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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
08.13.1947	lum and abner (1294) 200 barrels for formula	+ The boys need barrels for the Hempstead secret formula. Ben Withers comes up with two hundred o...
08.12.1947	lum and abner (1293) 6,000 gallons of formula	+ The sales of "The Edwards and Peabody Chemical Company" have been brisk...in fact, one order co...
08.11.1947	lum and abner (1292) formula to save cotton crop	+ Lum plans to use the secret formula against an infestation of boll weevils.
08.07.1947	lum and abner (1291) elect officers of company	+ The Edwards and Peabody Chemical Company has an election of officers.
08.06.1947	lum and abner (1290) formula kills potato bugs	+BC net. The Hempstead secret formula kills potato bugs very well!
08.05.1947	lum and abner (1289) formula makes insect spray	+BC net. The secret formula turns clothing purple!
08.04.1947	lum and abner (1288) formula dyes clothes purple	+ The secret formula seems to be an insecticide, and it's selling quite well.
07.31.1947	lum and abner (1287) what is formula for	+ Experiments continue in an effort to discover the purpose of the Hempstead secret formula.
07.30.1947	lum and abner (1286) drinks bottle of formula	+ The first bottles of the Hempstead secret formula roll off the assembly line...and Cedric drinks...
07.29.1947	lum and abner (1285) chemicals to mix formula	+ Cedric has plans to be "silent" partner, Lum returns from the city with chemicals to make the H...
07.28.1947	lum and abner (1284) sell interest store	+ Cedric invests his $25 in "The Edwards and Peabody Chemical Company."
07.24.1947	lum and abner (1283) total assets of 13 dollars	+ Squire Skimp tries to buy an interest in "The Edwards and Peabody Chemical Company." The company...
07.23.1947	lum and abner (1282) ed'ards and peabody chemical	+ Professor Crenshaw has left town after cheating the folks of Pine Ridge out of $1000. The boys ...
07.22.1947	lum and abner (1281) arrests professor crenshaw	+ Professor Crenshaw has been arrested. Lum has been vindicated.
07.21.1947	lum and abner (1280) envelope and secret formula	+ Everyone thinks that Lum is a thief! Lum has discovered that there is a secret formula on the p...
07.17.1947	lum and abner (1279) promising fabulous riches	+ Suspicions build about Professor Crenshaw. The box of Winsted Hempstead is opened!
07.16.1947	lum and abner (1278) mysterious box to be opened	+ The family trees of Pine Ridge gets complicated because of Professor Crenshaw. What's in the my...
07.15.1947	lum and abner (1277) professor crenshaw	+ Lum thinks that Professor Crenshaw and his family trees are fakes...or does he?
07.14.1947	lum and abner (1276) related to hempsteads	+ Everyone in Pine Ridge can prove that he's related to Winston Hempstead, thanks to the family tr...
07.10.1947	lum and abner (1275) lum has mysterious box	+ Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer, 1-A-Day Vitamins. Abner shows the Hempstead box to Cedric Weehunt. Sq...
07.09.1947	lum and abner (1274) lum and abner attempt to open box
07.08.1947	lum and abner (1273) mysterious box is found in lum's attic	+BC net. Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer, 1-A-Day Vitamins. What's in the box left by Winsted Hempstead? ...
05.28.1947	lum and abner (1250) switching preson alities	+ Lum hypnotizes Cedric and Squire Skimp and interchanges their personalities!
05.27.1947	lum and abner (1249) lum hypnotizes abner	+ Lum hypnotizes Abner and makes him do work around the store.
05.26.1947	lum and abner (1248) try new act for radio	+ Lum is studying to become a hypnotist.

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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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