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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
08.01.1935	lum and abner (0164) abner has not been seen	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum sings a very acceptable rendition of "Asleep in The Deep....
08.02.1935	lum and abner (0165) reason why abner disappeared	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The wealthy Mr. Worthington arrives in Pine Ridge in a chauf...
08.05.1935	lum and abner (0166) abner the biggest society man	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum describes how Abner is living the high life as a society...
08.06.1935	lum and abner (0167) dick worries about mine	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Dick Huddleston still thinks there's something wrong with the...
08.07.1935	lum and abner (0168) dixie belle and mary jane	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Is Abner playing around with other women? Who are Dixie Belle...
08.08.1935	lum and abner (0169) tired of high society	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Cedric has heard some disturbing things about Squire Skimp's ...
08.09.1935	lum and abner (0170) selling jot 'em down store	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum and Abner try to buy the Jot 'Em Down Store back from Sna...
08.12.1935	lum and abner (0171) the rolling grocery store	+ Since Lum and Abner were unable to raise the money to buy back their Jot ‘Em Down store from Sna...
08.13.1935	lum and abner (0172) caleb's rolling grocery	+ Music fill for local commercial insert. Lum calls the party line to announce a name-the-store cont...
08.14.1935	lum and abner (0173) squire to trade mine stock	+ Music fill for local commercial insert. Snake Hogan is suddenly interested in selling the Jot 'Em ...
08.15.1935	lum and abner (0174) inspecting the rolling store	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Caleb Weehunt has finally finsihed the store on wheels, but n...
08.16.1935	lum and abner (0175) abner gets rolling grocery	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Caleb Weehunt is very helpful about getting the store on whee...
08.19.1935	lum and abner (0176) cedric loads merchandise	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The Jot 'Em Down Store on wheels is ready to roll, but first,...
08.20.1935	lum and abner (0177) squire goes to arizona	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Squire Skimp has gone out to California to sell the sterling ...
08.21.1935	lum and abner (0178) store's first day on the road	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. All the canned goods have fallen off the shelves of the Jot '...
08.22.1935	lum and abner (0179) rolling store makes profit	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. At the end of the first day of operation, the Jot 'Em Down St...
08.23.1935	lum and abner (0180) store travels to communities	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The name-the-store-on-wheels contest is soon to end. The syst...
08.26.1935	lum and abner (0181) stockholders dissatisfied	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Squire Skimp has returned from Arizona without selling the st...
08.27.1935	lum and abner (0182) lum proud owner of mine	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. The Squire has withdrawn from the company, leaving Lum fully ...
08.28.1935	lum and abner (0183) lum decides to buy a trailer	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum gets an idea. Why not put a trailer behind the rolling st...
08.29.1935	lum and abner (0184) decide to sell silver mine	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Dick Huddleston has discovered that Mr. Worthington is wanted...
08.30.1935	lum and abner (0185) stockholders meet again	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. When the shareholders of the sterling silver mine hold a meet...
09.02.1935	lum and abner (0186) hiding in abner's barn loft	+ Sponsored by: Horlick's Malted Milk. Lum has been hiding in the hay loft of Abner's barn for the l...
09.03.1935	lum and abner (0187) stockholders want money back	+ You know Lum has become involved in the promotion of a fake silver mine and Squire Skimp the promo...
09.04.1935	lum and abner (0188) abner's fake kidnapping	+ Since the Great Western Sterling Silver Company of which Lum is president has turned out to be a f...

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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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