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The Best Episodes of Amos 'n' Andy

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A sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 8 - Kingfish Sells a Lot
    8.1/10(41 votes)

    #1 - Kingfish Sells a Lot

    S2:E8

    The Kingfish decides to dispose of a worthless piece of property to Andy, but it's Andy who gets the last laugh.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 4 - Rare Coin
    8.0/10(51 votes)

    #2 - Rare Coin

    S1:E4

    Pilot episode. The Kingfish swindles Andy out of a rare coin and Andy swindles it right back by use of a clever trick in a phone booth coin slot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 13 - The Christmas Story
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #3 - The Christmas Story

    S2:E13

    Andy is working very hard to earn enough money to buy a doll for his godchild.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 9 - The Gun
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    #4 - The Gun

    S1:E9

    The Kingfish, trying to pawn a gun, is mistaken for a robber.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 1 - Kingfish Gets Drafted
    7.7/10(56 votes)

    #5 - Kingfish Gets Drafted

    S1:E1

    When the Kingfish gets drafted, his wife and his lodge brothers applaud but soon change their tune when his outfit is to go overseas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 10 - Call Lehigh 4-9900
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Call Lehigh 4-9900

    S1:E10

    The Kingfish accidentally answers a newspaper ad for a lonely hearts club, and when a girl shows up at his office, Andy poses as the Kingfish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 19 - The Happy Stevenses
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #7 - The Happy Stevenses

    S1:E19

    The Kingfish and Sapphire imitate participants in a radio show about a happy marriage, in order to change the pattern of their stormy marriage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 2 - Kingfish's Secretary
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #8 - Kingfish's Secretary

    S1:E2

    Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. The Kingfish mistakenly signs a letter requesting a mail order bride with a letter requesting a wash woman for the building.

    Director:Charles Barton
    Writers:Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, Bob Ross

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  9. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 5 - Kingfish Has a Baby
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Kingfish Has a Baby

    S1:E5

    The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 21 - Kingfish at the Ballgame
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Kingfish at the Ballgame

    S2:E21

    The Kingfish sells Andy a ring he finds in his crackerjack box before he finds out how valuable the ring really is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 6 - Counterfeiters Rent Basement
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Counterfeiters Rent Basement

    S1:E6

    Andy becomes a hero when he overpowers a gang of counterfeiters and collects a fat reward.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  12. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 7 - Sapphire Disappears
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #12 - Sapphire Disappears

    S1:E7

    The Kingfish thinks Sapphire has been murdered when she leaves him in a huff and he can find no trace of her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  13. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 23 - The Turkey Dinner
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #13 - The Turkey Dinner

    S1:E23

    The Kingfish is conned into buying stolen turkeys from a country bumpkin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 4 - The Broken Clock
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #14 - The Broken Clock

    S2:E4

    Andy and the Kingfish accidentally become involved with a top military secret and the FBI when they mistakenly take a new secret altimeter clock for a replacement for their broken one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 20 - Traffic Violation
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #15 - Traffic Violation

    S1:E20

    The Kingfish and Andy, co-owners of a car, compete with each other in the collection of traffic tickets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 21 - Quo Vadis
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #16 - Quo Vadis

    S1:E21

    The Kingfish goes to a lavish dinner party at which he finds, uncomfortably, that Sapphire is a waitress.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 22 - The Diner
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #17 - The Diner

    S1:E22

    The Kingfish and Andy buy a diner, which was doing a good business, and run it out of business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 12 - The Antique Shop
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #18 - The Antique Shop

    S2:E12

    The Kingfish outfoxes himself when he sends all his lodge brothers into an antique shop to convince his cousin Leo to buy it, but with all those customers the store owner won't sell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 3 - Young Girl's Mother
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #19 - Young Girl's Mother

    S1:E3

    Andy wants to marry a very young girl until he meets her mother, a formidable woman he jilted many years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 15 - Andy Buys a House
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #20 - Andy Buys a House

    S1:E15

    The Kingfish takes a job as a real estate agent and must prove himself by selling a house on condemned land-- he does, to Andy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 10 - Cousin Effie's Will
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Cousin Effie's Will

    S2:E10

    The Kingfish adopts Andy so that he will become eligible for a $2000 bequest under the terms of Cousin Effie's will.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Amos 'n' Andy Season 2 Episode 20 - Superfine Brush
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Superfine Brush

    S2:E20

    The Kingfish pushed by Sapphire to get a job, becomes a door-to-door salesman, persuading Andy to take over at no salary.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 13 - Jewelry Store Robbery
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #23 - Jewelry Store Robbery

    S1:E13

    Andy and the Kingfish find that a snapshot they took is worth $1000 because it shows a man robbing a store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 17 - Getting Mama Married (1)
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Getting Mama Married (1)

    S1:E17

    The Kingfish's mother-in-law elopes with a conman and a fleecer of widows.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Amos 'n' Andy Season 1 Episode 27 - Hospitalization
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Hospitalization

    S1:E27

    Andy buys hospitalization insurance from the Kingfish and then relaxes in the hospital, turning the Kingfish frantic with bills he can't pay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Kingfish Sells a Lot" is the best rated episode of "Amos 'n' Andy". It scored 8.1/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/16/1952. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rare Coin".