Ed. Weinberger
Director
Amen (1986)
Season 5
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.
Released Sept. 27, 1986
Episode 30 min
2+
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Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Love, Deacon Style
On her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.
Nov. 17, 1990, midnight
S5E2 - Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
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 foster mother, against objections from the deacon and the Rev. Soon the child even begins to soften the deacon's stand. But in the end, Thelma is determined to hold onto the baby. . . until the child's mother shows up. Meanwhile, Deacon Frye is tax audited and owes Uncle Sam a large sum of money.
Dec. 1, 1990, midnight
S5E3 - Child's Play
Frye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""
Dec. 8, 1990, midnight
S5E4 - Yo, Deak
Frye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""
Dec. 15, 1990, midnight
S5E5 - Miracle on 134th Street (1)
Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)
Dec. 22, 1990, midnight
S5E6 - Miracle on 134th Street (2)
None
Dec. 22, 1990, midnight
S5E7 - Judge Deacon Frye
Newly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.
Dec. 29, 1990, midnight
S5E8 - The Gospel Truth
Reuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.
Jan. 5, 1991, midnight
S5E9 - Lights, Camera, Deacon
Frye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.
Jan. 12, 1991, midnight
S5E10 - Unforgettable
Frye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.
Jan. 19, 1991, midnight
S5E11 - Ernie and the Sublimes
The deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.
Feb. 2, 1991, midnight
S5E12 - The Deacon's Slam Dunk
Frye and Ruben both try to intervene when the Deacon's pro basketball player client, wants to marry Amelia and move to Italy. Will Love intervene instead and short-circuit the deacon's plans?
Feb. 9, 1991, midnight
S5E13 - Three Men and a Hammer
Rapper MC Hammer has a dual role as a flamboyant minister and as himself, busting a move to keep Clarence in school. Guard: Jacques Apollo Bolton. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis.
Feb. 23, 1991, midnight
S5E14 - Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
None
March 2, 1991, midnight
S5E15 - My Fair Homeboy
None
March 9, 1991, midnight
S5E16 - A Star is Burned
Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.
March 23, 1991, midnight
S5E17 - Deak-Scam
Judge Frye visits an old nemesis who tries to set him up in a sting operation. The judge is offered a large sum of money to alter the outcome of a certain case he presides over. And while everyone watches him on film, Judge Frye must make one of the toughest decisions of his life: whether to be honest and turn the money down, or enjoy the spice of life, with all that cash!
March 30, 1991, midnight
S5E18 - The Wild Deak
None
April 6, 1991, midnight
S5E19 - Three's a Crowd
Deacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.
April 13, 1991, midnight
S5E20 - Date with an Angel
At an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.
April 27, 1991, midnight
S5E21 - Deliverance (1)
Frye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.
May 4, 1991, midnight
S5E22 - Deliverance (2)
Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church: Thelma delivers a baby boy. (Part 2 of 2) Her delivery overdue, Thelma attends a telethon.
May 11, 1991, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 3300 min.
Released: Sept. 27, 1986
Last Air Date: May 11, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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