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.
5 seasons · 110 episodes
Love, Deacon Style
Nov 17, 199030 min
On her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.
Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
Dec 1, 199030 min
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 fos
Child's Play
Dec 8, 199030 min
Frye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""
Yo, Deak
Dec 15, 199030 min
Frye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""
Miracle on 134th Street (1)
Dec 22, 199030 min
Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)
Miracle on 134th Street (2)
Dec 22, 199030 min
Sherman Hemsley
Deacon Ernest Frye
Clifton Davis
Reverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria Horsford
Thelma Frye
Roz Ryan
Amelia Hetabrink
Jester Hairston
Rolly Forbes
Barbara Montgomery
Casietta Hetebrink
Tony T. Johnson
Chris
Elsa Raven
Inga
Bumper Robinson
Clarence
Rosetta LeNoire
Franklyn Seales
Montrose Hagins
Leola Forbes
