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The Best Episodes of Amen

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...

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  1. Background image for Pilot
    8.1/10(53 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    In the series pilot, Ernest Frye, a holier-than-thou deacon, is seeking a new minister for the First Community church.

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    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Morning After
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #2 - The Morning After

    S1:E3

    Thelma intoxicates Reverend Gregory with her wine-cooked dinner, and he intoxicates her with a kiss. But the next morning, he has to break the news to her that he is not romantically interested in her, it was the alcohol that affected him. However, Thelma doesn't take the bad news very well, and gives him some charm of her own. Reuben also faces a dliemna with secretarial overstaffing.

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  3. Background image for Rolly Falls in Love
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Rolly Falls in Love

    S1:E5

    Rolly has his eye on the waitress at the diner around the corner, but he is too shy to approach her. So he asks Deacon Frye to approach her on his behalf. Deacon Frye meets the waitress named Leona and finds out she doesn't even know who Rolly is. But since she's so attractive, he decides to ask her out himself. But while having a romantic get-together at her place, they are surprised by the unexpected return of her husband. Deacon Frye narrowly escapes without getting caught, but when he stops by to tell Rolly what happened, Rolly makes a date with the real waitress he's had his eye on, Hannah. Oddly enough, he doesn't even know who Leona is.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Thelma's Birthday
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Thelma's Birthday

    S2:E9

    Deacon Frye slips and falls while shovelling snow, and hurts his back. The doctor treating the Deacon's back becomes romantically interested in Thelma, and competes with Rev. Gregory for her attention, on her birthday.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Wedding Bell Blues
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Wedding Bell Blues

    S2:E19

    Rev. Gregory is upset when the first couple he ever married accuses him of malpractice and negligent counseling. He is represented at his trial by attorney Frye, with surprising results. Meanwhile, Deacon Frye tries to turn the church into a wedding chapel, Las Vegas style.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Courtship of Bess Richards
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    #6 - The Courtship of Bess Richards

    S1:E2

    After hearing a beautiful gospel singer sing at a wedding, Deacon Frye decides to woo her so she will join the church and sing in the choir. He flatters her, and wines her and dines her to compel her to come, but his plan backfires when all the attention she is receiving causes her to fall in love with Deacon Frye, and she thinks he wants to marry her. At his wits end, he decides to tell her the truth, unaware of the wrath of a scorned woman.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Into the Night
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Into the Night

    S1:E17

    A date with Frye lands Reuben's aunt in jail.

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  9. Background image for California Dreaming
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #8 - California Dreaming

    S2:E1

    Reuben contemplates accepting a new job in Los Angeles.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Twelve Songs of Christmas
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Twelve Songs of Christmas

    S2:E11

    The choir fights over which carol to sing in a competition.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  11. Background image for Dueling Ministers
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #10 - Dueling Ministers

    S2:E4

    Rev. Johnny returns to give a sermon at the church.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Thelma's Reunion

    S2:E5

    As Thelma's high school reunion approaches, Thelma dreads coming to the reunion because of the way her life has turned out, and especially because of her old friend, Darlene Moore who she grew up with, and with whom she feels she could never match up. Meanwhile, the Reverend asks Thelma to go with him to her reunion, but then she finds out her father set it up. Meanwhile Cassietta is being audited by the IRS.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  13. Background image for A Slight Case of Murder (2)
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #12 - A Slight Case of Murder (2)

    S2:E21

    Deacon Frye has now defended Roxanne in court and she has been found not to have murdered her husband. Now, there is nothing to stand in the way of his romantic passions for her. After a brief romantic interlude, they decide to get married, even though Thelma strongly disapproves. At the wedding ceremony, Thelma does everything she can to interrupt the proceedings, but undaunted, Deacon Frye presses ahead with the ceremony. Not even a fire in the church could stop him from marrying the woman of his Dreams.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  14. Background image for Rolly's Wedding (2)
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Rolly's Wedding (2)

