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Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers In November of 1944 Lum and Abner was airing as a weekday, fifteen minute serial. In New York the show aired over WJZ. The show was syndicated out of KECA in Los Angeles. KECA was the flagship station of the newly independent Blue Network, which would soon become ABC. Chester Lauck was Lum Edwards. Norris Goff was Abner Peabody. Set in the fictional hamlet of Pine Ridge, Arkansas, in real life Lauck and Goff disliked the term “hillbilly,” believing it mocked people unfairly. The biggest building in Pine Ridge was Dick Huddleston's, who ran the general store and post office. Across the road was the blacksmith shop, run by Caleb Weehunt. Next door Mose Moots' barbershop. Above the barbershop was the lodge hall, where the town council met and the Pine Ridge Silver Comet Band practiced. Next to the tonsorial emporium was Luke Spears's Lunch Room. A short distance down the road from Luke's place was the Jot 'Em Down Store, run by Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody. On Thanksgiving in 1944 Lum is suddenly lonely and alone because Abner is out of town. Lum is trying to find someone to spend his holiday with.

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers In October of 1944 Lum and Abner was airing as a weekday, fifteen minute serial. In New York the show aired over WJZ. The show was syndicated out of KECA in Los Angeles. KECA was the flagship station of the newly independent Blue Network, which would soon become ABC. Chester Lauck was Lum Edwards. Norris Goff was Abner Peabody. Set in the fictional hamlet of Pine Ridge, Arkansas, in real life Lauck and Goff disliked the term “hillbilly,” believing it mocked people unfairly. The biggest building in Pine Ridge was Dick Huddleston's, who ran the general store and post office. Across the road was the blacksmith shop, run by Caleb Weehunt. Next door Mose Moots' barbershop. Above the barbershop was the lodge hall, where the town council met and the Pine Ridge Silver Comet Band practiced. Next to the tonsorial emporium was Luke Spears's Lunch Room. A short distance down the road from Luke's place was the Jot 'Em Down Store, run by Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody. On Halloween in 1944 the duo discussed Halloween pranks.

The OTRNow Radio Program Thanksgiving Show-03Over 3 1/2 hoursEnough old-time radio to bake a turkey.  Rosie prepares some Thanksgiving dinner while playing some Thanksgiving themed radio programs.Host:Rosie the RiveterThe Aldrich Family. November 23, 1952. NBC net. Sponsored by: Sustaining. It's Thanksgiving time and there's only one turkey left. Both the Aldrich and Brown families want it. Bob MacKenzie (announcer), Clifford Goldsmith (writer), Bobby Ellis, Jack Grimes, House Jameson, Katharine Raht, Dick Dudley (announcer).Casey, Crime Photographer. November 27, 1947. CBS net. "After Turkey, The Bill". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A young ex-con is framed for a gas station robbery on Thanksgiving. The story has a surprising conclusion. Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator), Harry Marble (commercial spokesman). The Challenge Of The Yukon. November 28, 1946. Program #459. WXYZ, Detroit origination, The Michigan Radio Network. "Thanksgiving In The Wilderness". Sponsored by: Sustaining. A flashback story: Father Haley has been kidnapped, along with the church funds. The townspeople suspect that the new priest may have stolen the money. Father Haley's dog Shep helps Sergeant Preston solve the mystery. The system cue has been deleted. Jay Michael, Mildred Merrill (writer), Larry McCann (announcer). Command Performance Thanksgiving Special. 1944.  AFRS origination. "Thanksgiving at Wally Brown's"  Lionel Barrymore(announcer), Dinah Shore, Harry Von Zell, Wally Brown, John Charles Thomas sings a Thanksgiving hymn, Fanny Brice,Hanley Stafford, Frank Morgan. Family Theatre. February 04, 1953. Mutual net. "Home For Thanksgiving". Sponsored by: Sustaining. A warm family story about a return for the holidays. The script was previously used on "Family Theatre" on Novemeber 27, 1947 (see cat. #70059). Joan Leslie, Stephen McNally (host), Tony La Frano (announcer), Harry Zimmerman (composer, conductor), Joseph Mansfield (director, transcriber), Irene Tedrow, Pat McGeehan, John McGreavy (writer), John Stevenson, Alice Backes. The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny. November 23, 1941. Red net, KFI, Los Angeles aircheck. Sponsored by: Jell-O, Jell-O Pudding. Guest Alice Faye joins the rest of the gang for Thanksgiving dinner at Jack's. Alice sings, "Tropical Magic.". Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Eddie Anderson, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Ed Beloin (writer, performer), Bill Morrow (writer), Mahlon Merrick (conductor). Lum and Abner. November 22, 1945. ABC net. Sponsored by: Alka Seltzer. A Thanksgiving show. There's nothing like a holiday...even for women! The system cue and final commercial have been deleted. Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Gene Baker (announcer). Mark Trail. November 22, 1950. Mutual net. "Poisoned Turkey". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Gro-Pup. A Thanksgiving show. Who fed rat poison to kill all of Jim Pilgrim's Turkeys?. Matt Crowley, Jackson Beck (performer, announcer), Ben Cooper, Joyce Gordon, Elwood Hoffman (writer), Drex Hines (director), Jon Gart (organist), Ed Dodd (creator). Host:Rosie the RiveterSOURCES: Wikipedia and The RadioGoldindex.com

