Episodes of the 1950s television comedy are available on Amos and Andy DVD in North American format for viewing on NTSC compatible television sets. They may be purchased online at auction and retail sites or they may be streamed directly from certain web sites.
The Amos 'n' Andy radio program was inspired by a Chicago Tribune comic strip entitled, 'The Gumps'. The comedy was first broadcast in 1928 and then every night until 1943, when it changed to a weekly sitcom for the next eight years. It reverted once again to nightly broadcast during the years 1954 through 1960. The stars of the radio broadcasts were Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, who also created the show. Bob Mosher and Joe Connally formed the extended writing crew. The program's sponsors were Campbell's Soup, Pepsodent Toothpaste, Rexall Drugs and Rinso.
The radio episodes were adapted for television and broadcast on CBS-TV during the years 1951 through 1953. There were a total of 78 episodes, which were syndicated between 1954 and 1966. Civil rights groups believed that the show portrayed African-American life in a negative light and put pressure on the show to be discontinued.
The cast of the television program contained Spencer Williams, Alvin Childress, Ernest Wade, Tim Moore and Johnny Lee. Amos and Andy was America's first ever television show to feature an all black cast.
The role of honest, level-headed and hard-working cab driver, Amos Jones, was played by Alvin Childress (1907-1986). Born in Mississippi, Childress obtained a BA from Rust College. His other television appearances included episodes of Good Times, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and Perry Mason. In 1982, Childress died at the age of 78 in Inglewood, California.
Spencer Williams (1893-1969) was born in Louisiana. He studied at the University of Minnesota until called upon to serve his country in the US Army during the First World War. He was cast in the role of Andrew H Brown. Williams was also a film director, with seven films to his name. Among them were, 'The Blood of Jesus' and 'Go Down Death, ' critically claimed as being 'spiritually adventurous.'
The part of henpecked, scheming George 'Kingfish' Stevens was played by Tim Moore (1887-1958), a very colorful character both on and off screen. His character provided the focus of many episodes, some even excluding both Amos and Andy. These episodes formed a spin-off of Amos 'n' Andy entitled, 'The Adventures of Kingfisher'. The 'Roast Beef Scandal' of January 1958 involved Moore firing his gun indoors in response to learning that his mooching in-laws had finished the last of the New Year's dinner. He left a mark on the china cabinet, receiving a one hundred dollar fine and a year's probation. Read more about: amos and andy dvd
The Amos 'n' Andy radio program was inspired by a Chicago Tribune comic strip entitled, 'The Gumps'. The comedy was first broadcast in 1928 and then every night until 1943, when it changed to a weekly sitcom for the next eight years. It reverted once again to nightly broadcast during the years 1954 through 1960. The stars of the radio broadcasts were Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, who also created the show. Bob Mosher and Joe Connally formed the extended writing crew. The program's sponsors were Campbell's Soup, Pepsodent Toothpaste, Rexall Drugs and Rinso.
The radio episodes were adapted for television and broadcast on CBS-TV during the years 1951 through 1953. There were a total of 78 episodes, which were syndicated between 1954 and 1966. Civil rights groups believed that the show portrayed African-American life in a negative light and put pressure on the show to be discontinued.
The cast of the television program contained Spencer Williams, Alvin Childress, Ernest Wade, Tim Moore and Johnny Lee. Amos and Andy was America's first ever television show to feature an all black cast.
The role of honest, level-headed and hard-working cab driver, Amos Jones, was played by Alvin Childress (1907-1986). Born in Mississippi, Childress obtained a BA from Rust College. His other television appearances included episodes of Good Times, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and Perry Mason. In 1982, Childress died at the age of 78 in Inglewood, California.
Spencer Williams (1893-1969) was born in Louisiana. He studied at the University of Minnesota until called upon to serve his country in the US Army during the First World War. He was cast in the role of Andrew H Brown. Williams was also a film director, with seven films to his name. Among them were, 'The Blood of Jesus' and 'Go Down Death, ' critically claimed as being 'spiritually adventurous.'
The part of henpecked, scheming George 'Kingfish' Stevens was played by Tim Moore (1887-1958), a very colorful character both on and off screen. His character provided the focus of many episodes, some even excluding both Amos and Andy. These episodes formed a spin-off of Amos 'n' Andy entitled, 'The Adventures of Kingfisher'. The 'Roast Beef Scandal' of January 1958 involved Moore firing his gun indoors in response to learning that his mooching in-laws had finished the last of the New Year's dinner. He left a mark on the china cabinet, receiving a one hundred dollar fine and a year's probation. Read more about: amos and andy dvd
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