    S2:E8

    On the verge of marriage, Rolly gets cold feet.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Deacon Dearest
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Deacon Dearest

    S2:E17

    Deacon Frye takes a personal interest in the divorce of a church couple, when he finds out the husband of the distraught woman is a millionaire.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  16. Background image for A Slight Case of Murder (1)
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #15 - A Slight Case of Murder (1)

    S2:E20

    When an attractive & glamorous woman comes to Deacon Frye for help in the murder of her husband, Deacon Frye defends her in court, and falls for charms.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen
  17. Background image for The Deacon Delivers
    7.6/10(33 votes)

    #16 - The Deacon Delivers

    S1:E4

    A wayward teen wants to be reinstated in the church choir after being away from it for a while. Pastor Gregory is anxious to reinstate her, until he finds out she is pregnant, and not married. Fearing that her example might be a bad one for other teens in the church, he asks her to leave the choir. But things come to a head when she goes into labor during a baby shower at Deacon Frye's house, and the deacon is the only one left to deliver the baby. Meanwhile, the gang is trying to learn to speak Italian.

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  18. Background image for Retreat, Heck!
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Retreat, Heck!

    S1:E6

    The church's planned retreat is not at all interesting to Deacon Frye, until he learns that a former client, whom he caused to spend 5 years in jail, is getting out, and blames him for his jail time. So now, Deacon Frye must join the rest of the church at the retreat so the angry former client can't find him.

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    Director:John Robins
  19. Background image for Reuben's Romance
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #18 - Reuben's Romance

    S1:E9

    Rev. Gregory has a crisis of conscience when he is attracted to a widow who needs comforting in her time of grief. He wrestles with his conscience when she asks him to perform her wedding ceremony to another man, knowing that he wishes it was him.

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  20. Background image for Casting the First Stone
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Casting the First Stone

    S1:E15

    While testifying in the church, Lorenzo admits to having an affair with an unnamed sister in the church, which starts the congregation speculating and gossipping, and turns member against member. In order for the church to get back to normal, and for people to stop speculating, the woman must come forward and also confess her illicit affair with Lorenzo. However, in an uncharactistic move, the congretation gels when the guilty party stands before them.

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    Director:John Robins
  21. Background image for Snakes Alive
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Snakes Alive

    S2:E12

    After the Deacon runs out of the church in mortal terror, the Reverend discovers that his panic was due to a fake rubber snake someone had left behind. And because of that incident, the Deacon has been the object of ridicule with the congregation. So, to help conquer his fear of snakes, the Deacon visits a therapist, who begins treating him for his phobia. Part of the treatment includes him staying in a room alone with a large boa constrictor.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Rival
    7.5/10(33 votes)

    #21 - The Rival

    S1:E19

    Deacon Frye hires a new attractive Sunday school teacher for the church, and Reuben falls for her, angering Thelma.

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  23. Background image for Deacon on the Line
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Deacon on the Line

    S2:E6

    The Deacon is left to his own devices when a teen-hotline caller threatens suicide.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Psychic (2)
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - The Psychic (2)

    S3:E15

    Rev. Gregory looks for a way to convince Thelma that Tanya's prediction is bunk, while Thelma goes on an eating binge and Tanya dons a wedding gown. (Part 2 of 2)

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Nothing But the Truth
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Nothing But the Truth

    S3:E17

    Rev. Gregory's mother comes to town for a visit, and is smitten by the deacon's charms. So much so, that they get caught in a compromising situation with her taking the deacon's pants off. On the other hand, she disapproves of Thelma because of her large bone structure.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for After the Fall
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #25 - After the Fall

    S1:E10

    Rolly falls at the bank and, after the Deacon finagles, is awarded a settlement—which he refuses.

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    Director:John Robins
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Amen". It scored 8.1/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Stan Lathan and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/1986. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Morning After".