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Amos 'n' Andy
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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.
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- 01Amos Helps OutAfter 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
Season01
- S01E01Kingfish Gets DraftedJune 28, 1951—When the Kingfish gets drafted, his wife and his lodge brothers applaud but soon change their tune when his outfit is to go overseas.
- S01E02Kingfish's SecretaryJuly 5, 1951—Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. The Kingfish mistakenly signs a letter requesting a mail order bride with
- S01E03Young Girl's MotherJuly 12, 1951—Andy wants to marry a very young girl until he meets her mother, a formidable woman he jilted many years ago.
- S01E04Rare CoinSeptember 19, 1951—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
- S01E05Kingfish Has a BabyJuly 26, 1951—The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.
- S01E06Counterfeiters Rent BasementAugust 2, 1951—Andy becomes a hero when he overpowers a gang of counterfeiters and collects a fat reward.
- S01E07Sapphire DisappearsAugust 9, 1951—The Kingfish thinks Sapphire has been murdered when she leaves him in a huff and he can find no trace of her.
- S01E08The Winslow WomanAugust 16, 1951—The Kingfish wants Andy to marry wealthy Mrs. Winslow, even when the not-so-wealthy woman actually show up.
- S01E09The GunAugust 23, 1951—The Kingfish, trying to pawn a gun, is mistaken for a robber.
- S01E10Call Lehigh 4-9900August 30, 1951—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 Kingfis
- S01E11Leroy Lends a HandSeptember 6, 1951—The Kingfish and Andy go into the parking lot business and wind up in the used car business
- S01E12Fur CoatSeptember 13, 1951—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.
- S01E13Jewelry Store RobberySeptember 20, 1951—Andy and the Kingfish find that a snapshot they took is worth $1000 because it shows a man robbing a store.
- S01E14Kingfish's Last FriendSeptember 27, 1951—The Kingfish has swindled too many people and is losing all of his friends so he goes on a reform kick.
- S01E15Andy Buys a HouseOctober 4, 1951—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.
- S01E16Amos Helps OutOctober 11, 1951After a domestic fight, the Kingfish writes a fake letter form the license bureau stating that he and Sapphire were never legally married.
- S01E17Getting Mama Married (1)October 18, 1951—The Kingfish's mother-in-law elopes with a conman and a fleecer of widows.
- S01E18Getting Mama Married (2)October 25, 1951—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.
- S01E19The Happy StevensesNovember 1, 1951—The Kingfish and Sapphire imitate participants in a radio show about a happy marriage, in order to change the pattern of their stormy marria
- S01E20Traffic ViolationNovember 8, 1951—The Kingfish and Andy, co-owners of a car, compete with each other in the collection of traffic tickets.
- S01E21Quo VadisNovember 15, 1951—The Kingfish goes to a lavish dinner party at which he finds, uncomfortably, that Sapphire is a waitress.
- S01E22The DinerNovember 22, 1951—The Kingfish and Andy buy a diner, which was doing a good business, and run it out of business.
- S01E23The Turkey DinnerNovember 29, 1951—The Kingfish is conned into buying stolen turkeys from a country bumpkin.
- S01E24Ready Made FamilyDecember 6, 1951—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
- S01E25RelativesDecember 20, 1951—Clamming that his mother-in-law disturbs his home, the Kingfish takes his problems to family court. Meanwhile, more relatives show up.
- S01E26Andy Gets a TelegramDecember 27, 1951—The Kingfish winds up on a cattle boat bound for South America when Sapphire plots to separate him from his worthless friends.
- S01E27HospitalizationJanuary 3, 1952—Andy buys hospitalization insurance from the Kingfish and then relaxes in the hospital, turning the Kingfish frantic with bills he can't pay
Season02
- S02E01The Piggy BankJuly 10, 1952—The 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
- S02E02Sapphire's Mysterious AdmirerJuly 24, 1952—The Kingfish believes that Sapphire is in love with another man and that she and her beau are planning to get rid of him.
- S02E03The EyeglassesAugust 7, 1952—The Kingfish devises a plot to make Andy fail his road test so that he can buy his car cheaply.
