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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
08.03.1943	lum and abner (0454) keeping mary entertained	+ Blue Network. Ellie and Cedric spend some time together, and it's too much for Cedric!
08.02.1943	lum and abner (0453) convinced ellie is mary	+ Blue Network. Abner returns from his unexpected train trip. Everyone in town thinks Ellie is Lum'...
07.29.1943	lum and abner (0452) ellie poses as lum's niece	+ Program #454. Blue Network. Lum and Abner have taken Ellie to the county seat preparing to catch ...
07.28.1943	lum and abner (0451) ellie will go to wisconsin	+ Program #453. Blue Network. Plans are made for Ellie to live with Lum's aunt in Wisconsin.
07.27.1943	lum and abner (0450) how to disguise ellie	+ Program #452. Blue Network. The boys put together a new dress for Ellie.
07.26.1943	lum and abner (0449) don't tell about ellie	+ Program #451. Blue Network. Lum should tell the police that Ellie Connors is hiding in the store,...
07.22.1943	lum and abner (0448) ellie connors escapes	+ Program #450. Blue Network. A young girl comes to the store and asks for a job. She has recently ...
07.21.1943	lum and abner (0447) old blue won't be drafted	+ Program #449. Blue Network. After writing a letter to the army about "Old Blue," the dog is going...
07.20.1943	lum and abner (0446) mousey and old blue at club	+ Program #448. Blue Network. A meeting of The Golden Era Discussion Club is called to order with a...
07.19.1943	lum and abner (0445) old blue to be drafted	+ Program #447. Blue Network. Abner is afraid that his dog "Old Blue" is going to be drafted.
07.15.1943	lum and abner (0444) treasury department honors	+ Program #446. Blue Network. The government man arrives in Pine Ridge to present Lum and Abner wit...
07.14.1943	lum and abner (0443) back to business	+ Program #445. Blue Network. Lum and Abner get back to the business of selling war bonds...and an ...
07.13.1943	lum and abner (0442) mabel melrose leaves town	+ Program #444. Blue Network. Mabel Melrose has decided to leave Pine Ridge and return to Little Ro...
07.12.1943	lum and abner (0441) truth about mousey's wound	+ Program #443. Blue Network. Finally, the truth comes out about Mousey's war wound.
07.08.1943	lum and abner (0440) how mousey was wounded
07.07.1943	lum and abner (0439) the secret diary	+ Program #441. Blue Network. The secret diary of Mousey Gray.
07.06.1943	lum and abner (0438) mousey's adventures	+Program #440. Blue Network. Mousey gets all the news of Pine Ridge while he was in the army.
07.05.1943	lum and abner (0437) mousey returns from the war	+ Program #439. Blue Network. Grandpappy Spears has a new job to keep the wheels of industry turnin...
07.01.1943	lum and abner (0436) lum tries proposing	+ Program #438. Blue Network. Lum has finally decided to propose to Mabel Melrose, but Abner isn't ...
06.30.1943	lum and abner (0435) lum studies correct grammar	+ Program #437. Blue Network. Lum and Mabel plan to "purify the English language" by driving out th...
06.29.1943	lum and abner (0434) lum and mabel, birdwatching	+ Program #436. Blue Network. Lum and Mabel Melrose are out in the woods, interested in "the wild b...
06.28.1943	lum and abner (0433) lum disgusted with art	+ Program #435. Blue Network. Grandpappy Spears makes Lum feel foolish that his paintings didn't se...
06.24.1943	lum and abner (0432) presiding over art sale	+ Program #434. Blue Network. The art auction of the works of Mabel Melrose and Edwards Van Lum is ...
06.23.1943	lum and abner (0431) instructions on exhibit
06.22.1943	lum and abner (0430) preparing for art exhibit	+ Program #433. Blue Network. Lum goes down his check list of preparations for the art show and auc...

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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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