The series revolves around Ernest Frye, a widower deacon of the First Community Church of Philadelphia, who also works as a lawyer. He is often dishonest and frequently gets into trouble with his many harebrained schemes. Frye has a single daughter named Thelma. Reuben Gregory is the new, young pastor of the church, and also the object of Thelma's affection. The two get married during season four, despite the fact that Gregory and Frye often butt heads.[2] In the series finale, Thelma gives birth to the couple's first child.[3]
Cast and charactersedit
Sherman Hemsley as Ernest Frye, a widowed deacon of the First Community Church in Philadelphia. Ernie was also personal injury lawyer and notorious ambulance chaser.
Clifton Davis as the Reverend Doctor Reuben Gregory, the new pastor of the Community Church and Thelma's love interest and eventual husband
Anna Maria Horsford as Thelma Frye Gregory, the Deacon's daughter and Reuben's eventual wife
Roz Ryan as Amelia Hetebrink, the church secretary, Casietta's sister (both were chatterers and known as "the Hetebrink sisters")
Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes, an elder church member, who often acts as the voice of reason
Barbara Montgomery as Casietta Hetebrink (1986–90), the church trustee, Amelia's sister. Barbara was the only original cast member to leave the series, she went on to star in ABC's Married People in 1990. Casietta mysteriously disappeared and was never talked about.
Elsa Raven as Inga (1988–90), the Deacon's Swedish housekeeper
Tony T. Johnson as Chris (1988-91), a young boy, the Deacon's neighbor
Rosetta LeNoire as Leola Henderson Forbes (1987–89), Rolly's love interest and eventual wife
Montrose Hagins as Leola Henderson Forbes (1989–91), Rolly's wife
The Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, a stone gothic church building at 41st and Spring Garden Street, was used for exterior views of the First Community Church. Consequently, the Mount Pisgah Church became known to the nation as the "Amen Church".[4]
^"A Look At New TV Season". Ebony. 41 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 145. October 1986. ISSN 0012-9011.
^Collier, Aldore (February 5, 1990). "Clifton Davis and Anna Marie Horsford Tie Knot On TV's 'Amen'". Jet. 77 (17). Johnson Publishing Company: 60–61. ISSN 0021-5996.
^""Deliverance" Episode Ends Fifth Season of "Amen"". Jet. 80 (4). Johnson Publishing Company: 60. May 13, 1991. ISSN 0021-5996.
^"Church History". Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^"ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings > 1980's". classictvhits.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^"ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings > 1980's". classictvhits.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^"ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings > 1980's". classictvhits.com. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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Amen is an American sitcom produced by Carson Productions that aired on NBC from September 27 1986 to May 11 1991 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 and early 1990s that featured predominantly black casts others included The Cosby Show A Different World The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and 227 1 AmenGenreSitcomCreated byEd WeinbergerStarringSherman Hemsley Clifton Davis Anna Maria Horsford Roz Ryan Jester Hairston Barbara Montgomery 1986 90 Rosetta LeNoire 1987 89 Elsa Raven 1988 90 Tony T Johnson 1988 91 Montrose Hagins 1989 91 Bumper Robinson 1990 91 Theme music composerAndrae CrouchOpening theme Shine on Me by Vanessa Bell ArmstrongComposerBruce MillerCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons5No of episodes110 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersJames R Stein Bob Illes David Lloyd Arthur Julian Ed WeinbergerProducersJim Geoghan Marilynn Loncar Peter Noah Bob PeeteCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time24 minutesProduction companiesCarson Productions Stein amp Illes Productions season 5 Original releaseNetworkNBCReleaseSeptember 27 1986 1986 09 27 May 11 1991 1991 05 11 Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 3 Exterior shot location 4 Episodes 5 Ratings 6 References 7 External linksPremise editThe series revolves around Ernest Frye a widower deacon of the First Community Church of Philadelphia who also works as a lawyer He is often dishonest and frequently gets into trouble with his many harebrained schemes Frye has a single daughter named Thelma Reuben Gregory is the new young pastor of the church and also the object of Thelma s affection The two get married during season four despite the fact that Gregory and Frye often butt heads 2 In the series finale Thelma gives birth to the couple s first child 3 Cast and characters editSherman Hemsley as Ernest Frye a widowed deacon of the First Community Church in Philadelphia Ernie was also personal injury lawyer and notorious ambulance chaser Clifton Davis as the Reverend Doctor Reuben Gregory the new pastor of the Community Church and Thelma s love interest and eventual husband Anna Maria Horsford as Thelma Frye Gregory the Deacon s daughter and Reuben s eventual wife Roz Ryan as Amelia Hetebrink the church secretary Casietta s sister both were chatterers and known as the Hetebrink sisters Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes an elder church member who often acts as the voice of reason Barbara Montgomery as Casietta Hetebrink 1986 90 the church trustee Amelia s sister Barbara was the only original cast member to leave the series she went on to star in ABC s Married People in 1990 Casietta mysteriously disappeared and was never talked about Elsa Raven as Inga 1988 90 the Deacon s Swedish housekeeper Tony T Johnson as Chris 1988 91 a young boy the Deacon s neighbor Rosetta LeNoire as Leola Henderson Forbes 1987 89 Rolly s love interest and eventual wife Montrose Hagins as Leola Henderson Forbes 1989 91 Rolly s wife Bumper Robinson as Clarence 1990 91 a young street kid and protege of Deacon FryeExterior shot location editThe Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia a stone gothic church building at 41st and Spring Garden Street was used for exterior views of the First Community Church Consequently the Mount Pisgah Church became known to the nation as the Amen Church 4 Episodes editFurther information List of Amen episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired122September 27 1986 1986 09 27 April 4 1987 1987 04 04 221October 3 1987 1987 10 03 May 7 1988 1988 05 07 322October 8 1988 1988 10 08 April 22 1989 1989 04 22 423September 23 1989 1989 09 23 April 7 1990 1990 04 07 522November 17 1990 1990 11 17 May 11 1991 1991 05 11 Ratings edit1986 1987 13 5 1987 1988 15 6 1988 1989 25 7 1989 1990 33 1990 1991 65References edit A Look At New TV Season Ebony 41 12 Johnson Publishing Company 145 October 1986 ISSN 0012 9011 Collier Aldore February 5 1990 Clifton Davis and Anna Marie Horsford Tie Knot On TV s Amen Jet 77 17 Johnson Publishing Company 60 61 ISSN 0021 5996 Deliverance Episode Ends Fifth Season of Amen Jet 80 4 Johnson Publishing Company 60 May 13 1991 ISSN 0021 5996 Church History Mt Pisgah A M E Church Retrieved August 9 2017 ClassicTVHits com TV Ratings gt 1980 s classictvhits com Retrieved September 3 2019 ClassicTVHits com TV Ratings gt 1980 s classictvhits com Retrieved September 3 2019 ClassicTVHits com TV Ratings gt 1980 s classictvhits com Retrieved September 3 2019 External links editAmen at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amen TV series amp oldid 1208757942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
