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Amen is a sitcom about a deacon and a lawyer in Philadelphia, starring Sherman Hemsley and Clifton Davis. It aired on NBC from 1986 to 1991 and was set in the First Community Church, which became famous as the "Amen Church".
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Amen is a TV series that ran from 1986 to 1991, starring Sherman Hemsley as Deacon Ernest Frye and Clifton Davis as Reverend Reuben Gregory. The show follows the humorous and heartwarming stories of the First Community Church choir and its members.
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- 1986-09-27
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Feb 7, 2019 · Watch weekdays at 6a ET! Start your day with a smile - watch AMEN on getTV! In this classic sitcom, Sherman Hemsley plays Deacon Ernest Frye, a widower and leader of a church in Phil...
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Amen is a comedy series about a church deacon and a minister in a Philadelphia community. Watch free episodes online on Tubi, a streaming service with no subscription fees.
- Bill Foster
- January 1, 1991
- Sherman Hemsley
Amen · Season 1 starring Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford. The new head of Philadelphia's First Community Church, Rev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.
S1.E20 ∙ The Magician. Sat, Mar 14, 1987. The Deacon's magic act flops before the church board, which is selecting entertainment for a charity bash, but it impresses a burglar out to rob the choir hall. 6.5/10 (21)
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.
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