Charles J. Correll
Director
The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)
Season 2
A sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem.
Released June 29, 1951
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
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Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Piggy Bank
The Kingfish has been stealing money from Sapphire's piggy bank and wins a quiz show jackpot just in time for his and Sapphire's 25th anniversary.
July 10, 1952, midnight
S2E2 - Sapphire's Mysterious Admirer
The Kingfish believes that Sapphire is in love with another man and that she and her beau are planning to get rid of him.
July 24, 1952, midnight
S2E3 - The Eyeglasses
The Kingfish devises a plot to make Andy fail his road test so that he can buy his car cheaply.
Aug. 7, 1952, midnight
S2E4 - The Broken Clock
Andy and the Kingfish accidentally become involved with a top military secret and the FBI when they mistakenly take a new secret altimeter clock for a replacement for their broken one.
Aug. 21, 1952, midnight
S2E5 - The Boarder
Sapphire maintains that her boarder, a singer with a large appetite, is a cultural asset, but to the Kingfish he is a gorging freeloader.
Sept. 4, 1952, midnight
S2E6 - The Engagement Ring
The Kingfish plays matchmaker and arranges a match between Andy and an older woman, in the hope of collecting a services rendered fee.
Sept. 18, 1952, midnight
S2E7 - Arabia
The Kingfish sets up a phony raffle that forces him to wind up in Arabia drilling for oil, trying to earn enough money to get home.
Oct. 2, 1952, midnight
S2E8 - Kingfish Sells a Lot
The Kingfish decides to dispose of a worthless piece of property to Andy, but it's Andy who gets the last laugh.
Oct. 16, 1952, midnight
S2E9 - The Race Horse
The Kingfish gets conned when Andy sells him a broken down race horse.
Oct. 30, 1952, midnight
S2E10 - Cousin Effie's Will
The Kingfish adopts Andy so that he will become eligible for a $2000 bequest under the terms of Cousin Effie's will.
Nov. 13, 1952, midnight
S2E11 - Restitution
While trying to do a good deed and repay a jeweler for the use of his electricity, the Kingfish becomes a fugitive from justice when he accidentally trips the store's burglar alarm.
Nov. 27, 1952, midnight
S2E12 - The Antique Shop
The Kingfish outfoxes himself when he sends all his lodge brothers into an antique shop to convince his cousin Leo to buy it, but with all those customers the store owner won't sell.
Dec. 11, 1952, midnight
S2E13 - The Christmas Story
Andy is working very hard to earn enough money to buy a doll for his godchild.
Dec. 25, 1952, midnight
S2E14 - Birthday Card
Sapphire gives the Kingfish the third degree and wants to know why he received a birthday card signed Sweetheart.
Jan. 8, 1953, midnight
S2E15 - The Ballet Tickets
The Kingfish gives Sapphire some stolen ballet tickets which land her in jail. She ends up in jail a second time when the Kingfish gives her a phony five dollar bill.
Jan. 22, 1953, midnight
S2E16 - Andy Gets Married
Double trouble for Andy, he has gotten engaged to two women.
Feb. 5, 1953, midnight
S2E17 - Leroy's Suits
The Kingfish stages a clothing sale at the Lodge using a lieutenant's entire wardrobe.
Feb. 19, 1953, midnight
S2E18 - Seeing Is Believing
Sapphire thinks the Kingfish is secretly dating another woman, so she decides to make him jealous by having dinner alone with Andy.
March 5, 1953, midnight
S2E19 - Andy Falls in Love with an Actress
Andy, jealous over his girlfriend's amorous scenes in a play, decides to become an actor.
March 19, 1953, midnight
S2E20 - Superfine Brush
The Kingfish pushed by Sapphire to get a job, becomes a door-to-door salesman, persuading Andy to take over at no salary.
April 2, 1953, midnight
S2E21 - Kingfish at the Ballgame
The Kingfish sells Andy a ring he finds in his crackerjack box before he finds out how valuable the ring really is.
April 16, 1953, midnight
S2E22 - The Kingfish Finds His Future
Feeling he's a failure at life, the Kingfish decides to take a series of aptitude tests to determine what his career should be.
April 30, 1953, midnight
S2E23 - Sapphire's Sister
The Kingfish tries to get rid of Sapphire's sister by arranging a marriage between her and Andy, then learns she has $10,000 of savings in the bank.
May 14, 1953, midnight
S2E24 - Mr. Jackson Comes to Town
The Kingfish goes on a self-improvement course because Sapphire goes overboard over an ex-boyfriend and former Mr. America.
May 28, 1953, midnight
S2E25 - The Adoption
The Kingfish falls in love with a baby which is up for adoption, but instead is stuck with Horrible Horace, Sapphire's pesty nephew.
June 11, 1953, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: June 29, 1951
Last Air Date: Nov. 24, 1953, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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