Lum and Abner was an American network radio comedy program created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, that was aired from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where Lauck and Goff grew up, the show proved immensely popular. In 1936, Waters changed its name to "Pine Ridge" after the show's fictional town. The series was created by co-stars Chester Lauck (who played Columbus "Lum" Edwards) and Norris Goff (Abner Peabody). Lum always pronounced his own name as Ed'erds and was very annoyed if Abner or anyone brought up his full first name. The two characters performed as a double act , with Lum generally playing the straight man to Abner's attempts to break free from Lum's influence. As co-owners of the “Jot 'em Down” Store in the fictional town of “Pine Ridge”, Arkansas, the pair are constantly stumbling upon moneymaking ideas only to find themselves fleeced by nemesis Squire Skimp, before finally finding a way to redeem themselves. Lum and Abner played the hillbilly theme with deceptive cleverness. In addition to the title characters, Lauck also played Grandpappy Spears and Cedric Weehunt while Goff played Abner, Squire Skimp, Llewelyn "Mousey" Grey, Dick Huddleston, and most of the other characters. Lum and Abner, like most sitcoms of the era, had a live house band , in this case a string band in keeping with the show's hillbilly humor. Marshall Jones, before his adoption of the "Grandpa" persona that made him famous years later, was among the band's first members. You can now catch the Afternoon Radio Theater Sundae Podcast on it's own podcast feed, so if you only wish to subscribe to the Afternoon Radio Theater Sundae podcast, just follow the link below: https://afternoonradiotheatersundae.transistor.fm/ And if you would like to reach the crew, Monica or Victor, you can write them at: afternoonradiotheatersundae@gmail.com Join Monica Jones and her crew, on The Afternoon Radio Theatre Sundae on Whose Blind Life is it Anyway, every Sundays, at 2:00 pm (EST), 11:00 am (PST), and with no distracting images to focus on, it will simply take you away to faraway lands, distant times and to meet interesting people, all using your imagination.

It's summer time, and I want to present a couple of summer-themed and summer-adjacent radio shows.  We'll start off with real American politician, writer, and newspaper publisher Will Rogers, Jr playing a fictional Will Rogers, Jr who runs the fictional small-town newspaper, the “Illyria Weekly Gazette.”  What else says summer more than a county fair, with lots of people partaking in various competitions?  Well, this year, the ladies of Illyria have decided not to participate.  Whither the jams, jellies, and pickles?  Then, I finally get around to presenting “Lum and Abner.”  The show was created by, and stars, Chester Lauck as Lum and Norris Goff as Abner, the owners of the financially disastrous Jot ‘Em Down general store.  The show was a 15-minute continuing serial, a comedy soap opera.  In both of tonight's episodes, the boys are planning vacations. Episodes Rogers of the Gazette October 22, 1953 “Eula Horner and the County Fair” 2:27 Lum and Abner September 8, 1942 “Back to Nature” aka “Vacation” 34:10 July 19, 1945 “Store Closed for Vacation” 46:17

