Lum and Abner – Retro Radio Podcast: Recent Episodes
Keith Heltsley
Horlicks: Have you ever thought of cold Horlicks as a refreshing drink for Summer? Get it in natural or chocolate flavor, and insist on only the original. In Pine Ridge,…
Horlicks: To lose weight, just substitute your normal lunch with a glass of Horlicks. Try it hot or cold. Down in Pine Ridge Squire has planned to preempt the grand…
Horlicks: A good source of vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Enjoy it in natural or chocolate flavors. In Pine Ridge, Lum announced their grand opening for the theater as Saturday. At…
Horlicks: The continues success is proved out by the host of new users who buy Horlicks each day. Look for it at your local druggist. Down in Pine Ridge, the…
Horlicks: Look before you buy to see if the malted milk product contains no cheap, imitation ingredients. Get Horlicks, the original. Down in Pine Ridge Lum and Abner have to…
Horlicks: The sort of cool, refreshing drink your family will enjoy on a nice outing outdoors. Enjoy it in both natural, and chocolate flavors. Down in Pine Ridge, Squire has…
Horlicks: How many women, or even men need to watch their weight? Try a Horlicks lunch instead of your usual lunch. Down in Pine Ridge Lum and Abner are getting…
Horlicks: Hey kiddies, you know how great that Horlicks malted milk tablets taste. Encourage your mom to buy plenty for you. They taste great, and are nutritious. Down in Pine…
Horlicks: It makes a grand Summer drink for kids that makes them big and strong. It’s nourishing and easy to digest. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum and Abner’s picture show…
Horlicks: Have a desire to quit smoking? Horlicks can help. Often those quitting can put on weight, just take a healthy snack in the form of Horlicks tablets to cope…
Horlicks: If your youngster doesn’t like milk, or just can’t drink it, try Horlicks. It has all the good stuff to help kids grow big and strong. And kids love…
Horlicks: Superior over all other malted milk products. Only the best, most choice products go into the ingredients of Horlicks. Let’s see what’s happening in Pine Ridge. Lum was devastated…
Carlton Bricker puts in some extra words to let listeners know how to send for their photo of Lum and Abner. Down in Pine Ridge, the whole town has gathered…
Carlton Bricker gives a quick reminder of how to send for a photo of Lum and Abner. Today in Pine Ridge Lum and Abner talk about the money they got…
Carlton Bricker reminds listeners to send for their photos of Lum and Abner before it’s too late. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum has decided to order his statue. Today Lum…
Horlicks: Sometimes you may get a bargain in buying a substitute product, but never with your favorite malted milk. Accept no substitutes. Carlton Bricker gives a quick reminder for listeners…
Carlton Bricker reminds listeners about the limited supply photos that can be sent for. He tells how to get one. Now, let’s see what’s happening in Pine Ridge. Lum and…
Carlton Bricker announces that the limited offer on photos of Lum and Abner will be running out soon. Now, let’s see what’s happening down in Pine Ridge. In the Jot…
Carlton Bricker reminds listeners that photos of Lum and Abner are in limited supply. He is even armed with a letter from a fan, praising the picture. Lum and Abner…
Carlton Bricker reminds listeners of the limited supply of photos of Lum and Abner, and how to send for one. Down in Pine Ridge Grandpap plays checkers with Abner, and…
Horlicks: Do you suffer from excess weight? Starvation diets are harmful to your health. Try the Horlicks program to manage your weight. Carlton Bricker reminds listeners of the chance to…
Carlton Bricker announces that listeners can send off to get a photo of Lum and Abner. Only a limited supply exists, so send for yours today. Offer valid only for…
Horlicks: For those who are overweight, use the Horlicks plan to lose 3 pounds per week. Try this marvelous plan, and start right away. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum and…
Horlicks: This is the cold and flu season. Take Horlicks and build up strength to resist becoming sick. Down in Pine Ridge, the chain letter craze has hit. Lum and…
Horlicks: Universally recommended by experts. Plenty of calcium for building strong bones and teeth, and especially easy to digest. Get it from your local druggist. Previously Lum and Abner have…
Horlicks: In the interest of your own, and your family’s health, demand only the best. Down in Pine Ridge, there seems to be a new adventure brewing. Lum and Abner…
Horlicks: Imitations are made to resemble a thing, but no imitations can hold up to the quality of Horlicks. Accept no substitutes. Only the finest ingredients for the past 50…
Horlicks: Try a hot cup of Horlicks in the place of coffee or tea. Easy to digest, helps to keep you cheerful all day, and agrees with the weakest stomach.…
Horlicks: Here’s a tip for golfers. Take some malted milk tablets for satisfying hunger on the golf course. Natural, or chocolate flavor. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum’s girlfriend Evelina is…
Horlicks: Kids get hungry with all their activity. Give them a healthy, nourishing treat that won’t spoil their appetite. Down in Pine Ridge, Dick has managed to calm Lum down…
Horlicks: Enjoy a breakfast treat. Just sprinkle powdered Horlicks on buttered toast, or in cereal. Now, let’s see what’s happening in Pine Ridge. Previously, the circus was sold to Squire…
Horlicks: It’s the cold and flu season, ward off sickness by using Horlicks. The circus is still showing in Mt Ida, and money is still coming up missing. Lum and…
Horlicks: Are Lum and Abner’s overweight friends using Horlicks? According to letters written in they are. Get sustaining nourishment without the excess calories. For the past couple days money has…
Horlicks: There are many who can’t drink milk or coffee. Try getting your good nourishment with Horlicks malted milk drink for breakfast. The circus business has been improving, but yesterday,…
Horlicks: Carlton Bricker reads a testimonial letter to tell how a baby girl was able to gain weight and get well after being on Horlicks. Lum is impressed with Zenora,…
Horlicks: What would overweight folks do without Horlicks? Just try a hot drink in place of your usual heavy meal. You’ll cut down your calories, and cut down on your…
Horlicks: A recent test (recent in 1935) in a Chicago school proves that kids do better in school when they have a Horlick snack. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum managed…
Horlicks: Carlton Bricker reads a letter of testimonial. A man tells how Horlicks helped him to get a good night’s sleep. Now, let’s see what’s happening in Pine Ridge. After…
Horlicks: This week thousands of people will be buying malted milk products. Insist on only the finest. Accept no less than Horlicks, in either natural, or chocolate flavor. Now, what’s…
Horlicks: What do we all have in common? the desire to save money and be economical. Horlicks lets you save as it nourishes and protects. In Pine Ridge Grandpap is…
Horlicks: The original malted milk is a carefully processed food to nourish and sustain. Protect yourself by using the original. Refuse imitations. In Pine Ridge, the circus has been moved…
Horlicks: Dentists recommend Horlicks for children because of the added calcium to their diet. Kids love the taste, and it’s good for them. Down in Pine Ridge, Lum and Abner…
Horlicks: Planning an evening party? Serve a cup of hot Horlicks malted milk. It makes a welcome change for your guests. When we left Lum and Abner yesterday, they were…
Horlicks: Having trouble sleeping? Try Horlicks, just make a hot cup of malted milk before bed time. You won’t regret it. In the Jot -em Down store, Grandpap talks to…
Horlicks: It pays to stay alert on the job. Just use a couple Horlick’s malted milk tablets for lunch. In Pine Ridge there was some excitement yesterday as Abner demonstrated…
Horlick: Changeable weather is a leading cause of colds. Fight colds and illness with Horlicks malted milk. Squire is still busy trying to get the circus ready for its big…
Horlicks: Carlton Bricker reads a letter to sing the praises of how Horlicks helped a man get a better night’s sleep. Let’s get ready to see what’s happening down in…
Horlicks: There’s nothing like Horlicks for weight control. Hey, I wonder. If they could have an arm-wrestling match, who would win: Horlicks, or Slim Fast? In Pine Ridge, Squire has…
Horlicks: Carlton Bricker shares a testimonial moment during a drugstore visit. The circus is about to have its grand opening. Lum and Abner are glad about the improvements that Squire…
Horlicks with milk. Horlicks with sandwiches. Easy to prepare, just mix and serve. It doesn’t even need any added flavoring. What’s happening in Pine Ridge? Let’s go find out. The…
Horlicks: Do your youngsters a good turn by letting them drink Horlicks for nourishment, strong bones, and teeth. And Kids like the delicious flavor. Carlton Bricker announces that the flashlight…
Horlick’s: Take part in the upcoming First Aid Awareness Weekend, and remember to buy the highest quality products from your druggist, namely Horlicks. Hey, do they still have First Aid…
Horlicks: The original malted milk. Take it as part of the Horlick weight control plan. Satisfying, but without the extra calories. Carlton Bricker reminds listeners who requested flashlights to patiently…
Horlicks: Invented by William Horlick, over 50 years ago (1880’s) to serve a need for sick people who are convalescing from illness. In Pine Ridge, Abner is running out of…
Horlicks: Recommended by doctors to help develop strong bodies and teeth for children. Carlton Bricker reminds listeners that the flashlight factories are still working hard to send out all the…
