Title:

Lum and Abner

Type:

Comedy/Country Humor

Broadcast History

Apr 26, 1931-Jul 5, 1931 KTHS, Hot Springs, Sundays

Jul 27, 1931-Apr 1, 1932 NBC regional 15m, weekdays, sometimes six a week at 8:00am. Quaker Oats

Apr 4, 1932-May 19, 1933 NBC 15m, mostly weekdays. Sustained

May 22, 1933-Mar 30, 1934 NBC 15m, Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30. Firdays at 10:45. Ford Motors

Apr 2, 1934-Aug 30, 1935 Mutual 15m, various days at 6:15. Horlick's Malted Milk

Sep 2, 1935-Feb 25, 1938 Blue 15m, weekdays at 7:30 through Nov 1937; then Mondays-Wednesdays. Horlick's

Feb 28, 1938-Mar 29, 1940 CBS 15m, Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 6:45 until Sept 1938, then at 7:15. Postum

May 26, 1941-Sep 19, 1941 NBC Pacific Network 15m, Mondays-Tuesdays-Thursdays-Fridays at 7:15. Pacific time. Alka-Seltzer

Sep 29, 1941-Oct 2, 1947 Blue Network/ABC 15m, Mondays-Tuesdays-Thrusdays-Fridays at 6:30, 1941-1942, then Mondays through Thursdays at 8:15, 1942-1945; at 8:00, 1945-1947. Miles Laboratories and Alka-Seltzer.

Oct 6, 1947-Sept 24, 1948 CBC 15m, weekdays at 5:45. Alka-Seltzer

Oct 3, 1948-Jun 26, 1949 CBC 30m, Sundays at 10:00. Frigidaire.

Nov 2, 1949-Apr 26, 1950 CBC 30m, Wednesdays at 10:30. Sustained until Jan.., then Ford Motors

Feb 16, 1953-May 15, 1953 ABC 15m, weekdays

Nov 9, 1953-may 7, 1954 Syndicated with 'Abner' doing recorded commercials for local sponsors.

Announcer:

Charles Lyon, Charlton Brickert, Forest Owen, Del Sharbutt, Gene Hamilton, Wendell Niles, Roger Krupp, Lou Crosby, Gene Baker, Bill Ewing

Cast:

Lum Edwards Chester Lauck

Abner Peabody Norris Goff

Mose Muich Andy Devinee

Source: On the Air - John Dunning

Source: Radio's Golden Years by Vincent Terrace