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In this old time radio series, Norris Goff was Abner Peabody, and Chester Lauck was Lum Edwards… the owners and operators of Pine Ridge's own "Jot 'em Down Store." The Lum and Abner show was fifteen minutes that took us to back to the feeling of a rural America before music, radio and such made peace and quiet seem downright odd. For a general store, the "Jot 'em Down" was rarely bustling, so the silence was taken up with the events of the moment.

Intro music sets the stage, and we might be sitting by the cracker barrel, ready to "ketch up" on what Lum or Abner are up to…A quick scan of the show titles tells you this show was filled with funny episodes. It was, and some developed over days or even weeks

Amos and Andy, as played by Gosden and Correll were the direct predecessors of Lum and Abner, as Goff and Lauck did "blackface" comedy at first. But that comedy market, hard to believe today, was glutted with 'wannabe's," so they switched to the Lum and Abner "idee." An essential part of both shows is the no-audience first-person approach to story telling.

While Amos and Andy moved to Harlem, for years Lum and Abner changed "nary a thing"…until in '48, the show went to a half-hour, got a live audience and visiting star, an orchestra, and flopped. The boys did seven movies, too…even did one called "Lum and Abner Abroad." But it was in the "Jot 'em Down" with Lum and Abner just talking that the listening public really wanted to be. In its own way, Lum and Abner presented a perfect, and perfectly funny, little world of its own. It is pure storytelling, with plots that are always mischievous, and often bordered on the tall tale.

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
04.01.1947	lum and abner (1217) everyone gathered in store waiting for ben to produce ghost
04.02.1947	lum and abner (1218) ben tells how he caught the voice
04.03.1947	lum and abner (1219) voice needs protection from lynch mob
04.07.1947	lum and abner (1220) present from pearl	+ Abner is eagerly awaiting a package from his daughter Pearl. A banquet for Ben?
04.08.1947	lum and abner (1221) abner's present arrives	+ While Lum tries to decide on the surprise for Ben, Abner's present arrives...and it's very heavy...
04.09.1947	lum and abner (1222) shortwave transceiver	+ Mr. Mason, a friend of Ben, reveals that the present from Pearl is a shortwave transceiver.
04.10.1947	lum and abner (1223) ben withers, constable	+ At the Ben Withers testimonial dinner, Lum announces that Ben has been appointed town Marshal!
04.14.1947	lum and abner (1224) the new bloodhound	+ Lum and Abner try to figure out how to operate their shortwave transceiver. Chester Lauck cracks...
04.15.1947	lum and abner (1225) learning to use transceiver	+ Lum and Abner learn how to operate their shortwave transmitter, without much help from Cedric! A...
04.21.1947	lum and abner (1228) new vpr radio station	+ The boys are going into the broadcasting business as "VPR...The Voice Of Pine Ridge." As we look...
04.22.1947	lum and abner (1229) making lum prez of vpr	+ Even though Abner's the boss, Lum finds himself a partner of "VPR," the Jot 'Em Down Store's rad...
04.23.1947	lum and abner (1230) learn to be radio announcer	+ Cedric is trying to be the station announcer of VPR, which costs the store plenty of cockeyed sa...
04.24.1947	lum and abner (1231) 16th anniversary on radio	+ Lum starts selling time on the radio station. A large number of famous guests appear on the prog...
04.28.1947	lum and abner (1232) everyone sells same hour	+ The program repeats most of the script of April 24, 1947, as not much of it was used. Time is se...
04.29.1947	lum and abner (1233) love comes to gilbert the boy trapper	+ "Love Comes To Gilbert, The Boy Trapper." VPR is on the air!
04.30.1947	lum and abner (1234) vpr information show	+ VPR presents "Thank You For The Information," a high class program.
05.01.1947	lum and abner (1235) court of human beings	+ VPR tries again with a new program: "The Court Of Human Beings." No dice.
05.07.1947	lum and abner (1238) to find out vpr's ratings	+ VPR has done its version of "Queen For An Hour." "The Pine Ridge Poll" is trying to take a surve...
05.08.1947	lum and abner (1239) queen for an hour	+ The widow Abernathy wins the "Queen For An Hour" program, and chooses Lum as her prize!
05.12.1947	lum and abner (1240) lum to arrange romance	+ Lum tries to get Ben Withers interested in the widow Abernathy.
05.13.1947	lum and abner (1241) two weeks to claim prize	+ Lum thinks of a loophole.
05.14.1947	lum and abner (1242) wants wedding tomorrow	+ Lum interviews constable Ben Withers. Mose Moose has set the wedding of Lum Edwards for tomorro...
05.15.1947	lum and abner (1243) abner and ben withers in disc jockey show	+ On station VPR, Abner presents "The Peabody Platter Parade," a disc jockey show you'll not soon...
05.19.1947	lum and abner (1244) cedric marries widder	+ The widow Abernathy appears in the Jot 'Em Down Store for a wedding rehearsal. Cedric gets marr...
05.21.1947	lum and abner (1246) is wedding legal	+ Cedric and the widow aren't really married, Lum continues to stall.

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Lum and Abner is my fave so no one knows what the heck I am on about

Don

LUM & ABNER vol 7

Mike

Two of my favorites.

Ron

J.Carrol Naish is So so talented... Wish I had half his vocal chops

john

I really enjoy this old radio show. In my opinion it's a lot like a radio version of The Andy Griffith Show. It's about two old men that run a store in a very small town in Arkansas. It's a comedy serial and each episode is only about 13 minutes long. There is not a laugh track which is another reason I enjoy it.

J Middleton

I love Lum and Abner.

Joel

Lum and Abner, my all-time favorite radio show, I listen to them almost daily, take them along with me through my work day. I've heard all the episodes more times than I can remember, but there are so many they don't get old. The humor always holds up, to me anyway. I've tried to like Fibber McGee, and I know they have a huge fan base, but it never clicked with me. It's good there's so much to choose from, and like.

Randy

LUM & ABNER WERE VERY FUNNY AND VERY TALENTED LOVE THE SHOW

Steven

I love that shows very funny

Steven

My favorite Lum n Abner

John

That's funny, I've always considered Lum n Abner a comedy, the same as Amos n Andy.

John

Lum and Abner Christmas specials recommend to hear in Christmas.

Ludy

I recommend Lum and Abner's annual Christmas story to hear in Christmas holidays

Scott

Life with Luigi is a great comedy

John

Love this show

Douglas

in 1948 Life With Luigi premiered on CBS Radio. J. Carrol Naish stars as earnest Italian immigrant Luigi Basco -- proud of the Old Country, yet eager to become an American. Tell us whether your favorite character is hard working Luigi Basco or Luigi's landlord Pasquale played by Alan Reed.

Mike

Lum and Abner was the first OTR show I remember ever listening to. It must have been about 1980. It was played on WPFB-AM in the evenings and I immediately became a fan. I have been listening to OTR ever since but I would have to say Lum & Abner remain my all-time favorite.

Jim

It features all of the existing programs from the series, as well interviews, special programs, etc., and the sound is great! Also has the early 1950s unsold television pilot that can be watched using players such as Windows Media Player that plays MPEG video files. Lum and Abner was broadcast by KTHS-Hot Springs Arkansas in 1931, then in the same year, by the NBC Mutual and CBS radio networks until 1954. Lum was played by Chester Lauck and Abner by Norris Golf.

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