Squire to Take Hogs to Chicago

Originally Aired: May 15, 1935

In Lum & Abner #108, “Squire to Take Hogs to Chicago,” the Jot ’Em Down Store gang finds themselves knee-deep in hogs—literally thousands of them—from their infamous chain letter scheme. While Grandpappy Spears and Abner bicker over a game of checkers, Lum tallies hogs by the thousands at Abner’s place. Enter Squire Skimp, smelling opportunity as always: he proposes to gather the surplus hogs from Pine Ridge and haul them off to Kansas City, Chicago, and other markets, all for a 10% commission. Though he dresses the plan as a favor to old friends, everyone knows Squire’s in it for profit. The episode balances farmyard chaos with comic misunderstandings—Abner suspects card tricks and rabbits up sleeves—before settling into Squire’s latest money-making scheme.

Cast:
Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards), Norris Goff (Abner Peabody), voices of supporting characters including Grandpappy Spears and Squire Skimp

Tags:
LumAndAbner, oldtimeradio, 1930scomedy, JotEmDownStore, PineRidge, hogchainletter, farmrelief, SquireSkimp, GrandpappySpears, hogsurplus, radiohumor, Horlicks, stockyards, ruralcomedy, classicradio, chainletterfallout, KansasCity, Chicago, checkerboardcomedy