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- Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City.
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Twenty-first century airing of series. Ratings. Radio. Legal status. Later years. Cartoon. Legacy. Later work by television cast members. References. External links. Audio. Video. Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City.
- United States
- The Amos 'n' Andy Show, 1943–1955, Amos 'n' Andy's Music Hall, 1955–1960
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Amos ‘n’ Andy Show, popular radio and television program that had its roots in a 1926 radio program called Sam ‘n’ Henry. Because the Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show was based on the model of minstrel shows, thus based on racial stereotypes, and was voiced by two white entertainers from the late 1920s to.
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Although there was much controversy over the show and its casting, Amos ‘n Andy opened the door for dozens of black sitcoms to flood American televisions since. In 1951, a new show called Amos 'n' Andy made history as the first Black sitcom to be broadcasted on national television.
The Amos 'n Andy Show: Created by Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden. With Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Johnny Lee. Stories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge.
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- Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore
Amos 'n' Andy, radio's first hit series, originated on Chicago station WGN as Sam 'n' Henry in 1926; it moved to WMAQ under its better-remembered name in 1928. The following year, Amos 'n' Andy became a national sensation on the NBC network. The show's fictional title characters were black southerners transplanted to Chicago (and later, to Harlem).
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an Episode Guideby Lane Cooper. Alvin Childress as Amos Jones. Spencer Williams as Andrew Hogg "Andy" Brown. Tim Moore as George "Kingfish" Stevens. Ernestine Wade as Sapphire Stevens. Amanda Randolph as Ramona "Mama" Smith. Johnny Lee as Algonquin J. Calhoun. Lillian Randolph as Madame Queen.
