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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 ...
- 5
- 110 (list of episodes)
- September 27, 1986 –, May 11, 1991
- NBC
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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- Comedy
- TV-PG
- 1986-09-27
Watch Amen, a sitcom about a church deacon and a minister in a Philadelphia community. Starring Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford and more.
- Bill Foster
- 5
- Sherman Hemsley
- January 1, 1991
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.
S01:E20 - The Magician. Frye's (Sherman Hemsley) skills as a magician come into play when he's confronted by a burglar. With Clifton Davis. 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.
- Sherman Hemsley
- 24 min
- January 1, 1986
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S1.E2 ∙ The Courtship of Bess Richards. Sat, Oct 4, 1986. Deacon Frye tries to woo a gospel singer to sing at his church, but she thinks he wants to marry her. 7.9/10 (40) Rate. Top-rated.
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 ...
