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Amos 'n' Andy is an American radio and television sitcom set in Harlem, the historic center of Afro-American culture in New York City. The original radio show, which ran from 1928 to 1960, was created, written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played Amos Jones (Gosden) and Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), as well as incidental characters.
When the show moved to television, black actors took over the majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent. Amos 'n' Andy began as one of the first radio comedy series and originated from station WMAQ in Chicago. After the first broadcast in 1928, the show became a hugely popular radio series. Early episodes were broadcast from the El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California.[4]:168–71 The show ran as a nightly radio serial (1928–43), as a weekly situation comedy (1943–55) and as a nightly disc-jockey program (1954–60). A television adaptation ran on CBS (1951–53) and continued in syndicated reruns (1954–66). It would not be shown to a nationwide audience again until 2012.
THIS IS A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE RADIO SHOW.
Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll star as Amos ‘n’ Andy, in the most popular comedy show of the Golden Age of radio!
On March 19, 1928, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll introduced Amos ‘n’ Andy, which went on to become one of the most popular and longest-running programs in radio history. During the height of its popularity, almost the entire country listened to the fifteen-minute, Monday-through-Friday adventures of Amos ‘n’ Andy. Department stores piped in the broadcasts so shoppers wouldn’t miss an episode, and movie theaters scheduled their features to end just prior to the start of Amos ‘n’ Andy so they too could pipe it in.
Amos and Andy ran the Fresh-Air Taxi Company, with the more stable, married Amos doing most of the work while Andy chased girls. In 1943, after 4,091 quarter-hour episodes, it switched to a half-hour weekly comedy. While the five-a-week show often had a quiet, easygoing feeling, the new version was a brassy Hollywood-style production, complete with a studio audience, full cast of supporting actors, and a full orchestra. Many of the half-hour programs were written by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, later the writing team for Leave It to Beaver and The Munsters. In the new version, Amos became a minor character to the more dominant Andy and Kingfish duo.
Enjoy sixteen hilarious episodes from this long-running comedy series:
3/19/46 - “Nerves”4/2/46 - “The Model Husband”4/9/46 - “Best Dressed Man”4/16/46 - “Travel Bureau”4/23/46 - “Flashback”4/30/46 - “Eyeglasses”5/7/46 - “Fur Coat”10/15/46 - “Sapphire a Wanted Criminal?”3/11/47 - “Adopting a Baby”4/8/47 - “Finding a Roomer”10/10/48 - “Lulu Mae Simpson Is Coming to Town”10/17/48 - “House without a Lot”10/24/48 - “20th Wedding Anniversary”10/31/48 - “The Secret Melody Contest”11/7/48 - “The World-Wide Correspondence School”11/14/48 - “New York Sightseeing Agency”
Volume 1 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 10 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! During its radio heyday, Amos 'n' Andy was definitely a legend in its own time. Proving itself to be a program dedicated to the best in entertainment for its audience, Amos 'n' Andy reinvented itself as necessary. The later Amos 'n' Andy shows spotlighted a variety of black characters in many different walks of life, characters successful in business, entertainment, politics and more. This was an area not explored much by other programs of the time. The characters remain at the center of the later shows as well. Even though Amos moved into the background, listeners still chuckled and laughed at the adventures of the well-realized cast. Restored to the best audio quality, Amos 'n' Andy, Volume 10 clearly shows the enduring humor and impact this series had on America, then and now.
Volume 11 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! During its radio heyday, Amos 'n' Andy was definitely a legend in its own time. Proving itself to be a program dedicated to the best in entertainment for its audience, Amos 'n' Andy reinvented itself as necessary. The later Amos 'n' Andy shows spotlighted a variety of black characters in many different walks of life, characters successful in business, entertainment, politics and more. This was an area not explored much by other programs of the time. The characters remain at the center of the later shows as well. Even though Amos moved into the background, listeners still chuckled and laughed at the adventures of the well-realized cast. Restored to the best audio quality, Amos 'n' Andy, Volume 10 clearly shows the enduring humor and impact this series had on America, then and now.
Volume 2 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 3 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 4 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 5 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 6 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 7 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Volume 8 in the Amos 'n' Andy radio series! A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this Radio Archives collection, transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
