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Amos 'n' Andy Season 3 (1953)

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Comedy 1953

Amos 'n' Andy is a sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem. The show was very popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s on both radio and television. The radio show was written and voiced by two white actors playing a number of different characters: the titular Amos Jones and Andrew Hogg Brown, George Stevens, better known as "The Kingfish," "Lightnin'", and many others. The number of characters portrayed by the two performers required not only their own vocal versatility, but compelled them to invent a number of innovative microphone techniques to help convey the illusion of multiple characters in the same space.As the show came to television, black actors took over the overwhelming majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent. Although the television version in particular received some criticism even in its own time, it is notable that apart from a few of the regular characters, most of the characters portrayed are simply ordinary people, and not stereotypes. Even the Harlem neighborhood appears as any other normal American community: there are policemen, cab drivers, stores and shopkeepers, mothers with baby carriages, all going about their business in a perfectly unremarkable manner: they just happen to have black skin. Even "Amos" himself is a perfectly acceptable character, and no stereotype. He is a married man and an entrepreneur who owns and operates his own taxi business, the Fresh Air Cab Company. "Andy" is arguably more an unfortunate stereotype. He is chronically unemployed and a bit slow-witted. Despite his unemployment, he always seems to have a bit of money at hand, and one or two episodes suggest he has an adequate income from some stock holdings. "Kingfish" too is something of a stereotype going in the other direction, a clever, fast-talking huckster, always ready to cheat his friends with some get-rich-quick scheme. In this, though, Andy and the Kingfish are not so much black stereotypes as stock comic characters: they are very much in the mold of Abbott & Costello, with Andy as the naive, trusting Lou, always preyed upon by his unscrupulous friend.Amos 'n' Andy featuring Alvin Childress and Amanda Randolph is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can track it for updates. It's a comedy show with 60 episodes over 3 seasons. Amos 'n' Andy is still airing with no announced date for the next episode or season. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 8.6 (778 votes).

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Oct 6, 1953

Season 3 of Amos 'n' Andy has 13 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.

Amos 'n' Andy Season 3 Episodes
Season 03, Episode 07 The Classified Ad
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S03 E07The Classified Ad

Nov 24, 1953

(Originally broadcast 11-24-1953)

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Season 03, Episode 06 The New Neighbors
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S03 E06 The New Neighbors

Nov 10, 1953

Kingfish quickly tires of his new neighbors and their over-borrowing, so he devises a plan to make them want to...

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Season 03, Episode 05 The Kingfish Buys A Chair
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S03 E05 The Kingfish Buys A Chair

Nov 3, 1953

The Kingfish and Andy strike it rich when a chair they accidentally buy at auction turns out to be stuffed...

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Amos 'n' Andy Overview

Amos 'n' Andy is a sitcom set in Manhattan's historic black community of Harlem. The show was very popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s on both radio and television. The radio show was written and voiced by two white actors playing a number of different characters: the titular Amos Jones and Andrew Hogg Brown, George Stevens, better known as "The Kingfish," "Lightnin'", and many others. The number of characters portrayed by the two performers required not only their own vocal versatility, but compelled them to invent a number of innovative microphone techniques to help convey the illusion of multiple characters in the same space.As the show came to television, black actors took over the overwhelming majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent. Although the television version in particular received some criticism even in its own time, it is notable that apart from a few of the regular characters, most of the characters portrayed are simply ordinary people, and not stereotypes. Even the Harlem neighborhood appears as any other normal American community: there are policemen, cab drivers, stores and shopkeepers, mothers with baby carriages, all going about their business in a perfectly unremarkable manner: they just happen to have black skin. Even "Amos" himself is a perfectly acceptable character, and no stereotype. He is a married man and an entrepreneur who owns and operates his own taxi business, the Fresh Air Cab Company. "Andy" is arguably more an unfortunate stereotype. He is chronically unemployed and a bit slow-witted. Despite his unemployment, he always seems to have a bit of money at hand, and one or two episodes suggest he has an adequate income from some stock holdings. "Kingfish" too is something of a stereotype going in the other direction, a clever, fast-talking huckster, always ready to cheat his friends with some get-rich-quick scheme. In this, though, Andy and the Kingfish are not so much black stereotypes as stock comic characters: they are very much in the mold of Abbott & Costello, with Andy as the naive, trusting Lou, always preyed upon by his unscrupulous friend.

Age rating: N/A
Number of episodes: 60 Episodes

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Related Genres: Comedy
Related Tags: New York
Country of origin: America
Original Release Date: Jun 28, 1951
Show Status: Currently Running
Next episode release: TBA