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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #726

“Who Keers?” – chapter 5! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Donnie Pitchford: Abner, Mousey!Tim Hollis: Grandpap, Cedric! Our sponsor of the week:the…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #725

“Who Keers?” – chapter 4! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Tim Hollis: Lum! Our sponsor of the week:The producers of the radio…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #724

“Who Keers?” – chapter 3! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis: Lum!Donnie Pitchford: Abner! Our sponsor of the week:The Amity…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #723

“Who Keers?” – chapter 2! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis: Lum!Donnie Pitchford: Abner! Our sponsor of the week:The Mena…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #722

“Who Keers?” – chapter 1! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis: Lum!Donnie Pitchford: Abner! Our sponsor of the week:James McMurrininvites you…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #721

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 16 – conclusion! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Tim Hollis: Lum! Our sponsor of the week:Hendle…

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OOPS!

At least two of my NLAS Convention anniversary posts arrived without live links to the Facebook photo albums. My apologies! Below are the links just in case you were unable to find the albums:1985 NLAS Convention album on Facebook1995 NLAS Convention album on Facebook2005 NLAS Convention album on Facebook2015 NLAS Convention album on Facebook

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It was 10 years ago!

Yes, it’s time for another anniversary in 2025! We’re actually a bit late for the actual anniversary, but we wanted to present these in order. It was 10 years ago on Saturday, June 6, 2015 that the National Lum and Abner Society held what may turn out to be its final NLAS Convention in Mena, Arkansas! We had the last of our annual events in 2005, but put on a sort of “NLAS Reunion” in 2011, and…

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It was 20 years ago today!

Yes, it’s time for another anniversary in 2025! It was 20 years ago on Saturday, June 25, 2005 that the National Lum and Abner Society held its 20th NLAS Convention in Mena, Arkansas! (We skipped 2004!) Our guest of honor was actress/screenwriter/educator Kay Linaker, known to many as Kate Phillips! This was Kate’s third visit to the NLAS Convention! We screened her Lum and Abner film Two Weeks…

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It was 30 years ago today!

Yes, it’s time for another anniversary in 2025! It was 30 years ago on Saturday, June 24, 1995 that the National Lum and Abner Society held its 11th NLAS Convention in Mena, Arkansas! Our guest of honor was actor Parley Baer! Beloved children’s entertainer and Alabama TV star “Cousin Cliff” Holman also joined us for a special matinee to entertain the children (of all ages!). 2025 is the only year…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #720

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 15! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Daron McDaniel: Washington!Bethany Petty: Beth!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Tim Hollis:…

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It was 40 years ago today!

No, that’s not when Sgt. Buzzington taught the Pine Ridge Silver Cornet Band to play! It was 40 years ago on Saturday, June 15, 1985 that the National Lum and Abner Society held its first NLAS Convention right in downtown Pine Ridge, Arkansas! We had a budget of around 98 cents (or so it seemed), and our honored guests, writer Roswell B. Rogers and actor Clarence Hartzell, paid their own expenses…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #719

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 14!Happy Father’s Day! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Tim Hollis: Lum!Hendle Rumbaut: Sister…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #718

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 13! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis: Lum!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Hendle Rumbaut: Sister Simpson!Additional music…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #717

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 12! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis: Lum!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Additional music by Purple Planet Music! Our…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #716

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 11! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Tim Hollis: Lum!Donnie Pitchford: Abner!Daron McDaniel: Washington!Bethany Petty:…

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“Lum and Abner” Comic Strip #715

“Perfesser Lum” – chapter 10! Listen to Lum and Abner here: Previous strip! <–Click for–> Next strip! Credits: Click the linked names to learn more!Cartoonist: Donnie Pitchford!Audio cast in order of appearance:Dr. Joe Oliver: Announcer!Marc Ridgeway: composer/musician!“Singin’” Sam Brown: Dick Huddleston!Daron McDaniel: Washington!Bethany Petty: Beth!Additional music by Purple Planet…