Horlicks: As active as kids are, they need an occasional energy boost, and Horlicks tablets are just the thing to keep them going. Now let’s see what’s happening down in…
Horlicks: Good news for overweight listeners. Now you can diet on a safe plan with Horlicks. Just a glass of malted milk at noon should do the trick. Carlton Bricker…
Horlicks: Some products are just far better than others. For 50 years, Horlicks has led the market of malted milk products. Now, what’s happening in Pine Ridge? With Abner stepping…
Horlicks: Planning a party? Wondering what to serve? Try a Horlick beverage, or a Horlick sandwich. Just kidding about the sandwich. Now let’s have a look at what’s happening in…
Horlicks: Carlton Brickert reads a testimonial letter of how Horlicks helped a sick baby grow strong, and recover his health. Abner has been taking advantage of his new found authority…
Horlicks: Accept no substitutes. Any others are a false economy, made from inferior products. Carlton Bricker announces that though the flashlight offer is over, those who are still awaiting theirs…
Horlicks: Your druggist has your highest health concern at heart. That’s why Horlicks is found, and recommended by drugstores everywhere. Lum had been elected by a small margin. Realizing he…
Carlton Brickert advises listeners the flashlight offer ends soon. Now, let’s see what’s happening down in Pine Ridge. Abner takes criticism over his efforts to get his money back, after…
Horlicks: Use it for sick kids. Easy even for babies to digest, and helps them recover from sickness. Ready for another visit to Pine Ridge? Let’s go! Abner is afraid…
Horlicks: Not getting enough sleep? Just before going to bed, treat yourself to a hot glass of Horlicks. The flashlight promo is coming to an end. Squire is organizing all…
Horlicks: For weight control, easy to digest, keeps your alert, helps children grow. Carlton Brickert reminds listeners that the flashlight factory is swamped, so wait patiently. The flashlight promotion has…
Carlton Brickert reports that the flashlight factory is swamped, but all who write in for one will get one. At the close of the last visit to Pine Ridge, Lum…
The race for president of the Jot ‘Em Down Store is hot and heavy. The votes have swung from favoring Abner, to favoring Lum. Abner is out of luck on…
Carlton Brickert suggests to all the boys and girls to hurry and send in for your flashlight, and how to do it. When we last saw our friends, Lum had…
Horlicks: Use it for weight control. It keeps your alert. It’s a wonderful drink for youngsters as well. Carlton Brickert says that there have been so many requests for flashlights…
Carlton Brickert advises to hurry and get a promotional flashlight, and how to get one. It’s a way for loyal fans to support the show, the sponsor, and get a…
Carlton Brickert again plugs the flashlight giveaway. It’s a handy, tiny light, that resembles a fountain pen. Lum and Abner, especially Abner is concerned over the false claim that was…
Carlton Brickert reminds listeners of 1935 to send in for their promotional flashlight. Down in the empty store, Lum and Abner talk about the trouble they are in over Abner’s…
Carlton Brickert continues to plug the flashlight giveaway. Abner continues to pretend his arms are both broken, while Lum tries to sort through the Matrimonial Bureau mail. I think Abner…
Carlton Brickert reminds the listeners of 1935 about the flashlight promotional. Abner thinks they have too many flashlights for the promo. Cedric brings in more mail, since he started working…
Horlicks. Demand it by name. Don’t accept substitutes. There is none equal to this quality, nourishing food stuff. Lum has announced he will be starting a fund-raising project to raise…
Narrator, Carlton Bricker puts in his own plug for Horlicks Malted milk. His own daughter loves it. A big surprise awaits in the closing announcements. Lum and Abner have written…
Horlicks. Be on guard against cold and sickness with this highly digestive food. Abner has been going through domestic troubles at home. The plan to gain sympathy by faking being…
Horlick’s. Feeling run down in the middle of the morning, or afternoon? Carry a few Horlicks tablets with you for a quick pick up. Little did Lum and Abner realize…
Horlicks, the original malted milk. Recommended by coaches for athletic training. Abner tries to get Lum to meet Hortense Kelley, and send her on her way. Lum also wants Abner…
Horlicks, use as part of a safe reducing plan. Nourishing, sustaining, and without all the calories. After Lum has sent all the ladies of the matrimonial bureau Abner’s photo, one…
Horlicks malted milk is made from only the highest quality products. Full of vitamins and minerals to build strong muscles and bones. The guys have discovered how much work it…
Horlicks, the original malted milk. When you’re just too tired to fix a snack, a lump of Horlicks served hot in a cup makes a good bedtime treat for the…
Horlicks, ideal for invalids and convalescents. Just the kind of food a sick person needs. The announcement has gone out over the party line. Match making and advice to the…
Horlicks, for a light meal that’s easy to digest. No more indigestion from a heavy lunch, and such an aid to weight control. With the end of the oil boom…
Horlicks, when you are most susceptible to disease and sickness, just drink a cup of hot Horlicks to feel your best. The word is out; the oil well was really…
Horlicks, a rich, cool, refreshing flavor that you won’t get tired of. It builds strong bones, and is even good for kids. After learning they sold out to Squire Skimp,…
Sponsored by Horlicks: nourishing, easy to digest, a fine weight control lunch for overweight people. The Southwest Oil company is no more. Lum and Abner are surprised to learn they…
Sponsored by Horlicks, when you’re feeling sick, it makes you well, children love it. Recently Mr. Carter came to town to buy the oil well the gents drilled. An agreement…
Lum has been cold towards Professor Sloane, but since the new observatory is to be named for him, Lum’s attitude has changed. In the store, Abner helps Lum pack for…
Love letter woes have corrected themselves, but Lum is still cooking up ideas on making the widow Abernathy fall in love with Prof Sloane. With Grandpap’s help, Abner writes a…
Out to get rid of the new school teacher, Prof Sloane, Lum thinks the schoolmaster would flee if the widow Abernathy was after him with romantic intentions. Today he and…
Grandpap reads tidbits from the almanac to Abner. Somehow, Grandpap thinks Abner knows the fat men who won a bicycle race. Lum reports that though it’s the first day of…
Lum isn’t the only one with troubles related to the arrival of the new school teacher. Cedric wants to run away. Abner even has his annoyances with the teacher. He…
In the Jot Em Down store, Lum tells Abner why he is wore to a frazzle. He spent several hours with the new school teacher last night. What he thought…
After failing to meet the new teacher at the train station, Lum wants to make an impression, especially since he’s head of the school board. Will the young lady fall…
A teacher has been hired, Professor Marion Sloane, but school board president Lum Edwards isn’t thrilled about the board going behind his back to hire the new teacher. To welcome…
The school board is looking to hire Mousey Gray as the new school teacher. Today, Lum tells Abner how the meeting went, and that the board is looking to get…
Since Lum is president of the school board, he volunteers to teach the scholars. At least until a regular teacher can be hired in. He tells Abner all about his…
Grandpap shares trivia from the almanac with Abner. The Hooker telescope on Mt Wilson, CA has the biggest mirror. Who needs a mirror that big? Abner speculates, The gents get…
Letters from strangers, expected phone calls about the baby, and plenty of jumping to conclusions have the gents believing the baby in their care is royalty. Will their expected caller…
Still convince the baby in their care is heir to royalty, the gents try to figure out which country he is from. Today Lum and Abner review the letter, and…
From an anonymous letter, the gents have concluded their baby is the rightful heir to a throne. In the store today, Abner explains how little Pearl is trying to learn…
Despite his idea to hire a nurse for the baby, Lum decides not to. Nurses are needed too badly to serve in the military. Today we join the baby, along…
the gents have decided to keep the baby at the store, and today we discover how to deal with an unhappy baby. Lum prefers scientific modern methods. Those old-fashioned ways…
After learning about the tall, thin man in a frayed gray suit who placed an ad with the coat of arms in it, the gents need to decide the right…
After finding an ad in the want ads with the coat of arms found with the baby, Lum and Abner discuss what to do next. Lum is worried that they’ll…
Investigating the coat of arms the baby had in a locket, Abner gets confused as Lum tells what the possibilities mean. Is the baby a little young to have joined…
The insurance business has been slow, so Squire Skimp pops into the Jot Em Down store to try to sell an insurance policy to Lum and Abner for the baby.…
Plans to have the baby draw his own name from a hat have failed, so the friendly battle over naming rights continue. Abner gets wind of a government man who…
Lizabeth and Pearl have returned, but there’s still the matter of the baby who was left in the store. Lum and Abner decide to draw names from a hat, and…
the mysterious ghost at Abner’s house is turned out to be his wife and daughter returning home. As we visit the Jot ‘Em Down store we find a very happy…
Abner takes Lum to investigate the ghost in his house. As they lurk outside, reviewing the eerie incidents that made Abner believe his house was haunted, Cedric also lurks in…
