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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
01.12.1942	lum and abner (0129) is lum destitute	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Abner almost decides to take Lum back into ...
01.09.1942	lum and abner (0128) mousey loses his last fight	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Mousie vs. Iron Ike. The fight has been fou...
01.08.1942	lum and abner (0127) lum wants store bakery back	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Abner tells Lum he's no longer part owner o...
01.06.1942	lum and abner (0126) store and bakery to abner	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum's bakery business is being neglected wh...
01.05.1942	lum and abner (0125) marketing lucky loaf bread	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Mousie is planning to fight Iron Ike again,...
01.02.1942	lum and abner (0124) mousey's vs iron ike	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Even though he has the Mumps, Mousie shows ...
01.01.1942	lum and abner (0123) lum buys mousey's contract	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Mousie's contract has been sold by the Squi...
12.30.1941	lum and abner (0122) squire mousey's manager	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Squire Skimp has tricked Mousie into signin...
12.29.1941	lum and abner (0121) carnival performer iron ike	+Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum's plans to become a fight manager become...
12.26.1941	lum and abner (0120) mousey the prizefighter	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum has plans to enter Mousie in a prize fi...
12.25.1941	lum and abner traditional christmas story
12.23.1941	lum and abner (0119) mousey beats up snake hogan	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Mousie and Gussie are eloping after Mousie ...
12.22.1941	lum and abner (0118) mousey knocks lum out	+ Blue Network. Mousey gets into his first fight...and knocks out Lum! + Mousey versus Snake.
12.19.1941	lum and abner (0117) lum to dine with gussie	+ Blue Network. Snake Hogan has forced Lum to have supper with Gussie. + Snake Hogan is seeing to i...
12.18.1941	lum and abner (0116) mousey gray is mad at lum	+ Blue Network. Abner "helps" Lum out of his mess by telling Gussie that Lum doesn't love her. Mous...
12.16.1941	lum and abner (0115) lum forced to marry gussie	+ Blue Network. Squire Skimp has a plan to put $20 bills in five loaves of bread each day to stimul...
12.15.1941	lum and abner (0114) locket found by gussie	+ Blue Network. Snake Hogan and his sister Gussie got the loaf with the locket. Snake knows Lum is ...
12.12.1941	lum and abner (0113) miss fredericks locket lost	+ Blue Network. Lum has declared his love to Miss Fredericks, placed it in a locket, and baked the ...
12.11.1941	lum and abner (0112) red and yellow delivery truck	+ Blue Network. Lum has his heart set on a red and yellow delivery truck. Abner plans a surprise. +...
12.09.1941	lum and abner (0111) to mena for bread orders	+ Blue Network. Lum has gone to the county seat to sell the products of the bakery. + The head chef...
12.08.1941	lum and abner (0110) lum invents prune bread	+ Blue Network. Lum and Abner are running a bakery, Lum has invented prune bread! This is an edited...
12.05.1941	lum and abner (0109) putting up the stove pipe	+ Blue Network. Abner installs a stovepipe for the new bakery; the hard way! + Cedric’s has broug...
12.04.1941	lum and abner (0108) cedric brings stove to use	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. While Grandpa is still spouting facts from ...
12.02.1941	lum and abner (0107) lum to open a bakery	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. As Lum gets the idea to start his own baker...
12.01.1941	lum and abner (0106) the story of pinky winky	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum and Cedric are enjoying one of the book...

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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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