Broadcast History:
From On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio by John Dunning:
- Oct. 6, 1947-Sept. 24, 1948, CBS. 15m, weekdays at 5:45. Alka-Seltzer.
- Oct. 3, 1948-June 26, 1949, CBS. 30m, Sundays at 10, Frigidaire. Switch to comedy-variety series, with orchestra and guest stars.
Dates with no listings are missing episodes.
January 1948
- 480101
- 480102
- 480105
- 480106
- 480107 Abner & Cedric think they have found Aladdin’s Lamp
- 480108
- 480109
- 480112
- 480113
- 480114
- 480115
- 480116
- 480119
- 480120
- 480121
- 480122
- 480123
- 480126
- 480127
- 480128
- 480129
- 480130
February 1948
- 480202
- 480203
- 480204
- 480205
- 480206
- 480209
- 480210
- 480211
- 480212
- 480213
- 480216
- 480217
- 480218
- 480219
- 480220
- 480223
- 480224
- 480225
- 480226
- 480227
March 1948
- 480300 Grandpap in jail; PR land being auctioned off for back taxes.
- 480301
- 480302
- 480303
- 480304 Lum & Ben Withers discuss Abner being stranded in Phenix City, AL.
- 480305
- 480308
- 480309
- 480310
- 480311
- 480312
- 480315 L&A make out their income tax return
- 480316
- 480317
- 480318
- 480319
- 480322 L&A manufacture bug spray for potato beetles
- 480323
- 480324
- 480325
- 480326
- 480329
- 480330
- 480331
April 1948
- 480401
- 480402
- 480405
- 480406
- 480407
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- 480409
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- 480413
- 480414
- 480415
- 480416
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- 480420
- 480421
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- 480423
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- 480427
- 480428
- 480429
- 480430
May 1948
- 480503
- 480504
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- 480521
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- 480527
- 480528
- 480531
June 1948
- 480601
- 480602 Recreation of 3/35 storyline. L&A hire Squire to be ballyhoo man
- 480603 Squire assembles freak sideshow
- 480604 Squire wants Lum to be trapeze artist and Abner to be lion tamer
- 480607 Lum gives up trapeze act; will be elephant trainer instead.
- 480608 Lum thinks circus jobs too dangerous
- 480609 Grand opening of circus is tomorrow; Squire hires animal trainers to replace L&A
- 480610 Lum in love with Zenora, bareback rider
- 480611 Ben wants L&A to look up all his old friends when circus plays Mt. Ida
- 480614 Circus receipt money is stolen
- 480615 Many suspects in stolen money
- 480616 Zenora’s brother suspected of theft
- 480617 Ben Withers takes over investigation
- 480618 Thief almost caught in the act
- 480621 Cedric hears what’s been going on
- 480622 Furious Lum vows to make thief pay dearly for his treachery
- 480623 Squire talks Lum into selling circus for $1000
- 480624 L&A learn that Squire is reselling the circus for $4000
- 480625
- 480628
- 480629
- 480630
July 1948
- 480701
- 480702
- 480705
- 480706
- 480707
- 480707 Audition disc (pilot episode) for new half-hour “Lum & Abner Show”. L&A are having trouble paying their back taxes.
- 480708
- 480709
- 480712
- 480713
- 480714
- 480715 Five year old letter makes Grandpap think Grimy Ludlow coming to visit
- 480716 Cedric receives draft notice; it was mailed in 1943
- 480719 Cedric discusses visit to draft board
- 480720 Abner must prove he’s alive and married
- 480721 Abner’s marriage license lost; must marry Lizabeth again
- 480722 Abner & Grandpap remodel tuxedo
- 480723 L&A discuss plans for the wedding
- 480726 Abner tells about his honeymoon
- 480727 Abner must dispose of possession by Sept. 1 in order to get inheritance
- 480728 People suspicious of Abner trying to get rid of everything
- 480729 Abner trades his home to Squire for a worthless building
- 480730 Ben shows how to put up pup tent; Abner’s worthless building burns
August 1948
- 480802 Abner wants to buy Grandpap’s swampland for $1500
- 480803 Squire tries to sell Swampland Oil Co. stock to L&A
- 480804 Lum carried away making silly trades
- 480805 Ben ruins Abner’s chance to trade
- 480806 Lum trades some of Abner’s possessions to gypsies for worthless horse
- 480809 L&A in jail because of peculiar behavior
- 480810 Abner’s horse stolen from Dallas
- 480811 Abner will get $250 reward for returning stolen horse
- 480812 L&A try to decide how Abner should dispose of his half of the store
- 480813 Squire buys Abner’s half for $10
- 480818 Abner’s difficulty with images stamped on his face with indelible ink
- 480819 Abner’s remaining possessions sold
- 480820 Lum fed up with Squire’s crooked store-keeping tactics
- 480824 Abner & Lizabeth move in with Lum; Cedric buys Abner’s Mena property
- 480825 L&A want to build modern, luxurious poor house in PR
- 480826 Abner to get rid of his half of store
- 480827 Discuss way for Abner to spend money
- 480830 Abner will spend remaining money on trip to St. Louis
- 480831 Abner’s middle of night call
September 1948
- 480901 Wonder if Abner got his inheritance
- 480902 Abner arrives back home with big car
- 480903 Abner has presents for all old friends
- 480906 Abner’s money to Lizabeth’s head
- 480907 Teaching Abner how to play polo
- 480908 Cedric takes Abner’s place at practice
- 480909 Lizabeth makes Abner spend 2 weeks at dude ranch in Las Vegas
- 480910 Everyone at depot to see Abner leave
- 480913 Lum, Cedric & Grandpap go to Las Vegas with Abner
- 480914 Grandpap shops for souvenirs
- 480915 L&A & friends visit Grand Canyon
- 480916 Group finally arrives in Las Vegas
- 480917 Abner meets gabby woman from back home in the bus depot
- 480920 L&A adjust to life on dude ranch
- 480921 Abner decides to buy ranch of his own
- 480922 L&A will use Abner’s ranch to open a boys’ camp for city kids
- 480923 L&A close deal to buy Bar Nothing Ranch
- 480924 L&A prepare to leave Las Vegas
- 480926 Surprise Party (30 minutes)
October 1948
- 481003 Moving the store
- 481010 L&A put Cedric on the radio as “Baby Cedric, the Mind Reader”
- 481017 Lum Fakes a Broken Leg
- 481024 Substitute postmaster
- 481031 Squire Skimp talks Lum into taking up surrealist painting
November 1948
- 481107 Lum becomes a rodeo cowboy.
- 481114 Advice
- 481121 Putting on Airs
- 481128 Inheritance
December 1948
- 481205 Trip to the hospital
- 481212 Lum’s Elopement
- 481219 Christmas Show
- 481226 Exchanging paperweights
