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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
06.05.1944	lum and abner (0629) phinus makes elizabeth nuts	+Blue Network. Phinus Peabody and Elizabeth are not getting along too well, and it's all because of...
06.06.1944	lum and abner (0630) odd collecting habit	+Blue Network. Abner complains about his father's habits. He never throws anything away!
06.07.1944	lum and abner (0631) grandpap can't stand phinus	+Blue Network. Grandpappy Spears meets Phinus Peabody...watch out!
06.08.1944	lum and abner (0632) the man who came to dinner	+ Blue Network. Abner describes how Phinus invites strangers home to dinner.
06.12.1944	lum and abner (0633) phinus meets sister simpson	+Blue Network. Phinus Peabody meets Sister Simpson: a match made in heaven!
06.13.1944	lum and abner (0634) try to find job for phinus	+Blue Network. The boys think about finding a job for Phinus Peabody.
06.14.1944	lum and abner (0635) job at defense plant	+Blue Network. There's an opening for a time clerk at the war plant. This is right up the alley of ...
06.15.1944	lum and abner (0636) tire rationing board job	+Blue Network. Phinus is studying the rules of tire conservation. The human dynamo is taking a nap!
06.19.1944	lum and abner (0637) rich stranger arrives	+Blue Network. Wealthy B. J. Webster has come to town from Detroit, and Papa Peabody is showing him...
06.20.1944	lum and abner (0638) phinus is acting as guide	+ Blue Network. Lum is called to a business conference with the wealthy and mysterious "B. J."
06.21.1944	lum and abner (0639) discussing lum's business	+Blue Network. The truth is out at last: Lum's meeting with "B. J." was the mysterious stranger's r...
06.22.1944	lum and abner (0640) the story of ponce de leon	Blue Network. The story of Ponce de Leon, the naming of Florida and the Fountain Of Youth. Chester ...
06.26.1944	lum and abner (0641) bj's business meeting	+Blue Network. "B. J." has called a business meeting for all the leaders of the town...but somehow,...
06.27.1944	lum and abner (0642) to build health resort	+ Blue Network. B. J. Webster has proposed to raise money to build a health resort near the spring ...
06.28.1944	lum and abner (0643) no property development	+Blue Network. Phinus Peabody is enlisted to try reverse psychology on Grandpappy Spears.
06.29.1944	lum and abner (0644) taking cedric's picture	+ Blue Network. Talking Cedric's picture; not an easy job. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff both crack...
07.03.1944	lum and abner (0645) grandpap agrees to resort	+Blue Network. Who will be the president of the proposed health resort? Lum has no doubts about who...
07.04.1944	lum and abner (0646) lum will hire architect	+Blue Network. Lum has the chance to hire an architect for a song...so Abner and Cedric sing for hi...
07.05.1944	lum and abner (0647) suspicious of bj webster	+Blue Network. Phinus Peabody warns his son Abner about B. J. Webster. Abner has his doubts. Lum th...
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...
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!
07.11.1944	lum and abner (0650) results on spring water	+Blue Network. The boys discuss the analysis of the spring water.
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...
07.13.1944	lum and abner (0652) job at defense plant	+Blue Network. The boys discuss jobs for women in war plants.
07.17.1944	lum and abner (0653) health resort riches	+Blue Network. Abner gets a lesson in economics. It takes money to make money!

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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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