Author Archives: lumandabner

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Who-WHO?” – Chapter 15 – Announcer Fred Foy! Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Photos: Wendy Foyand Tim Hollis of The National Lum and Abner Society!Audio credits:Announcer – narrator: Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston and himself: Singin’ Sam Brown!“Hi-yo Silver” voice: Fred Foy, recorded in 1999 at The National Lum and Abner Society Convention!Continue reading ““Lum and Abner” – Rerun #374!”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Who-WHO?” – Chapter 14 – Actor Clarence Hartzell! Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer – narrator: Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: Singin’ Sam Brown!Lum: Chet Lauck!Abner: Tuffy Goff!Ben Withers: Clarence Hartzell!Mousey Gray: Donnie Pitchford! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

FREE! Lum and Abner fans: The Jot ‘Em Down Journal #86, October 1998, is available again to read (PDF) and/or hear (MP3)! Cover photo: Ted Allan CBS publicity photo of Lum and Abner, 1948.“Lum and Abner in an Abandoned Quandary” 1938 short story from Radio Mirror.“1940: A Sign of Things to Come” by Tim Hollis.“1948:Continue reading ““The Jot ‘Em Down Journal” #86”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Who-WHO?” – Chapter 13 – Writer Roswell B. Rogers! Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer: Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: Singin’ Sam Brown!Mousey Gray: Donnie Pitchford! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Who-WHO?” – Chapter 12 – The National Lum and Abner Society!(#370, Chapter 11, was a 4th of July special! It is available elsewhere!) Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer-Narrator: Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway & Ruel Bain!Dick Huddleston: Singin’ Sam Brown! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

“NOW WHAT!?” Chapter 4! Click here to subscribe for FREE! 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 Lum and Cedric!Donnie Pitchford as Abner and Mousey! Here is our audio production: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

FREE! Lum and Abner fans: The Jot ‘Em Down Journal #9, December 1985, is available again to read (PDF) and/or hear (MP3)! Cover: 1935 Christmas card scene: Lum and Abner and Horlick’s.Lum and Abner Christmas Card by Chet Lauck.“Pine Ridge’s Christmas Story” (Chester Norris Garrett) by Kathy Stucker & Germa Garrett.“Mousey’s Corner” “Lieutenant Gussy” byContinue reading ““The Jot ‘Em Down Journal” #9”

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Who-WHO?” – Chapter 10 – Announcer Carlton Brickert! Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer-Narrator: Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: Singin’ Sam Brown! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

Click here to subscribe for FREE! “Who-WHO?” – Chapter 9 – Actress Kay Linaker (Kate Phillips)! Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio credits:Announcer-Narrator: Dr. Joe Oliver!Music by Marc Ridgeway!Dick Huddleston: Singin’ Sam Brown!Other voices: Donnie Pitchford! Click to listen! Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Return to the Archives page

Host “Big John” has become very ill and had to cancel his radio marathon.I‘m sorry for the announcement earlier, but until moments ago all was “go.”We hope “Big John” gets well soon! I will be on another radio program Monday, March 21, 2022.More on that soon!