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Lum and Abner Old Time Radio Show
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Lum and Abner, was an American radio comedy which
aired as a network program from 1932 to 1954; becoming an American
institution in its low-keyed, arch rural wit. One of a series of 15-minute
serial comedies that dotted American radio at its height as America's number
one home entertainment.
The creation of co-stars Chester Lauck (who played
Columbus "Lum" Edwards) and Norris Goff (Abner Peabody), Lum and Abner were
co-owners of the Jot 'em Down Store in the then-fictional town of Pine
Ridge, Arkansas. They were always stumbling upon moneymaking ideas only to
get themselves fleeced by nemesis Squire Skimp, before finding one or
another way to redeem themselves. Lum and Abner played the hillbilly theme
with deceptive cleverness. The hillbillies just knew the slickers were going
to get theirs, sooner or later, and either didn't mind or knew more than
they let on that the slickers getting theirs was a matter of fortunate
circumstance.
As for characters, Chester Lauck played Lum, Grandpappy
Spears, and Cedric Wehunt. Tuffy Goff played Abner, Squire Skimp, Mousey
Grey, Dick Huddleston, and most of the other characters.
In 1948, the show changed from a 15-minute "comedic
soap opera" to a 30-minute self-contained show. New writers were added,
along with an orchestra and a live audience. The problem was that many
listeners were unhappy with the change, and Lauck and Goff changed back to
its original format in 1953. The show went off the air in 1954 due to
competition from television and the failing health of Goff. The team
broadcast more than 5,000 shows, and over 1,630 episodes exist today.
As for background, Lauck and Goff had known each
other since childhood and attended the University of Arkansas together
(joining the Sigma Chi Fraternity together while there). They performed
locally and established a blackface act which led to an audition at radio
station KTHS in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Prior to the audition, the two men
decided to change their act and portray two hillbillies, since there were
already an overabundance of blackface acts at the time. After only a few
shows in Hot Springs, they were picked up nationally by NBC, and Lum and
Abner, sponsored by Quaker Oats, ran until 1932. Lauck and Goff performed
several different characters, modeling many of them after real-life
residents of Waters, Arkansas.
After the Quaker contract expired, Lauck and Goff
continued to broadcast over two Texas stations, WBAP (Fort Worth) and WFAA
(Dallas). In 1933, Ford Motor Company became their sponsor for approximately
a year. Horlick's Malted Milk, the 1934-37 sponsor, offered a number of
promotional premium items, including almanacs and fictional Pine Ridge
newspapers. During this period, the show originated from Chicago's WGN, one
of the founding members of the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1936, the city
council of Waters changed the town's name to Pine Ridge. Postum cereal
sponsored Lum and Abner in 1938-39, before Alka-Seltzer picked up the duo
for eight years. Over the course of its life, Lum and Abner appeared on all
of the major radio networks, CBS and ABC (formerly NBC Blue), in addition to
NBC and Mutual.
On the movie front, Lauck and Goff had the opportunity
to take their famous alter-egos their too. Beginning with Dreaming Out Loud
(1940), the duo starred in seven movies built around Lum, Abner, and the
doings and undoings in Pine Ridge. The film series ended with Lum and Abner
Abroad in 1956.
Those tidbits we all love so much. Pine Ridge
has never forgotten the comic pair that made the town famous enough to
provoke an official town name change. The town is host to the Lum and Abner
Museum. Adjacent to the Museum is a replica of the legendary "Jot 'em Down
Store," the central setting of the radio programs.
So sit back, relax and spend your free evenings (or
whatever time of day you do your listening) with Lum and Abner. Who knows
your creative juices might be stirred to come up with a “unique idea”
yourself. Enjoy!
Listed here are 502 episodes
of Lum and Abner. There are over 1120+ more on the CDs and DVDs. Too many to
list here. Enjoy, I know I did.
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