Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Television»Drama
    Drama TV Shows - 1980s TV Shows - 1990s 3 Mins Read

    Amen

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    1 9 8 6 – 1 9 9 1 (USA)
    110 x 30 minute episodes

    Screened as part of NBC’s Saturday evening offering for over five years, Amen was set in an African-American church and revolved around the church’s insufferable Deacon, Ernest Frye (played by Sherman Hemsley, who had previously appeared as George Jefferson on All In The Family and The Jeffersons) whose father had founded the First Community Church of Philadelphia, and who intended to keep it under his thumb.

    The series also starred Clifton Davis as the church’s pastor, Reverend Reuben Gregory.

    Anna Maria Horsford played Thelma Frye – Ernest’s awkward 30-year-old unmarried daughter who was pitifully in love with the handsome Reverend Gregory.

    Also appearing were Barbara Montgomery and Roz Ryan as Casietta and Amelia Hetebrink – two chattering sisters who were members of the church board; Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes, the board’s wise old voice of reason; Rosetta LeNoire as Leola Forbes; and Franklin Seales as Lorenzo Hollingsworth.

    Developments in later seasons included the marriage of Rolly to Thelma’s great-aunt Leola (Rosetta LeNoire) in November 1987; Deacon Frye’s “fantasy wedding” to colourful guest star Jackee later that season; and the long-awaited moment when Thelma finally tied the knot with the man of her dreams, Reverend Gregory, in February 1990.

    In the final season, Deacon Frye was appointed a judge, so he could wreak havoc in the courts as well as the church.

    Younger faces in the show included a charismatic 12-year-old preacher, Rev. Johnny Tolbert (played in several 1987 guest appearances by real-life child minister Rev. William Hudson III); six-year-old parishioner Chris (Tony T Johnson), who was not shy about his opinions; and in the last season, a hip street kid and aspiring rapper named Clarence (Bumper Robinson) who was taken in by the Deacon and who looked up to him admiringly.

    The final original episode featured Deacon Frye staging a telethon to raise money to save the church, culminating in his wild imitation of James Brown – which was topped when Brown himself walked on and launched into his patented “I Feel Good!”.

    Clifton Davis was an actual ordained minister. While Amen was being aired, Davis was the assistant pastor at the Loma Linda Seventh Day Adventist Church in California.

    Deacon Ernest Frye 
    Sherman Hemsley
    Rev Reuben Gregory 

    Clifton Davis
    Thelma Frye 

    Anna Maria Horsford
    Casietta Hetebrink 

    Barbara Montgomery
    Amelia Hetebrink 

    Roz Ryan
    Rolly Forbes 

    Jester Hairston
    Leola Forbes 

    Rosetta LeNoire
    Lorenzo Hollingsworth 

    Franklin Seales
    Chris
    Tony T Johnson
    Clarence
    Bumper Robinson

    Related Posts

    • All In The Family
      All In The Family
      1 9 7 1 - 1 9 9 1 (USA) 196…
    • Ballykissangel
      Ballykissangel
      1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 1 (UK) Father…
    • Old Boy Network, The
      Old Boy Network, The
      1 9 9 2 (UK) 7 x episodes Lucas Frye (Tom…
    • Me & Mrs C
      Me & Mrs C
      1 9 8 6 - 1 9 8 7 (USA) 19…
    • Adventures of Ellery Queen, The
      Adventures of Ellery Queen, The
      1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 2 (USA) 93…
    • Gentle Killers, The
      Gentle Killers, The
      1 9 5 7 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes This…
    • Father Dowling Mysteries, The
      Father Dowling Mysteries, The
      1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 1 (USA) 43…
    • Khan!
      Khan!
      1 9 7 5 (USA) 7 x 60 minute episodes This…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleAmanda’s
    Next Article And Mother Makes Three

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Salon Kitty (1976)
      Kitty Kellermann (Ingrid Thulin) runs a brothel in Nazi Germany […]
    • Green Hornet, The
      1 9 6 6 – 1 9 6 7 (USA) 26 x 30 minute episodes Everyone […]
    • Half Man Half Biscuit
      Half Man Half Biscuit formed in late 1985 when Nigel Blackwell […]
    • Look Who’s Talking (1989)
      James (John Travolta) is a genial New York taxi driver who comes […]
    • Police Surgeon/Dr Simon Locke
      1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 5 (Canada) 95 x 30 minute episodes […]
    • Please Don’t Eat The Daisies
      1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 7 (USA) 58 x 30 minute episodes 228 Circle […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.