Amos 'n' Andy Season 1

(1951) June - January | # of Episodes : 27

Ratings

7.5

8.3

Series Details

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 58

Creators: Charles J. Correll , Freeman F. Gosden

Networks: CBS

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Jun 28, 1951

Recent Air Date: Nov 24, 1953

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Main Cast

Alvin Childress

Amos Jones

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Spencer Williams

Andrew H. "Andy" Brown

Age : 76 | Popularity : 5%

Tim Moore

George "Kingfish" Stevens

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ernestine Wade

Sapphire Stevens

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Amanda Randolph

Mamma

Age : 70 | Popularity : 4%

Nick Stewart

Lightnin'

Age : 90 | Popularity : 7%

Jester Hairston

Age : 98 | Popularity : 3%

Episodes

Episode 1

28 June 1951 - Kingfish Gets Drafted

When the Kingfish gets drafted, his wife and his lodge brothers applaud but soon change their tune when his outfit is to go overseas.

Episode 2

05 July 1951 - Kingfish's Secretary

Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. The Kingfish mistakenly signs a letter requesting a mail order bride with a letter requesting a wash woman for the building.

Episode 3

12 July 1951 - Young Girl's Mother

Andy wants to marry a very young girl until he meets her mother, a formidable woman he jilted many years ago.

Episode 4

19 September 1951 - Rare Coin

Pilot episode. The Kingfish swindles Andy out of a rare coin and Andy swindles it right back by use of a clever trick in a phone booth coin slot.

Episode 5

26 July 1951 - Kingfish Has a Baby

The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.

Episode 6

02 August 1951 - Counterfeiters Rent Basement

Andy becomes a hero when he overpowers a gang of counterfeiters and collects a fat reward.

Episode 7

09 August 1951 - Sapphire Disappears

The Kingfish thinks Sapphire has been murdered when she leaves him in a huff and he can find no trace of her.

Episode 8

16 August 1951 - The Winslow Woman

The Kingfish wants Andy to marry wealthy Mrs. Winslow, even when the not-so-wealthy woman actually show up.

Episode 9

23 August 1951 - The Gun

The Kingfish, trying to pawn a gun, is mistaken for a robber.

Episode 10

30 August 1951 - Call Lehigh 4-9900

The Kingfish accidentally answers a newspaper ad for a lonely hearts club, and when a girl shows up at his office, Andy poses as the Kingfish.

Episode 11

06 September 1951 - Leroy Lends a Hand

The Kingfish and Andy go into the parking lot business and wind up in the used car business

Episode 12

13 September 1951 - Fur Coat

Sapphire is so delighted with her surprise from the Kingfish, a fur coat, that he hasn't the heart to tell her that the coat is not for her.

Episode 13

20 September 1951 - Jewelry Store Robbery

Andy and the Kingfish find that a snapshot they took is worth $1000 because it shows a man robbing a store.

Episode 14

27 September 1951 - Kingfish's Last Friend

The Kingfish has swindled too many people and is losing all of his friends so he goes on a reform kick.

Episode 15

04 October 1951 - Andy Buys a House

The Kingfish takes a job as a real estate agent and must prove himself by selling a house on condemned land-- he does, to Andy.

Episode 16

11 October 1951 - Amos Helps Out

After a domestic fight, the Kingfish writes a fake letter form the license bureau stating that he and Sapphire were never legally married.

Episode 17

18 October 1951 - Getting Mama Married (1)

The Kingfish's mother-in-law elopes with a conman and a fleecer of widows.

Episode 18

25 October 1951 - Getting Mama Married (2)

The Kingfish's mother-in-law is so set on marrying a man that even when his wife shows up she still says he is hers.

Episode 19

01 November 1951 - The Happy Stevenses

The Kingfish and Sapphire imitate participants in a radio show about a happy marriage, in order to change the pattern of their stormy marriage.

Episode 20

08 November 1951 - Traffic Violation

The Kingfish and Andy, co-owners of a car, compete with each other in the collection of traffic tickets.

Episode 21

15 November 1951 - Quo Vadis

The Kingfish goes to a lavish dinner party at which he finds, uncomfortably, that Sapphire is a waitress.

Episode 22

22 November 1951 - The Diner

The Kingfish and Andy buy a diner, which was doing a good business, and run it out of business.

Episode 23

29 November 1951 - The Turkey Dinner

The Kingfish is conned into buying stolen turkeys from a country bumpkin.

Episode 24

06 December 1951 - Ready Made Family

When the Kingfish's Uncle Clarence is coming to visit, the Kingfish must put together a phony family quickly, to protect his uncle's gift of $500, he gave the Kingfish by telling him he has a child.

Episode 25

20 December 1951 - Relatives

Clamming that his mother-in-law disturbs his home, the Kingfish takes his problems to family court. Meanwhile, more relatives show up.

Episode 26

27 December 1951 - Andy Gets a Telegram

The Kingfish winds up on a cattle boat bound for South America when Sapphire plots to separate him from his worthless friends.

Episode 27

03 January 1952 - Hospitalization

Andy buys hospitalization insurance from the Kingfish and then relaxes in the hospital, turning the Kingfish frantic with bills he can't pay.

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