Two back-to- back 13 min episodes.... FIrst, Abner pretended he broke his arm to get sympathy and donations to help stock up the Jot 'em Down Country Store... but his wife believed he did have a broken arm and files an insurance claim. Abner receives $200 from the Insurance company for a broken arm that wasn't broken... and the plot thickens. Lum 'n Abner ... more in the Playlist by the same name! Norris Lauck played Lum and Norris Goff was Abner.

Introductory audio presents the background on "Lum n' Abner" with Chester Lauck as Lum and Norris Goff as Abner. This show ran from 1931 to 1954! One of the most popular shows on radio... and it started with two 20 year old men who could sound like two old men... and in fact played several different characters in every 15 min show... and there are over 1500 that have been preserved. This track has two episodes edited back-to-back. From Feb 26 and 27, 1935 - "Jot Em' Down Store Opens to Public " and "Lum and Cedric Don't Like Having Abner as a Boss." Sponsor - Horlick's Malted Milk... still around today! Track stored in "Lum n' Abner" Playlist on this Podcast.

As the United States entered April 1954 with the cold war at its height, Congress and The President authorized the founding of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Walt Disney was signing a contract with ABC—TV for a Disneyland series, with plans to build a new theme park in Southern California. Legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini was retiring, as Elvis Presley was recording his debut single, “That's All Right.” The hydrogen bomb now existed. Brown vs. The Board of Education was being decided. A certain senator from Wisconsin was claiming the armed forces were rife with communist spies. And there was worry about involvement in present-day Vietnam. On April 4th, Dwight Eisenhower gave this speech on fear. Three days later, he unveiled his “Domino Theory,” portending that for every country who fell under Communism's grip, more were likely to follow. It was no secret that Eisenhower didn't see eye-to-eye with Senator McCarthy, and the former Supreme Commander of World War II's Allied Forces understood how internal division could make a country vulnerable. That was the same for the radio industry, where those who could find work in TV were doing so with rapidity. Of the top fifteen TV shows, at least nine had begun on radio in some form. This included Dragnet, Arthur Godfrey, The Life of Riley, Our Miss Brooks, This Is Your Life, and The Jack Benny Show. But, American forefather Alexander Hamilton once said that, “in times of great chaos, people can make their name.” That was never truer than in the spring of 1954. Of course, as Joseph McCarthy would find out, people who create great chaos, can at times, lose theirs. Tonight, we'll find out more. ________________________ In April 1954 Lum and Abner was airing as a weekday, fifteen minute serial. The show was syndicated out of KABC in Los Angeles. That year, The American Broadcasting Company's flagship L.A. station had changed its call letters from KECA. Chester Lauck was Lum Edwards. Norris Goff was Abner Peabody. Although the comedy was reaching the end of the line, it was still one of the most beloved, folksy radio shows of all-time. On this day, Lum found out he needed famous ancestors if he wanted to marry Miss Priddle, while Abner set up a prank. Lum and Abner would sign off the air for the final time on May 7th. However the duo would star in one more film: Lum and Abner Abroad, in 1956.

Intro audio gives background on this wildly popular series that ran for 23 years producing about 5000 episodes. The two actors Chester Lauck and Norris Goff were boyhood friends and developed the series around a town called Waters, AK... which the renamed Pine Ridge... and they were so talented that they played more than one character in many episodes... and the names of the characters are entertaining in themselves. You will enjoy this show and more episodes in the playlist "Lum 'N Abner" on this Soundcloud.com podcast.

