
+ Lum is bound and determined to trap "Clyde The Mouse." Either Clyde goes...or Lum goes! | |
| 12.12.1945 | lum and abner (0945) abner's pet mouse, clyde | ||
| 12.11.1945 | lum and abner (0944) sgt hartford has eloped |
+ Sergeant Hartford has eloped with the driver of the mail hack. We meet "Clyde The Mouse" for the... | |
| 12.10.1945 | lum and abner (0943) otis bagley to dinner | ||
| 12.06.1945 | lum and abner (0942) queen for a day | ||
| 12.05.1945 | lum and abner (0941) to mena and finds a mr x |
+ Grandpappy Spears has gotten a dream interpretation book. Sergeant Hartford has seen "Mr. X.!" | |
| 12.04.1945 | lum and abner (0940) mr x at wholesale grocery |
+ The boys try to keep Sergeant Hartford from getting the letter sent to her by "Mr. X." They fail... | |
| 12.03.1945 | lum and abner (0939) love letter from mr x |
+ Lum writes an anonymous love letter to Sergeant Hartford and signs his name, "Mr. X." However, ... | |
| 11.29.1945 | lum and abner (0938) same old photo of lum |
+ It's the day of the big test for Cedric. He's got the answers written all over his shirt. Sergea... | |
| 11.28.1945 | lum and abner (0937) grandpap makes things worse |
+ Grandpappy Spears spills the beans and tells Sergeant Hartford that the picture is really Lum! | |
| 11.27.1945 | lum and abner (0936) lum's 30 year old picture |
+ Sergeant Hartford finds one of the photos from the matrimonial bureau to her liking. Of course, ... | |
| 11.26.1945 | lum and abner (0935) abner helps cedric study |
+ Abner tries to help Cedric pass a test so he can play on the football team. A funny show. |
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