Nothing today can compare to these classics. Clever dialogues- clean comedy no profanity, porn references or violence. Well written and brilliantly acted.
I’m 75 years old. I was 5 years old when I saw the first episode in September, 1851. I was so crushed when my dad told me that it had been canceled 2 years later. I’ve waited 70 years to watch this classic show again. And The NAACP owes an apology for the stink they caused.
@@RatnipTX Ron, I couldn't agree more. The NAACP helped African Americans in a lot of ways but this is one time they blew it. They cost some great actors a paycheck and a lot of us, some of the best entertainment ever. By the way, 1947 was a good year. lol
As an elementary school kid I never missed an episode .hearing that accapello choir intro still puts me in a good mood. The series was beautifully written , incredibly well acted, and in my humble opinion probably one of the best sitcoms ever. I only wish the people involved were alive to receive the accolades they deserved. The characters they portrayed were universal and crossed all racial lines as I’ve known these characters in my own life in all colors . I can’t help thinking that this show became the template for a lot sitcoms that followed including the honeymooners and countless others. A true piece of comic art that will last forever.
@ Edwin Wise Hello, Your comments express what so many, many feel about this show I'm sure. Thank you for memorializing the participants with your kind words. Each episode was very special in its own way and was good, clean, moral, laughable and family-friendly comedy. Did you know that Tim Moore's special quote was "I've made it a point never to tell a joke on stage that I could not tell in front of my mother". True, they did not receive their rewards here but the spiritual reward is the best.
@@maldijaili6799 That's right, maldijailli, our laughter and love is the wealth they CAN take with them across the final curtain. I never chased the dollar, but I collected a lot of knowledge and understanding. Also a wealth of gratitude and respect makes one rich and powerful in the hereafter, my theory, anyway. See you there, pal !😊
For years , I watched this with my grandfather ,and I didn't even think of these guys as a particular race . For me, the Kingfish was the consummate conman that always got his comeuppance ; Andy was a nice , innocent and trusting soul that was an easy mark .
This show was funny on the radio(1940's) and funny on the television(1950's). Now in the twenty first century it is still 'side splitting' humorous. I think the Amos and Andy show will rank in the top ten funniest comedy series of all time. That is my opinion and I am unanimous in that. Sincerely Bobbie from Silver Spring,Maryland.
@edwardjtruskyjr1921 The difference I see is that Kingfish is more likable than Ralph Kramden. Kingfish lacks Kramden's ever present rage. Kingfish needs no wacky neighbor for comic relief either. Should be called " The Kingfish Show "
Such an injustice that this great series was pulled off the air and locked away to supposedly never be seen again. It was the beginning of the path that's led to feeling offense at every turn. This show should be featured on those tv networks that specialize in classic tv shows, such as Antenna TV and MeTV.
Phone rang and I happened to freeze frame at 2:58. Look in Saphire's right eye might have vaporized poor secretary and spiked the city's power grid. Atomic Momma Eye.. Danger! wmd grade
20:53 This scene featuring Calhoun and the woman looking to get married is one of the greatest in all of comedic history! The acting is superb! Then watch the last scene with Sapphire, the secretary, and Kingfish: Absolutely the greatest comedy ever filmed!
Well, I dunno if it's the greatest comedy made, but it sure is more fun to watch than Lucy or The Honeymooners The stage effect of the intercom violence at the end was a brilliant and unexpected treat. And they really sold it with the pyrotechnics ! What talent ! What commitment ! You just don't see that old school vaudeville style anymore. Makes me feel like a time traveler !
