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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.17.1942 | lum and abner (0272) new teacher named sloane |
+ Blue Network. Lum is not too thrilled with the new school teacher and plans to resign from the sc... | |
| 09.16.1942 | lum and abner (0271) mousey wants to be teacher |
+ Blue Network. Lum doesn't seem to be eager to hire a teacher to replace himself. The program clos... | |
| 09.15.1942 | lum and abner (0270) needs new school teacher |
+ Blue Network. Lum is considering being a substitute teacher, which of course leads to the subject... | |
| 09.14.1942 | lum and abner (0269) election of school board |
+ Blue Network. Lum is upset because he's lost the election for president of the school board. The ... | |
| 09.10.1942 | lum and abner (0268) horrors of nazi germany |
+ Blue Network. A German-American in the Jot 'Em Down Store describes the horrors of Nazism in an o... | |
| 09.09.1942 | lum and abner (0267) mousey shows travel slides |
+ Blue Network. Mousie presents a slide show of scenic America. The program closing has been delete... | |
| 09.08.1942 | lum and abner (0266) vacation |
+ Blue Network. Lum plans a "back to nature" vacation after reading Thoreau. The program closing ha... | |
| 09.07.1942 | lum and abner (0265) mousey opens travel agency |
+ Blue Network. A visit to Mousie's Travel Agency, where tour 16B to Cherry Hill is described in gl... | |
| 09.03.1942 | lum and abner (0264) the handy folding cot |
+ Blue Network. The boys try to assemble the Handy Folding Cot...in only thirty seconds! The show m... | |
| 09.02.1942 | lum and abner (0263) lum and abner miss the baby |
+ Blue Network. Grandpappy Spears plans to visit Cherry Hill. He gives the boys an idea for a new b... | |
| 09.01.1942 | lum and abner (0262) everything settled |
+ Blue Network. The baby has disappeared, Squire Skimp confesses all. The program closing has been ... | |
| 08.31.1942 | lum and abner (0261) faking gold mine tale | ||
| 08.27.1942 | lum and abner (0260) squire isn't on the level |
+ Blue Network. Lum suspects that Squire Skimp is up to no good. The program closing has been delet... | |
| 08.26.1942 | lum and abner (0259) baby's father shows up |
+ Blue Network. The baby's father returns to claim the baby! Abner attacks him with a baseball bat!... | |
| 08.25.1942 | lum and abner (0258) auctioning store fixtures |
+ Blue Network. Grandpappy Spears auctions off all the fixtures in the Jot 'Em Down Store. The prog... | |
| 08.24.1942 | lum and abner (0257) enter baby in movie contest |
+ Blue Network. The boys plan to enter the baby in a photo contest. The Squire has another idea too... | |
| 08.20.1942 | lum and abner (0256) squire's 1,100 dollar note |
+ Blue Network. Lum signs the Squire's promissory note for $1100, that the Squire just happens to h... | |
| 08.19.1942 | lum and abner (0255) baby's case gets expensive |
+ Blue Network. The boys' debt to Squire Skimp is increasing. The program closing has been deleted. | |
| 08.18.1942 | lum and abner (0254) mousey to work in mine |
+ Blue Network. The boys decide to sell their delivery truck to pay the baby's lawyer. Cedric has h... | |
| 08.17.1942 | lum and abner (0253) cedric president gold mine |
+ Blue Network. Who will be president of the gold mine? An election is held...several of them in fa... | |
| 08.13.1942 | lum and abner (0252) custody of gold mine |
+ Blue Network. The boys discuss the baby's gold mine. The program closing has been deleted. | |
| 08.12.1942 | lum and abner (0251) baby is heir to gold |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp's report reveals that the baby is the owner of a gold mine! The progra... | |
| 08.11.1942 | lum and abner (0250) genealogical trace on baby |
+ Blue Network. Lum has bought a horse. Squire Skimp has hired a company in Chicago to do a genealo... | |
| 08.10.1942 | lum and abner (0249) trying foreign languages on |
+ Blue Network. The boys try out some foreign languages on the baby to see if he recognizes any of ... | |
| 08.06.1942 | lum and abner (0248) mysterious phone call |
