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- Amos 'n' Andy was an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City.
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All Amos 'n' Andy material created prior to 1948, such as episodes of the old radio show, are in the public domain. The television series has never been officially released in home-video format, but many unlicensed bootleg compilations have been sold.
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.
Aug 7, 2013 · When Amos ’N’ Andy was airing, it was essentially the only place on American television to see black people at all; the next popular sitcom with a majority black cast— Sanford And Son...
- Gwen Ihnat
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
Amos ‘n’ Andy Show, popular radio and television program that had its roots in a 1926 radio program called Sam ‘n’ Henry. Because the Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show was based on the model of minstrel shows, thus based on racial stereotypes, and was voiced by two white entertainers from the late 1920s to.
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Sep 13, 2016 · When Amos ’n’ Andy moved to the small screen in 1951 (becoming one of the earliest examples of the modern TV sitcom) and was replaced with an all-black ensemble led by Alvin Childress as...
“Amos ‘n’ Andy” is historically significant in American TV as it transitioned from a popular radio show to a groundbreaking television program with an all-African American cast.
