Sherman Hemsley
Deacon Ernest Frye
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Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes1990
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Season 5
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Episode 130 min1990-11-17
Love, Deacon Style
On her six-month anniversary, Thelma feels neglected because Reuben is teaching night school.
Episode 230 min1990-12-01
Two Men, One Woman and a Baby
After a woman is car-jacked, with her baby still in the car with the theif, the thief drops the baby off on the doorsteps of the First Community Church. And since Thelma has no children of her own, whe makes plans to become the child's foster mother, against objections from the deacon and the Rev. Soon the child even begins to soften the deacon's stand. But in the end, Thelma is determined to hold onto the baby. . . until the child's mother shows up. Meanwhile, Deacon Frye is tax audited and owes Uncle Sam a large sum of money.
Episode 330 min1990-12-08
Child's Play
Frye establishes a day care center called ""Deaconland.""
Episode 430 min1990-12-15
Yo, Deak
Frye takes in a trouble-prone teen, a would-be rapper dubbed ""Clarence So Fine.""
Episode 530 min1990-12-22
Miracle on 134th Street (1)
Frye backs a man claiming to be Santa Claus. (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 630 min1990-12-22
Miracle on 134th Street (2)
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Episode 730 min1990-12-29
Judge Deacon Frye
Newly appointed to the bench, power-drunk Judge Frye aims to throw the book at all who come before him.
Episode 830 min1991-01-05
The Gospel Truth
Reuben's visiting niece reveals she's leaving seminary school to become a singer, and Frye enters her in a gospelfest.
Episode 930 min1991-01-12
Lights, Camera, Deacon
Frye sees publicity in a televised trial involving writer-comedian Steve Allen in a suit against a fried-chicken mogul.
Episode 1030 min1991-01-19
Unforgettable
Frye dates a beautiful and much younger environmentalist.
Episode 1130 min1991-02-02
Ernie and the Sublimes
The deacon reassembles his '50s doo-wop group for a benefit.
Episode 1230 min1991-02-09
The Deacon's Slam Dunk
Frye and Ruben both try to intervene when the Deacon's pro basketball player client, wants to marry Amelia and move to Italy. Will Love intervene instead and short-circuit the deacon's plans?
Episode 1330 min1991-02-23
Three Men and a Hammer
Rapper MC Hammer has a dual role as a flamboyant minister and as himself, busting a move to keep Clarence in school. Guard: Jacques Apollo Bolton. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis.
Episode 1430 min1991-03-02
Nothin' Says Lovin' ...
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Episode 1530 min1991-03-09
My Fair Homeboy
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Episode 1630 min1991-03-23
A Star is Burned
Thelma gets her own TV cooking show.
Episode 1730 min1991-03-30
Deak-Scam
Judge Frye visits an old nemesis who tries to set him up in a sting operation. The judge is offered a large sum of money to alter the outcome of a certain case he presides over. And while everyone watches him on film, Judge Frye must make one of the toughest decisions of his life: whether to be honest and turn the money down, or enjoy the spice of life, with all that cash!
Episode 1830 min1991-04-06
The Wild Deak
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Episode 1930 min1991-04-13
Three's a Crowd
Deacon Frye dates a teacher Clarence likes, and the 2 begin to bump heads.
Episode 2030 min1991-04-27
Date with an Angel
At an auction, an insufferable woman wins a date with Frye.
Episode 2130 min1991-05-04
Deliverance (1)
Frye and Clarence try raising church funds by dating wealthy Darla and her equally unattractive granddaughter Darletta.
Episode 2230 min1991-05-11
Deliverance (2)
Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church: Thelma delivers a baby boy. (Part 2 of 2) Her delivery overdue, Thelma attends a telethon.
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