Amen (1986)

TV Series · Comedy, Family · 5 seasons · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · First aired September 27, 1986 · Ended

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.

Created by Ed. Weinberger

Cast

• Sherman Hemsley as Deacon Ernest Frye
• Clifton Davis as Reverend Reuben Gregory
• Anna Maria Horsford as Thelma Frye
• Roz Ryan as Amelia Hetabrink
• Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes
• Tony T. Johnson as Chris
• Bumper Robinson as Clarence

Seasons

• Season 1 · 22 episodes · 1986
• Season 2 · 21 episodes · 1987
• Season 3 · 22 episodes · 1988
• Season 4 · 23 episodes · 1989
• Season 5 · 22 episodes · 1990

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• My Three Sons (1960)
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• Step by Step (1991)
• Raising Hope (2010)
• Major Dad (1989)
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