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Release Date:
28 June 1951 (USA) morePlot:
Stories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge... morePlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Amos 'N' Andy To Be Shown At Black Film Fest (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 August 2001)
Civil Rights Groups To Demand Blackout Of Amos 'N' Andy
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 December 2000)
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Funny stuff! moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 40)| Alvin Childress | ... | Amos Jones (60 episodes, 1951-1952) | |
| Spencer Williams | ... | Andrew 'Andy' Hogg Brown / ... (60 episodes, 1951-1952) | |
| Tim Moore | ... | George 'Kingfish' Stevens (60 episodes, 1951-1952) | |
| Johnny Lee | ... | Algonquin J. Calhoun / ... (26 episodes, 1951) | |
| Ernestine Wade | ... | Sapphire Stevens (25 episodes, 1951) |
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30 min (78 episodes)Country:
USALanguage:
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Black and WhiteSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAFun Stuff
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In order to assemble their dream cast, the producers enticed veteran performers Tim Moore (George "Kingfish" Stevens) and Spencer Williams (Andrew Brown) with very lucrative (for the time) offers, as both had already retired after long careers in show business. moreQuotes:
Sapphire's Mama: George, why do you need a clock? You ain't got nowhere to go and there ain't nobody gonna care if you get there. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Women of the House: Miss Sugarbaker Goes to Washington: Part 1" (1995) moreFAQ
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This was ( and still is) a funny show. It was removed from the air waves because the NAACP felt is was degrading. The truth is, it was not degrading to Black folks. The NAACP has managed to keep it off the air to this day. It is possible to rent some of these shows at local video stores. If you want to laugh, just rent them. They offer a timeless brand of humor, just as I Love Lucy & The Andy Griffith Show. Sadly, they are banned from modern television. The actors on this show were comedy legends. The people who like to rewrite history love to say that Julia was first TV show with blacks, yadda, yadda, yadda.... It gave everyday, regular work to loads of Black actors, who never had it before or after. Even Jesse Jackson pronounced it as non-racist in the PBS documentary "Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy"(1986). If Jesse Jackson himself says it is not racist, then what more can be said?