The old fellows are happily engaged in playing nursemaid to their new baby. With the baby napping, the gents keep their voice low as they discuss what they should name…
Joy reigns again in Pine Ridge, once secrets of the missing baby have been revealed. Lum mixes up the baby formula, as Abner is amazed and confused over the scientific…
There seems to be an epidemic of disappearing people in Pine Ridge. First Lizabeth, then a visiting woman who left her baby with the gents. Now the baby has gone…
After a few disappointments over opening the bakery, we find Lum talking to Abner about how to get the deliveries out. Lum has found an ideal delivery truck, but Abner…
the new bakery is now been set up in the store, and Lum is the self-appointed head chef. When Abner arrives for the morning, he surprised to find that Lum…
Lum now has his cookstove he needs for his bakery, and today the gents study up on where to put the stovepipe. As Abner works on cutting the whole, Lum…
big things are happening in Pine Ridge. Besides the library, Lum has had the big idea to start a bakery. Grandpap is once again taking his place in the library…
the library is becoming quite the success, with people donating books and coming to read in the reading room. Instead of the usual grocery orders, Abner Fields telephone calls to…
now that a home for the lion has been found with the Rylands family, Lum can turn his attention to library business. Today we find Abner reading a story to…
The big hunting expedition failed when our heroes tracked down a wild mountain lion. Today in the Jot ‘Em Down store, grandpap stops in to discuss the mess. Things are…
Lum has organized a safari, and given jobs to Abner and Cedric. Today we find them suffering hardships as they camp just outside of town. Lum is having the time…
Since the earlier attempts at trapping Irving the lion, the big cat seems to have run away. Today we find Abner returning from deliveries, talking about his fear of having…
Over the weekend the lion has escaped and has been terrorizing Pine Ridge. Lum has to take the full force of the blame as irate citizens phone to complain. Abner…
since Abner bought a real lion to put up in front of the library, Irving has become a more important fixture advance the library itself. Lum tries his hand at…
Despite the gentle behavior with Cedric, Irving the lion makes Lum nervous. Will he ever get the hang of being a fearless lion tamer? Cedric has volunteered Irving to put…
After his encounter with Abner’s surprise, Lum only wants to get rid of his lion. Though the big cat makes Lum jittery, it has taken to Cedric. The lion seems…
Lum is pretty happy over his latest idea for a new business. Abner has been confused over having lands outside the library, and has worked with Squire to surprise Lum…
After a trip to the library in the county seat, Lum is ready to start taking applications for library cards. He has all the materials he needs, and Cedric is…
As the guys are trying hard to get the library organized. Grandpappy Spears joins Abner for a game of checkers that breaks down in an argument over cheating. Lum enters…
The decision has been made to start a library that is to be part of the Jot ‘Em Down store, and today we find Abner clearing space to put the…
After Lum had made special plans for a quiet, romantic dinner with Miss Fredericks, his friends ruined the mood with a surprise party. He and Abner fills in a few…
Cedric has joined Lum in the Jot ‘Em Down store today. After a few near mishaps, Lum has Cedric phone the new school teacher, Miss Frederics to arrange a date.…
Lum is feeling low today. He’s down in the dumps over how he let the town down. He tries to make sense of how he can be good at times,…
After the air has been cleared about all the lies, we find Lum and Abner in the Jot ‘Em Down store. Abner gets a little confused over Lum’s figure of…
Lum is upset over the mess that he has caused over his lies. After the success of the fake Hindu Miracle man doing his work to heal Lum’s fake broken…
After the roaring success of the show with the Hindu miracle man, Lum is finally healed. He tells his friends about the miraculous cure of his fake broken leg. Squire…
Audio is good, but cuts out in a spot or two. In Pine Ridge the whole community is turning out to see the fascinating feats of the Hindu prince and…
Audio is good, but cuts out in spots. Abner wants to see the neat tricks the Hindu prince can do, eating glass, walking on fire, and more. He also talks…
Audio is good, but cuts out briefly in a spot or two. In the Jot ‘Em Down store today, Grandpap talks with Lum and Abner about the Hindu prince who…
Audio is good, but cuts out momentarily in spots. After Squire has learned the truth about Lum’s broken leg, he has a plan. In the Jot ‘Em Down Store, Abner…
Though Lum’s worries over his fake broken leg aren’t over, and we hear a little of the events that transpired at Sunday School related to the fake injury, there’s a…
Lum is down in the dumps, and agonizing over the mess he has found himself in since he faked having a broken leg. He has had enough and is going…
Lum’s life with his fake broken leg has him down, but worse than the lies are the fact that he hasn’t been able to go on a date with the…
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! Sir Walter Scott, Lum is learning the truth to that old proverb. The pressure is on with…
Lum and Abner recap the disastrous events that led up to faking a broken leg. Instead of only getting out of his date with sister Simpson, the whole town has…
Abner talks with Lum, and can’t imagine why he’s in such a good mood. after talking with Ezra Seastrunk. There had been some bad blood between them since Esra won…
The new adding machine is still taking center stage in the role as Abner’s nemesis. However, with Lum gone, he takes time to play checkers in the Jot ‘Em Down…
Lum is in high spirits since he just sent in his application to his correspondence course in business. At the same time Abner is in the dumps. He is jealous…
After having enough of the modern techniques of the book on salesmanship, Abner convinces Lum that it’s only good use is to toss it into the wood burning stove. Lum…
The salesmanship book hasn’t worked out so well so far, but Lum and Abner haven’t quite given up on it yet. Today, as Lum has gone to lunch, Abner and…
It’s day two of using the techniques in the salesmanship book, and the promise is to have a 72% increase in profits. Abner thinks Lum must be reading it backwards,…
The new book of 60 salesmanship secrets has arrived, and Lum is thrilled at the huge profits he stands to make. He doesn’t realize it, but he’s a little confused…
As Lum and Abner try to think of ways to make the store more efficient, Lum wants to order a book on salesmanship. In the process, Abner gets confused at…
After the bank was forced to close, all that remains is the partition where the bank once operated. Lum gets Abner confused when he refers to the grass being greener…
The banking commission had informed Lum and Abner they were operating a bank without a charter, and ordered them to close business. As the e bus x-ray-bankers clothes away the…
Lum has gone to the county seat to close a big deal to merge the Pine Ridge bank with the one there. In the Jot ‘Em Down store, Abner fills…
The gents are in the store, with Lum trying to figure out the books. His figure of speech about being a sort in his side gets Abner a little confused.…
Lum is nervous as he watches the clock tick closer to 3 o’clock. That’s the time when Mr. Devereaux told him he would be in town to claim his box.…
Actually, the title should probably be, Lum in Disguise. Cedric enters the store to talk with Abner about the recent happenings, and why they have been hiding out. The two…
The gents are hiding out at Lum’s house with only dark clouds overhead. Abner gets confused since it’s a bright sunny day outside. What exactly did the letter from Mrs.…
Over at Lum’s house, we find Abner in hiding with him. It seems the only way out when the widow has mistaken Lum’s photo for one of the crooks, the…
Lum is all packed of and ready to go meet the widow at the county seat. Once he has found out that the widow Barrington is wealthy, he is anxious…
After locating a wealthy widow who may be the rightful owner of the jewels left in their bank, Lum anticipates meeting her. He even sent her his picture. Lum just…
After a tin box was left for safe keeping at the new back, Lum is sure the diamonds hidden in the bottom were stolen. After checking up on details he…
When a tin box has been left in their care for safe keeping, it fell and broke open. Lum found diamonds inside, and the name on the insurance papers in…
The deposits in Lum and Abner’s bank are swelling now that they’ve moved their own funds from the county seat. Their little bank is one you can trust, especially when…
Sometime has gone by when we have any existing episodes. Any troubles with Lum and Abner’s rabbits, or their adventures with the new farm they bought seem to have taken…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store, we find Lum and Abner answering a phone call to take an order for Sister Simpson. They seem to be out of Alka Seltzer,…
On their new farm they bought to keep their rabbits, Lum and Abner found a lab full of chemicals. Lum now has aspirations of becoming a scientist as we find…
Lum, Abner, and Cedric now own a farm they intend to use to keep their rabbits on. They go to inspect the place, and see what repairs might need to…
Things are moving slow in Pine Ridge. In the Jot ‘Em Down Store, Abner and Grandpap enjoy a game of checkers as Lum reads the newspaper. At each news story…
Previously, Lum made the mistake in revealing the estimated value of his rabbits to Squire before being told that Squires new job is tax assessor. Today, Lum and Abner try…