One of my favorite episodes. I think Henrietta is the same actress who played Oriole on The Beulah Show. Amos N Andy is such a classic and so darned funny. 😂
@@romanmaziak3750 get over it. The PC police isn't welcome here. It's not racist. If you don't like it, don't be here. You should check out all in the family while your at it
Vaudeville was the spoon that stirred the melting pot. The American sense of humor that emerged was ethnic humor, " Laugh at me, I'm black, Irish, Jewish, Italian, German,........ But you wouldn't be laughing if you didn't understand what I'm saying" . Ethnic humor was good natured, not malicious until after Hitler and Mussolini . And it is still around. NAACP was a little thin skinned in this case, robbed us of several more seasons of this fine entertaining program. It took until Jeffersons and Good Times for us to recover, and they weren't nearly as funny. In fact, I only watched one for the pretty black lady downstairs, and the other to oogle Thelma. Hadda turn the sound down !😊
I like watching these. I can see where there's cause for concern regarding stereotypes. However, many characters on the show where beautiful,classy, dignified,and articulate, and most characters played "white-collar" professionals. In addition, there is no denying their ingenious comedic timing and phrasing of one liners. Furthermore, I see their influence on Sanford and Son and even Archie bunker, because like Kingfish, he was always mispronouncing word. So, yes, I see both sides of the argument. But there is no denying their comedic gifts. Blessings
I thought i would be watching a 'racist' program. It is actually a comedy in the 50's that showed Black people in a lighthearted and acceptable way. I think the people of today compare it to now. This was actually a way to integrate in that period. Wasnt too bad at all. A typical comedy of the era infusing Black people. All races were over projected in that era. Lucy/Dezi, Kramden/Norton, Abbott/Castello. All dumbed down and slapstick. This was no different accept Black cast was involved. Yes the dialect is a bit tough, but those were the times. Now? Unacceptable.. 1951? Groundbreaking. Young people should watch this to see how far things can go in 50 years. The whites were embracing Blacks, not dumbing them down in that era. Took guts.
@Joe Blow Also, Snowflake, when filmed in B&W, if blacks weren't really dark, it was hard to tell if they were black or white. As evidence, look at some of the boxing matches filmed in B&W, heck Rocky Marciano doesn't look any darker than Joe Louis because Joe wasn't a dark skinned black man.
I'm surprised to see the secretary back then wearing a natural hairstyle, love it!George's wife was putting the law down!😁 This show was funny. "Unlazy"😁
This is and was one of the funniest shows on television. I watched it 60 years ago and today, the acting was fantastic and the characters were wonderful.
Can't understand how anybody could possibly want these great sitcoms cancelled. They were the funniest shows on tv. Today most of these sitcoms are just stupid.
Please give Amos and Andy a measure of respect, and put it into perspective. (The t.v. show, not the earlier radio version.) Think about the popular white comedy shows at the time: "I Love Lucy"... "The Honemooners"... "The Three Stooges"... "Laurel & Hardy". They were all based on buffoonery. Amos and Andy wasn't any dumber than any of them. It did have some wit and dignity to it, especially in comparison to some of the other dumb stuff out there at the time. It also portrayed black ppl in office jobs and other upwardly mobile positions, not just as maids and shoe shiners. That's not for nothing.
Well yeah, but respect/perspective is likely to either be there or not, depending on how one lives their life... and soliciting it won't likely help. Nice statement though (there's ppl, apparently myself included, that will find fault with anything, seems not one of the better human attributes). Gee, I can hardly wait
all sitcoms (situation comedy) have a clownish character to take the edge off of sometimes serious topics.. Like in Goodtimes. They dealt with some serious issues in the Chicago hood, but JJ was there to ad a comical side
These guys are great! And this episode in particular is so clever and funny! Great cast. Loveable characters. What a shame the NAACP censored this great series for so many decades.
The part of Daphne Jackson was played by Jeni Le Gon. Impressive that her hair style looked timeless, with looking contemporary for all the subsequent decades up to the 21st century; and it was also natural, too, which was unique for African-American actresses of that era, which generally had their hair straightened. For Daphne to refer to her boss by his first name of George . . . that familiarity for a newly hired female secretary was generally frowned upon in the 1950s workplace, as office etiquette would have Daphne properly refer to George as "Mister Stevens." The intensity that Ernestine Wade performed as Sapphire should have won her an Emmy for actress in a comedy series.
I agree! There was a great bunch of working and middle income Blacks men and women! Only kingfish and Andy were trifling! And that for comic effect! Great show! Lot of good actors lost jobs!
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that any major studio owns the show....so its just a part of the "public domain". Thus, there is little chance the audio/visual quality won't be improved/remastered...to the level the show deserves. Abandoned on a desert island, I'd take this over Andy of Mayberry any day.
@@dvrmte Your correct, the NAACP's position was that it didn't present a "positive black image" that would "enlighten/educate"...., which imho is not the primary "goal" of COMEDY. Instead, they endorsed "The Cosby Show", which for every minute of comedy, included 10 minutes of black history, sociology and culture. I mean, where else would you find a white TV family, where the mother is a lawyer, daddy is a doctor, and all the kids are honor students.
Wonderfully superb comedic timing and top notch acting. Most of the so-called sitcoms today could definitely learn a lot about real comedy presentation!! Most new comedies are so unfunny it’s just plain sad.
SAPPHIRE: Don't Ever Let Me Catch You Mixed Up With This Secretary Or Any Other Woman: KINGFISH: I Promise Honey, I'll Never Let You Catch Me: L😂L! PRICELESS!
