Amen

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"Amen" is an American sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1991, centered on a deacon and his church community in Philadelphia, and is best known for starring Sherman Hemsley.

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Amen canonical 10
Amen (TV series) 1

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instanceOf American television sitcom
airedOnDayOfWeek Saturday night (various time slots)
audioFormat Stereo
broadcastFormat 30-minute episodes
cameraSetup Multi-camera
character Deacon Ernest Frye
Reverend Reuben Gregory
Thelma Frye
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Ed. Weinberger
depicts Mount Pisgah Baptist Church (fictional)
distributor Carsey-Werner Distribution
endYear 1991
executiveProducer Ed. Weinberger
featuresGenreElement Family comedy
Religious comedy
filmingLocation Los Angeles, California
firstAired 1986-09-27
genre Sitcom
hasOpeningTheme "Shine on Me"
hasSubject Church politics
Intergenerational relationships
Romantic relationships in a church community
lastAired 1991-05-11
leadActorRole Anna Maria Horsford as Thelma Frye
Clifton Davis as Reverend Reuben Gregory
Sherman Hemsley as Deacon Ernest Frye
linked to: Sherman Hemsley
mainCharacterOccupation Deacon
notableFor Starring Sherman Hemsley after The Jeffersons
numberOfEpisodes 110
numberOfSeasons 5
originalChannelType Broadcast television network
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
pictureFormat NTSC
productionCompany Carsey-Werner Company
settingLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
starring Anna Maria Horsford
Barbara Montgomery
Clifton Davis
Jester Hairston
Rosetta LeNoire
Roz Ryan
Sherman Hemsley
startYear 1986
targetAudience General audience
theme African-American church community life

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James Avery appearedIn Amen
Sherman Hemsley notableWork Amen
subject linked to: Sherman
Sherman Hemsley workedOn Amen
subject linked to: Sherman
Winifred Hervey notableWork Amen (TV series)
linked to: Amen
Roz Ryan notableWork Amen