Lum and Abner are going into the rabbit business, and have bought up all they can. Today in the Jot ‘Em Down store, rabbits are taking their place with the…
After getting on Lizabeth’s bad side, Squire Skimp has convinced Abner that he has superior strength, and he shouldn’t be afraid to whip anybody in town, including his wife. In…
Abner is still in hot water with Lizabeth over his dressing up the store’s dressing dummy in women’s clothes. She got word that he was getting intimate with a strange…
After his whim of dressing Mr. Dillbeck, the store’s dummy as Mrs. Dillbeck, Abner has found himself in hot water with Lizabeth. He tells Cedric about the trouble he’s in.…
After Cedric’s first and only business decision for the Jot ‘Em Down store, he’s back to his usual job as delivery boy. Meanwhile, Lum and Abner try to figure out…
Down in Pine Ridge, Lum and Abner hope to get a few business ideas from Cedric Wehandt. Cedric and Abner have rabbits all over the store after their pen breaks.…
Lum and Abner talk about their bad luck in getting the store restarted. Everyone is making money from it except them. Since they’ve taken Cedric in as Vice President, all…
As we look in on the little community of Pine Ridge, we find Abner tending to the 10 rabbits he traded for last week. As he builds crates to keep…
In Pine Ridge, Memorial Day has just past, and Abner compliments Lum on his speech. The two gents relive the events at the holiday festivities, and the antics of Mose…
Audio is a bit scratchy. To get a boost in starting the store, Lum and Abner have made Cedric a partner. Squire enters with a dressmaking dummy he has for…
The bottom Keith shares a few brief words on the news happening around the world, then we turn to the events that are happening down in Pine Ridge. Lum and…
In trying to restock the Jot ‘Em Down store with fresh merchandise, the guys are having trouble with coming up with cash. Cedric stops in trying to sell some fresh…
The Jot ‘Em Down store is reopening for business, and the show is back after being off the air for over a year. Lum and Abner is back with a…
Lum and Abner – Restocking Of The Jot ’em Down Store Begins. 350218 Horlicks: For weight control, easy to digest, keeps your alert, helps children grow. Carlton Brickert reminds listeners…
Lum and Abner – Lum Is Nervous. 350211 Carlton Bricker advises to hurry and get a promotional flashlight, and how to get one. It’s a way for loyal fans to…
Featuring a full week in Pine Ridge. Keith introduces the shows by sharing a few tidbits of news items that also occurred elsewhere in the world. Lum and Abner –…
Featuring a full week in Pine Ridge. Keith introduces the shows by sharing a few tidbits of news items that also occurred elsewhere in the world. Lum and Abner -William…
Featuring a full week in Pine Ridge. Keith introduces the shows by sharing a few tidbits of news items that also occurred elsewhere in the world. Lum and Abner -Lizabeth…
Featuring a full week in Pine Ridge. Keith introduces the shows by sharing a few tidbits of news items that also occurred elsewhere in the world. Sponsored by Horlicks, when…
After the sale of their old stock last week, Lum and Abner have been able to buy most of it back. The movie company wanted the original look, but it…
When word of a motion picture has set up in town, people are now flocking to Pine Ridge to watch the spectacle. Lum and Abner comment on the phenomenon, and…
Audio has low resolution, and slightly garbled. Today Lum and Abner talk about their upcoming film, and their expectation over adoring fans flocking to them. Especially the ladies. They also…
Audio is a bit mushy. In the Jot ‘Em Down store, Lum and Abner talk about their upcoming movie. Squire pops in to talk about his taking over the store,…
Audio is a little weird. Abner is in the Jot ‘Em Down store talking with Lum about the recent trouble in renting Squire the store. Lum tries to read and…
Audio is scratchy and on the poor side. Recently, a movie company wants to make a picture in Pine Ridge. Abner and grandpap talk about the plans to use the…
Audio is a bit scratchy and mushy. Abner is on the phone when Squire Skimp enters. He has been trying to collect debts, and get the store ready to close…
A talent scout has taken an interest in making a movie in Pine Ridge. Cedric is in the Jot ‘Em Down store to talk with Abner about it. They discuss…
Lizabeth has achieved fame in capturing bank robbers in Pine Ridge. Now a tallent scout wants her to appear as a Western star in the movies. Lum and Abner discuss…
With Lizabeth taking over as the new sheriff, she isn’t at home anymore, and Abner is left as her message center. She has been in the newspaper for her work…
With the early experiment in Women’s Lib, the ladies are busy running the town, and Abner complains to Lum about the new life adjustments he has had to make. They…
After the election, the women now rule the local government. The unique nature of this event has made newspaper coverage, all to the embarrassment of Squire Skimp. Lum gets a…
Lum’s plan to cause a rift in the lady’s group has failed. Today he and Abner discuss the upcoming election. Squire enters, and the guys discuss the election and voting…
Lum had started a gossip campaign to stir up trouble among the women, hoping a rift might derail their bid for political office, and disband their organization. As Lum and…
As we look in on the little community of Pine Ridge, we find the men discussing the upcoming election. The women’s protective association has demanded to be put on the…
The men’s protective society in Pine Ridge has certainly backfired with a bang. Today we find Squire Skimp at the Jot ‘Em Down store to discuss the new rules the…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store, the men are gathered to talk about the latest ordeal with their women. Both the men and women had formed their own protective societies,…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store today, Lum listens to Abner and the plight that the men face since their wives went on strike. The men of town have been…
The women of town have responded to the men and their protective association by forming one of their own. Today Lum enters the Jot ‘Em Down store to find Abner…
Recently, the men’s protective association formed to protect the rights of men, and save them from being so henpecked. Today Lum and Abner are in the Jot ‘Em Down store…
After the formation of the men’s protection society, Lum and Abner relax in the Jot ‘Em Down store. Abner brags on how well the new protection association is working out…
After his recent woman troubles with the widow, the heartbroken Lum swears off women. Abner tries to cheer up Lum by telling the benefits of having a good woman to…
In the aftermath of Lum’s near miss with his marriage proposal to the widow, he talks with Abner. A few of Lum’s figures of speech get Abner confused. The confusion…
Abner and grandpap talk about the mess that has come about from the widow’s ad for a husband, and the bunch of sick kids that are filling Lum’s house. They…
Lum has decided not to marry the widow, but it looks like she’s going to be in town for a little while with sick kids. Today Abner worries to Cedric…
When the widow Beaumont arrived, she brought her seven kids with her. Now Lum is having second thoughts, as he discusses the matter with Squire Skimp. Will Lum have to…
As provided by the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of February, 1999: The first show of the new year brings an immediately noticeable change. The “three rings on the phone” opening,…
Today, our show notes are provided by the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December 1948. It’s back to the -brand new comedy show” format for this closing edition of 1948,…
The show notes today are provided by the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December 1998. With apologies to our NLAS members who prefer the half-hour L&A series, this writer finds…
Today’s show notes are from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December 1998. Lum’s infatuation with ”Miss Rowena” progresses to the point that he is unable to write up a…
Today’s show notes are provided from the Jot’Em Down Journal of December, 1998. Charlie Redfield is hospitalized in Mena! His problem? He is nearsighted_ How does that land him in…
Today’s show notes are provided by the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December, 1998. Lum has received a telegram (was it delivered by Grandpappy Spears?) informing him of the demise…
Today’s show notes are provided by the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December, 1998. Lum’s ”romance” of Miss Rowena, begun on the November 7 broadcast, begins to take on some…
Today’s notes come directly from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December 1998. playing checkers, and fairly ignoring their customers’ Ezra Seestrunk enters, complaining of “trouble in the home,” and…
Direct from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal of December 1998, here’s the synopsis for this episode. Ezra Seestrunk actor Horace Murphy) drives up in front of the Jot ‘Em Down…
Show description is taken from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: The calendar may have said it was Halloween, but this…
Show description is taken from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: Lum serves as substitute postmaster of Pine Ridge while regular…
Show description is taken from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: Like the previous show, this one is also based on…
Show description provided by the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: This is one of the few 30 minute shows that is…
Show description is taken from the Jot ‘Em Down Journal, the official publication of the National Lum and Abner Society: The first “regular” episode of the new series does not…
