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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
10.28.1943	lum and abner (0504) mary's problems in school	+ Blue Network. Lum has a chat with Mary about her poor school grades.
11.01.1943	lum and abner (0505) abner returns from mena	+ Blue Network. Abner returns with the knowledge needed to run the projector. He's going to teach C...
11.02.1943	lum and abner (0506) vote name for movie theater	+ Blue Network. What will Lum and Abner name the new movie theatre?
11.03.1943	lum and abner (0507) squire to be third partner	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp wants to be a third partner in the Pine Ridge Movie Theatre. When turn...
11.04.1943	lum and abner (0508) opening competing theater	+ Blue Network. Lum is worried about competition from Squire Skimp. "Our hands are tied." Mose Moos...
11.08.1943	lum and abner (0509) lum and abner lose help	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp has hired Grandpappy Spears and his piano, and the boys' carpenters an...
11.09.1943	lum and abner (0510) squire tricks grandpap	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp tricks Grandpappy Spears out of his contract.
11.10.1943	lum and abner (0511) cedric delivers handbills	+ Blue Network. Cedric helps out around the Lum and Abner Theatre, despite being hired by Squire Sk...
11.11.1943	lum and abner (0512) free preview tuesday	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp is going to open his theatre on Wednesday. How about a preview in the ...
11.15.1943	lum and abner (0513) rumors about theater	+ Blue Network. Abner paints the box office...all of it! Squire Skimp starts a rumor about the film...
11.16.1943	lum and abner (0514) ladies uplift league	+ Blue Network. The Ladies Uplift League has forbidden the showing of "The Vulture's Revenge." Lum ...
11.17.1943	lum and abner (0515) spying on squire's show	+ Blue Network. The boys' theatre has had a disappointing opening day. They climb a tree to spy on ...
11.18.1943	lum and abner (0516) squire's theater is illegal	+ Blue Network. Sponsored by: Alka-Seltzer, One-A-Day Vitamins. The boys discover an old statute tha...
11.22.1943	lum and abner (0517) squire arrested	+ Blue Network. Lum plans to serve a warrant on Squire Skimp for running an illegal theatre on the ...
11.23.1943	lum and abner (0518) warrant on squire	+ Blue Network. Lum is determined to not serve a warrant on Squire Skimp, but Abner and Grandpappy ...
11.24.1943	lum and abner (0519) squire rants and raves	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp's theatre has been closed by Lum's warrant. The Squire is none-too-ple...
11.25.1943	lum and abner (0520) justice of the peace court	+ Blue Network. The trial of Squire Skimp...and not a dry eye in the house!
11.29.1943	lum and abner (0521) squire injured in fall	+ Blue Network. It's showtime at The Lum and Abner Theatre...and Squire Skimp falls down in the ais...
11.30.1943	lum and abner (0522) writing apologetic note	+ Blue Network. Locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen, Lum writes a note of apology...
12.01.1943	lum and abner (0523) dr. jekyll and mr. hyde	+ Blue Network. The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
12.02.1943	lum and abner (0524) squire sues for damages	+ Blue Network. A present for Squire Skimp? The Squire's present to the boys is a $1000 lawsuit! +...
12.06.1943	lum and abner (0525) incriminating evidence	+ Blue Network. An attempted out-of-court settlement with the wounded Squire Skimp.
12.07.1943	lum and abner (0526) lum to hire a lawyer	+ Blue Network. Lum is heading for the county seat to hire a lawyer. He's going in the most unusual...
12.08.1943	lum and abner (0527) things don't look good	+ Blue Network. A long distance call from Lum...and things aren't looking too good. Abner plans to ...
12.09.1943	lum and abner (0528) trying to steal note	+ Blue Network. Abner is out on bail after being caught in Squire Skimp's house, trying to steal th...

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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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