The Amos 'n Andy Show

Freeman Gosden & Charles Correll introduce the television audience to the Amos n Andy characters

The local draft board mixes up the Kingfish with another George Stevens. (Originally broadcast 06-28-1951)

Sapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. (Originally broadcast 07-05-1951)

In spite of his friends' advice, Andy plans to marry a girl much younger than himself. (Originally broadcast 07-12-1951)

The Kingfish swindles Andy out of a rare nickel. Later, he unthinkingly drops it in the slot of a lunchroom's phone booth and places a call. It's now up to Andy and him to figure out how to retrieve the valuable coin without getting caught. (Originally broadcast 07-19-1951)

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.

The Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father. (Originally broadcast 07-26-1951)

Kingfish rents the lodge hall's basement to a printing company. Unbeknownst to him, the only thing being printed is counterfeit money. (Originally broadcast 08-02-1951)

After Sapphire and her Mama go missing, the Kingfish fears the worst. (Originally broadcast 08-09-1951)

Kingfish launches a scheme to have Andy pose as royalty to fool a rich widow into marriage. (Originally broadcast 08-16-1951)

Kingfish buys an anniversary present for Sapphire. But inside is a gun hidden by some criminals. Seeing opportunity Kingfish pawns the gun leading to even more problems. Originally broadcast 08-23-1951)

The Kingfish finds an old ad with only the words "Best In Town" and "Free". Curiosity gets the best of him and he calls the number. He doesn't realize at first that he has called a Lonely Hearts Club. When the Boss returns his call later Sapphire answers the phone and trouble ensues. (Originally broadcast 08-30-1951)

Andy and Kingfish go into the parking lot business only to have Sapphire's hapless cousin Leroy cause mayhem. While Andy and the Kingfish are at lunch Leroy sells a customers car. (Originally broadcast 09-06-1951)

With Sapphire out of town the Kingfish nabs a job as delivery man for a department store. Unable to make a delivery he brings the coat home. Sapphire on her return from out of town finds the coat. Naturally she thinks it's a gift from Kingfish. (Originally broadcast 09-13-1951)

Andy inadvertently shoots a photograph of a jewelry store robber, and the Kingfish tries to gyp him out of half the $1,000 reward. (Originally broadcast 09-20-1951)

Feeling that he hasn't a friend in the world, the Kingfish wants to turn over a new leaf by becoming honest. (Originally broadcast 09-27-1951)

Kingfish goes to work for a real estate company. He sells a house to Andy, without informing him that it must be moved because the underlying lot has been condemned to make room for a new highway. (Originally broadcast 10-04-1951)

Feeling that he's unappreciated by his wife, Kingfish concocts a scheme to cause Sapphire to believe they were never legally married. (Originally broadcast 10-11-1951)

Mama moves in with Kingfish and Sapphire. This launches the Kingfish on a mission to get rid of Mama by marrying her off. Things take a turn for the worse and Kingfish is in money trouble right away. (Originally broadcast 10-18-1951)

In Part 2 Kingfish gets deeper into trouble when it turns out Mama's suitor is a con artist. The more he tries to fix things the worse the situation becomes. (Originally broadcast 10-25-1951)

The Kingfish and Sapphire are faithful listeners to The Happy Harringtons radio program, and they wish some of Harry and Harriet's happiness would rub off on their marriage. (Originally broadcast 11-01-1951)

Kingfish and Andy are sharing weekly driving privileges of a used car. After a traffic court judge warns the Kingfish that his next court appearance will land him in jail, he wrecks the car and hands the attending police officer Andy's license as identification. Next step: Fool Andy into thinking that he's suffering from amnesia. (Originally broadcast 11-08-1951)

When an old school chum visits New York, the Kingfish poses as a millionaire in order to perpetuate a hometown myth that he's an extremely successful New York businessman. (Originally broadcast 11-15-1951)

Kingfish and Andy go in as partners on buying a diner. Bad luck and trouble happen almost right away and they have to raise more money including from Mama, (Originally broadcast 11-22-1951)

The Kingfish figures there's a profit to be made, if he can insert himself as the middleman in acquiring the twenty turkeys that Sapphire needs for her woman's club dinner. (Originally broadcast 11-29-1951)

The Kingfish must put together a phony family quickly to convince his visiting Uncle Clarence to keep him in his will after he lied to him in a letter that he had a baby to scam him out of a $500 baby gift. (Originally broadcast 12-06-1951)

After Mama moves in in with the Kingfish and Sapphire battles ensue. All three wind up in domestic court where the Judge orders Mama to mind her own business. She is told to stay out of all arguments between Kingfish and Sapphire. Something Mama finds hard to do. (Originally broadcast 12-20-1951)

(Originally broadcast 12-27-1951)

Kingfish sells Andy a phony hospitalization insurance policy. The con goes awry when Andy winds up in the hospital and wants to file a claim. (Originally broadcast 01-03-1952)

Kingfish lies down for a short afternoon nap at the lodge hall, but doesn't wake up until the next morning, missing the policeman's ball that he and Sapphire had planned to attend. While he was sleeping, someone borrows his car and uses it to commit a bank robbery. Knowing that the police have a description of the car, and fearing that he'll be nailed for the robbery, Kingfish gives the car to Andy.