A star studded surprise to welcome Lum and Abner to their new show, and new format. The coast to coast fun includes appearances from many of the top celebrities of…
Everybody is getting packed up, and ready to leave. Grandpap argues with Lum over whose socks are whose. Cedric doesn’t want to go home, and go back to school. He’s…
Still out west, and determined to buy a ranch, Lum meets up with Abner in the bank. Will Lum agree to be a partner in the ranch? Abner shares how…
At the La Cucarocha Dude Ranch Abner worries over where Cedric went. He’s nervous at closing the deal on the ranch he wants to buy. On top of his nerves,…
What does Abner know about running a ranch? Why does he want one of his own anyway? Grandpap learns about the plans to be a cattle rancher. To help shield…
Finally at the La Cucarocha Dude Ranch, grandpap and Abner talk about the scenery and activities. Lizabeth has learned to swim, and is enjoying relaxing by the pool. Abner would…
The mission at hand is to send Ben Withers safely back home. Abner takes him to the bus station to get his ticket. They meet a woman in line from…
Continuing on their way to Las Vegas, Abner makes a phone call from a drugstore. He had gotten a little turned around in looking for directions to the dude ranch,…
The gents part ways once again. Ben Withers is sent to catch his bus back to Pine Ridge, while the rest pile into the car. Is Frances the dog getting…
As the gang roll into Alber-QQ, as Abner puts it, Grandpap wants to pick up an indian blanket to send home to Charity. As Cedric goes off to find post…
After the excitement of the send off at the train station, and Abner rushing off with his friends, they all make plans to drive him to Las Vegas. Lizabeth will…
Dreading going on his vacation to the dude ranch, Abner has his friends go to the train station to see him off. Lizabeth has ben revelling in their new found…
After faking his love for horses, and ability at horseback riding, Lizabeth has arranged for Abner to join her for a vacation at a dude ranch. Lum seems pretty interested…
Cedric is all to happy to take over for Abner at polo practice. He gets to ride Abner’s pony, wear Abner’s cool uniform, and all he has to do is…
Though Abner stood up to his wife Lizabeth last episode, he’s back to being henpecked. He shares his trouble with Lizabeth’s latest scheme. In fact, he’s too embarrassed to be…
Abner assures Lum that he is unchanged by his new found money. He goes on to tell about his new worries in dodging all the salesmen who have come calling…
After their work at putting Abner’s old farmhouse into shape, including renting it back from Squire Skimp, the folks in town are feeling snubbed. Abner and Lizabeth came back, flaunting…
Dick Huddleston and Lum are at the train depot, along with their friends to welcome Abner home. They’re all dressed up, and ready to welcome poor Abner back with open…
We join Dick Huddleston as he talks to Lum about Abner. After his late night phone call where he complained about spending his last fifty cents, and winning a jackpot…
After Abner rushed off on the train with Lizabeth to St Louis, and spend the last of their cash along the way, a stranger came looking for him. As Lum…
With all of his possessions disposed of, Abner wonders exactly how much his $100k inheritance is. Lum tries to explain the magnitude of that much money. Will Abner be able…
Down to his absolute last possessions, Abner plans to get rid of his stock in the store by a grab bag sale. Grandpap helps to get the sacks ready. For…
Abner still has a few possessions to get rid of, and Lum tells about owing Squire after the recent auction. With being on the verge of going to the poor…
After selling all his furnishings at the auction, Abner needs a place to stay. Cedric is on hand to learn what life is like with Abner living with Lum. He’s…
Join the fast pace of the auction as Squire calls out the bids. Abner is selling off the last of his property so he can go broke. Its part of…
Visiting Dick Huddleston, Lum shares some of his concern over Squire’s business practice. Is he using fair scales to weigh out orders? Abner enters, but will he learn about the…
Squire and Lum clash over practices in handling money in the store. How should they work each other’s salaries, and sharing the profits? Ben Withers enters, and we learn about…
On a previous installment that apparently doesn’t exist, Abner had been playing with a stamp pad, and now has indelible ink on his face. Cedric enters the Jot ‘Em Down…
Abner has sold his half of the store to Squire Skimp for $10. Today, Lum explains the deal to grandpap. Abner enters all bent over… what’s he looking for? It’s…
The mix up with the stolen horse swapped from the Gypsies has been resolved. Lum and Abner are back in the Jot ‘Em Down store, and back to making deals…
Stuck in their jail cell, and with Abner’s bogus confession of bank robbery keeping them there, they make the decision to come clean with their jailer. They try to tell…
As Lum and Abner sit in jail, they discuss grandpap’s mix up that landed them there. Cedric returns with the worthless horse that Lum traded from the Gypsies. So far,…
Grandpap wonders why Abner is so desperate to get shut of his stuff by September 1st. As part of the inheritance deal, he can’t tell his friends why. Grandpap has…
After all the swapping, and losses, Lizabeth is having trouble understanding what has gotten into Abner. Her blow up the night before has him swapping to get some of his…
Abner has decided to let Lum handle his investment, and financial business. With Squire getting the recent insurance money for the bogus oil stock, Lum helps get rid of the…
Ben Withers is in the Jot ‘Em Down store, and learns from Lum how Squire got the skinning of his life when he outbid Abner for grandpap’s swampland. The deal…
Lum and Abner 480802 Abner Wants to Buy Grandpap’s Swampland. The insurance company has paid off quickly on Abner’s loss of the worthless property he bought from Squire. At this…
The plans for the wedding and honeymoon continue. Will Abner be going along with Lizabeth? He isn’t so keen on all the fancy arrangements, and may be doing his traveling…
Getting remarried, a big ceremony is in the works for Abner. Abney received word from the insurance e company that the ordeal won’t be needed to prove his marriage, but…
To prove that he’s really married, Lum is ready to put his seal as notary public on Abner’s paperwork. He just wants to see that marriage license one more time…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store, Abner is still trying to believe that he is the recipient of a $100k inheritance. He thinks Mr Donnely of the insurance company is…
Cedric is the latest victim of the 5 year old letters. Today we find Lum on the phone, trying to iron out problems with his bookkeeping. The mix up with…
Even though grandpap hates Grimey Ludlow so much, he went to drive over for a visit… huh? Abner talks to Lum about why he did it. A batch of five…
Audio is a little scratchy and skips some. Ben Withers talks to Lum and Abner about a letter from Grimey Ludlow. What’s Ben trying to say? Lum has trouble figuring…
Back in the Jot ‘Em Down store, Abner talks with grandpap. They get caught up on the situation that led to Abner leaving the circus. The missing money, the crush…
The truth about who the thief really is has come out. Lum isn’t happy with Abner for doing it, but as much as Cedric knows, he doesn’t know Abners motives…
Worried that his hiding place for the money turned it to ashes, Abner tells Cedric all about it. Hiding it in the wood burning stove turned disasterous when a fire…
With the star act gone, Squire tries to find a replacement. Lum is ready to get out of the business, but Squire claims they’ve been doing well lately. Will looking…
The latest twist in the mystery is that Zenora and her brother have fled the circus. Squire and Lum discuss the effectiveness of Ben Withers investigation. Lum is feeling badly…
The circus continues to play around several towns in the area. Now in Odin, Lum tells Abner that money has once again been stolen. If this keeps up there won’t…
More money has come up missing, and we find Squire and Abner discussing the possible criminals. Abner assures Squire that he’s confident he isn’t to blame. Squire leans to believing…
Money has been missing from the circus wagon, and today we find Squire Skimp trying to convince Lum of his innocence. The safe is in the wagon where Lum and…
Abner complains about the way that Zenora has Lum wrapped around her little finger. Cedric can’t tell whether Lum is lovesick, or his funny look is just due to something…
Taking a break as the circus passes onto the next town, Lum pops into the Jot ‘Em Down sdtore to talk to Ben Withers. Lum offers to have Ben come…
Circus life has Lum wore to a frazzle, as he talks with Abner about his latest worries. Should they get out of the circus, and go back to tending the…
After a brush with the circus lions, Abner appears to be doing pretty good. Will he ever build up enough nerve to go back in with them again? Abner gets…
In the side show tent, Lum goes to talk with Squire about his job in the circus. The jobs are limited though, and Lum’s options are slimj. New problems arise…
Lum is hard at work in the big top, learning to be a trapeze artist. Squire does his best to encourage him to learn some stunts. If Lum backs down,…
Ben Withers talks with Lum and Abner to hear about their encounter with the wild man from Borneo. Caleb Wehandt isn’t taking Cedric’s new job very well. Should they lock…
Since Squire was hired, he and Cedric have been busy at the circus. Abner shares with Lum about some of the side show attractions that Squire has planned. Inside the…
Going into the circus business, Squire wants to be taken on as a third partner. Today Lum talks to Ben Withers about the proposition. Ben thinks Squire might be a…
