The WORST episodes of Amen
Every episode of Amen ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Amen!
One year after the demise of The Jeffersons, Sherman Hemsley returned to television to star in another hit sitcom as Ernest Frye, the lawyer and scheming deacon of First Community Church of Philadelphia, and who intended to keep it under his thumb. Unfortunately, the new minister, Rev. Reuben Gregory, had other ideas and every week he quietly deflated the strutting deacon. Both, of course, really had the church's best interests at heart. Frye's 30-year-old romantically frustrated daughter, Themla, developed a massive crush on the new pastor. Other members of the church board included chattering sisters, Amelia and Casietta Hetebrink and Rolly, the board's wise old voice of reason.
#1 - Who Am I?
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1989
After tripping and falling during a fishing trip, Thelma looses her memory and can't remember who she is. She can't remeber that the Deacon is her father, and she forgets that she is in love with Ruben. To compensate, she takes on new personality and begins dating another man.
#2 - The Talent Show
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1990
#3 - The Honeymoon
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/1990
Plans for a Hawaiian honeymoon sour like yesterday's poi when a man tries to jump from the ledge of Thelma and Reuben's hotel suite.
#4 - The Deacon and the Mother-in-Law
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1990
Frye entertains Reuben's mother in Atlantic City.
#5 - The Roast
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1990
Deacon Frye is the subject of an honorary roast.
#6 - The Deacon vs. the US Army
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1990
Frye defends Thelma in court-martial proceedings.
#7 - Thelma Frye, Dough Girl
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1989
Thelma is home on a weekend pass for the Christmas holiday, which affords her the perfect opportunity to be the perfect hostess, the perfect cook and the perfect wife-to-be for Rev. Gregory.
#8 - Sergeant in Arms
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1989
Fearing he's lost Thelma to Sgt. Burke, Rev. Gregory puts up a fight when she comes home on a weekend pass with the sergeant in tow.
#9 - You're in the Army Now (2)
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/1989
Rev. Gregory and the Deacon pay a visit to the Army base after a tough drill sergeant denies misguided private Thelma a weekend pass.
#10 - You're in the Army Now (1)
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/1989
Thelma joins the Army, intending to become one lean, mean fighting machine.
#11 - Thelma Says, I Do
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1989
Everything goes wrong that could possibly go wrong on Thelma's wedding day; the wrong wedding dress is delivered to the house and Rev. Gregory comes down with wedding-day jitters.
#12 - Don't Rain on My Shower
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1989
Thelma goes overboard at her bridal shower to impress her high school nemesis with reports that she's living the good life.
#13 - TV or Not TV
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1989
As the congregation prepares for a TV appearance showcasing Sunday services, a street gang terrorizes the neighborhood and threatens to stop Rev. Gregory from delivering his sermon.
#14 - Witness for the Defense
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1989
Frye gets his first big murder case.
#15 - Moving In
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1990
A lonely Deacon makes a pest of himself after the newlyweds return home from their honeymoon, and Thelma makes a huge mess when she tries to flambe' a chicken at her first dinner party.
#16 - Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1989
Everyone thinks Thelma needs help holding on to her man when the svelte ex-fiance of the Reverend's, Maxine Varnay, comes to Philadelphia and makes a beeline for the Reverend, intending to rekindle a love affair.
#17 - Where There's a Will
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1989
The Deacon's estranged father-in-law, who once disowned the Fryes, lies on his deathbed and tries to reconcile with the Deacon by leaving him an inheritance. But all bets are off when Grandpa Tillman begins to recover.
#18 - The Engagement
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1989
Nobody in the First Community Church can keep a secret. When word gets out that Ruben is about to propose marriage to Thelma, the whole congregation drops what they were doing, and shows up at the church to witness the blessed event. But when the deadline comes and goes, and Rev Gregory doesnt make his move, everyone wonders if it will ever happen.
#19 - A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/22/1989
The Reverend, Dea Frye, and Rollie try to talk a young man into going to college, and try to give him examples of what their lives would have been like had they not gone to college themselves.
#20 - Sing, Sister, Sing
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/1989
A record producer wants to make a star out of Amelia, so the Deacon appoints himself her manager and books her in a club, so the producer can hear her sing. But not being an experienced manager, deacon Frye never checked out the kind of club he booked her into. It turns out the club is a dive that features strippers and women mud wrestlers.
#21 - The Last Supper
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/1989
While trying to cook a fancy dinner to impress the head of the church council, Thelma refuses the help of the Hetebrink sisters and decides to cook the meal by herself. After she feeds some of her food to the neighbor's pet hamster, and it dies, Thelma fears she served the church board poisoned food, and they all must rush to the hospital.
#22 - First Community Talent Show
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/1989
Church members perform in a charity show. Songs include ""Triplets,"" ""Sonny Boy,"" ""I Remember It Well,"" ""Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,"" ""Livin' in America,"" and ""Amen."" Easter Seals poster child Joy Hall appears.
#23 - Career Girl
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/1989
Tired of waiting for Rev. Gregory to marry her, Thelma decides to embark on a marketing career.
#24 - Nothing but the Truth
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1989
Rev. Gregory's mother comes to town for a visit, and is smitten by the deacon's charms. So much so, that they get caught in a compromising situation with her taking the deacon's pants off. On the other hand, she disapproves of Thelma because of her large bone structure.
#25 - The Boxer
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/1989
The congregation thinks the Deacon must be punch-drunk for agreeing to manage boxer Windmill Pearson—until Windmill gets into the ring with a contender.