Lum and Abner · April 17, 1942 · 11 min · 1,983 words
The transcript of “Wonderful World Apartments”, an episode of Lum and Abner first broadcast April 17, 1942. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Lum and Abner plays Lum and Abner free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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I don't believe that's our ring. I don't believe you're right. No, see. Hello, John. I'm down. This is love and abner. Let's see what's going on down in Pine Ridge. Well, the whole town has learned about the $10,000 gift that Dow Jones Smith left in Lumman Abner's care to be spent for the good of the entire community.
And now every citizen in Pine Ridge is racking his brain for the ideal way of spending. is racking his brain for the idea way of spending this money. But so far, no worthwhile workable plan has been presented.
As we look at him a little community today, we find Abner in the Jotam Downs store and library talking on the telephone. Well, I'll get the roof fixed. Don't worry about it, Elizabeth. While it ain't raining now, how can it leak when it ain't raining?
Well, I'll get it fixed tomorrow then. All right today, then. Oh, excuse me. Uh-uh, Long's just came in Elizabeth, so I better hang up. Yeah, well, I'll take care of it. Yes, honey. Goodbye. Drap that warmer no more than anyone.
What's your trouble, Lambda? Oh, she's been hounding me all week to get a little bitty old eke in the roof, folks. Said I ought to stop studying up right is for the good of the community and try to do a little good for my own home for a change.
Yeah, well, that's the way with women folks. Ain't got no vision. Can't understand the bigger things in life. Nearsighted, what they are. Can't see the trees and the forest on a can of the trees and the forest.
Huh? They don't make a whole lot of sense, does they? Well, maybe they weren't looking in the right direction, you know. Which way was they facing? Which way was who facing? Whoever it was that couldn't see the trees.
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