Honestly along with "I Love Lucy" and "The Honeymooners", the TV show version of "Amos & Andy" I think is one of the funniest sitcoms of the 50's. In terms of acting, writing, and comedic talent it is easily just as good as those two classics. The radio show? Hell yes, that show was racist. I've seen documentaries on the TV show and the arguments for both sides...and IMO both sides of the argument are correct. But I can't get around the fact I find this show hilarious. The actors and actresses are stellar, great comedic timing, and worked fantastic as an ensemble cast. Are some of the characters questionable? Yes. But I'm not sure labeling everything about those characterizations as stereotypical is fair. Ralph Cramdon, Lucy, Fred and Barney, Greg Brady's "music" career...almost every 70's, 80's etc sitcom had characters with the same personalities. Greed, desire for quick money or fame, stupid actions....it's a common sitcom and movie plot device, it helps drive the comedy. I can't disagree with anyone who is justifiably offended and hurt, but when I view this show now I'm amazed by the talent of the cast.
I laughed with joy on every episode. Thank you for bringing these shows to give us clean laughter. It's been so long since I enjoyed watching a show with pleasure. 26:3626:3626:36
all sitcoms (situation comedy) have a clownish character to take the edge off of sometimes serious topics.. Like in Goodtimes. They dealt with some serious issues in the Chicago hood, but JJ was there to ad a comical side
I recall watching reruns of this series on tv as a young boy back in my native WV. Fact the characters were black like myself was never an issue. I thought THEY WERE FUNNY! One must consider the place & time show was produced. If there were certain stereotypes of black people involved, these were mild compared to racist trash of earlier film works. I'm tired of P.C. gone berserk.
AMOS AND ANDY was a great show with a cast of seasoned and overachieving performers. It sickened me to see their work trashed by race-obsessed noisemakers.
I wonder if the Traveler's aid is anything like the Green book kind of thing where we learned about places to stay that were safe for those who could not stay in "white" hotels...Shame we jumped into not keeping this up post-integration. Would have saved people a lot of money and kept the black dollar in the black community.
Traveler's Aid is a charity organization that still exists. It is available to stranded travelers in many larger cities and they can help anyone who finds themself in a hardship when traveling. The Green Book was another tool that helped Black people navigate their travel back in the day when we were not allowed accommodations in the White establishments. A few of the businesses from the Green Book days still operate today. We can still educate as we elevate and entertain one another. ✊🏾👍🏾
Great idea . If people support their own communities neighborhoods would not have deterated as much . People would have local businesses close by and not have to travel to shop.
It's a shame that we're forbidden from making fun of black people today. Watch "Kingfish" very carefully and you'll see the brilliant acting he put into his character.
You have NO idea how much we loved that show back then! Remember, we only had black & white shows! NO color tv, no movies to speak of, and the Wizard of Oz was just a yearly event on Sunday Night Special! That was long after that, even when it was partially colorized. Uh, who had a color tv? That was for the movie theatres! I was 12 when my dad brought home a color tv and I got to see THE BEATLES on the Ed Sullivan Show! My parents were horrified! LMAO.
Ed Sullivan was in black-and-white until 1966, long after the Beatles appeared. You may have had a color TV, but only NBC and CBS broadcast color shows until 1966.
The 50's were great and not racist. The 50's were all about progress. Just about everyday in that decade something really great and wonderful happened to bring people together. Any bad stuff you saw in the 50's, that was all left over residue of past generations and it became less prominent as the decade rolled on. Compare the 40's to the 60's, you'll see the 50's gave us a whole lot of love and any hate was there in full force in the 40's. That's the problem with liberals these days, they want their perfect outcome without the progress part. They want to snap their fingers and change the world like tyrants. These days the 50's get no love because of feminism. They want to make everything about themselves, so they can't talk about the black struggle without spreading lies about the female struggle as if blacks and females who are white were in the same boat. Women were happier, healthier and more wise back then. They were not appressed. They were free. Being happy and true to yourself and how you feel, that's freedom. Working 40 hours a week, the same work everyday, getting paid, that ain't freedom. Paying for school to train you to be a good little worker, that isn't freedom. Men in the past made way more sacrifices than women did. The future is female and females will never let the 50's get the recognition it deserves because it's too emotional for them.
