Amen

Sep 27, 1986 (en) Comedy, Family [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 27, 1986
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    64.62%
  • Original title
    Amen
  • Release
    Sep 27, 1986
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Ed. Weinberger, Peter Noah, James R. Stein, Robert Illes

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Sherman Hemsley

    Deacon Ernest Frye

  2. Clifton Davis

    Reverend Reuben Gregory

  3. Anna Maria Horsford

    Thelma Frye

  4. Roz Ryan

    Amelia Hetabrink

  5. Jester Hairston

    Rolly Forbes

  6. Tony T. Johnson

    Chris

  7. Bumper Robinson

    Clarence

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 7 / Crews : 4

Season 1 ( 1986-09-27)

Pilot

Episode: 1

The Courtship of Bess Richards

Episode: 2

The Morning After

Episode: 3

The Deacon Delivers

Episode: 4

Rolly Falls in Love

Episode: 5

Retreat, Heck!

Episode: 6

Sermon From the Cell

Episode: 7

Maitre D'eacon

Episode: 8

Reuben's Romance

Episode: 9

After the Fall

Episode: 10

Your Christmas Show of Shows

Episode: 11

Frye for the Defense

Episode: 12

Thelma's Choice

Episode: 13

Betting on the Boy

Episode: 14

Casting the First Stone

Episode: 15

Yes Sir, That's Your Baby

Episode: 16

Into the Night

Episode: 17

The Divorce Lawyer

Episode: 18

The Rival

Episode: 19

The Magician

Episode: 20

Glen Garry Glen Thelma

Episode: 21

What's Up, Deacon?

Episode: 22

Season 2 ( 1987-10-03)

California Dreaming

Episode: 1

Dancing in the Dark

Episode: 2

You Bet Your Life

Episode: 3

Dueling Ministers

Episode: 4

Thelma's Reunion

Episode: 5

Deacon on the Line

Episode: 6

Rolly's Proposal (1)

Episode: 7

Rolly's Wedding (2)

Episode: 8

Thelma's Birthday

Episode: 9

Thelma's Little Girl

Episode: 10

The Twelve Songs of Christmas

Episode: 11

Snakes Alive

Episode: 12

Man on a Ledge

Episode: 13

To Catch a Thief

Episode: 14

The Widow

Episode: 15

Stranded

Episode: 16

Deacon Dearest

Episode: 17

The Fantasy

Episode: 18

Wedding Bell Blues

Episode: 19

A Slight Case of Murder (1)

Episode: 20

A Slight Case of Murder (2)

Episode: 21

Season 3 ( 1988-10-08)

Fear of Flying

Episode: 1

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Episode: 2

Look at Me, I'm Running

Episode: 3

Court of Love

Episode: 4

Get 'Em Up, Scout

Episode: 5

The Minister's Wife

Episode: 6

The Housekeeper

Episode: 7

Thelma's Handyman

Episode: 8

The Deacon's Donkey

Episode: 9

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Episode: 10

I Remember Mama

Episode: 11

The Reverend Ernest Frye

Episode: 12

The Green Card

Episode: 13

The Psychic (1)

Episode: 14

The Psychic (2)

Episode: 15

The Boxer

Episode: 16

Nothing But the Truth

Episode: 17

Career Girl

Episode: 18

First Community Talent Show

Episode: 19

The Last Supper

Episode: 20

Sing, Sister, Sing

Episode: 21

A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Episode: 22

Season 4 ( 1989-09-16)

Thelma Frye, Dough Girl

Episode: 1

The Engagement

Episode: 2

Where There's A Will

Episode: 3

Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine

Episode: 4

Who Am I?

Episode: 5

Witness for the Defense

Episode: 6

TV or Not TV

Episode: 7

Don't Rain on My Shower

Episode: 8

Thelma Says, I Do

Episode: 9

You're in the Army Now (Part 1)

Episode: 10

You're in the Army Now (Part 2)

Episode: 11

Sergeant in Arms

Episode: 12

Thelma Frye, Dough Girl

Episode: 13

The Roast

Episode: 14

The Roast

Episode: 15

The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law

Episode: 16

The Wedding

Episode: 17

The Honeymoon

Episode: 18

The Talent Show

Episode: 19

Moving In

Episode: 20

Deacon's Dilemma

Episode: 21

Who's Sorry Now?

Episode: 22

Who's Sorry Now?

Episode: 23

Season 5 ( 1990-11-17)

Love, Deacon Style

Episode: 1

Two Men, One Woman and a Baby

Episode: 2

Child's Play

Episode: 3

Yo, Deak

Episode: 4

Miracle on 134th Street (1)

Episode: 5

Miracle on 134th Street (2)

Episode: 6

Judge Deacon Frye

Episode: 7

The Gospel Truth

Episode: 8

Lights, Camera, Deacon

Episode: 9

Unforgettable

Episode: 10

Ernie and the Sublimes

Episode: 11

The Deacon's Slam Dunk

Episode: 12

Three Men and a Hammer

Episode: 13

Nothin' Says Lovin' ...

Episode: 14

My Fair Homeboy

Episode: 15

A Star is Burned

Episode: 16

Deak-Scam

Episode: 17

The Wild Deak

Episode: 18

Three's a Crowd

Episode: 19

Date with an Angel

Episode: 20

Deliverance (1)

Episode: 21

Deliverance (2)

Episode: 22
Sep 27, 1986 (en)
Comedy, Family
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 27, 1986
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 64.62%
Original Title Amen
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Ed. Weinberger, Peter Noah, James R. Stein, Robert Illes

    Producer