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Amos 'n' Andy

TV·1951–1953·3 seasons, 58 episodes·CBS·Comedy·Created by Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden

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A pair of friends in Harlem find themselves caught up in a series of misadventures, business schemes, and everyday problems, often relying on their neighbors and community to help them out of trouble.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Amos Helps OutS01E16 · 10.0After a domestic fight, the Kingfish writes a fake letter form the license bureau stating that he and Sapphire were never legally married.

Episodes by season

Season0127Episodes1951–52Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Kingfish Gets DraftedJune 28, 1951When the Kingfish gets drafted, his wife and his lodge brothers applaud but soon change their tune when his outfit is to go overseas.
  2. S01E02Kingfish's SecretaryJuly 5, 1951Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. The Kingfish mistakenly signs a letter requesting a mail order bride with
  3. S01E03Young Girl's MotherJuly 12, 1951Andy wants to marry a very young girl until he meets her mother, a formidable woman he jilted many years ago.
  4. S01E04Rare CoinSeptember 19, 1951Pilot 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
  5. S01E05Kingfish Has a BabyJuly 26, 1951The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.
  6. S01E06Counterfeiters Rent BasementAugust 2, 1951Andy becomes a hero when he overpowers a gang of counterfeiters and collects a fat reward.
  7. S01E07Sapphire DisappearsAugust 9, 1951The Kingfish thinks Sapphire has been murdered when she leaves him in a huff and he can find no trace of her.
  8. S01E08The Winslow WomanAugust 16, 1951The Kingfish wants Andy to marry wealthy Mrs. Winslow, even when the not-so-wealthy woman actually show up.
  9. S01E09The GunAugust 23, 1951The Kingfish, trying to pawn a gun, is mistaken for a robber.
  10. S01E10Call Lehigh 4-9900August 30, 1951The Kingfish accidentally answers a newspaper ad for a lonely hearts club, and when a girl shows up at his office, Andy poses as the Kingfis
  11. S01E11Leroy Lends a HandSeptember 6, 1951The Kingfish and Andy go into the parking lot business and wind up in the used car business
  12. S01E12Fur CoatSeptember 13, 1951Sapphire 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.
  13. S01E13Jewelry Store RobberySeptember 20, 1951Andy and the Kingfish find that a snapshot they took is worth $1000 because it shows a man robbing a store.
  14. S01E14Kingfish's Last FriendSeptember 27, 1951The Kingfish has swindled too many people and is losing all of his friends so he goes on a reform kick.
  15. S01E15Andy Buys a HouseOctober 4, 1951The Kingfish takes a job as a real estate agent and must prove himself by selling a house on condemned land-- he does, to Andy.
  16. S01E16Amos Helps OutOctober 11, 1951 10.0After a domestic fight, the Kingfish writes a fake letter form the license bureau stating that he and Sapphire were never legally married.
  17. S01E17Getting Mama Married (1)October 18, 1951The Kingfish's mother-in-law elopes with a conman and a fleecer of widows.
  18. S01E18Getting Mama Married (2)October 25, 1951The 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.
  19. S01E19The Happy StevensesNovember 1, 1951The Kingfish and Sapphire imitate participants in a radio show about a happy marriage, in order to change the pattern of their stormy marria
  20. S01E20Traffic ViolationNovember 8, 1951The Kingfish and Andy, co-owners of a car, compete with each other in the collection of traffic tickets.
  21. S01E21Quo VadisNovember 15, 1951The Kingfish goes to a lavish dinner party at which he finds, uncomfortably, that Sapphire is a waitress.
  22. S01E22The DinerNovember 22, 1951The Kingfish and Andy buy a diner, which was doing a good business, and run it out of business.
  23. S01E23The Turkey DinnerNovember 29, 1951The Kingfish is conned into buying stolen turkeys from a country bumpkin.
  24. S01E24Ready Made FamilyDecember 6, 1951When 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
  25. S01E25RelativesDecember 20, 1951Clamming that his mother-in-law disturbs his home, the Kingfish takes his problems to family court. Meanwhile, more relatives show up.
  26. S01E26Andy Gets a TelegramDecember 27, 1951The Kingfish winds up on a cattle boat bound for South America when Sapphire plots to separate him from his worthless friends.
  27. S01E27HospitalizationJanuary 3, 1952Andy buys hospitalization insurance from the Kingfish and then relaxes in the hospital, turning the Kingfish frantic with bills he can't pay

