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The Best Episodes of Amen Season 5

Every episode of Amen Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Amen Season 5!

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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 Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Amen Season 5 Episode 22 - Deliverance (2)
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    S5:E22

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James R. Stein

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  2. Amen Season 5 Episode 5 - Miracle on 134th Street (1)
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    S5:E5

    Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Amen Season 5 Episode 6 - Miracle on 134th Street (2)
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    S5:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James R. Stein

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  4. Amen Season 5 Episode 15 - My Fair Homeboy
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    S5:E15

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Amen Season 5 Episode 9 - Lights, Camera, Deacon
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    S5:E9

    Frye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Amen Season 5 Episode 19 - Three's a Crowd
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    S5:E19

    Deacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Amen Season 5 Episode 21 - Deliverance (1)
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    S5:E21

    Frye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Amen Season 5 Episode 1 - Love, Deacon Style
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S5:E1

    On her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Amen Season 5 Episode 2 - Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S5:E2

    After 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robin J. Stein

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  10. Amen Season 5 Episode 3 - Child's Play
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    S5:E3

    Frye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Amen Season 5 Episode 14 - Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S5:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Amen Season 5 Episode 18 - The Wild Deak
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S5:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Amen Season 5 Episode 10 - Unforgettable
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    S5:E10

    Frye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Amen Season 5 Episode 11 - Ernie and the Sublimes
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    S5:E11

    The deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Amen Season 5 Episode 4 - Yo, Deak
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    S5:E4

    Frye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:James R. Stein

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  16. Amen Season 5 Episode 7 - Judge Deacon Frye
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    S5:E7

    Newly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Amen Season 5 Episode 12 - The Deacon's Slam Dunk
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    S5:E12

    Frye 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Amen Season 5 Episode 17 - Deak-Scam
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    S5:E17

    Judge 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!

    Director:Michael Dimich
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Amen Season 5 Episode 13 - Three Men and a Hammer
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    S5:E13

    Rapper 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Amen Season 5 Episode 16 - A Star is Burned
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    S5:E16

    Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Amen Season 5 Episode 8 - The Gospel Truth
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    S5:E8

    Reuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Amen Season 5 Episode 20 - Date with an Angel
    6.7/10(21 votes)

    S5:E20

    At an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Deliverance (2)" is the best rated episode of "Amen" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by James R. Stein, it aired on 5/11/1991. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Miracle on 134th Street (1)".