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Amos 'n' Andy
TV Series (1951 - 1953)
Comedy based on the classic radio series of the same name which ran from 1951 to 1953 on CBS. The show featured an all Afro-American cast and dealt with the misadventures of two cab drivers, Amos Jones and Andrew H. Brown, who lived in Harlem. Amos and Andy were frequently bedeviled by George "Kingfish" Stevens, a fast talking con man who seemingly had a new scheme every five minutes.
Last Episode
02x18 Sapphire's Sister Aired: May. 14, 1953When Sapphire's sister, Hortense, moves into the Stevens apartment, Kingfish decides to get rid of her by marrying her off to Andy. [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Jun. 28, 1951
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- In the documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV), Alvin Childress (Amos) said that he never felt that the show was that negative of a portrayal of blacks since it was…
[show]In the documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV), Alvin Childress (Amos) said that he never felt that the show was that negative of a portrayal of blacks since it was the only television show at the time that showed black people as businessmen, policemen, judges and doctors rather than maids or janitors.
[hide] - The NAACP was so outraged by what it considered extremely negative stereotypical portrayal of black people in "The Amos 'n Andy Show," that it fought with CBS almost immediately upon the…
[show]The NAACP was so outraged by what it considered extremely negative stereotypical portrayal of black people in "The Amos 'n Andy Show," that it fought with CBS almost immediately upon the show's TV premiere in June 1951 to get the show off the air. They finally succeeded in 1966, when the show was removed from syndication. No episode of "Amos 'n Andy" has been aired on television since that time. The only viewing of any portion of the show since its removal from the airwaves were the clips from various episodes included in the documentary "Amos 'n Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy" which televised in 1983.
[hide] - In the documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV), Charles J. Correll's son Richard Correll stated that one of the reasons Spencer Williams was cast in the role of Andrew…
[show]In the documentary Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) (TV), Charles J. Correll's son Richard Correll stated that one of the reasons Spencer Williams was cast in the role of Andrew H. Brown was because he looked a lot like Charles Correll in blackface.
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