We need to study these old reels to realize how film has canonized negative stereo types of black people throughout the last 100 years. Originally, this was a minstrel show played by white people in black face, it became a radio show, and then was one of the first " tv sitcoms" which featured black actors. A lot of the images we see today are updated versions of images that were created on the Vaudeville stage and by Hollywood. Black people are far more dynamic and nuanced than we have been portrayed in the media. Despite the strides black people have made to be treated with respect, we are still pidgeon holed into roles that make us one dimensional. The more things change, the more determined the image makers remain to keep things the same status quo. We are better than this and must do better for our people. Remember the past, so we don't repeat or perpetuate it.
Amos and Andy is great comedy. It is not racist. You are. You are a victim of Jesse Jackson and the late 1960's racism stereotypes nonsense. You insult good acting and good comedy
@@happyraccoon4791 YOU DON'T KNOW ME, so stay out of this thread. I made a serious comment that deserves serious consideration not condescension. I choose not to respond to the ignorant with an ignorant reply. BOUNCE and DON'T come back. 👉✋
@@happyraccoon4791 The actors were talented and funny. However, their characters also regularly demonstrated racist stereotypes. It's possible to be both comedic and racist.
Nothing today can compare to these classics. Clever dialogues- clean comedy no profanity, porn references or violence. Well written and brilliantly acted.
Genius. Many scenes/ideas copied by I Love Lucy, Green Acers, The Munsters. Bravo
This is the best comedy l have ever seen they are the best and laughter is the best medicine ☺
This bullshit is sickening
@@mwalimuwade6910so is your comment.
Amos and Andy was one of the best television shows ever. I loved it in the 50s and still love it today.
Oh wow it came out in the 50s? I just came across it now on CZcams pretty funny show.
I’m 75 years old. I was 5 years old when I saw the first episode in September, 1851. I was so crushed when my dad told me that it had been canceled 2 years later.
I’ve waited 70 years to watch this classic show again.
And The NAACP owes an apology for the stink they caused.
@@RatnipTX Ron, I couldn't agree more. The NAACP helped African Americans in a lot of ways but this is one time they blew it. They cost some great actors a paycheck and a lot of us, some of the best entertainment ever. By the way, 1947 was a good year. lol
@@RatnipTXBut it came back
"Take a letter sweetheart" 😂😂😂
this is one of the best sitcoms of all time
The very best comedy of all times!
As an elementary school kid I never missed an episode .hearing that accapello choir intro still puts me in a good mood. The series was beautifully written , incredibly well acted, and in my humble opinion probably one of the best sitcoms ever. I only wish the people involved were alive to receive the accolades they deserved. The characters they portrayed were universal and crossed all racial lines as I’ve known these characters in my own life in all colors . I can’t help thinking that this show became the template for a lot sitcoms that followed including the honeymooners and countless others. A true piece of comic art that will last forever.
@ Edwin Wise Hello,
Your comments express what so many, many feel about this show I'm sure. Thank you for memorializing the participants with your kind words. Each episode was very special in its own way and was good, clean, moral, laughable and family-friendly comedy. Did you know that Tim Moore's special quote was "I've made it a point never to tell a joke on stage that I could not tell in front of my mother".
True, they did not receive their rewards here but the spiritual reward is the best.
I wholeheartedly agree 💯
@@maldijaili6799 That's right, maldijailli, our laughter and love is the wealth they CAN take with them across the final curtain.
I never chased the dollar, but I collected a lot of knowledge and understanding. Also a wealth of gratitude and respect makes one rich and powerful in the hereafter, my theory, anyway.
See you there, pal !😊
For years , I watched this with my grandfather ,and I didn't even think of these guys as a particular race . For me, the Kingfish was the consummate conman that always got his comeuppance ; Andy was a nice , innocent and trusting soul that was an easy mark .
This show was funny on the radio(1940's) and funny on the television(1950's). Now in the twenty first century it is still 'side splitting' humorous. I think the Amos and Andy show will rank in the top ten funniest comedy series of all time. That is my opinion and I am unanimous in that. Sincerely Bobbie from Silver Spring,Maryland.
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Great actors...great comedy....Glad it’s back again for all to see 😍❤️😇🎁🎁
Comedy minus vulgarity, refreshing.
Alot can be learned from this classic show 😂😊
I never seen Amos and Andy but i discovered it since the lockdown..... I like King Fish
Me too. Ralph kramdon. Incarcerated o
Ooooh Andy ooooh Norton
Sapphire gonna kill me. Ooooh Norton alice is going to kill me.
Ooooooh Andy , what ta different
@edwardjtruskyjr1921 The difference I see is that Kingfish is more likable than Ralph Kramden. Kingfish lacks Kramden's ever present rage. Kingfish needs no wacky neighbor for comic relief either. Should be called " The Kingfish Show "
The creativeness is incredible. “Mystic Knighjts of the Sea”; “Madam Queen”; Kingfish! Just hearing these names floors me!
