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- Amos 'n' Andy began on March 19, 1928 on WMAQ, and prior to airing each program, Gosden and Correll recorded their show on 78-rpm discs at Marsh Laboratories, operated by electrical recording pioneer Orlando R. Marsh.
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Amos 'n' Andy began on March 19, 1928 on WMAQ, and prior to airing each program, Gosden and Correll recorded their show on 78-rpm discs at Marsh Laboratories, operated by electrical recording pioneer Orlando R. Marsh.
The Amos 'n Andy Show: Created by Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden. With Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore, Johnny Lee. Stories mostly centered on The Kingfish's schemes to get rich, often by duping his brothers in the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge.
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- 1951-06-28
- Comedy
- 30
In 1951, a new show made history as the first Black sitcom to be broadcasted on national television. The sitcom was titled Amos ‘n’ Andy and starred over fifteen black actors. The first episode aired in 1951, but two white men had been already hosting a radio series with the same name since 1928.
Thu, Nov 8, 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.
July 10, 1952. CBS. For the past three years Sapphire has been using a piggy bank to save for a second honeymoon with George in Niagara Falls, and for the past three years George has gradually pilfered away all her savings, replacing the stolen loot with lead washers.
The turning point came in 1963 when CBS Films, which was still calling Amos 'n' Andy one of its most widely circulated shows, announced that the program had been sold to two African countries, Kenya and Western Nigeria.
Thu, Jan 8, 1953. It's Kingfish's birthday and when Sapphire discovers that her husband has received a birthday card from a secret feminine admirer she goes into a jealous rage.