It has been awhile since we have heard from Lum 'n Abner from Pine Ridge, Arakansa... owners of the "Jot 'Em Down Store". Chester Lauck and Norris Goff star as Lum n Abner respectively. Lum generally played the straight ma to Abner's attempts at getting himself into trouble. In addition to the two characters of Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody, these two actors also portrayed Grandpappy Spears, Cedric Weehunt, Squire Skim, Lewelyn "Mousey" Grey, Dick Huddleston and several other characters. The "Lum and Abner Museum" in Pine Ridge Arkansa... opened in 1970 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A replica of the Jot 'em Down Store stands next to the museum. The audio files on this track are 86 years old ... and given that, are in remarkably good shape. Enjoy. "Lum n Abner" live in the "Comedy" Playlist on this podcast.

Lum and Abner was an American network radio comedy program created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff that was aired from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where they grew up, the show proved immensely popular. Now you will hear them here on Jailhouse Radio.The Statler Brothers will live forever in the minds of their audiences worldwide. Here you will hear them at their best.Also, Grady is at his best hoping to make you laugh and remember.Enjoy!

Lum n Abner, originally broadcast December 19, 1948, 72 Christmases ago, the Lum and Abner Traditional Christmas Program. Since the 1930’s Chester Lauck and Norris Goff told this story in their quarter hour format. Now, in their only half-hour version of the episode, Lum, Abner and Grandpappy Spears travel East to visit a family in need, seeking shelter in a barn...and with a young baby.

On this track you are going to hear two back to back 15 minute episodes. Feb 6, 1935 - There is a Presidential election coming up, Presidential election for the President of the Jot 'em Down Country Store. On Feb 7, 1935 - People find out that Abner was faking two broken arms when his wife files an insurance claim and... well listen in and find out what happens. If it is Lum 'n Abner... they are always getting themselves into some kind of deal or situation. This was an extremely popular show and that was evident when people went to the trouble of preserving over 1500 programs that began in 1931 and ran until 1954! Chester Lauck and Norris Goff starred and for many years they played multiple characters, but neither of them could do a female sound voice in the way they wanted it to sound... so they went several years without any female actresses on the show. More of "Lum 'n Abner" found in their very own playlist on this podcast. Thank you for listening.

Intro presents some background on actor Chester Lauck, who played Lum Edwards in Lum and Abner. He also voiced several other characters as did his best friend and co-star, Norris Goff "Abner Peabody" In this episode another letter arrives for the "Jot 'Em Down Country Store Matrimonial Bureau"... where Lum and Abner receive letters asking them to help with matrimonial issues. They then call up the folks and give them suggestions. However, the letter they receive this time is from a Secretary of a town council who wants Lum and Abner's help on how to help a couple, Mickey and Susan, to get their relationship back to where it used to be... when they enjoyed each others company and did a lot of things together... problem is, Mickey and Susan are two bears who live in the woods near the town! Lum and Abner ... these shows have their own "Lum and Abner" Playlist.

In this is special episode of Country Road Detours, we wanted to take you back in time to an old time radio show hosted by our special guest host and friend.... Donnie Pitchford. Pitchford, a retired high school teacher, cartoonist and founder of the National Lum and Abner Society introduces us to the Lum and Abner radio show which ran from 1931 to 1954. Today you will hear their famous Christmas show originally aired in 1938. Chester Lauck played Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody, played by Norris Goff are owners and operators of Pine Ridge, Arkansas' own "Jot 'em Down Store." It was a general store which served the zany town residences. The immensely popular show ran for fifteen minutes and took the listeners back to the feeling of a rural America. The Andy Griffith Show was based on Lum and Abner. We hope you enjoy this episode and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