Such an injustice that this great series was pulled off the air and locked away to supposedly never be seen again. It was the beginning of the path that's led to feeling offense at every turn.
This show should be featured on those tv networks that specialize in classic tv shows, such as Antenna TV and MeTV.
I started watching Amos n Andy in 1953. It quickly became my favorite.
That was a great show. Good actors and absolutely hilarious.
OMG Never laughed so much in my life!
so cool to finally put faces with the name we always here about amos and andy.
I still get so tickled when I see some of his antics boy. This is really entertainment. I'm still enjoying it in 19 52 as well as now
Watched this funny show years ago and it is real funny those two always in trouble with something great show.
“FANTASTIC”, “HILARIOUS “‼️. “LOVE THESE “♥️
Kingfisher stands alone.best comedy character ever.Andy was perfect second banana.lol!!
They were much better than Abbot & Costello.
The Honeymooners copied alot.
"Mr Stephens, your mother is out here to see you."
HAHA
Phone rang and I happened to freeze frame at 2:58. Look in Saphire's right eye might have vaporized poor secretary and spiked the city's power grid. Atomic Momma Eye.. Danger! wmd grade
20:53 This scene featuring Calhoun and the woman looking to get married is one of the greatest in all of comedic history! The acting is superb! Then watch the last scene with Sapphire, the secretary, and Kingfish: Absolutely the greatest comedy ever filmed!
Sapphire is not havin nothing.
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Well, I dunno if it's the greatest comedy made, but it sure is more fun to watch than Lucy or The Honeymooners
The stage effect of the intercom violence at the end was a brilliant and unexpected treat. And they really sold it with the pyrotechnics !
What talent ! What commitment !
You just don't see that old school vaudeville style anymore. Makes me feel like a time traveler !
Love this show! Thanks for posting.
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Whoever wrote these screenplays was a genius. The acting was equally as ingenious. They knew how to entertain.
The casting Director was spot on in their choices !
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I remember that ending from seeing it in the show in the early 50's. It still makes me laugh heartily.
Part of the comedic genius was to use surprise endings.
One of my favorite episodes. I think Henrietta is the same actress who played Oriole on The Beulah Show. Amos N Andy is such a classic and so darned funny. 😂
A friend has these from ages ago. Brilliant, well acted and ahead of its time.
Amos & Andy ? , This ought to be , The kingfish Show ' !!!!!
I also love this show. It is hilarious!! I really like the one about the invisible glass and the one about the house that Kingfish sold to Andy.😂😂
I used to watch reruns of this with my grandma. Loved it!
Stop sending this stuff to me
I hate it it's racist
@@romanmaziak3750 get over it. The PC police isn't welcome here. It's not racist. If you don't like it, don't be here. You should check out all in the family while your at it
@@romanmaziak3750 no it’s not!
Vaudeville was the spoon that stirred the melting pot. The American sense of humor that emerged was ethnic humor, " Laugh at me, I'm black, Irish, Jewish, Italian, German,........ But you wouldn't be laughing if you didn't understand what I'm saying" .
Ethnic humor was good natured, not malicious until after Hitler and Mussolini . And it is still around. NAACP was a little thin skinned in this case, robbed us of several more seasons of this fine entertaining program. It took until Jeffersons and Good Times for us to recover, and they weren't nearly as funny. In fact, I only watched one for the pretty black lady downstairs, and the other to oogle Thelma. Hadda turn the sound down !😊
I like watching these. I can see where there's cause for concern regarding stereotypes. However, many characters on the show where beautiful,classy, dignified,and articulate, and most characters played "white-collar" professionals.
In addition, there is no denying their ingenious comedic timing and phrasing of one liners. Furthermore, I see their influence on Sanford and Son and even Archie bunker, because like Kingfish, he was always mispronouncing word.
So, yes, I see both sides of the argument. But there is no denying their comedic gifts.
Blessings
Beautiful comments
Agreed. This also reminds me of The Jeffersons and, even more strongly, I Love Lucy.
Omgosh...I'm a Trina Smith too🤓
I thought i would be watching a 'racist' program.
It is actually a comedy in the 50's that showed Black people in a lighthearted and acceptable way. I think the people of today compare it to now. This was actually a way to integrate in that period. Wasnt too bad at all. A typical comedy of the era infusing Black people. All races were over projected in that era. Lucy/Dezi, Kramden/Norton, Abbott/Castello. All dumbed down and slapstick. This was no different accept Black cast was involved.
