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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
11.28.1941	lum and abner (0105) ervin located and adopted	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The lion has been found, playing with some ...
11.27.1941	lum and abner (0104) capturing mountain lion	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The expedition proves to be successful, but...
11.25.1941	lum and abner (0102) lum, big game hunter	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The boys are going to organize a Safari to ...
11.24.1941	lum and abner (0101) setting a trap for ervin	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Ervin the lion has been on the loose for se...
11.21.1941	lum and abner (0100) ervin the lion escapes	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum the brave, gets into the Lion's cage, o...
11.20.1941	lum and abner (0099) the basics of lion taming	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. L. Tarzan Edwards, the lion tamer, is death...
11.18.1941	lum and abner (0098) cedric's the lion tamer	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Cedric has gotten a live lion and Lum decid...
11.17.1941	lum and abner (0097) ervin the lion is loose	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The library lion finally arrives...a real li...
11.14.1941	lum and abner (0096) abner to buy a lion	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Cedric tries to qualify for a library card. ...
11.13.1941	lum and abner (0095) new york library and lions	+ Blue Network. Lum muses that the Pine Ridge Library ought to have some lions...and therein lies a...
11.11.1941	lum and abner (0094) cedric delivers books	+ Blue Network. Books for the new library arrive.
11.10.1941	lum and abner (0093) lum puts library in store	+ Blue Network. Lum gets the brilliant idea to start a library in the Jot 'Em Down Store!
11.07.1941	lum and abner (0092) abner wrecks lum's date	+ Blue Network. Lum gets Cedric to help him get a date with Miss Fredericks. Abner thinks it's Lum ...
11.06.1941	lum and abner (0091) lum dating miss fredericks	+ Blue Network. Lum's dual personality is explained. Miss Fredericks calls!
11.04.1941	lum and abner (0090) prince beats squire up	+ Blue Network. "The Prince" has beaten up Squire Skimp and left town. The Squire talks his way out...
11.03.1941	lum and abner (0089) squire cheating prince	+ Blue Network. Lum confesses all, despite the blackmail attempt by Squire Skimp. The Squire has be...
10.31.1941	lum and abner (0088) squire wants lum to help swindle the town	+ Blue Network. After the "success" of the healing of Lum's "broken" leg, Squire Skimp wants Lum to...
10.30.1941	lum and abner (0087) prince to heal lum's leg	+ Blue Network. Prince Ali Kush "cures" Lum of his broken leg, but he falls off the stage after the...
10.28.1941	lum and abner (0086) big show at schoolhouse	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The Prince "cures" Lum's leg, whereupon he ...
10.27.1941	lum and abner (0085) hindu prince ali kush	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The fake Hindu almost chickens out of going...
10.24.1941	lum and abner (0084) hindu miracle man to	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The Prince from India has arrived, talking ...
10.23.1941	lum and abner (0083) squire helps lum out	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. The Squire swindles Lum out of another $100...
10.21.1941	lum and abner (0082) lum's fake broken leg	+Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. To ease Lum's conscience, the Squire is impo...
10.20.1941	lum and abner (0081) getting answer from course	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum owns up to the Squire about his broken ...
10.17.1941	lum and abner (0080) abner bandages wrong leg	+ Blue net origination, KARK, Little Rock syndication. Lum has won a free course in building maint...

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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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