Now I wake up with radio — Country — playing Lum and Abner , my husband's favorite program. Know something — Lum and Abner are as funny in for the Arkansas Sesquicentennial as they were in for the Arkansas Centennial. And if God permits the world to stand, Lum and Abner will — I predict — be just as popular in for our state's bicentennial. This timeless pair is probably Arkansas' most famous couple and rank worldwide along with Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Amos and Andy, and Martin and Lewis in comedy acts.
Both natives of Arkansas, Lum was played by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff played Abner Peabody, and together they made the Jot 'Em Down Store at Pine Ridge world-renowned, mainly because they made their listeners feel they personally knew the old gents and all their friends.
It was my pleasure and honor to personally meet Chester Lauck — not once, but twice. The first time was in at the Cotton Picking Contest in Blytheville, when my sister, Mary Ann, and I were on the stage show out in the middle of a cotton patch with "Lum Edwards.
Chester Lauck, Mr. Jimmie Driftwood, and Mr. George Fisher. The thing I remember best about Chester Lauck is his beautiful, sparkling eyes. It seemed they were a mirror of his personality — observing and merry.
Lum and Abner was picked up immediately and continued for almost twenty-five years, including 5, daily live fifteen-minute programs. Their promotions of war effort causes during World War II were especially successful.
Their sponsors offered premiums that are now collectibles. As a result of their radio popularity, Lum and Abner broadcasts moved to Hollywood studios in in order for the actors to pursue careers in motion pictures. Lum and Abner Abroad was made in Europe as a television pilot, with the two characters as Hollywood personalities. Lauck and Goff did not like the result, and it was not released to theaters; it is now sought-after piece of Lum and Abner history.
Lum and Abner began as a lark in Mena, traveled to Hot Springs, and grew in Chicago and other cities. Hollywood fulfilled the dreams of two small-town boys. Early broadcasts were carried by local sponsors, but soon, nationwide sponsors reached into millions of homes. After nearly twenty-five years of radio, television made inroads into audiences, and the programs were again locally sponsored.
By , the two were ready to quit, as Norris Goff had been in poor health for many years. Lum and Abner made a small town in Arkansas world famous.
The National Lum and Abner Association was founded in and has members nationwide. For additional information: Cates, Michael, ed. Chet Lauck Collection. Center for Arkansas History and Culture. Explore Arkansas. Connect with OIA. Photo of the Week. Brought to you by. What are you looking for?
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The Narrator at the start of every episode : "Let's see what's going on down in Pine Ridge. Narrator then summarizes what happened in the previous epiode and describes the opening scene for the current episode. Cedric during a brief arc in the 40s : "Prune bread! That's what I like! Abner when happy or excited : "Well good for you!
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