The character of Assabe was a "humorous prankster who frequently was in difficulty with his wife or with his neighbors.
"[1] Lloyd A. Moll created the program, and played the role of Der Assabe until his death, just a few weeks after the show's launch.
A larger collection of Assabe and Sabina scripts is at Muhlenberg College.
Assabe and Sabina was extremely popular amongst the Pennsylvania German-speaking populations of Lehigh and Northampton counties, and thousands listened to the program weekly.
[1] The show served to sustain interest in Pennsylvania German language and culture in the period during, and immediately after, World War II.