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Amen

TV Series (1986 - 1991)

One year after the demise of The Jeffersons, Sherman Hemsley returned to television to star in another hit sitcom as Ernest Frye who is a lawyer and the scheming deacon of First Community Church of Philadelphia, and who intended to keep it under his thumb. Unfortunately, the new minister, Rev. Reuben Gregory, had other ideas and every week he quietly deflated the strutting deacon.

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05x22 Deliverance (2) Aired: May. 11, 1991

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 … [continue reading]

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Amen is Canceled/Ended

The show had 5 seasons and 111 episodes air between 1986 and 1991.

Series Info

Type:

Scripted

Premiered:

Sep. 27, 1986

Status:

Canceled/Ended

Runtime:

30 min.

Aired:

1986 - 1991

To-Date:

5 Seasons
111 Episodes

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Genre

- comedy
- family

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Series Fun Facts

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Barbara Montgomery left the series after she was offered a starring role on the ABC sitcom Married People.
Despite playing father and daughter, Sherman Hemsley is only ten years older than Anna Maria Horsford.
Rosetta LeNoire originated the role of Leola Henderson Forbes. She left the series after the second season to join the cast of Family Matters, and was replaced by Montrose Hagins. Hagins…
[show]Rosetta LeNoire originated the role of Leola Henderson Forbes. She left the series after the second season to join the cast of Family Matters, and was replaced by Montrose Hagins. Hagins stayed with the show until the end of its run.
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