Amen

Name: Amen
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1986-09-27
Rating: 6.579
Cast: Sherman Hemsley, Clifton Davis, Anna Maria Horsford, Roz Ryan, Jester Hairston

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ComedyFamily

Creator:Ed. Weinberger

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.

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Details

StatusEnded

First AiredSeptember 27, 1986

Last AiredMay 11, 1991

Episode Runtime30dk

Seasons5

Episodes110

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

philadelphia, pennsylvania religion church sitcom

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Last Episode

S5 E22 • 5/11/1991

Deliverance (2)

Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church: Thelma delivers a baby boy. (Part 2 of 2) Her delivery overdue, Thelma attends a telethon.