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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
08.17.1944	lum and abner (0672) bj webster's trial	+Blue Network. Abner has a waiting list down at the jail! Lum is worried about Mr. Webster's attorn...
08.16.1944	lum and abner (0671) bj webster arrested	+Blue Network. Abner makes an appointment to arrest B. J. Webster. Mr. Webster says that he'll be b...
08.15.1944	lum and abner (0670) lum traps bj webster	+Blue Network. Lum plans to arrest Mr. Webster because of Section IV, article #9. It's a 1905 traff...
08.14.1944	lum and abner (0669) still not talking to lum	+Blue Network. Abner still isn't talking to Lum, and even his father can't convince him to change h...
08.10.1944	lum and abner (0668) grandpap's eviction notice	+ Blue Network. Mr. Webster visits Abner down at the jail. He subtly convinces Lum to serve those e...
08.09.1944	lum and abner (0667) abner competes with lum	+Blue Network. The rope goes up at the Jot 'Em Down Store once again. Lum and Abner compete against...
08.08.1944	lum and abner (0666) abner minds the jail	+Blue Network. Abner and Grandpappy Spears put Lum to the test...and he fails!
08.07.1944	lum and abner (0665) abner walks out on lum	+Blue Network. Abner's still angry with Lum and plans to leave the store after first removing the s...
08.03.1944	lum and abner (0664) briar creek ideas	+ Blue Network. Lum and Abner visit the spring on the land of Grandpappy Spears. Abner gets angry w...
08.02.1944	lum and abner (0663) fiddle with property lines	+lue Network. How can Abner avoid evicting Grandpappy Spears? The answer seems to be Cedric, the de...
08.01.1944	lum and abner (0662) grandpap is furious	+ Blue Network. Uncle Henry has left town, leaving the prisoners unattended in the jail. Grandpappy...
07.31.1944	lum and abner (0661) lum serves eviction papers	+ Blue Network. All things come to he who wait. Huh? Watching the steam shovels.
07.27.1944	lum and abner (0660) tribute to merchant marines	+ Blue Network. Lum and Abner discuss the value of the Merchant Marine. Mr. Webster has minor legal...
07.26.1944	lum and abner (0659) putting up screen door	+Blue Network. Cedric helps the boys put up a screen door.
07.25.1944	lum and abner (0658) can't see prez spears	+Blue Network. The boys try to get in to see President Spears...without much success!
07.24.1944	lum and abner (0657) grandpap to sell land	+Blue Network. Cedric has a new beard. Will Grandpappy Spears trade his farm for a half interest in...
07.20.1944	lum and abner (0656) efficiency measures at work	+Blue Network. Cedric has been making suggestions to improve efficiency at the war plant.
07.19.1944	lum and abner (0655) invest in health resort	+Blue Network. The boys become determined to invest in the health resort, even though they haven't ...
07.18.1944	lum and abner (0654) bj webster sole owner	+Blue Network. Phinus Peabody is planning to attack Grandpa Masters!
07.17.1944	lum and abner (0653) health resort riches	+Blue Network. Abner gets a lesson in economics. It takes money to make money!
07.13.1944	lum and abner (0652) job at defense plant	+Blue Network. The boys discuss jobs for women in war plants.
07.12.1944	lum and abner (0651) bj webster gets analysis	+Blue Network. Mr. Webster speaks on the air for the first time as he enters the Jot 'Em Down Store...
07.11.1944	lum and abner (0650) results on spring water	+Blue Network. The boys discuss the analysis of the spring water.
07.10.1944	lum and abner (0649) teaching cedric to dance	+lue Network. Abner teaches Cedric to dance and even takes a spin around the store with Lum!
07.06.1944	lum and abner (0648) lum to analyze spring water	+ Blue Network. Lum decides to have the spring water analyzed himself and finally convinces Abner t...

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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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