On a cold day in Pine Ridge, Ben Withers pops in to warm himself by the stove. Lum is worried over the mental state of Abner. What does he have…
Lum struggles over his income tax form, and wants Abner to help out. Can he explain his annual income and expenses to Abner? What kind of investments or assets will…
Ben Withers is in the Jot ‘Em Down store to ask Lum for money. Will he be able to make the trip to the county seat? A long distance phone…
From an unknown date in February 1948. Join in a story that has been brewing over the previous weeks. Ben Withers, town constable, tells Lum about an ongoing game of…
Abner seems to have over ordered on lanterns, and Lum is putting his foot down, forcing him to sell them all or pay for them himself. Cedric enters, but will…
Grandpap joins Lum and Abner to take groceries and supplies to a needy family. They trudge through the night to follow the stars to a barn where Doc Miller ttendds…
Wether out of bashfulness, politeness, or false modesty, Lum has told everyone not to get hima Christmas gift, but as he talks to everybody, he fishes for what they may…
The focus in Pine Ridge has turned to the upcoming Christmas parade, and we join Lum and Abner as they build their float. The two old timers chat, but Lum…
Squire pops in with a complaint about Abner. What has come over him to cause him to run wild? Abner has taken to dressing like a cowboy, and swaggering all…
The party line is buzzing with requests for Lum to join his newly formed Navy. The problem though is that everybody wants to be an Admiral. The phone call is…
The last word we had from Pine Ridge was the wedding of little Pearl. It was after her return from serving the troops in Europe as a nurse in an…
Lum tries to give Abner a lesson in marketing. Will Abner pick up on the new psychology of sales? The gents try to brush up on their customer service skillss,…
Nerves run high as Abner deals with the stress of his daughter, Little Pearl, getting married. Lizabeth is more nervous than a frog sitting on a hot stove, and Lum…
The date is unknown, but this seems the most reasonable place that it fits in. Abner handles an order over the phone, mostly items the store is out of. Squire…
Grandpap talks to Abner to figure out how the fake agent from the chemical company got word of the formula to come and steal it. The bickering old gents keep…
After giving their formula to a stranger, Lum has verified with the chemical company that it was indeed not a real representative. Now what can they do? They gave away…
A representative from a chemical company is due to pop in, and could show up any time now. Wanting to make a good impression, Lum and Abner want to be…
The cotton crop has been saved, and Lum and Abner are heros… right? Abner relizes that with all the weevils killed off, they have also just exterminated their market for…
Needing to empty a shipment of 30 gallon barrels of sauer kraut, Abner tries to make a sale to grandpap. The discussion serves to recap how they ended up with…
While Lum has been doing paperwork at his desk, Abner is frustrated at being overworked. Demands for the new formula is at a fever pitch. Lum has been calculating what…
The Bowl Weevils have been particularly bad this year, and the gents gear up for high production of their formula. Lum takes orders over the phone, as Abner cooks up…
The scene opens with three old gents looking for a farm that lays East of town. With a little help from a star they get their bearings. Doc Miller has…
Revelling in the latest use of the formula, Abner tells grandpap about his new title as doctor. Grandpap isn’t impressed, but we learn how the formula has been a hit…
With a new marketing campaign, the gents now offer their formula as something to kill potato bugs. Will they be able to write their own ticket, with a monopoly on…
The merits, and lack of them in the formula are discussed. It dyes clothes purple, but is more expensive than plain old dye. The gents review their back and forth…
Dick Huddleston is in the store, and Lum tells him how the formula is great as an insect spray. It won’t hurt humans, but it dies everything purple. Lum thinks…
We find Abner on the phone to deal with customers who aren’t happy with the new chemical formula. Lum has been using the folks of Pine Ridge as guinnea pigs…
After drinking a bottle of the mysterious chemical by mistake, Cecric seems OK. Will he be able to help figure out what the formula does? Grandpap is on hand to…
After drinking a bottle of the mysterious chemical by mistake, Cecric seems OK. Will he be able to help figure out what the formula does? Grandpap is on hand to…
As Abner gtakes an order of groceries over the phone, we find that the store is nearly out of supplies. No worries though, with the chemical formula, the gents ought…
As Abner gtakes an order of groceries over the phone, we find that the store is nearly out of supplies. No worries though, with the chemical formula, the gents ought…
Abner tells grandpap how he and Lum got Cedric to invest his money in the store. Will this be their chance to sit back, and have Cedric do all the…
Abner tells grandpap how he and Lum got Cedric to invest his money in the store. Will this be their chance to sit back, and have Cedric do all the…
Talking with Ben Withers, Lum tells him about the financial mess ups in their new chemical company. Instead of a loan from Lizabeth, Abner had to use all their funds…
Talking with Ben Withers, Lum tells him about the financial mess ups in their new chemical company. Instead of a loan from Lizabeth, Abner had to use all their funds…
Though they decided to form a chemical company to keep from having to include Squire, the gents discover they don’t have much money to fund it. Can Abner get Lizabeth…
Showing more character than the townsfolk who wanted to arrest him, Lum still wants to share any benefit the chemical formula might bring. Ben tells about the scam that professor…
Word has been put out for all the Hamstead heirs to meet, and discuss what to do with the formula that was written on the paper in the locked box.…
Abner is left alone in the store to explain where Lum has disappeared to. Grandpap thinks something suspicious might be going on. Gossipers in town think the let down at…
The moment arrives to open the box belonging to the Hamstead heirs. With the family trees drawn up by Professor Krenshaw, documenting that the whole town is related, and part…
A professor of geneology has come to town to get everybody mixed up on their family trees. We join Lum and Abner as they talk about the jumbled, intertwined families…
Lum isn’t convinced at all about the revelations of his friends being part of the Hamstead family, especially when more relatives come crawling out of the woodwork. Professor Crenshaw seems…
Still trying to iron out the lineage of certain Pine Ridge residents, Lum talks with constable Ben Withers. In talking about some inconsistencies in the family trees, Ben Withers tells…
Still woerried over the box, and wanting to keep curiosity seekers away, Lum has hidden the box. Still, Abner lets Cedric see it. Abner shares the latest about having no…
Abner is impatient about knowing what’s in the box. Shouldn’t they contact the Hampstead heirs to be present? That’s what the note on the outside of the box specifies. Dreaming…
After a gap in the shows, we never find out how things worked out with hypnotizing Cedric and Squire. We join grandpap and Abner on their way to Lum’s house,…
A chapter closes, and the end of a brief era arrives when the Meadowlark Restaurant closes it’s doors. The equipment has all been sold to Ben Withers to use in…
Working out the details for his new radio show format, Lum is teased by Abner about hypnotism. Abner is a little confused about being held in a trance, and is…
Ben Withers and Abner talk about Lum’s narrow escape in getting married to the Widow Abernathy. As Lum tells more about the dissolved marriage contract, Ben interjects trivia about World…
Looking for his own loopholes, Mose Moots wants Lum’s wedding to go through. He hired a lawyer to come to town to see how legal the accidental marriage between Cedric…
At the wedding rehearsal, and acting as Justice of the Peace, has Lum married Cedric to the Widow Abernathy? Can it be annulled? Was it all just an accident? Or…
The big moment arrives, and Lum is on the spot. He has to go through with his on air wedding to the Widow Abernathy. Mose Moots wants to be sure…
There’s supposed to be an on-air wedding today on radio station VPR, but Lum plays sick. Abner reviews the situation thus far with Ben Withers. Lum being offered as a…
Preparing for the next radio show on VPR, Ben Withers is confused over his lines in the script. Lum reminds Abner and Ben that their sponsor, Mose Moots wants that…
Promised as the prize to Widow Abernathy in a game show on the radio, Lum worries as his fate draws closer. Plans to get out of the arranged marriage have…
It’s station break time as the Voice of Pine Ridge airs a quick spot announcement or two, and upcoming shows. Standing down from broadcasting, Lum has a new stress to…
Sponsorship for radio station VPR is growing, and Lum gets busy with Abner, trying to work up more spot announcements. The show spoof of the day is Queen for the…
Anticipating the ratings report, Lum expects he can start charging more for his sponsors. Mose seems worried that the ratings will raise his rates, but Lum assures him over the…
Anticipating the ratings report, Lum expects he can start charging more for his sponsors. Mose seems worried that the ratings will raise his rates, but Lum assures him over the…
Anticipating the ratings report, Lum expects he can start charging more for his sponsors. Mose seems worried that the ratings will raise his rates, but Lum assures him over the…
