Amen
TV-G
6.8
1986
Comedy
, Family
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
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- Cast:
- Sherman Hemsley , Clifton Davis , Anna Maria Horsford , Roz Ryan , Tony T. Johnson , Bumper Robinson
Episode 22 : A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
April. 22,1989
The Reverend, Dea Frye, and Rollie try to talk a young man into going to college, and try to give him examples of what their lives would have been like had they not gone to college themselves.
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Episode 21 : Sing, Sister, Sing
April. 15,1989
A record producer wants to make a star out of Amelia, so the Deacon appoints himself her manager and books her in a club, so the producer can hear her sing. But not being an experienced manager, deacon Frye never checked out the kind of club he booked her into. It turns out the club is a dive that features strippers and women mud wrestlers.
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Episode 20 : The Last Supper
April. 08,1989
While trying to cook a fancy dinner to impress the head of the church council, Thelma refuses the help of the Hetebrink sisters and decides to cook the meal by herself. After she feeds some of her food to the neighbor's pet hamster, and it dies, Thelma fears she served the church board poisoned food, and they all must rush to the hospital.
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Episode 19 : First Community Talent Show
April. 01,1989
Church members perform in a charity show. Songs include ""Triplets,"" ""Sonny Boy,"" ""I Remember It Well,"" ""Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,"" ""Livin' in America,"" and ""Amen."" Easter Seals poster child Joy Hall appears.
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Episode 18 : Career Girl
March. 18,1989
Tired of waiting for Rev. Gregory to marry her, Thelma decides to embark on a marketing career.
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Episode 17 : Nothing But the Truth
March. 04,1989
Rev. Gregory's mother comes to town for a visit, and is smitten by the deacon's charms. So much so, that they get caught in a compromising situation with her taking the deacon's pants off. On the other hand, she disapproves of Thelma because of her large bone structure.
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Episode 16 : The Boxer
February. 25,1989
The congregation thinks the Deacon must be punch-drunk for agreeing to manage boxer Windmill Pearson—until Windmill gets into the ring with a contender.
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Episode 15 : The Psychic (2)
February. 18,1989
Rev. Gregory looks for a way to convince Thelma that Tanya's prediction is bunk, while Thelma goes on an eating binge and Tanya dons a wedding gown. (Part 2 of 2)
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Episode 14 : The Psychic (1)
February. 11,1989
The Deacon and Thelma seek advice from a client whose psychic powers came from a bump on the head.
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Episode 13 : The Green Card
February. 04,1989
The Deacon's Swedish housekeeper will be deported unless she finds an American citizen willing to marry her. When her husband-to-be drops out at the last minute, Deacon Frye volunteers to stage a marriage ceremony to fool immigration.
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Episode 12 : The Reverend Ernest Frye
January. 28,1989
Thelma cares for Rev. Gregory, who's felled by the measles, and copes with the Deacon, who has appointed himself the new minister.
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Episode 11 : I Remember Mama
January. 14,1989
Certain he is dying, Deacon Frye begins to reminisce about the love he had for Thelma's mother, and how she used to take care of him. He begins to tell Thelma about her late mother, about the day Thelma was brought home from the hospital, and about the day he had to tell her that her mother had died.
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Episode 10 : Matchmaker, Matchmaker
January. 07,1989
A rich widower is willing to make a substantial donation to the church, if the Deacon can match him up with a devout woman to be his bride. When the deacon invites him to a social at his house to introduce him to the eligible women in the church, he spots Thelma, and decides she is the one for him.
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Episode 9 : The Deacon's Donkey
December. 10,1988
The animals in the congregation's live Nativity scene include a goat that sends Rev. Gregory up a tree and an ailing donkey that finds a place in the Deacon's heart.
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Episode 8 : Thelma's Handyman
December. 03,1988
Thelma, at age 34, finds herself in a situation where she has to dissuade a 19-year-old admirer from chasing after her. And because everyone thinks they are having an affair, she tries to halt rumors linking her to the young handyman. The scandalous rumors have not set well with the Reverend, or the young man's girlfriend.
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Episode 7 : The Housekeeper
November. 26,1988
Thelma moves in with Rev. Gregory, creating a church scandal that threatens to defrock the minister.
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Episode 6 : The Minister's Wife
November. 19,1988
Thelma tries to snare Rev. Gregory in matrimony, but the lavish church banquet she arranges to lure him turns into a washout thanks to the Deacon's faulty plumbing repairs.
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Episode 5 : Get 'Em Up, Scout
November. 12,1988
To get a recommendation from the church board, the Deacon has to take a scout troop on a camping trip.
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Episode 3 : Look at Me, I'm Running
October. 29,1988
Frye campaigns against an imprisoned state senator.
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Episode 2 : Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
October. 22,1988
Frye pushes Thelma to give Reuben an ultimatum.
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