Yes the dialect is a bit tough, but those were the times.
Now? Unacceptable.. 1951? Groundbreaking.
Young people should watch this to see how far things can go in 50 years. The whites were embracing Blacks, not dumbing them down in that era. Took guts.
@Joe Blow Who cares? Only Snowflake clowns?
@Joe Blow Also, Snowflake, when filmed in B&W, if blacks weren't really dark, it was hard to tell if they were black or white. As evidence, look at some of the boxing matches filmed in B&W, heck Rocky Marciano doesn't look any darker than Joe Louis because Joe wasn't a dark skinned black man.
These guys were fantastic actors
I'm surprised to see the secretary back then wearing a natural hairstyle, love it!George's wife was putting the law down!😁 This show was funny. "Unlazy"😁
A brilliant show. Characters need to be flawed to allow for comedy. Nothing racist about it at all. Top notch material and superb performers.
Naa it was racist
I agree with you Terry.
1948 baby
Hope they bring this show back even if it shows once a year
If I didn't know any better, it seems that the beginning and the ending of the show reminds me of The Honeymooners
Yes, the graphics are very similar.
This is and was one of the funniest shows on television. I watched it 60 years ago and today, the acting was fantastic and the characters were wonderful.
So now we know where The Honeymooners got it!
Can't understand how anybody could possibly want these great sitcoms cancelled. They were the funniest shows on tv. Today most of these sitcoms are just stupid.
😝😂😝😂😝😂 The exploding monitor!!!! Funny as all!!!
Somebody save poor Kingfish from that woman’s wrath!!😂🤣
natalie,. i think algonquin j. calhoun got it worse that kingfish did!!! calhoun was a great character. Be Blessed
Love this show soo funny 😄
Loved watching this show when I was young.
Brilliant comedy
"I'll never let you catch me" Oh no,lol!!!!!!!
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Please give Amos and Andy a measure of respect, and put it into perspective. (The t.v. show, not the earlier radio version.)
Think about the popular white comedy shows at the time: "I Love Lucy"... "The Honemooners"... "The Three Stooges"... "Laurel & Hardy". They were all based on buffoonery. Amos and Andy wasn't any dumber than any of them. It did have some wit and dignity to it, especially in comparison to some of the other dumb stuff out there at the time. It also portrayed black ppl in office jobs and other upwardly mobile positions, not just as maids and shoe shiners. That's not for nothing.
Yes they owned businesses and were lawyers etc. We’ve come a long way, and must not forget shows like these that paved the way for us on the screen.
Stop with the POC - they were BLACK. Many POC - a 21st century term - don't give a damn about this history...
Well yeah, but respect/perspective is likely to either be there or not, depending on how one lives their life... and soliciting it won't likely help. Nice statement though (there's ppl, apparently myself included, that will find fault with anything, seems not one of the better human attributes). Gee, I can hardly wait
all sitcoms (situation comedy) have a clownish character to take the edge off of sometimes serious topics.. Like in Goodtimes. They dealt with some serious issues in the Chicago hood, but JJ was there to ad a comical side
Yes. This show did a lot to elevate the Negro. It was not racist!
I like this Show
Very funny especially the end when the intercom started to smoke & jump around !
I have the box set and watched this very episode today. I LOL more at this show and just about anything else.
These guys are great! And this episode in particular is so clever and funny! Great cast. Loveable characters. What a shame the NAACP censored this great series for so many decades.
They had some very talented actors on this show.
Great comedy , scripts , characters , acting....
The part of Daphne Jackson was played by Jeni Le Gon.
Impressive that her hair style looked timeless, with looking contemporary for all the subsequent decades up to the 21st century; and it was also natural, too, which was unique for African-American actresses of that era, which generally had their hair straightened.
For Daphne to refer to her boss by his first name of George . . . that familiarity for a newly hired female secretary was generally frowned upon in the 1950s workplace, as office etiquette would have Daphne properly refer to George as "Mister Stevens."
The intensity that Ernestine Wade performed as Sapphire should have won her an Emmy for actress in a comedy series.
I agree! There was a great bunch of working and middle income Blacks men and women! Only kingfish and Andy were trifling! And that for comic effect! Great show! Lot of good actors lost jobs!
that was great I THINK THE CHRISTMASS SHOW WAS THE BEST!
Imagine doing "The Lord's Prayer "in a sitcom today.The atheists would have a fit!
the African American culture so amazingly talented.
Would like to see more of this show.
