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 : Deliverance (2)
May. 11,1991
Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church: Thelma delivers a baby boy. (Part 2 of 2) Her delivery overdue, Thelma attends a telethon.
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Episode 21 : Deliverance (1)
May. 04,1991
Frye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.
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Episode 20 : Date with an Angel
April. 27,1991
At an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.
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Episode 19 : Three's a Crowd
April. 13,1991
Deacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.
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Episode 18 : The Wild Deak
April. 06,1991
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Episode 16 : A Star is Burned
March. 23,1991
Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.
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Episode 15 : My Fair Homeboy
March. 09,1991
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Episode 14 : Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
March. 02,1991
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Episode 13 : Three Men and a Hammer
February. 23,1991
Rapper MC Hammer has a dual role as a flamboyant minister and as himself, busting a move to keep Clarence in school. Guard: Jacques Apollo Bolton. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis.
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Episode 12 : The Deacon's Slam Dunk
February. 09,1991
Frye and Ruben both try to intervene when the Deacon's pro basketball player client, wants to marry Amelia and move to Italy. Will Love intervene instead and short-circuit the deacon's plans?
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Episode 11 : Ernie and the Sublimes
February. 02,1991
The deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.
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Episode 10 : Unforgettable
January. 19,1991
Frye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.
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Episode 9 : Lights, Camera, Deacon
January. 12,1991
Frye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.
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Episode 8 : The Gospel Truth
January. 05,1991
Reuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.
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Episode 7 : Judge Deacon Frye
December. 29,1990
Newly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.
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Episode 6 : Miracle on 134th Street (2)
December. 22,1990
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Episode 5 : Miracle on 134th Street (1)
December. 22,1990
Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)
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Episode 4 : Yo, Deak
December. 15,1990
Frye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""
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Episode 3 : Child's Play
December. 08,1990
Frye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""
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Episode 1 : Love, Deacon Style
November. 17,1990
On her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.
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