- S02E04The Broken ClockAugust 21, 1952—Andy and the Kingfish accidentally become involved with a top military secret and the FBI when they mistakenly take a new secret altimeter c
- S02E05The BoarderSeptember 4, 1952—Sapphire maintains that her boarder, a singer with a large appetite, is a cultural asset, but to the Kingfish he is a gorging freeloader.
- S02E06The Engagement RingSeptember 18, 1952—The Kingfish plays matchmaker and arranges a match between Andy and an older woman, in the hope of collecting a services rendered fee.
- S02E07ArabiaOctober 2, 1952—The 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.
- S02E08Kingfish Sells a LotOctober 16, 1952—The Kingfish decides to dispose of a worthless piece of property to Andy, but it's Andy who gets the last laugh.
- S02E09The Race HorseOctober 30, 1952—The Kingfish gets conned when Andy sells him a broken down race horse.
- S02E10Cousin Effie's WillNovember 13, 1952—The Kingfish adopts Andy so that he will become eligible for a $2000 bequest under the terms of Cousin Effie's will.
- S02E11RestitutionNovember 27, 1952—While 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
- S02E12The Antique ShopDecember 11, 1952—The 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
- S02E13The Christmas StoryDecember 25, 1952—Andy is working very hard to earn enough money to buy a doll for his godchild.
- S02E14Birthday CardJanuary 8, 1953—Sapphire gives the Kingfish the third degree and wants to know why he received a birthday card signed Sweetheart.
- S02E15The Ballet TicketsJanuary 22, 1953—The 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
- S02E16Andy Gets MarriedFebruary 5, 1953—Double trouble for Andy, he has gotten engaged to two women.
- S02E17Leroy's SuitsFebruary 19, 1953—The Kingfish stages a clothing sale at the Lodge using a lieutenant's entire wardrobe.
- S02E18Seeing Is BelievingMarch 5, 1953—Sapphire thinks the Kingfish is secretly dating another woman, so she decides to make him jealous by having dinner alone with Andy.
- S02E19Andy Falls in Love with an ActressMarch 19, 1953—Andy, jealous over his girlfriend's amorous scenes in a play, decides to become an actor.
- S02E20Superfine BrushApril 2, 1953—The Kingfish pushed by Sapphire to get a job, becomes a door-to-door salesman, persuading Andy to take over at no salary.
- S02E21Kingfish at the BallgameApril 16, 1953—The Kingfish sells Andy a ring he finds in his crackerjack box before he finds out how valuable the ring really is.
- S02E22The Kingfish Finds His FutureApril 30, 1953—Feeling he's a failure at life, the Kingfish decides to take a series of aptitude tests to determine what his career should be.
- S02E23Sapphire's SisterMay 14, 1953—The 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
- S02E24Mr. Jackson Comes to TownMay 28, 1953—The Kingfish goes on a self-improvement course because Sapphire goes overboard over an ex-boyfriend and former Mr. America.
- S02E25The AdoptionJune 11, 1953—The Kingfish falls in love with a baby which is up for adoption, but instead is stuck with Horrible Horace, Sapphire's pesty nephew.
Season03
- S03E01Andy Goes into BusinessOctober 6, 1953—Andy goes into the doughnut business and the Kingfish decides he wants to get in on the deal.
- S03E02Income Tax ShowOctober 13, 1953—Andy 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
- S03E03Vacation ShowOctober 20, 1953—The Kingfish tries to swindle Andy by taking him on a trip through Central Park and pretending it is the entire USA.
- S03E04The Lodge Brothers ComplainOctober 27, 1953—The Kingfish hires a pretty young secretary to help him straighten out the lodge's messy book keeping, but ultimately ends up with Sapphire'
- S03E05The Kingfish Buys a ChairNovember 3, 1953—The Kingfish buys an old chair stuffed with money and then, not knowing the money is in the chair, he gives it away.
- S03E06The Classified AdNovember 24, 1953—Andy puts a wife-seeking ad in the newspaper and gets a good response, but all the applicants need dental work.
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