Borrow $23.00: Lum and Abner (May 27, 1941)

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“Borrow $23.00” is an episode of Lum and Abner, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 27, 1941. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Lum and Abner run a store in Pine Ridge, which they are struggling to restock. Cedric, a young man saving to marry Clarabelle, has $23 he is eager to invest. The partners offer him an interest in the store along with a $50 due bill for groceries, and Cedric agrees. Abner and Lum are pleased with the deal, but trouble quickly arises as their old problems continue. The series is Lum and Abner, first broadcast on 1941-05-27, with Chester Lauck, Norris Goff and Lurene Tuttle in the lead roles.

The general store in Pine Ridge

Characters: Lum, Abner, Cedric, Clarabelle, Sadie, Dick Hudson, Rick

Listen for: Cedric's $23 investment and the $50 due bill the partners give him in return

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.