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The Worst Episodes of Amen

Every episode of Amen ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Man on a Ledge" is the worst rated episode of "Amen". It scored 5.6/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/1988. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thelma Says, I Do".

  • Man on a Ledge
    5.6/1019 votes
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    #1 - Man on a Ledge

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/16/1988

    Frye tries to erase Thelma's angry phone message.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thelma Says, I Do
    5.9/1018 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
    6.0/1022 votes
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    #3 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/1988

    Frye pushes Thelma to give Reuben an ultimatum.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Remember Mama
    6.0/1014 votes
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    #4 - I Remember Mama

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/1989

    Certain he is dying, Deacon Frye begins to reminisce about the love he had for Thelma's mother, and how she used to take care of him. He begins to tell Thelma about her late mother, about the day Thelma was brought home from the hospital, and about the day he had to tell her that her mother had died.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Noah

  • A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
    6.3/1016 votes
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    #5 - A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/22/1989

    The Reverend, Dea Frye, and Rollie try to talk a young man into going to college, and try to give him examples of what their lives would have been like had they not gone to college themselves.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deacon's Dilemma
    6.3/1019 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • A Star is Burned
    6.3/1020 votes
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    #7 - A Star is Burned

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/1991

    Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deak-Scam
    6.3/1019 votes
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    #8 - Deak-Scam

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/30/1991

    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: N/A

  • Date with an Angel
    6.3/1018 votes
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    #9 - Date with an Angel

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/1991

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Roast
    6.4/1018 votes
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    #10 - 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 Magician
    6.5/1022 votes
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    #11 - The Magician

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1987

    Aspiring magician Frye auditions for a children's show.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • The Fantasy
    6.5/1020 votes
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    #12 - The Fantasy

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/1988

    Thelma daydreams about a honeymoon with the Reverend, but the Deacon has his own vision of being with someone special, and where having the minister as a son-in-law creates lots of problems for him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Eric Cohen

  • Yo, Deak
    6.5/1023 votes
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    #13 - Yo, Deak

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/15/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: James R. Stein

  • Three Men and a Hammer
    6.5/1018 votes
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    #14 - Three Men and a Hammer

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/1991

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Look at Me, I'm Running
    6.6/1016 votes
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    #15 - Look at Me, I'm Running

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/1988

    Frye campaigns against an imprisoned state senator.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Judge Deacon Frye
    6.6/1019 votes
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    #16 - Judge Deacon Frye

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/29/1990

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wild Deak
    6.6/1019 votes
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    #17 - The Wild Deak

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/1991

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Divorce Lawyer
    6.7/1018 votes
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    #18 - The Divorce Lawyer

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/1987

    A forlorn woman comes to Deacon Frye's office seeking a divorce from her husband who she suspects is cheating on her. Frye sends his undercover detective to follow the man, and is informed that the husband is definitely cheating. However, after being misinformed, Frye tells the woman that her husband is unfaithful. Meanwhile, the church board votes in a new chairman to replace the deacon.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Thelma's Little Girl
    6.7/1020 votes
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    #19 - Thelma's Little Girl

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/1987

    Thelma becomes a foster parent to a precocious nine-year-old girl.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deacon's Donkey
    6.7/1019 votes
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    #20 - The Deacon's Donkey

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1988

    The animals in the congregation's live Nativity scene include a goat that sends Rev. Gregory up a tree and an ailing donkey that finds a place in the Deacon's heart.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You're in the Army Now (Part 1)
    6.7/1022 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • The Wedding
    6.7/1018 votes
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    #22 - 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 Deacon's Slam Dunk
    6.7/1023 votes
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    #23 - The Deacon's Slam Dunk

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1991

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
    6.7/1020 votes
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    #24 - Nothin' Says Lovin' ...

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/2/1991

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Court of Love
    6.8/1020 votes
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    #25 - Court of Love

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/1988

    The Deacon can't keep his mind on church business when a comely legal assistant (Loretta Divine) is brought in by Rev Gregory to assist him on an insurance case. The church needs to win the court case against the insurance company in order to get a new boiler for heat in the church, during the coldest winter on record. The Deacon is so completely smitten by his new assistant that he may be in danger of losing the case.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A