Amos 'n' Andy was a popular radio show in the 1950s that was adapted for television. Episodes are available on DVD from online retail sites, auction sites. Episodes may also be streamed online. Amos and Andy DVD is suitable for North American format only and need to be viewed on a television that is NTSC compatible.
The series was inspired by a comic strip called, 'The Gumps', published by the Chicago Tribune. The radio comedy show first aired in 1928 and was played every night until 1943, when it was broadcast as a weekly sitcom on the radio until 1955. During the years 1954 and 1960, it aired as a disc-jockey program every night. The show was created by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who also starred in the radio show. Bob Mosher and Joe Connally rounded out the writing team with Gosden and Correll. The sponsors of the show were Rexall Drugs, Rinso, Campbell's Soup and Pepsodent Toothpaste.
A television adaptation of the radio shows was broadcast on CBS-TV from 1951 to 1953. A total of 78 episodes were made. These were syndicated between 1954 and 1966, when pressure from civil rights groups forced producers to take the show off the air. They didn't feel the program showed African-Americans in a very positive or accurate light.
The television program starred Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Johnny Lee, Ernest Wade and Tim Moore. It was the first television series in America to have an all black cast.
Alvin Childress (1907-1986) played the role of level-headed, honest and hard-working cab driver Amos Jones. Childress was born in Mississippi. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rust College. He also appeared in Perry Mason, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Sanford and Son. Childress died in Inglewood, California, in 1982 at the age of 78.
The part of Andrew H Brown was played by Spencer Williams (1893-1969) from Louisiana. Before serving in the US Army during World War I, Williams studied at the University of Minnesota. An largely unsung film director, Williams was responsible for 'The Blood of Jesus' and 'Go Down Death'. Both of these were described by critics as being spiritually adventurous.
Actor Tim Moore (1887-1958) played the role of scheming but henpecked George 'Kingfish' Stevens. Many of the episodes revolved around his character, some of which did not even involve either Amos or Andy. These episodes were packaged as a spin-off entitled, 'The Adventures of Kingfish'. Moore was at the center of what was referred to as the 'Roast Beef Scandal' in January 1958. As a protest over the fact that his in-laws had eaten the last of the New Year's roast beef dinner, Moore fired his gun in the house, leaving a bullet hole in the China cabinet. Read more about: amos and andy dvd
The series was inspired by a comic strip called, 'The Gumps', published by the Chicago Tribune. The radio comedy show first aired in 1928 and was played every night until 1943, when it was broadcast as a weekly sitcom on the radio until 1955. During the years 1954 and 1960, it aired as a disc-jockey program every night. The show was created by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who also starred in the radio show. Bob Mosher and Joe Connally rounded out the writing team with Gosden and Correll. The sponsors of the show were Rexall Drugs, Rinso, Campbell's Soup and Pepsodent Toothpaste.
A television adaptation of the radio shows was broadcast on CBS-TV from 1951 to 1953. A total of 78 episodes were made. These were syndicated between 1954 and 1966, when pressure from civil rights groups forced producers to take the show off the air. They didn't feel the program showed African-Americans in a very positive or accurate light.
The television program starred Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Johnny Lee, Ernest Wade and Tim Moore. It was the first television series in America to have an all black cast.
Alvin Childress (1907-1986) played the role of level-headed, honest and hard-working cab driver Amos Jones. Childress was born in Mississippi. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rust College. He also appeared in Perry Mason, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Sanford and Son. Childress died in Inglewood, California, in 1982 at the age of 78.
The part of Andrew H Brown was played by Spencer Williams (1893-1969) from Louisiana. Before serving in the US Army during World War I, Williams studied at the University of Minnesota. An largely unsung film director, Williams was responsible for 'The Blood of Jesus' and 'Go Down Death'. Both of these were described by critics as being spiritually adventurous.
Actor Tim Moore (1887-1958) played the role of scheming but henpecked George 'Kingfish' Stevens. Many of the episodes revolved around his character, some of which did not even involve either Amos or Andy. These episodes were packaged as a spin-off entitled, 'The Adventures of Kingfish'. Moore was at the center of what was referred to as the 'Roast Beef Scandal' in January 1958. As a protest over the fact that his in-laws had eaten the last of the New Year's roast beef dinner, Moore fired his gun in the house, leaving a bullet hole in the China cabinet. Read more about: amos and andy dvd
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