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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
08.18.1942	lum and abner (0254) mousey to work in mine	+ Blue Network. The boys decide to sell their delivery truck to pay the baby's lawyer. Cedric has h...
08.17.1942	lum and abner (0253) cedric president gold mine	+ Blue Network. Who will be president of the gold mine? An election is held...several of them in fa...
08.13.1942	lum and abner (0252) custody of gold mine	+ Blue Network. The boys discuss the baby's gold mine. The program closing has been deleted.
08.12.1942	lum and abner (0251) baby is heir to gold	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp's report reveals that the baby is the owner of a gold mine! The progra...
08.11.1942	lum and abner (0250) genealogical trace on baby	+ Blue Network. Lum has bought a horse. Squire Skimp has hired a company in Chicago to do a genealo...
08.10.1942	lum and abner (0249) trying foreign languages on	+ Blue Network. The boys try out some foreign languages on the baby to see if he recognizes any of ...
08.06.1942	lum and abner (0248) mysterious phone call	+ Blue Network. The boys get a phone call from the letter writer in Kansas City, but the call is in...
08.05.1942	lum and abner (0247) stranger to call about baby	+ Blue Network. The mysterious letter writer plans to telephone the Jot 'Em Down Store tomorrow nig...
08.04.1942	lum and abner (0246) to take baby king's place	+ Blue Network. Lum has been practicing sitting on the throne. He's going to be "Assistant King!" T...
08.03.1942	lum and abner (0245) thinks baby is a lost king	+ Blue Network. A mysterious reply to Abner's letter leads Lum to conclude that the baby is a king!...
07.30.1942	lum and abner (0244) fundamentals of babysitting	+ Blue Network. Lum has hired a registered nurse to take care of the baby. The program closing has ...
07.29.1942	lum and abner (0243) letter by carrier pigeon	+ Blue Network. Cedric has gone into the carrier pigeon business, so Abner sends a letter about the...
07.28.1942	lum and abner (0242) editor of mena star helps	+ Blue Network. Ed Beckley at the county seat's newspaper is asked about the mysterious coat of arm...
07.27.1942	lum and abner (0241) coat of arms in newspaper	+ Blue Network. Does the baby belong to a Lodge? Grand pappy Spears has seen the coat of arms in th...
07.23.1942	lum and abner (0240) baby's coat of arms	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp sells the boys an insurance policy for the baby. The baby has a coat o...
07.22.1942	lum and abner (0239) a man from the opa visits the store
07.21.1942	lum and abner (0238) baby will draw the name
07.20.1942	lum and abner (0237) who will keep the baby	+ Blue Network. Lizabeth plans to raise "Little Charlie." Lum plans to raise "Little Lum" in the fe...
07.16.1942	lum and abner (0236) elizabeth and pearl return	+ Blue Network. Lum, Abner, Cedric and Mousey tackle the ghost in Abner's house and find....Lizabet...
07.15.1942	lum and abner (0235) a ghost in abner's house	+ Blue Network. Lum needs to be coaxed to make a patriotic speech. Cedric has seen a ghost in Abner...
07.14.1942	lum and abner (0234) the masked muskrat's report	+ Blue Network. A report by "The Masked Muskrat" as to the true identity of "The Black Pelican." Th...
07.13.1942	lum and abner (0233) black pelican's confession	+ Blue Network. The secret identity of "The Black Pelican" is revealed. The location of the baby is...
07.09.1942	lum and abner (0232) threats from black pelican	+ Blue Network. Abner's house has been robbed, "The Black Pelican" strikes again?? Will the baby be...
07.08.1942	lum and abner (0231) lum dresses as a woman	+ Blue Network. Lum has been wearing a dress to keep the baby happy! The program closing has been d...
07.07.1942	lum and abner (0230) lum and abner to keep baby	+ Blue Network. The boys are reluctant to bring the baby to the country seat. A threatening letter ...

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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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