Lum and Abner was a long running radio show. In it's early days, it was on every day in a 15 minute time slot. The shows told a continuing story of what the two Arkansas friends were up to.
Todays shows are from a period of time when the two friends, and their arch rival, Squire Skimp, were trying to get a circus outfitted and ready to open. The circus, is one that Abner had acquired it in a recent business deal. Eventually the circus does open, and actually does well. The trouble is that Lum and Abner give a little too much power to Squire, and while the circus is touring expenses get out of hand.
In many ways, Lum and Abner resemble Amos and Andy. In their early days, both shows ran daily, and told an ongoing story. The two main actors played all the male voices. Actually all of them, since none of the female characters actually were heard over the radio.
Lum and Abner was first pitched as being two black-face men, but the network executives, thankfully, figured that they didn't want yet another Amos and Andy program. So, the two actors used the exact same scripts, but turned the characters into a couple of country boys.
Bonus Tracks: The Night Owls, Papa's Gone. Norman Phelps, I Like Bananas, The Tune ranglers, Black Eyed Susan Brown. Finally a surprise sponsor announcement at the end. (Hey! Regular listeners know, we don't have any sponsors. Yet.)
