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FREE! Lum and Abner fans: The Jot ‘Em Down Journal #36, June 1990, is available again to read (PDF) and/or hear (MP3)! Cover photo: billboard promoting Pine Ridge, Lum and Abner, Horlick’s Malted Milk,, and Dick Huddleston’s store and fishing lodge, 1936.“1990 National Lum and Abner Society Convention” promo announcing guest Bobs Watson.“Pitchford’s Prittle Prattle”Continue reading ““The Jot ‘Em Down Journal” #36”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Rags to Radio” – Chapter 3 Cartoonist:  Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer:  Dr. Joe Oliver!Music courtesy of The National Lum and Abner Society!Character voices: Donnie Pitchford! Please ignore the URL for the old NLAS website and any instructions about going elsewhere for the audio! Everything is now right here! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–ClickContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #42″

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Rags to Radio” – Chapter 2 Cartoonist:  Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer:  Dr. Joe Oliver!Music courtesy of The National Lum and Abner Society!Character voices: Donnie Pitchford! Please ignore the URL for the old NLAS website and any instructions about going elsewhere for the audio! Everything is now right here! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–ClickContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #41″

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Rags to Radio” – Chapter 1 Cartoonist:  Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer:  Dr. Joe Oliver!Music courtesy of The National Lum and Abner Society!Character voices: Donnie Pitchford! Please ignore the URL for the old NLAS website and any instructions about going elsewhere for the audio! Everything is now right here! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–ClickContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #40″

FREE! Lum and Abner fans: The Jot ‘Em Down Journal #112, February 2003, is available again to read (PDF) and/or hear (MP3)! Cover photo: Norris Goff as Abner with Rosemary LaPlanche in a still from the 1943 film Two Weeks to Live.“Parley Baer, 1914-2002″ article by Tim Hollis, memorial cartoon by Donnie Pitchford.“Gunsmoke Dreams” poemContinue reading ““The Jot ‘Em Down Journal” #112”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “MURDER! in Pine Ridge?” – Chapter 29 Cartoonist:  Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer:  Dr. Joe Oliver!Music courtesy of The National Lum and Abner Society!Character voices: Donnie Pitchford! Please ignore the URL for the old NLAS website and any instructions about going elsewhere for the audio! Everything is now right here! Click to listen! PreviousContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #39″

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “MURDER! in Pine Ridge?” – Chapter 28 Cartoonist:  Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer:  Dr. Joe Oliver!Music courtesy of The National Lum and Abner Society!Earline Biggers: Kay Linaker!Character voices: Donnie Pitchford! Please ignore the URL for the old NLAS website and any instructions about going elsewhere for the audio! Everything is now right here! Click toContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #38″

“THAT’S THAT!” Chapter 5 Click here to subscribe for FREE! Click the blue names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver, announcer and Brother Franklyn! Marc Ridgeway, composer/musician! “Singin’” Sam Brown as Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis as Cedric and Lum!Donnie Pitchford as Abner, Mousey, and Squire! Here is our audio production: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip!Continue reading “New “Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #580!”

I know this is the third post in a single day, but I was informed of some audio errors in the last few Lum and Abner comic strip reruns. Many thanks to Sam Brown who informed me of the audio for strip #33 being somehow repeated for 34-37. When I was scheduling those many monthsContinue reading “Dad-blame it! I made a MISS-take!”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “MURDER! in Pine Ridge?” – Chapter 27 Cartoonist:  Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer:  Dr. Joe Oliver!Music courtesy of The National Lum and Abner Society!Ima Carver: Kay Linaker!Character voices: Donnie Pitchford! Please ignore the URL for the old NLAS website and any instructions about going elsewhere for the audio! Everything is now right here! ClickContinue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #37″