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- Season 1 overviewSep 27, 1986-Apr 4, 198722 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Amen Sep 27, 1986
- The deacon and Reuben clash over sports recruiting.
- 2. The Courtship of Bess Richards Oct 4, 1986
- A church-choir soloist misunderstands Frye's interest in her.
- 3. The Morning After Oct 11, 1986
- The Rev. Gregory becomes tipsy during a dinner with Deacon Frye and Thelma.
- 4. The Deacon Delivers Nov 1, 1986
- The squeamish Deacon Frye is forced to deliver an unwed teenager's baby.
- 5. Rolly Falls in Love Nov 8, 1986
- Deacon Frye angers everyone when he meets Rolly's new love and asks her for a date.
- 6. Retreat, Heck! Nov 15, 1986
- Deacon Frye goes on a wilderness retreat to avoid an encounter with a recently released convict.
- 7. Sermon From the Cell Nov 22, 1986
- The Rev. Gregory (Clifton Davis) pleads guilty to sheltering illegal aliens.
- 8. Maitre D'eacon Nov 29, 1986
- The church inherits a successful restaurant and then must sell it to make a mortgage payment.
- 9. Reuben's Romance Dec 6, 1986
- The Rev. Gregory falls in love with a recently widowed woman.
- 10. After the Fall Dec 13, 1986
- Frye urges Rolly, who fell on a wet floor, to file a phony personal injury lawsuit.
- 11. Your Christmas Show of Shows Dec 20, 1986
- Deacon Frye decides to direct the church's Christmas pageant when he learns it will be televised.
- 12. Frye for the Defense Jan 10, 1987
- Several people suffer from food poisoning after eating at the church fair.
- 13. Thelma's Choice Jan 17, 1987
- Thelma (Anna Maria Horsford) accepts a childhood friend's marriage proposal.
- 14. Betting on the Boy Jan 24, 1987
- Frye (Sherman Hemsley) takes a young computer whiz under his wing.
- 15. Casting the First Stone Feb 7, 1987
- The choirmaster confesses that he has had an affair with a woman in the congregation.
- 16. Yes Sir, That's Your Baby Feb 14, 1987
- The Hetebrinks engage Frye's legal services to adopt a son.
- 17. Into the Night Feb 21, 1987
- The Rev. Gregory's aunt (Vivian Bonnell) has a date with Deacon Frye (Sherman Hemsley).
- 18. The Divorce Lawyer Feb 28, 1987
- Frye erroneously tells a client that her husband has been unfaithful.
- 19. The Rival Mar 7, 1987
- Thelma discovers that the Rev. Gregory has fallen in love with a Sunday school teacher.
- 20. The Magician Mar 14, 1987
- Frye's skills as a magician come into play when he's confronted by a burglar.
- 21. Glen Garry Glen Thelma Mar 21, 1987
- Thelma (Anna Maria Horsford) goes ahead with plans to become a real estate agent.
- 22. What's Up, Deacon? Apr 4, 1987
- Frye goes all out to win a humanitarian award and a trip to the Holy Land.
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that aired on NBC from September 27, 1986, to May 11, 1991. 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 and early 1990s that featured predominantly black casts – others included The Cosby Show, A ...
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Amen: Created by Ed. Weinberger. With Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford, Roz Ryan. Rev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
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Watch all episodes of Amen, a sitcom about a Philadelphia church deacon and his clashes with the new minister. Starring Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford and more.
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- January 1, 1991
Amen is a sitcom about a minister and his family in a small town. The episode list shows the titles, dates, ratings and summaries of each episode of the first season.
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 ...
Watch Amen Season 1 Episode 1 Amen Free Online. A headstrong deacon (Sherman Hemsley) is shocked when the trustees hire an idealistic new minister (Clifton Davis) to head a Philadelphia community church.
Series Summary: Amen was a breakthrough of sorts--the first hit comedy in TV history to be based on religion. Sherman Hemsley, who played pushy, egotistical George Jefferson on The Jeffersons for ten years, played a similar character here as the insufferable deacon (and lawyer) whose father had founded the First Community Church of Philadelphia, and who intended to keep it under his thumb.
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