Abner complains to Lum that folks in town don’t like their programming. Can’t people hear the broadcasts? Are businesses backing the programming by sponsorship? Lum says so, but Abner just…
Abner complains to Lum that folks in town don’t like their programming. Can’t people hear the broadcasts? Are businesses backing the programming by sponsorship? Lum says so, but Abner just…
Abner complains to Lum that folks in town don’t like their programming. Can’t people hear the broadcasts? Are businesses backing the programming by sponsorship? Lum says so, but Abner just…
The gang is gathered once again at the mike to bring another evening of radio entertainment. Mose Moots is the remaining sponsor, after the others didn’t have enough money to…
It’s time for the first air date of radio station VPR, andthe the gang take their places around the mike. They’re going to do a dramatic play about Gilbert the…
It’s time for the first air date of radio station VPR, andthe the gang take their places around the mike. They’re going to do a dramatic play about Gilbert the…
Note: The announcer mentions the previous show, and interuptions of well wishes on the 16th anniversary on the radio. Personally, I didn’t catch a lot of that, though the flow…
Lum is busy selling advertising time on the Voice of Pine Ridge when Abner enters with news. He has been making advertising sales as well. Now it’s time to figure…
Abner seems to be having some regrets at the rearranged division of labor at the new radio station. Lum has taken control, and it’s only moments before Cedric and Abner…
With a new business opportunity staring at them, Lum sets himself up as the program director of the Voice of Pine Ridge radio station. What kind of shows does he…
After doing a lot of talking, Lum has finally drawn up papers to incorporate as a radio broadcasting company, the Voice of Pine Ridge. Abner is upset over his position…
The tranciever seems to be set up, but Lum figures that Abner isn’t holding up his end of the bargain and not turning the generator fast enough. Maybe Lum hasn’t…
As Lum studies up on the manual for the tran ciever that had recently been sent, Abner takes care of the store. Ben Withers is on hand, and we’re reminded…
Henry Lunsford is still mad at all the attention that Ben Withers has recieved over catching the Voice. When grandpap enters the store, he and Abner try to figure out…
The package from Pearl has turned out to be a jumple of metal, and wires, and Abner is having trouble in figuring it out. He was so excited to unpack…
Abner is still waiting for that package from Pearl to arrive. Lum tries to convince him that all his worrying won’t make it come any quicker, but will it calm…
Abner is expecting an important package in the mail from his daughter, Pearl. He’s jumpy, and nervous as he anticipates what secret present might be in the package. Does Lum…
Still unsure what to charge Squire with, in regards to being the Voice, he was let go. Abner feels they ought to find something to charge him on, but a…
The Voice had been revealed to be Squire Skimp, and today Abner wonders how Ben Withers put it all together. Lum says it was all a ploy to sell insurance…
Acting on the word of Doc Ben Withers, Abner gathers the town committee into the Jot ‘Em Down store. Has the identity of the Voice been learned yet? The meeting…
Fears of a ghost in town have Lum and Abner talking about the progress of the investigations thus far. They talk about their sleeping night watchman, Ben Withers, as he…
Abner shares with Cedric about his fears that the town is haunted. Will there be any lucky charms that will keep a person safe? Cedric is reluctant to give up…
A town meeting has been called to see what can be done about the Voice. Squire Skimp, US Quincey, Ben Withers, and grandpap all join Lum andd Abner. First, Lum…
Clues from the latest disaster at the hand of the Voice are discussed. Cedric had a narrow escape, and now Abner thinks the Voice might actually be a ghost. How…
To help learn the identity of the Voice, Lum and Abner monitor the party line. Will it help? The gents discuss how Ben Withers actually didn’t leave town, and is…
Making preparations to leave town, Ben Withers talks with Abner. Is there something Lum can think of that will keep the man in town? Is there a new vocation tthey…
Speculation on who the voice might be leads Lum and Abner back to wonder about Doc Withers. Is he becoming senile? Just how old is Ben Withers, and could Lum…
Abner has had some misadventures with his hired bodyguard Cedric. Today he and Lum talk about the possibility that the voice might be Doc Withers. Speculation continues as the voice…
Squire and Lum talk about Abner and why he hired Cedric as his bodyguard. Are they any closer to figuring out who the Voice might be? What strange antics are…
With suspicions raised, Lum and Squire think that Abneer is greedy, and wants their money from the pearl to himself. Squire admits that it sounds a little crazy, but Lum…
That mysterious whispering voice has called Lum with a threat. Now he and Abner try to think of who might have it out for Lum. Could it be a jilted…
Lumburgers are still popular, but Lum is worried that people might be losing their apetite for them. With the court trial, and the Meadowlark restaurant closed for most of it,…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store, Lum gets onto Abner for browsing through the mail order catelog. If he keeps going down that route, Abner won’t have any of his…
With winning an odd amount of money, Lum and Abner debate at how to split the difference. Huh? Why do they need to split it in amounts of hundreds of…
The trial is finally over, and we find Lum and Abner counting the money they got from the sale of their pearl. What does Abner have on his mind regarding…
On the way to the county seat to present a last moment bit of legal evidence, Abner revisits some confusion on hung juries. In his nervousness, Lum tears out paper…
As they wait for a decision, Lum and Abner have a Lumburger. Abner gets a little confused at the terminology of having the jury held up. Cedric enters to order…
It’s Abner’s turn to take the witness stand again, and Lum is still worried about his honest reputation. Can Abner work in a good word for Lum to put him…
Lum is back on the witness stand, and shares with Abner about his nervousness. It could also be crucial to his charge of bribing Cedric as well. The trick is…
Today grandpap is to take the witness stand, and it could be the best hope that Lum and Abner has to win their case. Their lawyer feels that Squire certainly…
After being charged for bribery, Lum is out on bail as he reviews thecourt case with Abner. Will the bribery incident hurt their case? Will Lum’s mishap drag Abner down…
Confident over the coaching he gave Cedric, Squire talks with his lawyer to review their case. Grandpap and his lawyer begin to worry that Cedric’s witness might be made to…
Squire talks with his lawyer about his star witness, Cedric. Will his dimwitted nature be a help, or a hindrance to the case? Questions that Cedric might be asked are…
After his stunt during his testimony, Abner is given a talking to from their lawyer about his mistake. Have Lum and Abner pushed the judge’s frustration point to the limits…
Court is in session, and so far setbacks have ruled the day. As they wait, Abner talks to Lum about the admirable way Lizabeth can plow a field. Their lawyer,…
Court has been in session, and Abner shares with Lum that he doesn’t think things are going their way. It seems everything they do only serves to get the judge…
When their lawyer visited, and wanted to see the pearl, Abner discovered it was missing from their hiding place. Where did it go? Who knew where it was hidden? Lum…
An important phone call is anticipated as Lum and Abner await word from a lawyer they want to hire. Will their man be able to handle the case against Grandpap…
Doc Ben Withers will hold down the fort as Lum and Abner get ready for a road trip to Mena. They want to have their pearl assessed to make sure…
With the explosion of success from the Lumburger, there ought to be a way for Lum and Abner to cash in on it to resolve their troubles at being sued.…
Mousey Gray has popped into the Meadowlark restaurant, and tells how he and Gussie are on a diet. Abner is too worried about the pearl, and the law suit that…
With the run on oysters, and hopes to find a pearl, Lumburgers have been forgotten by the citezens of Pine Ridge. Cedric learns all about it. Will he eat any…
Lum reviews the story thus far about how grandpap found a pearl in the oyster, and the inconclusive nature of who exactly can lay claim to it. For now it’s…
It’s oyster shucking time in the Meadowlark Restaurant, and Lum’s salesmanship of his oysters has him almost tempted to try one of his own tasty treats. The thought of eating…
At long last, Lum has discovered the recipe for serving oysters. Abner refuses to eat the raw critters. Will anybody else in town be willing to eat them? Who ordered…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store we find Abner on the phone taking orders, Lum tending to his Lumburgers, Doc Withers doing the dishes, and grandpap handling Lum’s telegrams and…
Job shuffling is the name of the game after grandpap became Lum’s personal secretary. Abner is now the new telegraph boy, and Lum has to tend to the store all…
Audio is a little soft and mushy. Still worried over the oysters he ordered, Lum is determined to learn how to cook them, although Abner thinks it’s a waste of…
In the Meadowlark restaurant Lum marvels to Abner about the number of folks lining up outside. Can they all be eager to get a taste of his world famous Lumburgers?…
In his office, Doc Ben Withers talks with Abner about his goat, and other animals that he’s treating as patients. Abner tells how Lum is doing with his Lumburgers, the…
