November 28, 2023 • 14 mins
"Lum & Abner" was a popular American network radio comedy program that aired from 1931 to 1954. Created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, who also played the lead characters, the show was set in the fictional community of Pine Ridge, Arkansas. Lauck and Goff portrayed Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody, respectively, the owners of the Jot 'Em Down Store, the only general store in Pine Ridge.The humor of "Lum & Abner" was characterized by its gentle, character-driven wit, often involving the various quirky residents of Pine Ridge and the everyday situations they encountered. The show frequently used a serialized format, with storylines stretching over several episodes. This style of storytelling allowed listeners to become deeply engaged with the characters and the ongoing narratives.A notable feature of "Lum & Abner" was its portrayal of rural American life during the Great Depression and World War II. The characters, while humorous, were treated with respect and affection, avoiding the stereotypes often associated with rural settings in media. The show was a comforting presence for many listeners during challenging times, offering a blend of humor, warmth, and a sense of community.The legacy of "Lum & Abner" continues to be celebrated for its contribution to the golden age of radio, its innovative storytelling, and its affectionate depiction of small-town life. The show's influence can be seen in later television and radio programs that similarly focus on community and character-driven humor.
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(00:28):
Hi, everybody here. We areall ready to take you down to Pine
Ridge or the Friday Night Social Boatconducted by Lomond Abner, whose everyday experiences
are sent for you each evening exceptSaturday and Sunday by your own local Ford
Heeler. In my opinion, thenew Ford V eight is the most economical
car on the market. Does rankinSingley Grocer of Mandam, Oklahoma. We
(00:50):
can tell you what we believe aboutthe New Ford DAH. Now let us
select this letter from the thousands receivedand tell you what this owner says.
It's the single right I own aFord DA, and in my opinion,
it is the most economical car onthe market. On one trip, I
drove six hundred and forty miles intwelve hours and twenty five minutes. This
(01:11):
included four stop and teed up toeighty seven miles an hour, and without
apparently using any or at all,the car averaged twenty one miles per gallon
of gasoline. Love and Avenue willbe glad to have your opinion of the
New Ford DA. As we're lookingon fine rates tonight, we find the
(01:45):
school house completely filled and the neighboris still coming for the big dogable.
The ice cream curved last Friday probablyaccounts for the unusually large attendance tonight.
Loman is in charge of me entertainmentas usual and is bringing the telephone where
the free listeners out on the partyline. Look up, maybe sure of
hearing the activity. Take down yourreceiver and listen. Tell me find out
(02:15):
everywhere in right way coming in.There's man down just to let I don't
want to announce you the money lineout. Everybody out on the party line.
Mighty proud you're listening in and weshould be down here at the school
house with us. We're having abig time, big crowd here recollect me
(02:36):
and average and putting on these littleget ups everyboday, nights and daughter advertiser
board business. All we asked isif could drive the new board big before
you buy. I want to thankyou to olvering a nice letter. You've
been attending in Appreciate that. Andnow we get along with the ghost boy
and mind the string man over wereplaying and the why can't turn the boy
blue? Let him go to theless time? Everybody quiet, don't have
(03:17):
a lot of time in that handsleft and thank you. I'm looking down
here on the taken roll there shtcan swishy older well, I wonder goodness,
I didn't know why's here? Andthey can get up here. Oh
they're consciously and all that they saying. Make them come hi boy, you
don't up here, you don't wantto get out? You you there the
(04:18):
body I don't done. You know. I used to sing that I can't
(04:47):
split the older duds when I didthe kiddle boy going up. You never
town everywhere, You never heard youyold in when I did when I was
about fourteen year old. My voiceis changing that after I had the way
the thing over in Switzerland. Youtake him foreign country, they're all things
different you take down in Africy.They've got queer custom now down there.
When then folks gets mad, theytake a stick and start beating on the
(05:09):
ground, starts beating on the groundhere when the right man why they don't
want to do that. And askid, I are going into the counties
each the other day, I've seensome colors on the golf course. I'm
doing the damn thing. Just awoman of well, I don't really know
he's here. Folks here, thesebig stars down here, they just walk
on the hind legs like our folksdoes. The human being. Now that's
(05:32):
the polture. We got a sortof spiers pray in the Nargia stopping over
here to some resort hotel. IsLarry Adler. And he's the one that's
played in Flying Colors. And he'sgonna play and play on the mouth organ
that thing where he plays in he'sgonna playing high Ridge night. Yeah,
but he's gonna play on the mouthorders. He's what is old as the
(05:55):
jedge of the mouth organs. Goahead and w course it's right, hey,
(07:11):
rom. I don't know what you'reaiming on having next. But I've
seen George Harsick out there a whileof going he said, you want him
to say lord right away? Hehad to go back down. You know,
he's night walking down here the lumbercompany. Now he's got to get
back to work. I want toget there, George. He is on
there, George, you're ready togo ahead the high stree there wine of
course, George Hardy the Lord wereold. I'm a god from the order
(08:01):
o money. Well, let meand the c and not call all day.
