Alvin Childress
Amos Jones
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1951
Amos 'n' Andy
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Episode 130 min1951-06-28
Kingfish Gets Drafted
When the Kingfish gets drafted, his wife and his lodge brothers applaud but soon change their tune when his outfit is to go overseas.
Episode 230 min1951-07-05
Kingfish's Secretary
Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. The Kingfish mistakenly signs a letter requesting a mail order bride with a letter requesting a wash woman for the building.
Episode 330 min1951-07-12
Young Girl's Mother
Andy wants to marry a very young girl until he meets her mother, a formidable woman he jilted many years ago.
Episode 430 min1951-09-19
Rare Coin
Pilot episode. The Kingfish swindles Andy out of a rare coin and Andy swindles it right back by use of a clever trick in a phone booth coin slot.
Episode 530 min1951-07-26
Kingfish Has a Baby
The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.
Episode 630 min1951-08-02
Counterfeiters Rent Basement
Andy becomes a hero when he overpowers a gang of counterfeiters and collects a fat reward.
Episode 730 min1951-08-09
Sapphire Disappears
The Kingfish thinks Sapphire has been murdered when she leaves him in a huff and he can find no trace of her.
Episode 830 min1951-08-16
The Winslow Woman
The Kingfish wants Andy to marry wealthy Mrs. Winslow, even when the not-so-wealthy woman actually show up.
Episode 930 min1951-08-23
The Gun
The Kingfish, trying to pawn a gun, is mistaken for a robber.
Episode 1030 min1951-08-30
Call Lehigh 4-9900
The Kingfish accidentally answers a newspaper ad for a lonely hearts club, and when a girl shows up at his office, Andy poses as the Kingfish.
Episode 1130 min1951-09-06
Leroy Lends a Hand
The Kingfish and Andy go into the parking lot business and wind up in the used car business
Episode 1230 min1951-09-13
Fur Coat
Sapphire is so delighted with her surprise from the Kingfish, a fur coat, that he hasn't the heart to tell her that the coat is not for her.
Episode 1330 min1951-09-20
Jewelry Store Robbery
Andy and the Kingfish find that a snapshot they took is worth $1000 because it shows a man robbing a store.
Episode 1430 min1951-09-27
Kingfish's Last Friend
The Kingfish has swindled too many people and is losing all of his friends so he goes on a reform kick.
Episode 1530 min1951-10-04
Andy Buys a House
The Kingfish takes a job as a real estate agent and must prove himself by selling a house on condemned land-- he does, to Andy.
Episode 1630 min1951-10-11
Amos Helps Out
After a domestic fight, the Kingfish writes a fake letter form the license bureau stating that he and Sapphire were never legally married.
Episode 1730 min1951-10-18
Getting Mama Married (1)
The Kingfish's mother-in-law elopes with a conman and a fleecer of widows.
Episode 1830 min1951-10-25
Getting Mama Married (2)
The Kingfish's mother-in-law is so set on marrying a man that even when his wife shows up she still says he is hers.
Episode 1930 min1951-11-01
The Happy Stevenses
The Kingfish and Sapphire imitate participants in a radio show about a happy marriage, in order to change the pattern of their stormy marriage.
Episode 2030 min1951-11-08
Traffic Violation
The Kingfish and Andy, co-owners of a car, compete with each other in the collection of traffic tickets.
Episode 2130 min1951-11-15
Quo Vadis
The Kingfish goes to a lavish dinner party at which he finds, uncomfortably, that Sapphire is a waitress.
Episode 2230 min1951-11-22
The Diner
The Kingfish and Andy buy a diner, which was doing a good business, and run it out of business.
Episode 2330 min1951-11-29
The Turkey Dinner
The Kingfish is conned into buying stolen turkeys from a country bumpkin.
Episode 2430 min1951-12-06
Ready Made Family
When the Kingfish's Uncle Clarence is coming to visit, the Kingfish must put together a phony family quickly, to protect his uncle's gift of $500, he gave the Kingfish by telling him he has a child.
Episode 2530 min1951-12-20
Relatives
Clamming that his mother-in-law disturbs his home, the Kingfish takes his problems to family court. Meanwhile, more relatives show up.
Episode 2630 min1951-12-27
Andy Gets a Telegram
The Kingfish winds up on a cattle boat bound for South America when Sapphire plots to separate him from his worthless friends.
Episode 2730 min1952-01-03
Hospitalization
Andy buys hospitalization insurance from the Kingfish and then relaxes in the hospital, turning the Kingfish frantic with bills he can't pay.
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