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Lum and Abner
Lum and Abner
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Radio

Lum and Abner

NBC

NBC · 1933–1954

Broadcasts

3314

Cadence

Weekly

Rated

PG

Since

1933

The run

Network
NBC
Years active
1933–1954
Surviving broadcasts
3314
Genre
comedy

Welcome to Pine Ridge, home of the Jot 'em Down Store. This upload contains 1646 files of the Lum and Abner old time radio show, starring Charles Lauck and Norris Goff. The dates, episode numbers and titles are believed to be correct based on available sources, but any corrections are welcome.

1935 · 111933 · 1

Restoration quality — measured from the surviving files

Listenable · 1 of 45Rough but complete · 44 of 45

Source collection

Internet Archive audio collections

Rights

Public domain — no renewed US copyright

Cataloguing

Air dates and notes from the Archive item record

Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: l-a-1953-11-20-xx-thanksgiving-in-pine-ridge

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

9 dated broadcasts across 22 years on the air, with 20 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

Episodes

Start here

Listen to the run in order

Restored broadcasts from 1933, in original transmission order.

  1. 1. Friday Night Sociable · 1 Jan 1933
  2. 2. Horlick Agrees to Distribute Flashlight · 4 Feb 1935
  3. 3. Lum Wins Election by 17 Votes · 25 Feb 1935
  • 01

    Friday Night Sociable

    1 Jan 1933 · 14 min

  • 02

    Horlick Agrees to Distribute Flashlight

    4 Feb 1935 · 13 min

  • 03

    Lum Wins Election by 17 Votes

    25 Feb 1935 · 13 min

  • 04

    L&A 1935-03-18 (66) Squire Assembles Freak Sideshow

    18 Mar 1935 · 14 min

  • 05

    Lum Will Hide Money

    10 Apr 1935 · 15 min

  • 06

    L&A 1935-05-14 (107) Dick Says Hog Chain Letter Should Be OK

    14 May 1935 · 14 min

  • 07

    Worrying About Squire Starting Rival Theater

    6 Jun 1935 · 14 min

  • 08

    Letter Will Become Incriminating Evidence

    28 Jun 1935 · 14 min

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NBC in 1933–1954

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