Yokel Yokum is a character from the comic strip Li'l ABNER, created by cartoonist Al Capp in 1934. Yokel Yokum is the protagonist of the strip and is portrayed as a naive hillbilly from Dogpatch, a fictional town in the Appalachian Mountains. He is married to Daisy Mae Scragg, and together they have a son, Little ABNER Yokum. Yokel Yokum's best friend is his cousin, ABNER, who is also the namesake of the comic strip.