Amen
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger
Starring	Sherman Hemsley Clifton Davis Anna Maria Horsford Roz Ryan Jester Hairston Barbara Montgomery(1986–90) Rosetta LeNoire(1987–89) Elsa Raven(1988–90) Tony T. Johnson(1988–91) Montrose Hagins(1989–91) Bumper Robinson(1990–91)
Theme music composer	Andraé Crouch
Opening theme	"Shine on Me" byVanessa Bell Armstrong
Composer	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	110(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	James R. Stein Bob Illes David Lloyd Arthur Julian Ed. Weinberger
Producers	Jim Geoghan Marilynn Loncar Peter Noah Bob Peete
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Carson Productions Stein & Illes Productions (season 5)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) – May 11, 1991 (1991-05-11)

Amen is an American televisionsitcom produced byCarson Productions that aired onNBC from September 27, 1986, to May 11, 1991. Set inSherman Hemsley's real-life hometown ofPhiladelphia,Amen stars Hemsley as thedeacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms onNBC in the 1980s and early 1990s that featured predominantlyblack casts – others includedThe Cosby Show,A Different World,The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and227.^[1] The series marked Hemsley's return to a series for the first time sinceThe Jeffersons ended in 1985.

The series starsSherman Hemsley (ofAll in the Family andThe Jeffersons fame) as Deacon Ernest Frye, of the First Community Church ofPhiladelphia. Frye, who works as a lawyer, is often dishonest and frequently gets into trouble with his many harebrained schemes.Anna Maria Horsford played Deacon Frye's 36-year-old single daughter, Thelma Frye. The Reverend Reuben Gregory, played byClifton Davis, was the new, young pastor of the First Community Church, and also the object of Thelma's affection. The two eventually married during the fourth season, despite the fact that Reverend Gregory and Deacon Frye often butted heads. In the series finale, Thelma gives birth to the couple's first child..^[2]

The cast also includedJester Hairston as high-spirited and livelysenior citizen Rolly Forbes, who often acted as the voice of reason. Davis and Hairston had previously worked together, playing Clifton and Wildcat on the 1970s sitcomThat's My Mama. The show also starred comedienneRoz Ryan andBarbara Montgomery as Amelia and Cassietta Hetebrink, a pair of chattering sisters at thechurch. Also appearing on the show was Leola Henderson (played byRosetta LeNoire), Rolly's love interest and eventual wife. After portraying Leola Forbes for two seasons, LeNoire left the show to star in the successful sitcomFamily Matters as Grandma 'Mother' Estelle Winslow. LeNoire was replaced by Montrose Hagins who played the character from 1989 until the series' end in 1991.

For the third and fourth seasons, joining the cast wereElsa Raven as Swedishhousekeeper Inga and Tony T. Johnson as Chris, a young boy that lived next door to Deacon Frye. In arunning gag, Chris would visit the Frye home for various reasons and would say something outrageous that would cause one of the adults to pick him up and carry him out of the house. The character of Enga was dropped from the show in 1990, with no explanation given for her disappearance. Barbara Montgomery left the series in 1990 to star onABC'sMarried People, but there was no explanation of her character's absence on the show. In the fifth and final season,Bumper Robinson joined the cast as Clarence, a young street kid andprotégé of Deacon Frye.

• Sherman Hemsley as Ernest Frye, a widowed deacon of the First Community Church in Philadelphia. Ernest was also a personal injury lawyer and notorious ambulance chaser.
• Clifton Davis as the Reverend Doctor Reuben Gregory, the new pastor of the Community Church and Thelma's love interest and eventual husband
• Anna Maria Horsford as Thelma Frye Gregory, the Deacon's daughter and Reuben's eventual wife
• Roz Ryan as Amelia Hetebrink, the church secretary, Casietta's sister (both were chatterers and known as "the Hetebrink sisters")
• Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes, anelder church member, who often acts as the voice of reason
• Barbara Montgomery as Casietta Hetebrink (1986–90), the church trustee, Amelia's sister. Barbara was the only original cast member to leave the series, she went on to star in ABC'sMarried People in 1990. Casietta mysteriously disappeared and was never talked about.
• Elsa Raven as Inga (1988–90), the Deacon's Swedish housekeeper
• Tony T. Johnson as Chris (1988-91), a young boy, the Deacon's neighbor
• Rosetta LeNoire as Leola Henderson Forbes (1987–89), Rolly's love interest and eventual wife
• Montrose Hagins as Leola Henderson Forbes (1989–91), Rolly's wife
• Bumper Robinson as Clarence (1990–91), a young street kid andprotégé of Deacon Frye

The Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, a stone gothic church building at 41st and Spring Garden Street, was used for exterior views of the First Community Church. Consequently, the Mount Pisgah Church became known to the nation as the "Amen Church".^[3]

• 1986–1987: #13^[4]
• 1987–1988: #15^[5]
• 1988–1989: #25^[6]
• 1989–1990: #33
• 1990–1991: #65

• Amen atIMDb

• 1986 American television series debuts
• 1991 American television series endings
• 1980s American multi-camera sitcoms
• 1990s American multi-camera sitcoms
• 1980s American black sitcoms
• 1990s American black sitcoms
• American English-language television shows
• American religious television series
• TV One (American TV channel) original programming
• Television series by Universal Television
• Television shows set in Philadelphia
• Television series created by Ed. Weinberger
• Television series by Carson Productions
• Religious comedy television series
• NBC sitcoms

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