+ Blue Network. The boys get a phone call from the letter writer in Kansas City, but the call is in... | |
| 08.05.1942 | lum and abner (0247) stranger to call about baby |
+ Blue Network. The mysterious letter writer plans to telephone the Jot 'Em Down Store tomorrow nig... | |
| 08.04.1942 | lum and abner (0246) to take baby king's place |
+ Blue Network. Lum has been practicing sitting on the throne. He's going to be "Assistant King!" T... | |
| 08.03.1942 | lum and abner (0245) thinks baby is a lost king |
+ Blue Network. A mysterious reply to Abner's letter leads Lum to conclude that the baby is a king!... | |
| 07.30.1942 | lum and abner (0244) fundamentals of babysitting |
+ Blue Network. Lum has hired a registered nurse to take care of the baby. The program closing has ... | |
| 07.29.1942 | lum and abner (0243) letter by carrier pigeon |
+ Blue Network. Cedric has gone into the carrier pigeon business, so Abner sends a letter about the... | |
| 07.28.1942 | lum and abner (0242) editor of mena star helps |
+ Blue Network. Ed Beckley at the county seat's newspaper is asked about the mysterious coat of arm... | |
| 07.27.1942 | lum and abner (0241) coat of arms in newspaper |
+ Blue Network. Does the baby belong to a Lodge? Grand pappy Spears has seen the coat of arms in th... | |
| 07.23.1942 | lum and abner (0240) baby's coat of arms |
+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp sells the boys an insurance policy for the baby. The baby has a coat o... | |
| 07.22.1942 | lum and abner (0239) a man from the opa visits the store | ||
| 07.21.1942 | lum and abner (0238) baby will draw the name | ||
| 07.20.1942 | lum and abner (0237) who will keep the baby |
+ Blue Network. Lizabeth plans to raise "Little Charlie." Lum plans to raise "Little Lum" in the fe... | |
| 07.16.1942 | lum and abner (0236) elizabeth and pearl return |
+ Blue Network. Lum, Abner, Cedric and Mousey tackle the ghost in Abner's house and find....Lizabet... | |
| 07.15.1942 | lum and abner (0235) a ghost in abner's house |
+ Blue Network. Lum needs to be coaxed to make a patriotic speech. Cedric has seen a ghost in Abner... | |
| 07.14.1942 | lum and abner (0234) the masked muskrat's report |
+ Blue Network. A report by "The Masked Muskrat" as to the true identity of "The Black Pelican." Th... | |
| 07.13.1942 | lum and abner (0233) black pelican's confession |
+ Blue Network. The secret identity of "The Black Pelican" is revealed. The location of the baby is... | |
| 07.09.1942 | lum and abner (0232) threats from black pelican |
+ Blue Network. Abner's house has been robbed, "The Black Pelican" strikes again?? Will the baby be... | |
| 07.08.1942 | lum and abner (0231) lum dresses as a woman |
+ Blue Network. Lum has been wearing a dress to keep the baby happy! The program closing has been d... | |
| 07.07.1942 | lum and abner (0230) lum and abner to keep baby |
+ Blue Network. The boys are reluctant to bring the baby to the country seat. A threatening letter ... | |
| 07.06.1942 | lum and abner (0229) mousey takes care of baby |
+ Blue Network. Mousie is taking care of the baby, with Lum supervising by telephone. The program c... | |
| 07.03.1942 | lum and abner (0228) baby left in store |
+ Blue Network. Lizabeth and Pearl are not in Texas after all. The boys are left with a baby while ... | |
| 07.02.1942 | lum and abner (0227) where is elizabeth |
+ Blue Network. Three pairs of binoculars for the Navy start a searching party for Lizabeth up at C... | |
| 06.30.1942 | lum and abner (0226) the masked muskrat reports |
+ Blue Network. The boys receive a letter from Washington; The Retailers For Victory Campaign. | |
| 06.29.1942 | lum and abner (0225) lum is blamed for troubles |
+ Blue Network. Lizabeth and Pearl have left Abner. The boys plan different ways to get them back. | |
| 06.26.1942 | lum and abner (0224) elizabeth and pearl leave |
+ Blue Network. Lum's brilliant idea to make peace between Abner and Lizabeth...break down the door... | |
| 06.25.1942 | lum and abner (0223) the rumor backfires |
+ Blue Network. Lum gets a report from Mousie in excruciating detail. Lum's plan didn't work too we... |
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