Me too, I remember watching as a child.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that any major studio owns the show....so its just a part of the "public domain". Thus, there is little chance the audio/visual quality won't be improved/remastered...to the level the show deserves. Abandoned on a desert island, I'd take this over Andy of Mayberry any day.
@@michaelbrinkers1145 You can blame the NAACP for the show being shelved.
@@dvrmte Your correct, the NAACP's position was that it didn't present a "positive black image" that would "enlighten/educate"...., which imho is not the primary "goal" of COMEDY. Instead, they endorsed "The Cosby Show", which for every minute of comedy, included 10 minutes of black history, sociology and culture. I mean, where else would you find a white TV family, where the mother is a lawyer, daddy is a doctor, and all the kids are honor students.
A great show with superb actors!
Wonderfully superb comedic timing and top notch acting. Most of the so-called sitcoms today could definitely learn a lot about real comedy presentation!! Most new comedies are so unfunny it’s just plain sad.
Thats right!
SAPPHIRE: Don't Ever Let Me Catch You Mixed Up With This Secretary Or Any Other Woman:
KINGFISH: I Promise Honey, I'll Never Let You Catch Me: L😂L! PRICELESS!
Another delightful episode.
The way some people speak language on Facebook Amos & Andy should be allow back on Public TV. No other Show can touch this show.
Will show what REAL art is.
“I been married to you for 22 years and you done soured me on the whole female race!” 😂!
Honestly along with "I Love Lucy" and "The Honeymooners", the TV show version of "Amos & Andy" I think is one of the funniest sitcoms of the 50's. In terms of acting, writing, and comedic talent it is easily just as good as those two classics. The radio show? Hell yes, that show was racist. I've seen documentaries on the TV show and the arguments for both sides...and IMO both sides of the argument are correct. But I can't get around the fact I find this show hilarious. The actors and actresses are stellar, great comedic timing, and worked fantastic as an ensemble cast. Are some of the characters questionable? Yes. But I'm not sure labeling everything about those characterizations as stereotypical is fair. Ralph Cramdon, Lucy, Fred and Barney, Greg Brady's "music" career...almost every 70's, 80's etc sitcom had characters with the same personalities. Greed, desire for quick money or fame, stupid actions....it's a common sitcom and movie plot device, it helps drive the comedy. I can't disagree with anyone who is justifiably offended and hurt, but when I view this show now I'm amazed by the talent of the cast.
Anyone who calls this show racist does not really know the definition of the word racist.
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I laughed with joy on every episode. Thank you for bringing these shows to give us clean laughter. It's been so long since I enjoyed watching a show with pleasure. 26:36 26:36 26:36
Whenever I need a laugh, I keep coming back to this video and replay the scenes Sapphire is in. Ernestine Wade was a _tour de force_ in this episode.
Very funny acting, great actors
I want to Marry Sapphire, but the Kingfish already got Her I guess!
I'm living the live of Kingfish , retired not working and glad I am
I love Ernestine Wade
The intensity that Ernestine Wade brought to the Sapphire Stevens role should have earned her an Emmy.
I agree when I die I wants tapes of all episodes playing in my coffin so I can laugh at death
I been married too you for 22years n you dun soured me on the females 🤣🤣
Pure genius!
all sitcoms (situation comedy) have a clownish character to take the edge off of sometimes serious topics.. Like in Goodtimes. They dealt with some serious issues in the Chicago hood, but JJ was there to ad a comical side
I wish somebody would restore the shows and release them on bluray.
"I just got a look at that old shoe of yours!"
8:05 "I gotta man....I gotta man...I gotta man!!!! " (Woman looking for love = Charging locomotive)
Notice program got more sophisticated the longer it ran and themes became outstanding.
kingfish kicks butt.
02:52-- hilarious, and Mrs Stephens' ratchet followup is pretty good, too
I recall watching reruns of this series on tv as a young boy back in my native WV. Fact the characters were black like myself was never an issue. I thought THEY WERE FUNNY! One must consider the place & time show was produced. If there were certain stereotypes of black people involved, these were mild compared to racist trash of earlier film works. I'm tired of P.C. gone berserk.
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Marvelous acting
AMOS AND ANDY was a great show with a cast of seasoned and overachieving performers. It sickened me to see their work trashed by race-obsessed noisemakers.
Almost and Andy but king fish was the star it appears. Lol
It was basically the Kingfish show with Andy. Tim Moore was a genius comic so no wonder they made the show about his character
This one tickles me.
there's a surreal quality to these shorts. this one had an exploding intercom, another a winking pig.
