Pine Ridge (Lum and Abner)
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Pine Ridge, Arkansas, was the fictional setting for the radio program Lum and Abner
, which ran for 13 weeks every year from 1932 to 1954 on WNBC
. It was based on the town of Waters, Arkansas, and some of its residents. Subsequently, the real town of Waters changed its name to Pine Ridge
by a vote of the city council, http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=790&issue_id=37&page=8 and the community of Pine Ridge, Oklahoma
also was named after the fictional town.
Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody were the main characters. The radio show was a comedic look at rural life in the Depression and World War II
era. Other characters in the show included Mousey Gray, Cedric Wehunt, and Squire Skimp. In the series, Lum and Abner were the owners of the Jot 'Em Down Store. Some of their misadventures included a failed experiment in creating a bank
(first season), getting swindled by a counterfeit money printer (Diogenes Smith - who introduced the phrase "Wonderful World" into the series), and Lum trying himself for a crime he didn't commit (after all, he was simultaneously the town's only prisoner and justice of the peace).
Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner was an American radio comedy network program created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff that aired from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where Lauck and Goff grew up, the showed proved immensely popular...
, which ran for 13 weeks every year from 1932 to 1954 on WNBC
WNBC (AM)
WNBC was a radio station that operated in New York City from 1922 to 1988. For most of its history, it was the flagship station of the NBC Radio Network...
. It was based on the town of Waters, Arkansas, and some of its residents. Subsequently, the real town of Waters changed its name to Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge, Arkansas
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It is located at .The original name was Waters, but the name was changed in 1936 to Pine Ridge through a vote of the city's town council...
by a vote of the city council, http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=790&issue_id=37&page=8 and the community of Pine Ridge, Oklahoma
Pine Ridge, Oklahoma
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States, located 6 miles south and 1/2 mile west of Fort Cobb. During the community's heyday in the 1940s there was a hub of activity at the main junction of the Ozark Trail and the Fort Cobb road with a Grocery Store, and...
also was named after the fictional town.
Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody were the main characters. The radio show was a comedic look at rural life in the Depression and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
era. Other characters in the show included Mousey Gray, Cedric Wehunt, and Squire Skimp. In the series, Lum and Abner were the owners of the Jot 'Em Down Store. Some of their misadventures included a failed experiment in creating a bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
(first season), getting swindled by a counterfeit money printer (Diogenes Smith - who introduced the phrase "Wonderful World" into the series), and Lum trying himself for a crime he didn't commit (after all, he was simultaneously the town's only prisoner and justice of the peace).