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Amen
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.
- Created by:
- Ed. Weinberger
- Cast:
- Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford, Roz Ryan
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- NBC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 5
Episodes
Episode 1
Love, Deacon Style
1990-11-17 · 30mOn her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.
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Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
1990-12-01 · 30mAfter a woman is car-jacked, with her baby still in the car with the theif, the thief drops the baby off on the doorsteps of the First Community Church. And since Thelma has no children of her own, whe makes plans to become the child's foster mother, against objections from the deacon and the Rev. Soon the child even begins to soften the deacon's stand. But in the end, Thelma is determined to hold onto the baby. . . until the child's mother shows up. Meanwhile, Deacon Frye is tax audited and owes Uncle Sam a large sum of money.
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Child's Play
1990-12-08 · 30mFrye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""
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Yo, Deak
1990-12-15 · 30mFrye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""
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Miracle on 134th Street (1)
1990-12-22 · 30mFrye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)
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Miracle on 134th Street (2)
1990-12-22 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Judge Deacon Frye
1990-12-29 · 30mNewly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.
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The Gospel Truth
1991-01-05 · 30mReuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.
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Lights, Camera, Deacon
1991-01-12 · 30mFrye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.
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Unforgettable
1991-01-19 · 30mFrye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.
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Ernie and the Sublimes
1991-02-02 · 30mThe deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.
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The Deacon's Slam Dunk
1991-02-09 · 30mFrye 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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Three Men and a Hammer
1991-02-23 · 30mRapper 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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Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
1991-03-02 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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My Fair Homeboy
1991-03-09 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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A Star is Burned
1991-03-23 · 30mThelma gets her own TV cooking show.
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Deak-Scam
1991-03-30 · 30mJudge Frye visits an old nemesis who tries to set him up in a sting operation. The judge is offered a large sum of money to alter the outcome of a certain case he presides over. And while everyone watches him on film, Judge Frye must make one of the toughest decisions of his life: whether to be honest and turn the money down, or enjoy the spice of life, with all that cash!
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The Wild Deak
1991-04-06 · 30mEpisode overview is not available yet.
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Three's a Crowd
1991-04-13 · 30mDeacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.
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Date with an Angel
1991-04-27 · 30mAt an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.
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Deliverance (1)
1991-05-04 · 30mFrye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.
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Deliverance (2)
1991-05-11 · 30mAppearances 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.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Sherman Hemsley
Deacon Ernest Frye
Clifton Davis
Reverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria Horsford
Thelma Frye
Roz Ryan
Amelia Hetabrink
Jester Hairston
Rolly Forbes
Tony T. Johnson
Chris
Bumper Robinson
Clarence