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0225Episodes1952–53AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Piggy BankJuly 10, 1952The Kingfish has been stealing money from Sapphire's piggy bank and wins a quiz show jackpot just in time for his and Sapphire's 25th annive
  2. S02E02Sapphire's Mysterious AdmirerJuly 24, 1952The Kingfish believes that Sapphire is in love with another man and that she and her beau are planning to get rid of him.
  3. S02E03The EyeglassesAugust 7, 1952The Kingfish devises a plot to make Andy fail his road test so that he can buy his car cheaply.
  4. S02E04The Broken ClockAugust 21, 1952Andy and the Kingfish accidentally become involved with a top military secret and the FBI when they mistakenly take a new secret altimeter c
  5. S02E05The BoarderSeptember 4, 1952Sapphire maintains that her boarder, a singer with a large appetite, is a cultural asset, but to the Kingfish he is a gorging freeloader.
  6. S02E06The Engagement RingSeptember 18, 1952The Kingfish plays matchmaker and arranges a match between Andy and an older woman, in the hope of collecting a services rendered fee.
  7. S02E07ArabiaOctober 2, 1952The Kingfish sets up a phony raffle that forces him to wind up in Arabia drilling for oil, trying to earn enough money to get home.
  8. S02E08Kingfish Sells a LotOctober 16, 1952The Kingfish decides to dispose of a worthless piece of property to Andy, but it's Andy who gets the last laugh.
  9. S02E09The Race HorseOctober 30, 1952The Kingfish gets conned when Andy sells him a broken down race horse.
  10. S02E10Cousin Effie's WillNovember 13, 1952The Kingfish adopts Andy so that he will become eligible for a $2000 bequest under the terms of Cousin Effie's will.
  11. S02E11RestitutionNovember 27, 1952While trying to do a good deed and repay a jeweler for the use of his electricity, the Kingfish becomes a fugitive from justice when he acci
  12. S02E12The Antique ShopDecember 11, 1952The Kingfish outfoxes himself when he sends all his lodge brothers into an antique shop to convince his cousin Leo to buy it, but with all t
  13. S02E13The Christmas StoryDecember 25, 1952Andy is working very hard to earn enough money to buy a doll for his godchild.
  14. S02E14Birthday CardJanuary 8, 1953Sapphire gives the Kingfish the third degree and wants to know why he received a birthday card signed Sweetheart.
  15. S02E15The Ballet TicketsJanuary 22, 1953The Kingfish gives Sapphire some stolen ballet tickets which land her in jail. She ends up in jail a second time when the Kingfish gives her
  16. S02E16Andy Gets MarriedFebruary 5, 1953Double trouble for Andy, he has gotten engaged to two women.
  17. S02E17Leroy's SuitsFebruary 19, 1953The Kingfish stages a clothing sale at the Lodge using a lieutenant's entire wardrobe.
  18. S02E18Seeing Is BelievingMarch 5, 1953Sapphire thinks the Kingfish is secretly dating another woman, so she decides to make him jealous by having dinner alone with Andy.
  19. S02E19Andy Falls in Love with an ActressMarch 19, 1953Andy, jealous over his girlfriend's amorous scenes in a play, decides to become an actor.
  20. S02E20Superfine BrushApril 2, 1953The Kingfish pushed by Sapphire to get a job, becomes a door-to-door salesman, persuading Andy to take over at no salary.
  21. S02E21Kingfish at the BallgameApril 16, 1953The Kingfish sells Andy a ring he finds in his crackerjack box before he finds out how valuable the ring really is.
  22. S02E22The Kingfish Finds His FutureApril 30, 1953Feeling he's a failure at life, the Kingfish decides to take a series of aptitude tests to determine what his career should be.
  23. S02E23Sapphire's SisterMay 14, 1953The Kingfish tries to get rid of Sapphire's sister by arranging a marriage between her and Andy, then learns she has $10,000 of savings in t
  24. S02E24Mr. Jackson Comes to TownMay 28, 1953The Kingfish goes on a self-improvement course because Sapphire goes overboard over an ex-boyfriend and former Mr. America.
  25. S02E25The AdoptionJune 11, 1953The Kingfish falls in love with a baby which is up for adoption, but instead is stuck with Horrible Horace, Sapphire's pesty nephew.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season036Episodes1953AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Andy Goes into BusinessOctober 6, 1953Andy goes into the doughnut business and the Kingfish decides he wants to get in on the deal.
  2. S03E02Income Tax ShowOctober 13, 1953Andy and the Kingfish are frightened when they have to appear before the Internal Revenue Service. It turns out all they have to do is fill
  3. S03E03Vacation ShowOctober 20, 1953The Kingfish tries to swindle Andy by taking him on a trip through Central Park and pretending it is the entire USA.
  4. S03E04The Lodge Brothers ComplainOctober 27, 1953The Kingfish hires a pretty young secretary to help him straighten out the lodge's messy book keeping, but ultimately ends up with Sapphire'
  5. S03E05The Kingfish Buys a ChairNovember 3, 1953The Kingfish buys an old chair stuffed with money and then, not knowing the money is in the chair, he gives it away.
  6. S03E06The Classified AdNovember 24, 1953Andy puts a wife-seeking ad in the newspaper and gets a good response, but all the applicants need dental work.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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