I wonder if the Traveler's aid is anything like the Green book kind of thing where we learned about places to stay that were safe for those who could not stay in "white" hotels...Shame we jumped into not keeping this up post-integration. Would have saved people a lot of money and kept the black dollar in the black community.
Traveler's Aid is a charity organization that still exists. It is available to stranded travelers in many larger cities and they can help anyone who finds themself in a hardship when traveling. The Green Book was another tool that helped Black people navigate their travel back in the day when we were not allowed accommodations in the White establishments. A few of the businesses from the Green Book days still operate today. We can still educate as we elevate and entertain one another. ✊🏾👍🏾
Great idea . If people support their own communities neighborhoods would not have deterated as much . People would have local businesses close by and not have to travel to shop.
It's possible it is something like that!
Cracks me up. Too bad people can be so stuck on what they think is offensive ...
Was the times. admittedly Kingfish’s english hurts my ears. 😅
It's a shame that we're forbidden from making fun of black people today. Watch "Kingfish" very carefully and you'll see the brilliant acting he put into his character.
Calhoun getting his ass whooped.... LMAO
21:20 "I aint no flounder".
Kingfish too
You have NO idea how much we loved that show back then! Remember, we only had black & white shows! NO color tv, no movies to speak of, and the Wizard of Oz was just a yearly event on Sunday Night Special! That was long after that, even when it was partially colorized. Uh, who had a color tv? That was for the movie theatres! I was 12 when my dad brought home a color tv and I got to see THE BEATLES on the Ed Sullivan Show! My parents were horrified! LMAO.
Ed Sullivan was in black-and-white until 1966, long after the Beatles appeared. You may have had a color TV, but only NBC and CBS broadcast color shows until 1966.
" I'll Never let you catch me " !!!!
The kingfish has a better apparent than Ralph and Alice has
The 50's were great and not racist. The 50's were all about progress. Just about everyday in that decade something really great and wonderful happened to bring people together. Any bad stuff you saw in the 50's, that was all left over residue of past generations and it became less prominent as the decade rolled on. Compare the 40's to the 60's, you'll see the 50's gave us a whole lot of love and any hate was there in full force in the 40's. That's the problem with liberals these days, they want their perfect outcome without the progress part. They want to snap their fingers and change the world like tyrants. These days the 50's get no love because of feminism. They want to make everything about themselves, so they can't talk about the black struggle without spreading lies about the female struggle as if blacks and females who are white were in the same boat. Women were happier, healthier and more wise back then. They were not appressed. They were free. Being happy and true to yourself and how you feel, that's freedom. Working 40 hours a week, the same work everyday, getting paid, that ain't freedom. Paying for school to train you to be a good little worker, that isn't freedom. Men in the past made way more sacrifices than women did. The future is female and females will never let the 50's get the recognition it deserves because it's too emotional for them.
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I'm glad I'm not like that , nore my moms lol 😂 😆 🤣
The acting
We need to study these old reels to realize how film has canonized negative stereo types of black people throughout the last 100 years. Originally, this was a minstrel show played by white people in black face, it became a radio show, and then was one of the first " tv sitcoms" which featured black actors. A lot of the images we see today are updated versions of images that were created on the Vaudeville stage and by Hollywood. Black people are far more dynamic and nuanced than we have been portrayed in the media. Despite the strides black people have made to be treated with respect, we are still pidgeon holed into roles that make us one dimensional. The more things change, the more determined the image makers remain to keep things the same status quo. We are better than this and must do better for our people. Remember the past, so we don't repeat or perpetuate it.
Amos and Andy is great comedy. It is not racist. You are. You are a victim of Jesse Jackson and the late 1960's racism stereotypes nonsense. You insult good acting and good comedy
@@happyraccoon4791 YOU DON'T KNOW ME, so stay out of this thread. I made a serious comment that deserves serious consideration not condescension. I choose not to respond to the ignorant with an ignorant reply. BOUNCE and DON'T come back. 👉✋
@Van Tastic There's no getting over the truth. Think before you reply to a thoughtful comment. BEAT IT 👉✋
@@happyraccoon4791 The actors were talented and funny. However, their characters also regularly demonstrated racist stereotypes. It's possible to be both comedic and racist.
@@melvina628 All In The Family, The Honeymooners, Taxi, Cheers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Beverly Hillbillies....The Lawrence Welk Show...🤔
Why is it called Amos and Andy and not kingfish and Andy
LOL I laughed so hard
a reboot of this show in 2020
Some people always pull out the race card