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The Best Episodes of Amen Season 4

Every episode of Amen Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Amen Season 4!

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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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Thelma Frye, Dough Girl" is the best rated episode of "Amen" season 4. It scored 7.1/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Shelley Jensen and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Engagement".

  • Thelma Frye, Dough Girl
    7.1/1015 votes

    #1 - Thelma Frye, Dough Girl

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1989

    Home on leave, Thelma attempts Christmas dinner.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Engagement
    7.3/1017 votes

    #2 - The Engagement

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1989

    Nobody in the First Community Church can keep a secret. When word gets out that Ruben is about to propose marriage to Thelma, the whole congregation drops what they were doing, and shows up at the church to witness the blessed event. But when the deadline comes and goes, and Rev Gregory doesnt make his move, everyone wonders if it will ever happen.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • Where There's A Will
    7.1/1019 votes

    #3 - Where There's A Will

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1989

    The Deacon's estranged father-in-law, who once disowned the Fryes, lies on his deathbed and tries to reconcile with the Deacon by leaving him an inheritance. But all bets are off when Grandpa Tillman begins to recover.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
    7.7/1024 votes

    #4 - Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1989

    Everyone thinks Thelma needs help holding on to her man when the svelte ex-fiance of the Reverend's, Maxine Varnay, comes to Philadelphia and makes a beeline for the Reverend, intending to rekindle a love affair.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Am I?
    7.9/1021 votes

    #5 - Who Am I?

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1989

    After tripping and falling during a fishing trip, Thelma looses her memory and can't remember who she is. She can't remeber that the Deacon is her father, and she forgets that she is in love with Ruben. To compensate, she takes on new personality and begins dating another man.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • Witness for the Defense
    7.1/1018 votes

    #6 - Witness for the Defense

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1989

    Frye gets his first big murder case.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • TV or Not TV
    7.1/1019 votes

    #7 - TV or Not TV

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1989

    As the congregation prepares for a TV appearance showcasing Sunday services, a street gang terrorizes the neighborhood and threatens to stop Rev. Gregory from delivering his sermon.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Rain on My Shower
    7.4/1017 votes

    #8 - Don't Rain on My Shower

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1989

    Thelma goes overboard at her bridal shower to impress her high school nemesis with reports that she's living the good life.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Marco Pennette

  • Thelma Says, I Do
    5.9/1018 votes

    #9 - Thelma Says, I Do

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1989

    Everything goes wrong that could possibly go wrong on Thelma's wedding day; the wrong wedding dress is delivered to the house and Rev. Gregory comes down with wedding-day jitters.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • You're in the Army Now (Part 1)
    6.7/1022 votes

    #10 - You're in the Army Now (Part 1)

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1989

    Thelma joins the Army, intending to become one lean, mean fighting machine. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • You're in the Army Now (Part 2)
    7.2/1016 votes

    #11 - You're in the Army Now (Part 2)

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1989

    Rev. Gregory and the Deacon pay a visit to the Army base after a tough drill sergeant denies misguided private Thelma a weekend pass.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • Sergeant in Arms
    7.3/1017 votes

    #12 - Sergeant in Arms

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1989

    Fearing he's lost Thelma to Sgt. Burke, Rev. Gregory puts up a fight when she comes home on a weekend pass with the sergeant in tow.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Thelma Frye, Dough Girl
    6.9/1014 votes

    #13 - Thelma Frye, Dough Girl

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1989

    Thelma is home on a weekend pass for the Christmas holiday, which affords her the perfect opportunity to be the perfect hostess, the perfect cook and the perfect wife-to-be for Rev. Gregory.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Roast
    6.4/1018 votes

    #14 - The Roast

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1990

    Deacon Frye is the subject of an honorary roast.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Roast
    7.0/1017 votes

    #15 - The Roast

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1990

    Deacon Frye is the subject of an honorary roast.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law
    7.5/1024 votes

    #16 - The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/1990

    Frye entertains Reuben's mother in Atlantic City.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding
    6.7/1018 votes

    #17 - The Wedding

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/1990

    Thelma and Reuben are finally ready to tie the knot, but the minister isn't: a sedative puts him to sleep during the ceremony and there are no other ministers available to perform the ceremony.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Honeymoon
    7.9/1024 votes

    #18 - The Honeymoon

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/1990

    Plans for a Hawaiian honeymoon sour like yesterday's poi when a man tries to jump from the ledge of Thelma and Reuben's hotel suite.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • The Talent Show
    7.2/1014 votes

    #19 - The Talent Show

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1990

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    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Moving In
    7.8/1017 votes

    #20 - Moving In

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1990

    A lonely Deacon makes a pest of himself after the newlyweds return home from their honeymoon, and Thelma makes a huge mess when she tries to flambe' a chicken at her first dinner party.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Deacon's Dilemma
    6.3/1019 votes

    #21 - Deacon's Dilemma

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1990

    The Deacon swears off defending sleazy clients after he falls for the new assistant minister, who thinks he is a perfect Christian man, and looks to him for inspiration. So much so, that she decides to make a drastic change in her life so she can be a help to her fellow man, just like the Deacon.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A

  • Who's Sorry Now?
    7.4/1014 votes

    #22 - Who's Sorry Now?

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/17/1990

    The Deacon and Amelia trade insults in and out of the courtroom after Amelia trips on the Deacon's steps and breaks her foot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who's Sorry Now?
    7.3/1015 votes

    #23 - Who's Sorry Now?

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 3/17/1990

    The Deacon and Amelia trade insults in and out of the courtroom after Amelia trips on the Deacon's steps and breaks her foot.

    Director: Shelley Jensen

    Writer: N/A