(08:26):
Oh I I hate they will liefrom aga. I'm good here around
me design in the gold all thegame clim all like mad and I had
(09:13):
immediately when I would not actay mypoy with the game and the clime not
(09:39):
a clock, the organs well thealong all I know them. That was
(10:18):
fine, you don't try. I'vebeen feeling all day like this was Friday
Friday. It is fright. Itis maybe a three, and I've been
feeling that way. I'm foking toomany in the medi is here now from
the county seat. I know weall enjoy here now going to faver right
around here now all after too manyin the oh Man. Some bols like
(11:16):
music like that, it is true, like musing like that's not for us.
We like music modern, some classand console and there's a way that
we thin is should go. She'sa bird in the Builders game, a
great mistaken her life. She's made, but happy when she marry him the
(11:39):
goo whoa the woe the woe.So she is in the Mansion brand.
So that's well bet her command,and she is very happy with the robber
to the baby whoa the woe thewoe. She would like to make the
monchance. She likes to go andmuch good home. She would love to
have a chance to make the movieout of Dance where the music of the
band makes EGO know. She's inthe money. She's in the money.
(12:13):
He's got a lot of money.Thank you, Je. She's in the
money. She's in the money,working over her goals. She's not happy
with deasible Y. Hey rom,Hey rong, I'm not sair im here?
(12:46):
What? What? Thanks on theprogram? Hey? Wrong? Who?
Thanks? You? Hop right?Got anything you got any better?
Walk now? I have Alna Justwait, I got an auto all right?
Because you're looking like you don't,dude. They're dropping over here at
the Summer Resort Hotel, and I'msurprised to know that Miss Francis Langford very
(13:09):
I'd be proud to have a sixtyperson who's at in the community here in
Pine Riege. He's going our wayout to California to make a new moving
picture. It's oh yeah, moving, I want to touch it now.
Miss Langford is turned the contentent tohelp us out on our little bit up
tonight and we're going to have theirhopdeale ter player company man for all as
(13:30):
Miss Langley, I know a bundleof umanity. Tom, Why are you
when he's us? I'm always sopleasant, but I kind of overcome any
(13:52):
you. I'm long and now Idon't know and no one and not that's
whatever you. Then I think theword that that isn't. By long will
(14:18):
rest. Don't you know you have
Hi, everybody here. We areall ready to take you down to Pine
Ridge or the Friday Night Social Boatconducted by Lomond Abner, whose everyday experiences
are sent for you each evening exceptSaturday and Sunday by your own local Ford
Heeler. In my opinion, thenew Ford V eight is the most economical
car on the market. Does rankinSingley Grocer of Mandam, Oklahoma. We
(00:50):
can tell you what we believe aboutthe New Ford DAH. Now let us
select this letter from the thousands receivedand tell you what this owner says.
It's the single right I own aFord DA, and in my opinion,
it is the most economical car onthe market. On one trip, I
drove six hundred and forty miles intwelve hours and twenty five minutes. This
(01:11):
included four stop and teed up toeighty seven miles an hour, and without
apparently using any or at all,the car averaged twenty one miles per gallon
of gasoline. Love and Avenue willbe glad to have your opinion of the
New Ford DA. As we're lookingon fine rates tonight, we find the
(01:45):
school house completely filled and the neighboris still coming for the big dogable.
The ice cream curved last Friday probablyaccounts for the unusually large attendance tonight.
Loman is in charge of me entertainmentas usual and is bringing the telephone where
the free listeners out on the partyline. Look up, maybe sure of
hearing the activity. Take down yourreceiver and listen. Tell me find out
(02:15):
everywhere in right way coming in.There's man down just to let I don't
want to announce you the money lineout. Everybody out on the party line.