In the Meadowlark restaurant Abner talks to Cedric about his school career, then takes orders over the phone. Lum enters to read more requests to send his world famous Lumburger…
Lum is taking a break from his duties as chef of Lumburgers in the Meadowlark restaurant. He talks with Doc Ben Withers about his busy life. He shares some of…
Price is no object when customers order Lumburgers in the Meadowlark restaurant, and Lum tells how restaurants across the country clamour for his recipe. Abner has armed himself with a…
Cedric enters the store to talk with Abner about the oysters that he and Squire ordered the day before. It was all just a plan to make Lum mad. Is…
What has Lum so jumpy and nervous today? Squire has been coming around the Meadowlark restaurant with special guests. What is he trying to pull in the presence of the…
It’s their annual Christmas story. Becoming more beautiful and meaningful with the passing years, it has become a mainstay since 1931 when it first aired. We join three travellers on…
In the Meadowlark Restaurant Squire Skimp talks to Lum about the newspaper article that is to be written up. Wanting to look his best for the photo that the paper…
The restaurant crowd clamours for a Lumburger, but after Lum fainted and hit his head on the stove, he can’t remember the ingredients. Maybe recreating the scene in the kitchen…
After Lum’s shock of serving his world infamous Lumburger to the famous food critic, Duncan Hines, he’s recovering from his swoon today. Despite the shabby treatment by Lum, Abner tells…
Doc Ben Withers mans the Jot ‘Em Down store when a bum pops in at the referral of Willie DeBoozler. Will the bum get a hand out from Doc? Lum…
Squire is on hand to ask about Duncan Hines arrival in Pine Ridge so he can write up an article for the newspaper. Lum tries to explain that the way…
Still looking for a specialty for his restaurant menu, Lum wants to cook a duck for Duncan Hines when he visits. Both Lum and Abner get confused about lighting food…
Squire helps Lum make crepe souzette, to improve the standing of his menu at the restaurant. It’s all to make an impression on Duncan Hine when he visits next week,…
Cleaning up after the breakfast rush, Cedric talks to Abner about how the restaurant business is going. Cedric discovers what a menu is, and learns about Abner’s letter he sent…
Abner complains that Lum isn’t working at improving on complaints from the restaurant customers. The book that Lum is reading is one from Duncan Hines, a well known food critic…
The restaurant business seems to be a roaring success, and even the local trade is coming in. However, Abnr shares how business might not be as well as Lum wants…
Rebounding from their first day in the restaurant business, Lum tries to think of ways to expand. Advertising is the answer that he’s looking for to get the local crowd…
After opening his restaurant, and petitioning to have the busline stop in Pine Ridge, Lum is in anticipation as he waits for the first bus crowd. Abner tells about a…
It’s Thanksgiving in Pine Ridge, and Abner is sharing the meal at Lum’s house. Lum has a live turkey that he wants to furnish for the festivities. Abner gets confused…
Abner is back after his bout of laryngitis, but you can tell his voice is a little froggy sounding. Squire Skimp departs, and Lum talks to Abner about picking up…
We find Lum on the phone, in search of a much needed icebox for his restaurant. Doc Ben Withers has been listening, and might have a connection for Lum. Ben…
Lum is still trying to figure out where to place his new cook stove. Cedric listens to the instructions for cutting a hole for the stovepipe. Abner is on hand,…
Rainy weather persists in Pine Ridge, and Abner is still at home with laryngitis. Lum and Doc Withers talk with Lizabeth on the telephone for a medical progress report. Will…
We look in on the Jot ‘Em Down store to learn that Lum and Abner are taking care of business at the county seat. Cedric tries to take a grocery…
The idea for whaleburgers is tossed aside, but Lum is still determined to go into the restaurant business. Abner just wants to know where Lum plans to put the restaurant,…
Grandpap helps Abner pack orders to deliver later. Abner shares how Lum has been investigating the perfume business. Why does such a tiny bottle of perfume cost so much? Grandpap…
Lum has a new idea for a business venture, getting into the perfume business. Doc Withers is in his office/feed room, but comes out to take a phone call. It…
Lum has a new money-making idea that worries Abner. Abner has to remind his friend that he doesn’t have any debts that need paying off. Why does Lum insist he…
This morning in the Jot ‘Em Down store, Abner teases Lum about his famously Inedible pancakes. Lum tells about the talkative doctor, and how he has been a nuisance for…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store, Lum tells Squire Skimp how Doc Withers barged his way into renting the feed room to live in. When Squire hears about the rent…
After the botched welcome yesterday, Lum frets over the impression he made on Doc Withers. From hearing Abner, the Doc is a jovial, and forgiving sort. The folks at the…
The preparations are coming to a head, and we find Cedric is obsessed with his new shoes, and whether they’ll be squeaky enough. Lum is ready for the anticipated arrival…
Grandpap is relieved to learn from Abner that Lum really didn’t want to build that big office building for Doc Withers. Cedric is back, but not for shoe shopping today.…
Cedric joins Abner in the Jot ‘Em Down store to once again shop for his new shoes. Meanwhile, Lum is admiring his sizeable check for his efforts on his construction…
After Lum tried to avoid Mr Duncan, he thinks that he missed out on the money that would have paid his way out of his legal entanglements. Squire Skimp phones,…
Lum is upset that his priority for his building project was turned down. If he were a war veteran he might qualify, a matter which leads into Lum talking about…
Grandpappy Spears is in the Jot ‘Em Down store, trying to make a purchase of a hat for his woman, Charity. As the gents talk about the practicality of women’s…
Abner is once again showing off his lack of customer service skills, when US Quincey wonders at having hidden soap powder under the counter. Despite clearing up some troubles with…
Mr Duncan is on hand, and Lum promises to drive him to the lot that he bought for him. Without actually having a lot, Lum tries to think of ways…
Abner shows off his customary lack of customer service skills as he sends Mousey Gray on his way, and out of the store. Grandpap enters to argue with Abner, and…
Abner is amazed at that latest invention that’s sweeping through town, an electric carpet sweeper. All the ladies are going crazy for them. Lum brings up his troubles with his…
Things are not all pleasant in Lum’s construction paradise. After he started his new business idea, Lum is discovering some of the troubles of orchestrating his contractors. He’s also not…
To review the complications on Lum’s construction site, Abner tells grandpap about the shotgun weilding folks. Widow Cobb had gotten over her spell of hay fever, and discovered her ex-suitor…
As Lum reads trade magazines for the construction business, Abner gets a little confused over what blueprints are. His debts with the church piano are behind him, but now Lum…
Lum takes Abner on a tour of the construction site of the new house. The project has Lum determined to begin a new career as a contractor to build dream…
Abner reviews the story thus far with grandpap, about the construction project that Lum has arranged. He had picked rivals who had once been trying to date the widow. A…
Lum has the blueprints of the new house he plans to build for a family in need. He has some trouble telling Abner about them, and how the blueprints are…
The large and rowdy Childress family has been living with Lum, after he agreed to help them find a place to stay. His house was the only place he could…
In the Jot ‘Em Down store Abner tells Cedric about the latest news about Lum helping with a housing problem. He has been working with the Lady’s Aid to help…
It’s the traditional annual Christmas show. The same since 1933. In the peaceful, snowy scene of the streets of Pine Ridge, three gents trudge down the road, following the East…
Grandpap is taken aback to find out about Lum going to the Lady’s Aid meeting. Is Lum trying to join the ladies group? Abner tries to set him straight, and…
Looking in on Pine Ridge, it’s after the pie contest, and the pie eating contest. Cedric enters to complain about his bellyache. It seems that he placed well in the…
The pie judging is in full swing as we join Lum, Abner, Squire Skimp, and grandpap. Despite cutting small slivers to tast, Lum has had too much pie for comfort.…
The pie contest draws near, and ladies in town are trying to butter up Lum. The disgusting behavior is enough to put Lum off on women. He’s just glad to…
Apple sales are on the move, but not as much as Lum anticipated. All it takes is a few apples to make a pie, not the bushels of apples that…
Now that Lum has a store full of apples, and had to borrow money from Abner to pay off his contest winner, how’s he going to pay off his debts?…
Lum recieves entries for his apple contest in the Jot ‘Em Down store. He anticipates having as much as 60 bushel baskets by the judging of the contest tonight. What’s…
In the aftermath of learning about the prank Abner and grandpap pulled on him, Lum drips with sarcasm as he and Abner talk. He’s especially annoyed when he spots grandpap…
Bracing for the worst from Lum, Abner and grandpap keep an eye on their avenue of retreat. Going to Lum’s, with hat in hand, Abner has trouble confessing his telephone…
After a prank phone call to Lum from Abner, which cost Lum a busy phone line, and a shot at a $500 prize. Abner talks with Grandpap. Should he admit…