Series Description:

The Amen TV show was a comedy series about the Deacon of a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who had to learn to deal with his new, young assistant Reverend with different ideas about how to run a congregation! To make matters worse, the Deacon's daughter decided that she kind of liked the "rebel" Reverend!

Amen Cast Members:

Sherman Hemsley ........... Deacon Ernest Frye
Clifton Davis ............. Reverend Reuben Gregory
Anna Maria Horsford ....... Thelma Frye
Roz Ryan .................. Sister Amelia
Jester Hairston ........... Rolly Forbes
Barbara Montgomery ........ Sister Casietta Hetebrink (1986-1990)
Rosetta LeNoire ........... Leola Forbes (1987-1989)
Tony T. Johnson ........... Chris (1988-1990)
Franklyn Seales ........... Lorenzo Hollingsworth (1986-1987)
Elsa Raven ................ Inga (1988-1990)
Bumper Robinson ........... Clarence (1990-1991)

Amen Theme Song Lyrics:

Title: "Shine On Me"

Performed By: "Vanessa Bell Armstrong"

Turn on the lights of Heaven Lord
Shine on me
Turn on the lights of Heaven Lord
Shine on me shine on me

Let all the lights (let all the lights)
Be on the road the road
Helpin' me find my way home

Turn on the lights of Heaven Lord
Shine on me (shine on me)
Shine on me (shine on me)
(Repeats during fadeaway)

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Pilot (9/27/1986)
The Courtship of Bess Richards (10/4/1986)
The Morning After (10/11/1986)
The Deacon Delivers (11/1/1986)
Rolly Falls in Love (11/8/1986)
Retreat, Heck! (11/15/1986)
Sermon From the Cell (11/22/1986)
Maitre D'eacon (11/29/1986)
Reuben's Romance (12/6/1986)
After the Fall (12/13/1986)
Your Christmas Show of Shows (12/20/1986)
Frye for the Defense (1/10/1987)
Thelma's Choice (1/17/1987)
Betting on the Boy (1/24/1987)
Casting the First Stone (2/7/1987)
Yes Sir, That's Your Baby (2/14/1987)
Into the Night (2/21/1987)
The Divorce Lawyer (2/28/1987)
The Rival (3/7/1987)
The Magician (3/14/1987)
Glen Garry Glen Thelma (3/21/1987)
What's Up, Deacon? (4/4/1987)

The Second Season

California Dreaming (10/3/1987)
Dancing in the Dark (10/17/1987)
You Bet Your Life (10/24/1987)
Dueling Ministers (10/31/1987)
Thelma's Reunion (11/7/1987)
Deacon on the Line (11/14/1987)
Rolly's Proposal - Part 1 (11/21/1987)
Rolly's Wedding - Part 2 (11/28/1987)
Thelma's Birthday (12/5/1987)
Thelma's Little Girl (12/12/1987)
The Twelve Songs of Christmas (12/19/1987)
Snakes Alive (1/2/1988)
Man on a Ledge (1/16/1988)
To Catch a Thief (1/23/1988)
The Widow (2/6/1988)
Stranded (2/20/1988)
Deacon Dearest (2/27/1988)
The Fantasy (3/5/1988)
Wedding Bell Blues (3/12/1988)
A Slight Case of Murder - Part 1 (4/30/1988)
A Slight Case of Murder - Part 2 (5/7/1988)

The Third Season

Fear of Flying (10/8/1988)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (10/22/1988)
Look at Me, I'm Running (10/29/1988)
Court of Love (11/5/1988)
Get 'Em Up, Scout (11/12/1988)
The Minister's Wife (11/19/1988)
The Housekeeper (11/26/1988)
Thelma's Handyman (12/3/1988)
The Deacon's Donkey (12/10/1988)
Matchmaker, Matchmaker (1/7/1989)
I Remember Mama (1/14/1989)
The Reverend Ernest Frye (1/28/1989)
The Green Card (2/4/1989)
The Psychic - Part 1 (2/11/1989)
The Psychic - Part 2 (2/18/1989)
The Boxer (2/25/1989)
Nothing But the Truth (3/4/1989)
Career Girl (3/18/1989)
First Community Talent Show (4/1/1989)
The Last Supper (4/8/1989)
Sing, Sister, Sing (4/15/1989)
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (4/22/1989)

The Fourth Season

Thelma Frye, Dough Girl (9/16/1989)
The Engagement (9/23/1989)
Where There's A Will (9/30/1989)
Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine (10/14/1989)
Who Am I? (10/21/1989)
Witness for the Defense (10/28/1989)
TV or Not TV (11/4/1989)
Don't Rain on My Shower (11/11/1989)
Thelma Says, I Do (11/18/1989)
You're in the Army Now (Part 1) (11/25/1989)
You're in the Army Now (Part 2) (12/2/1989)
Sergeant in Arms (12/6/1989)
The Deacon vs. the US Army (1/6/1990)
The Roast (1/13/1990)
The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law (1/27/1990)
The Wedding (2/3/1990)
The Honeymoon (2/10/1990)
The Talent Show (2/12/1990)
Moving In (2/17/1990)
Deacon's Dilemma (2/24/1990)
Trouble in Paradise (3/3/1990)
Who's Sorry Now? (3/17/1990)
The Deacon's Confession (3/24/1990)

The Fifth Season

Love, Deacon Style (11/17/1990)
Two Men, One Woman and a Baby (12/1/1990)
Child's Play (12/8/1990)
Yo, Deak (12/15/1990)
Miracle on 134th Street - Part 1 (12/22/1990)
Miracle on 134th Street - Part 2 (12/22/1990)
Judge Deacon Frye (12/29/1990)
The Gospel Truth (1/5/1991)
Lights, Camera, Deacon (1/12/1991)
Unforgettable (1/19/1991)
Ernie and the Sublimes (2/2/1991)
The Deacon's Slam Dunk (2/9/1991)
Three Men and a Hammer (2/23/1991)
Nothin' Says Lovin' ... (3/2/1991)
My Fair Homeboy (3/9/1991)
A Star is Burned (3/23/1991)
Deak-Scam (3/30/1991)
The Wild Deak (4/6/1991)
Three's a Crowd (4/13/1991)
Date with an Angel (4/27/1991)
Deliverance - Part 1 (5/4/1991)
Deliverance - Part 2 (5/11/1991)