Overview
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. 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. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Cast
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Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvaniareligionchurchsitcom
Seasons
Season 122 episodes1986
1
Pilot
1986-09-27
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2The Courtship of Bess Richards
1986-10-04
30m0.0es811189
3The Morning After
1986-10-11
30m0.0es811190
4The Deacon Delivers
1986-11-01
30m0.0es811191
5Rolly Falls in Love
1986-11-08
30m0.0es811192
6Retreat, Heck!
1986-11-15
30m0.0es811193
7Sermon From the Cell
1986-11-22
30m10.0es811194
8Maitre D'eacon
1986-11-29
30m0.0es811195
9Reuben's Romance
1986-12-06
30m0.0es811196
10After the Fall
1986-12-13
30m0.0es811197
11Your Christmas Show of Shows
1986-12-20
30m0.0es811198
12Frye for the Defense
1987-01-10
30m0.0es811199
13Thelma's Choice
1987-01-17
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14Betting on the Boy
1987-01-24
30m0.0es811201
15Casting the First Stone
1987-02-07
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16Yes Sir, That's Your Baby
1987-02-14
30m0.0es811203
17Into the Night
1987-02-21
30m0.0es811204
18The Divorce Lawyer
1987-02-28
30m0.0es811205
19The Rival
1987-03-07
30m0.0es811206
20The Magician
1987-03-14
30m0.0es811207
21Glen Garry Glen Thelma
1987-03-21
30m0.0es811208
22What's Up, Deacon?
1987-04-04
30m0.0es811209
Season 221 episodes1987
1
California Dreaming
1987-10-03
30m0.0es811210
2Dancing in the Dark
1987-10-17
30m0.0es811211
3You Bet Your Life
1987-10-24
30m0.0es811212
4Dueling Ministers
1987-10-31
30m0.0es811213
5Thelma's Reunion
1987-11-07
30m0.0es811214
6Deacon on the Line
1987-11-14
30m0.0es811215
7Rolly's Proposal (1)
1987-11-21
30m0.0es811216
8Rolly's Wedding (2)
1987-11-28
30m0.0es811217
9Thelma's Birthday
1987-12-05
30m0.0es811218
10Thelma's Little Girl
1987-12-12
30m0.0es811219
11The Twelve Songs of Christmas
1987-12-19
30m0.0es811220
12Snakes Alive
1988-01-02
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13Man on a Ledge
1988-01-16
30m0.0es811222
14To Catch a Thief
1988-01-23
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15The Widow
1988-02-06
30m0.0es811224
16Stranded
1988-02-20
30m0.0es811225
17Deacon Dearest
1988-02-27
30m0.0es811226
18The Fantasy
1988-03-05
30m0.0es811227
19Wedding Bell Blues
1988-03-12
30m0.0es811228
20A Slight Case of Murder (1)
1988-04-30
30m0.0es811229
21A Slight Case of Murder (2)
1988-05-07
30m0.0es811230
Season 322 episodes1988
1
Fear of Flying
1988-10-08
30m0.0es811231
2Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
1988-10-22
30m0.0es811232
3Look at Me, I'm Running
1988-10-29
30m0.0es811233
4Court of Love
1988-11-05
30m0.0es811234
5Get 'Em Up, Scout
1988-11-12
30m0.0es811235
6The Minister's Wife
1988-11-19
30m0.0es811236
7The Housekeeper
1988-11-26
30m0.0es811237
8Thelma's Handyman
1988-12-03
30m0.0es811238
9The Deacon's Donkey
1988-12-10
30m0.0es811239
10Matchmaker, Matchmaker
1989-01-07
30m0.0es811240
11I Remember Mama
1989-01-14
30m0.0es811241
12The Reverend Ernest Frye
1989-01-28
30m0.0es811242
13The Green Card
1989-02-04
30m0.0es811243
14The Psychic (1)
1989-02-11
30m0.0es811244
15The Psychic (2)
1989-02-18
30m0.0es811245
16The Boxer
1989-02-25
30m0.0es811246
17Nothing But the Truth
1989-03-04
30m0.0es811247
18Career Girl
1989-03-18
30m0.0es811248
19First Community Talent Show
1989-04-01
30m0.0es811249
20The Last Supper
1989-04-08
30m0.0es811250
21Sing, Sister, Sing
1989-04-15
30m0.0es811251
22A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
1989-04-22
30m0.0es811252
Season 423 episodes1989
1
The Engagement
1989-09-23
30m0.0es811253
2Where There's A Will
1989-09-30
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3Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
1989-10-14
30m0.0es811255
4Who Am I?
1989-10-21
30m0.0es811256
5Witness for the Defense
1989-10-28
30m0.0es811257
6TV or Not TV
1989-11-04
30m0.0es811258
7Don't Rain on My Shower
1989-11-11
30m0.0es811259
8Thelma Says, I Do
1989-11-18
30m0.0es811260
9You're in the Army Now (Part 1)
1989-11-25
30m0.0es811261
10You're in the Army Now (Part 2)
1989-12-02
30m0.0es811262
11Sergeant in Arms
1989-12-09
30m0.0es811263
12Thelma Frye, Dough Girl
1989-12-16
30m0.0es811264
13The Deacon vs. the U.S. Army
1990-01-06
30m0.0es811265
14The Roast
1990-01-13
30m0.0es811266
15The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law
1990-01-27
30m0.0es811267
16The Wedding
1990-02-03
30m0.0es811268
17The Honeymoon
1990-02-10
30m0.0es811269
18The Talent Show
1990-02-12
30m0.0es811270
19Moving In
1990-02-17
30m0.0es811271
20Deacon's Dilemma
1990-02-24
30m0.0es811272
21Trouble in Paradise
1990-03-03
30m0.0es811273
22Who's Sorry Now?
1990-03-17
30m0.0es811274
23The Deacon's Confession
1990-04-07
30m0.0es811275
Season 522 episodes1990
1
Love, Deacon Style
1990-11-17
30m0.0es811276
2Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
1990-12-01
30m0.0es811277
3Child's Play
1990-12-08
30m0.0es811278
4Yo, Deak
1990-12-15
30m0.0es811279
5Miracle on 134th Street (1)
1990-12-22
30m0.0es811280
6Miracle on 134th Street (2)
1990-12-22
30m0.0es811281
7Judge Deacon Frye
1990-12-29
30m0.0es811282
8The Gospel Truth
1991-01-05
30m0.0es811283
9Lights, Camera, Deacon
1991-01-12
30m0.0es811284
10Unforgettable
1991-01-19
30m0.0es811285
11Ernie and the Sublimes
1991-02-02
30m0.0es811286
12The Deacon's Slam Dunk
1991-02-09
30m0.0es811287
13Three Men and a Hammer
1991-02-23
30m0.0es811288
14Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
1991-03-02
30m0.0es811289
15My Fair Homeboy
1991-03-09
30m0.0es811290
16A Star is Burned
1991-03-23
30m0.0es811291
17Deak-Scam
1991-03-30
30m0.0es811292
18The Wild Deak
1991-04-06
30m0.0es811293
19Three's a Crowd
1991-04-13
30m0.0es811294
20Date with an Angel
1991-04-27
30m0.0es811295
21Deliverance (1)
1991-05-04
30m0.0es811296
22Deliverance (2)
1991-05-11
30m0.0es811297
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026