Series

Amen

1986 · 5 seasons · Comedy · Family

IMDb

6.8

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.

Sherman Hemsley

Deacon Ernest Frye

Clifton Davis

Reverend Reuben Gregory

Anna Maria Horsford

Thelma Frye

Roz Ryan

Amelia Hetabrink

Jester Hairston

Rolly Forbes

Tony T. Johnson

Chris

Bumper Robinson

Clarence

• Ed. WeinbergerProducer
• Peter NoahProducer
• James R. SteinProducer
• Robert IllesProducer

First aired

September 27, 1986

Last aired

May 11, 1991

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

110

Rated

TV-G

Genres

Comedy, Family

• Season 122 episodes · 1986
• Season 221 episodes · 1987
• Season 322 episodes · 1988
• Season 423 episodes · 1989
• Season 522 episodes · 1990

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