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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| 12.13.1943 | lum and abner (0529) squire will drop charges |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp has agreed to drop the charges against Abner...but there's a catch! | |
| 12.09.1943 | lum and abner (0528) trying to steal note |
+ Blue Network. Abner is out on bail after being caught in Squire Skimp's house, trying to steal th... | |
| 12.08.1943 | lum and abner (0527) things don't look good |
+ Blue Network. A long distance call from Lum...and things aren't looking too good. Abner plans to ... | |
| 12.07.1943 | lum and abner (0526) lum to hire a lawyer |
+ Blue Network. Lum is heading for the county seat to hire a lawyer. He's going in the most unusual... | |
| 12.06.1943 | lum and abner (0525) incriminating evidence |
+ Blue Network. An attempted out-of-court settlement with the wounded Squire Skimp. | |
| 12.02.1943 | lum and abner (0524) squire sues for damages |
+ Blue Network. A present for Squire Skimp? The Squire's present to the boys is a $1000 lawsuit! +... | |
| 12.01.1943 | lum and abner (0523) dr. jekyll and mr. hyde |
+ Blue Network. The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. | |
| 11.30.1943 | lum and abner (0522) writing apologetic note |
+ Blue Network. Locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen, Lum writes a note of apology... | |
| 11.29.1943 | lum and abner (0521) squire injured in fall |
+ Blue Network. It's showtime at The Lum and Abner Theatre...and Squire Skimp falls down in the ais... | |
| 11.25.1943 | lum and abner (0520) justice of the peace court |
+ Blue Network. The trial of Squire Skimp...and not a dry eye in the house! | |
| 11.24.1943 | lum and abner (0519) squire rants and raves |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp's theatre has been closed by Lum's warrant. The Squire is none-too-ple... | |
| 11.23.1943 | lum and abner (0518) warrant on squire |
+ Blue Network. Lum is determined to not serve a warrant on Squire Skimp, but Abner and Grandpappy ... | |
| 11.22.1943 | lum and abner (0517) squire arrested |
+ Blue Network. Lum plans to serve a warrant on Squire Skimp for running an illegal theatre on the ... | |
| 11.18.1943 | lum and abner (0516) squire's theater is illegal |
+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day Vitamins. The boys discover an old statute tha... | |
| 11.17.1943 | lum and abner (0515) spying on squire's show |
+ Blue Network. The boys' theatre has had a disappointing opening day. They climb a tree to spy on ... | |
| 11.16.1943 | lum and abner (0514) ladies uplift league |
+ Blue Network. The Ladies Uplift League has forbidden the showing of "The Vulture's Revenge." Lum ... | |
| 11.15.1943 | lum and abner (0513) rumors about theater |
+ Blue Network. Abner paints the box office...all of it! Squire Skimp starts a rumor about the film... | |
| 11.11.1943 | lum and abner (0512) free preview tuesday |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp is going to open his theatre on Wednesday. How about a preview in the ... | |
| 11.10.1943 | lum and abner (0511) cedric delivers handbills |
+ Blue Network. Cedric helps out around the Lum and Abner Theatre, despite being hired by Squire Sk... | |
| 11.09.1943 | lum and abner (0510) squire tricks grandpap |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp tricks Grandpappy Spears out of his contract. | |
| 11.08.1943 | lum and abner (0509) lum and abner lose help |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp has hired Grandpappy Spears and his piano, and the boys' carpenters an... | |
| 11.04.1943 | lum and abner (0508) opening competing theater |
+ Blue Network. Lum is worried about competition from Squire Skimp. "Our hands are tied." Mose Moos... | |
| 11.03.1943 | lum and abner (0507) squire to be third partner |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp wants to be a third partner in the Pine Ridge Movie Theatre. When turn... | |
| 11.02.1943 | lum and abner (0506) vote name for movie theater |
+ Blue Network. What will Lum and Abner name the new movie theatre? | |
| 11.01.1943 | lum and abner (0505) abner returns from mena |
+ Blue Network. Abner returns with the knowledge needed to run the projector. He's going to teach C... |
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