Mighty proud you're listening in and weshould be down here at the school
house with us. We're having abig time, big crowd here recollect me
(02:36):
and average and putting on these littleget ups everyboday, nights and daughter advertiser
board business. All we asked isif could drive the new board big before
you buy. I want to thankyou to olvering a nice letter. You've
been attending in Appreciate that. Andnow we get along with the ghost boy
and mind the string man over wereplaying and the why can't turn the boy
blue? Let him go to theless time? Everybody quiet, don't have
(03:17):
a lot of time in that handsleft and thank you. I'm looking down
here on the taken roll there shtcan swishy older well, I wonder goodness,
I didn't know why's here? Andthey can get up here. Oh
they're consciously and all that they saying. Make them come hi boy, you
don't up here, you don't wantto get out? You you there the
(04:18):
body I don't done. You know. I used to sing that I can't
(04:47):
split the older duds when I didthe kiddle boy going up. You never
town everywhere, You never heard youyold in when I did when I was
about fourteen year old. My voiceis changing that after I had the way
the thing over in Switzerland. Youtake him foreign country, they're all things
different you take down in Africy.They've got queer custom now down there.
When then folks gets mad, theytake a stick and start beating on the
(05:09):
ground, starts beating on the groundhere when the right man why they don't
want to do that. And askid, I are going into the counties
each the other day, I've seensome colors on the golf course. I'm
doing the damn thing. Just awoman of well, I don't really know
he's here. Folks here, thesebig stars down here, they just walk
on the hind legs like our folksdoes. The human being. Now that's
(05:32):
the polture. We got a sortof spiers pray in the Nargia stopping over
here to some resort hotel. IsLarry Adler. And he's the one that's
played in Flying Colors. And he'sgonna play and play on the mouth organ
that thing where he plays in he'sgonna playing high Ridge night. Yeah,
but he's gonna play on the mouthorders. He's what is old as the
(05:55):
jedge of the mouth organs. Goahead and w course it's right, hey,
(07:11):
rom. I don't know what you'reaiming on having next. But I've
seen George Harsick out there a whileof going he said, you want him
to say lord right away? Hehad to go back down. You know,
he's night walking down here the lumbercompany. Now he's got to get
back to work. I want toget there, George. He is on
there, George, you're ready togo ahead the high stree there wine of
course, George Hardy the Lord wereold. I'm a god from the order
(08:01):
o money. Well, let meand the c and not call all day.
(08:26):
Oh I I hate they will liefrom aga. I'm good here around
me design in the gold all thegame clim all like mad and I had
(09:13):
immediately when I would not actay mypoy with the game and the clime not
(09:39):
a clock, the organs well thealong all I know them. That was
(10:18):
fine, you don't try. I'vebeen feeling all day like this was Friday
Friday. It is fright. Itis maybe a three, and I've been
feeling that way. I'm foking toomany in the medi is here now from
the county seat. I know weall enjoy here now going to faver right
around here now all after too manyin the oh Man. Some bols like
(11:16):
music like that, it is true, like musing like that's not for us.
We like music modern, some classand console and there's a way that
we thin is should go. She'sa bird in the Builders game, a
great mistaken her life. She's made, but happy when she marry him the
(11:39):
goo whoa the woe the woe.So she is in the Mansion brand.
So that's well bet her command,and she is very happy with the robber
to the baby whoa the woe thewoe. She would like to make the
monchance. She likes to go andmuch good home. She would love to
have a chance to make the movieout of Dance where the music of the
band makes EGO know. She's inthe money. She's in the money.
(12:13):
He's got a lot of money.Thank you, Je. She's in the
money. She's in the money,working over her goals. She's not happy
with deasible Y. Hey rom,Hey rong, I'm not sair im here?
(12:46):
What? What? Thanks on theprogram? Hey? Wrong? Who?
Thanks? You? Hop right?Got anything you got any better?
Walk now? I have Alna Justwait, I got an auto all right?
Because you're looking like you don't,dude. They're dropping over here at
the Summer Resort Hotel, and I'msurprised to know that Miss Francis Langford very
(13:09):
I'd be proud to have a sixtyperson who's at in the community here in
Pine Riege. He's going our wayout to California to make a new moving
picture. It's oh yeah, moving, I want to touch it now.
Miss Langford is turned the contentent tohelp us out on our little bit up
tonight and we're going to have theirhopdeale ter player company man for all as
(13:30):
Miss Langley, I know a bundleof umanity. Tom, Why are you
when he's us? I'm always sopleasant, but I kind of overcome any
(13:52):
you. I'm long and now Idon't know and no one and not that's
whatever you. Then I think theword that that isn't. By long will
(14:18):
rest. Don't you know you have
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