Amen

Season 5

TV-G
The new head of Philadelphia's First Community Church, Rev. Rueben Gregory, finds dealing with the headstrong, opinionated, and unethical Deacon Ernest Frye--who works as a lawyer when not tending to church business--won't make his job easy.

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22 Episodes

  • Love, Deacon Style
    E1
    Love, Deacon StyleOn her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.
  • Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
    E2
    Two Men, One Woman and a BabyAfter a woman is car-jacked, with her baby still in the car with the theif, the thief drops the baby off on the doorsteps of the First Community Church. And since Thelma has no children of her own, whe makes plans to become the child's foster mother, against objections from the deacon and the Rev. Soon the child even begins to soften the deacon's stand. But in the end, Thelma is determined to hold onto the baby. . . until the child's mother shows up. Meanwhile, Deacon Frye is tax audited and owes Uncle Sam a large sum of money.
  • Child's Play
    E3
    Child's PlayFrye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""
  • Yo, Deak
    E4
    Yo, DeakFrye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""
  • Miracle on 134th Street (1)
    E5
    Miracle on 134th Street (1)Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)
  • Miracle on 134th Street (2)
    E6
    Miracle on 134th Street (2)Santa gives him a second chance, and Frye gets the charges against him dropped.
  • Judge Deacon Frye
    E7
    Judge Deacon FryeNewly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.
  • The Gospel Truth
    E8
    The Gospel TruthReuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.
  • Lights, Camera, Deacon
    E9
    Lights, Camera, DeaconFrye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.
  • Unforgettable
    E10
    UnforgettableFrye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.
  • Ernie and the Sublimes
    E11
    Ernie and the SublimesThe deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.
  • The Deacon's Slam Dunk
    E12
    The Deacon's Slam DunkFrye and Ruben both try to intervene when the Deacon's pro basketball player client, wants to marry Amelia and move to Italy. Will Love intervene instead and short-circuit the deacon's plans?
  • Three Men and a Hammer
    E13
    Three Men and a HammerRapper MC Hammer has a dual role as a flamboyant minister and as himself, busting a move to keep Clarence in school. Guard: Jacques Apollo Bolton. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis.
  • Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
    E14
    Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
  • My Fair Homeboy
    E15
    My Fair Homeboy
  • A Star is Burned
    E16
    A Star is BurnedThelma gets her own TV cooking show.
  • Deak-Scam
    E17
    Deak-ScamJudge Frye visits an old nemesis who tries to set him up in a sting operation. The judge is offered a large sum of money to alter the outcome of a certain case he presides over. And while everyone watches him on film, Judge Frye must make one of the toughest decisions of his life: whether to be honest and turn the money down, or enjoy the spice of life, with all that cash!
  • The Wild Deak
    E18
    The Wild Deak
  • Three's a Crowd
    E19
    Three's a CrowdDeacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.
  • Date with an Angel
    E20
    Date with an AngelAt an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.
  • Deliverance (1)
    E21
    Deliverance (1)Frye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.
  • Deliverance (2)
    E22
    Deliverance (2)Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church: Thelma delivers a baby boy. (Part 2 of 2) Her delivery overdue, Thelma attends a telethon.

Cast of Season 5

  • Sherman HemsleyDeacon Ernest Frye
  • Clifton DavisReverend Reuben Gregory
  • Anna Maria HorsfordThelma Frye
  • Roz RyanAmelia Hetabrink
  • Jester HairstonRolly Forbes
  • Tony T. JohnsonChris
  • Bumper RobinsonClarence
  • Ed. WeinbergerProducer
  • Peter NoahProducer
  • James R. SteinProducer
  • Robert IllesProducer

 

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