![]() ![]() Why did the Amos 'n Andy show go on to become one of the most protested of television programs? Eventually, the controversy surrounding the television version of Amos 'n Andy would almost equal that of the popularity of the radio version.Ĭontemporary television viewers might find it difficult to understand what all the clamor was about. The program's portrayal of black life and culture was deemed by the black community of the period as an insulting return to the days of blackface and minstrelsy. ![]() The basis for these characters was derived largely from the stereotypic caricatures of African-Americans that had been communicated through several decades of popular American culture, most notably, motion pictures. The adventures of Amos 'n Andy presented the antics of Amos Jones, an Uncle Tom-like, conservative Andy Brown, his zany business associate Kingfish Stevens, a scheming smoothie Lawyer Calhoun, an underhanded crook that no one trusted Lightnin,' a slow-moving janitor Sapphire Stevens, a nosey, loud-mouth Mama, a domineering mother-in-law, and the infamous Madame Queen. It was the first television series with an all-black cast (the only one of its kind to appear on prime-time, network television for nearly another twenty years). The position of the Amos 'n Andy show in television history is still debated by media scholars in recent books on the cultural history of American television.Īmos 'n Andy was first broadcast on CBS television in June 1951, and lasted some two years before the program was canceled in the midst of growing protest by the black community in 1953. The significance of Amos 'n Andy, with its almost thirty year history as a highly successful radio show, its brief, contentious years on network television, its banishment from prime-time and subsequent years in syndication, and its reappearance in video cassette format is difficult to summarize in a few paragraphs. Amos 'n' Andy was conceived by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, two white actors who portrayed the characters Amos Jones and Andy Brown by mimicking so-called Negro dialect. All Rights Reserved.Like many of its early television counterparts, the Amos 'n' Andy television program was a direct descendent of the radio show that originated on WMAQ in Chicago on 19 March 1928, and eventually became the longest-running radio program in broadcast history. Site Map | Browse by Series | Wholesalers & Distributors Info | Request a Catalog This allows us to make a wider range of series and episodes available. Please note: This CD-R product is manufactured on demand using recordable media. They are included here as the only surviving audio from these historic broadcasts. Note: Some of the rare episodes are of substandard audio quality. Taylor Takes the Stand 07-18-29 Amos is a Free Man At Last 07-23-29 Leaving Chicago For New York 08-15-29 Testifying in Breach of Promise Trial (Excerpt) 03-06-31 Kingfish Wants to Open a Hotel (Excerpt) 04-30-32 Gwindell Tells Exactly What He Thinks (Excerpt) 02-22-33 Meeting Walter Huston 08-19-36 Friday Night Minstrel Show (West Coast Version)12-04-36 On The Way to Maine 08-09-37 Andy Interviews Lightning For a Job (Excerpt) 02-01-39 Meeting Grover Whalen 02-27-39 Andy Has Been Kidnapped 06-30-39 Andy and the Kingfish Want to Promote a Showgirl (Excerpt) 07-29-41 Treasury Star Parade Special 03-18-42 The Final Serial Episode (Excerpt) 02-19-43 Includes a Program Guide by Correll and Gosden biographer Elizabeth McLeod!Įpisodes Include: The Marriage Counselor 12-17-43 Between Life and Death 03-24-44 The Marriage Proposal Mix Up 11-17-44 Rare Coin 01-16-49 The Birth of Amos and Ruby's Third Child 02-20-49 Dress Rehearsal for 06-03-51 Episode (Green Eyed Monster) 05-20-51 Social Security 10-02-49 Thanksgiving Show 11-13-49 Jobs At Import Export Garage 04-15-51 Brother-in-Law Moves In 04-29-51 The Long-Lost Husband 10-12-52 The Proxy Marriage 05-17-53 The Kingfish's Old Love Letters 05-24-53 The Dog Lover 01-17-54 Amos 'n' Andy Music Hall (with Sara Berner) 01-05-55 Phony Stock 06-04-29 Mr. ![]() Experience the casual intimacy of radio drama and character comedy at their best. ![]() This collection features rare, uncirculated episodes from the team's early years all the way through to the 1950s. This career-spanning look at the work of radio's most influential team brings you ten full hours with Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as AMOS 'N' ANDY!Īmos Jones and Andy Brown symbolized the best and the worst of the average American - from their kindness and common sense to their self-importance and susceptibility to the lure of an easy buck. HOME NEW RELEASES BESTSELLERS CLEARANCE BOOKS DVDs MUSIC RADIO VAULTĪmos 'n' Andy: Radio's All Time Favorites Your Account Information | Customer Service | Order Status | Contact Us ![]()
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