"Lum and Abner" - July 7, 1948. Episode title: "Lum and Abner Are Having Trouble Paying Their Back Taxes." "Lum and Abner" was a popular quarter-hour program that ran two, three, and five days a week starting in 1931. It was so popular that the town of Waters, Arkansas, changed it's name to Pine Ridge -- the fictitious city where the show was set -- in 1936. To this day, the Jot em Down Store and Lum n Abner Museum are located there. Well, in 1948, CBS decided to move the boys to prime time and make it a full typical comedy show. The show only ran a season, mainly because the writers didn't get the characters as well as Lum and Abner did. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, in addition to performing as all the characters in the first 16 years of the show, also wrote all the episodes. The new writers and the new actors brought in to play those characters didn't get it. So from 1950 to 1954, "Lum and Abner" went back to their roots. But failing health brought an end to the show and precluded the show moving to TV and continuing in radio. But reruns of the show continued into the 1970s in syndication.

Recollections At Thirty. July 4, 1956. Rudy Vallee sings on "The Fleischmann Hour" (July 4, 1935). Clark and McCullough make their first radio appearance, Lum and Abner appear with Frances Langford. An excerpt from "Town Hall Tonight" with Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa. Tom Coakley and His Orchestra: band remote from The Mural Room of The Hotel St. Francis, San Francisco (1936). Al Jolson on "Shell Chateau." Al Jolson, Bobby Clark, Chester Lauck, Frances Langford, Fred Allen, Norris Goff, Paul McCullough, Portland Hoffa, Rudy Vallee, Tom Coakley and His Orchestra.

clickhere Visit the Radio America Store web site.Buy your 50 mp3 for &5.00 creative commons license click here visit creative commons license Lum and Abner, an American radio comedy which aired as a network program from 1932 to 1954, became 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---others included Amos 'n' Andy, Easy Aces, The Goldbergs, and Vic and Sade---Lum and Abner included various elements of each but yielded something as singular as the others and became somewhat more of an institution. The creation of co-stars Chester Lauck (as Columbus "Lum" Edwards) and Norris Goff (as Abner Peabody), Lum and Abner was as low-keyed as Easy Aces, as cheerfully absurdist as Vic and Sade, and raised The Goldbergs ethnic focus by amplifying the protagonists' regional identities. As the co-owners of the Jot 'em Down Store in the then-fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas, who 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.

Chet Lauck and Norris Goff were the creators of Lum & Abner. Chet was born on February 2, 1902 in Aleene, Arkansas and Norris was born in Cove, Arkansas on May 30, 1906. Both had moved to Mena with their families by 1911. They lived only a few blocks apart and grew up together. They were both very talented comedians and by 1931 had become local "Amos and Andy" imitators. They were scheduled to perform on a local charity program in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 26, 1931. At the last minute they decided to appear as two old-time Arkansas philosophers with the names "Lum Eddards" and "Abner Peabody". Thus was formed a team that was to delight radio audiences for the next 25 years. Just three months later on July 27, 1931 "Lum & Abner" made its' national radio debut on the NBC radio network from Chicago with the Quaker Oats Company as their first sponsor. This was to continue, with different sponsors and networks, for nearly 25 years. They also performed their routines on vaudeville stages throughout the country. By 1933 they had introduced the "Jot "Em Down Store" to their audiences and this would become the focal point of most of the programs. By 1940, Chet and Norris were on their way to Hollywood to make the first of seven motion pictures. In 1948 the radio format was changed from a 15-minute show to a thirty minute program. The new shows used special guest stars, a live orchestra, and a studio audience. This was quite a change from the original shows and was not as well received by the listening audience. By 1953 television was the new rage in America. Chet and Norris considered trying the new medium and a pilot show was taped. However, Norris' health problems were just too much to allow him to stand rigors of performing on early tv. So Chet and Norris decided to retire those "two loveable old characters from Pine Ridge". Another era of the golden age of radio came to an end. They had performed over 5,000 live radio programs and entertained countless millions of fans. For the next ten years or so Chet and Norris each made several appearances on various tv programs but never again revived the Lum & Abner show. Norris "Tuffy" Goff (Abner) passed away on June 12, 1978 and Chester "Chet" Lauck (Lum) joined him on February 21, 1980. Gone but definitely NOT forgotten!