Limited Edition DVD Box Set Every Memorable Episode in One Huge Collection - Lowest Price Online Guaranteed Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Amen, starring Sherman Hemsley as the deacon of a Philadelphia church, was part of a wave of successful African American sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely Black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227. he series starred Sherman Hemsley (of The Jeffersons and All in the Family fame) as Deacon Ernest Frye, of the First Community Church of Philadelphia. Deacon Frye was often dishonest and frequently got into trouble with his many harebrained schemes. Anna Maria Horsford played Deacon Frye's thirty-seven-year-old spinster daughter, Thelma Frye. Reverend Rueben Gregory, played by Clifton Davis, was the new, young Pastor of The First Community Church, and also the object of Thelma's affection. The two eventually married during the fourth season, despite the fact that the Reverend and Deacon often butted heads. In the last episode in 1991, Thelma gave birth to a child. The cast also included Jester Hairston as senior citizen Rolly Forbes, who often acted as the voice-of-reason. Davis and Hairston had previously worked together, playing Clifton and Wildcat on the 1970s sitcom That's My Mama. The show also starred comedian Roz Ryan and Barbara Montgomery as Amelia and Cassietta Hetebrink, a pair of chattering sisters at the church. Also appearing on the show was Leola Henderson (played by Rosetta LeNoire), Rolly's love interest and eventual wife. After portraying Leola Forbes for two seasons, LeNoire left the show to star in the hugely successful sitcom, Family Matters as Grandma 'Mother' Estelle Winslow. Jester Hairston once played a guest role on Family Matters. LeNoire was replaced by Montrose Hagins who played the character from 1989 until the series' end in 1991.
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ALL 110 Uncut Episodes - 5 Seasons on 14 DVDS
