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The Worst Episodes of Amen

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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 Worst Episode
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    Amen Season 2 Episode 13 - Man on a Ledge
    6.0/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Man on a Ledge

    S2:E13

    Frye tries to erase Thelma's angry phone message.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Amen Season 3 Episode 11 - I Remember Mama
    6.2/10(17 votes)

    #2 - I Remember Mama

    S3:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Noah

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  3. Amen Season 3 Episode 2 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

    S3:E2

    Frye pushes Thelma to give Reuben an ultimatum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Amen Season 4 Episode 14 - The Roast
    6.6/10(22 votes)

    #4 - The Roast

    S4:E14

    Deacon Frye is the subject of an honorary roast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Amen Season 4 Episode 9 - You're in the Army Now (Part 1)
    6.7/10(22 votes)

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

    S4:E9

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

    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #6 - The Gospel Truth

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

    #7 - Date with an Angel

    S5:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Amen Season 1 Episode 18 - The Divorce Lawyer
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #8 - The Divorce Lawyer

    S1:E18

    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

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  9. Amen Season 1 Episode 20 - The Magician
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Magician

    S1:E20

    Aspiring magician Frye auditions for a children's show.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  10. Amen Season 2 Episode 10 - Thelma's Little Girl
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Thelma's Little Girl

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Amen Season 2 Episode 18 - The Fantasy
    6.9/10(23 votes)

    #11 - The Fantasy

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Eric Cohen

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  12. Amen Season 3 Episode 3 - Look at Me, I'm Running
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Look at Me, I'm Running

    S3:E3

    Frye campaigns against an imprisoned state senator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Amen Season 4 Episode 21 - Trouble in Paradise
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Trouble in Paradise

    S4:E21

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    Director:Shelley Jensen
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #14 - Three Men and a Hammer

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

    #15 - A Star is Burned

    S5:E16

    Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Amen Season 3 Episode 9 - The Deacon's Donkey
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #16 - The Deacon's Donkey

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Amen Season 3 Episode 22 - A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #17 - A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

    S3:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #18 - Yo, Deak

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

    #19 - Judge Deacon Frye

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

    #20 - The Deacon's Slam Dunk

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

    #21 - Deak-Scam

    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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  22. Amen Season 1 Episode 13 - Thelma's Choice
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Thelma's Choice

    S1:E13

    The new man in Thelma's life seems like Mr. Right to everyone, especially Deacon Frye, who thinks he's the greatest. But as they head for the altar, the question becomes: Is Thelma's heart really for Larry, or is it still for Rev. Gregory?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Noah

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

    #23 - Unforgettable

    S5:E10

    Frye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.

    Director:Gary Shimokawa
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #24 - Ernie and the Sublimes

    S5:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Amen Season 1 Episode 11 - Your Christmas Show of Shows
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Your Christmas Show of Shows

    S1:E11

    The church is preparing to put on a Christmas pageant, when they find out that a TV crew is scheduled to come and broadcast the show on live TV. Everyone works feverishly long into the night to finish preparations for the event. But at the last minute, a heavy snowfall blankets Philadelphia in tons of snow. Now everybody is snowed-in, and no one shows up to watch the show, not even the film crew. Eventually, the kids in the show teach the congregation a lesson in faith & perseverence.

    Director:Lee Shallat Chemel
    Writer:Maiya Williams

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Man on a Ledge" is the worst rated episode of "Amen". It scored 6/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/16/1988. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I Remember Mama".