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Amen

  • TV-G
  • 1986–1991
  • 5 seasons
  • Comedy, Family
  • 6.7

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.

Episodes

22 episodes
  1. 1Love, Deacon Style

    30 minNov 17, 1990

    On her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.

  2. 2Two Men, One Woman and a Baby

    30 minDec 1, 1990

    After 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.

  3. 3Child's Play

    30 minDec 8, 1990

    Frye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""

  4. 4Yo, Deak

    30 minDec 15, 1990

    Frye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""

  5. 5Miracle on 134th Street (1)

    30 minDec 22, 1990

    Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)

  6. 6Miracle on 134th Street (2)

    30 minDec 22, 1990

  7. 7Judge Deacon Frye

    30 minDec 29, 1990

    Newly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.

  8. 8The Gospel Truth

    30 minJan 5, 1991

    Reuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.

  9. 9Lights, Camera, Deacon

    30 minJan 12, 1991

    Frye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.

  10. 10Unforgettable

    30 minJan 19, 1991

    Frye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.

  11. 11Ernie and the Sublimes

    30 minFeb 2, 1991

    The deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.

  12. 12The Deacon's Slam Dunk

    30 minFeb 9, 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?

  13. 13Three Men and a Hammer

    30 minFeb 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.

  14. 14Nothin' Says Lovin' ...

    30 minMar 2, 1991

  15. 15My Fair Homeboy

    30 minMar 9, 1991

  16. 16A Star is Burned

    30 minMar 23, 1991

    Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.

  17. 17Deak-Scam

    30 minMar 30, 1991

    Judge 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!

  18. 18The Wild Deak

    30 minApr 6, 1991

  19. 19Three's a Crowd

    30 minApr 13, 1991

    Deacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.

  20. 20Date with an Angel

    30 minApr 27, 1991

    At an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.

  21. 21Deliverance (1)

    30 minMay 4, 1991

    Frye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.

  22. 22Deliverance (2)

    30 minMay 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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Series cast

Sherman HemsleyDeacon Ernest Frye110 episodes
Clifton DavisReverend Reuben Gregory110 episodes
Anna Maria HorsfordThelma Frye110 episodes
Roz RyanAmelia Hetabrink110 episodes
Jester HairstonRolly Forbes110 episodes
Barbara MontgomeryCasietta Hetebrink88 episodes
Tony T. JohnsonChris67 episodes
Elsa RavenInga45 episodes
Bumper Robinson22 episodes
Rosetta LeNoire8 episodes
Franklyn Seales4 episodes
Montrose HaginsLeola Forbes4 episodes
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.2 episodes
Richard Roundtree2 episodes
Craig Bierko2 episodes
Ta-Tanisha1 episode
Moses Gunn1 episode
Ron Glass1 episode

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