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The Amos 'n Andy Show -
Box Set

with Bonus 8th Disc!

Release Information:
Release Type: All Known Surviving Episodes
Number of Discs: 8
Number of Episodes: 72
Running Time: 1895 mins
Retail Price $120.00 (US$)

Description:

Popular radio show adapted to television, The Amos 'n Andy Show was produced from 1951 to 1953 with 78 filmed episodes. Produced at the Hal Roach Studios for CBS, it was one of the first television series to be filmed with a multicamera setup, four months before the more famous I Love Lucy used the technique. This box set features the 72 known existing episodes, plus several bonus features.

The main roles in the television series were played by the following African-American actors:

Amos Jones - Alvin Childress
Andrew Hogg Brown (Andy) - Spencer Williams
George "Kingfish" Stevens - Tim Moore
Sapphire Stevens - Ernestine Wade
Ramona Smith (Sapphire's Mama) - Amanda Randolph
Madame Queen - Lillian Randolph
Algonquin J. Calhoun - Johnny Lee
Lightnin' - Nick Stewart (AKA Nick O'Demus)

Disc 1-
BONUS - Cast Introduction
1 - Invisible Glass
2 - The Gun
3 - Quo Vadis
4 - Kingfish Sells a Lot
5 - Andy Gets a Telegram
6 - Rare Coin
7 - Broken Clock
8 - LeHigh 4 - 900
9 - Hospitalization
10 - Chinchillas

Disc 2-
11 - Kingfish Gets Drafted
12 - Traffic Violation
13 - Vacation Show
14 - The Convention
15 - Amos Helps Out
16 - Mrs. Winslow
17 - Uranium Mine
18 - Girl at the Station

Disc 3-
19 - The Boarded
20 - Arabia
21 - Light Blue Car
22 - Second Honeymoon
23 - The Counterfeiters
24 - The Piggy Bank
25 - Birthday Card
26 - The Diner
27 - Jewelry Store Robbery
28 - Getting Momma Maried Part 1
29 - Getting Momma Maried Part 2
30 - Superfine Brushes

Disc 4-
31 - Christmas Story
32 - Income Tax Show
33 - Last Friend
34 - The Godfather
35 - Amnesia
36 - The Adoption
37 - Meal Ticket
38 - Engagement Ring
39 - The Press Agent
40 - Kingfish at the Ballpark
41 - Relatives

Disc 5-
42 - Andy Buys a House
43 - Kingfish's Secretary
44 - Father by Proxy
45 - Happy Stevens
46 - Young Girls Mother
47 - Insurance Policy
48 - Lodge Brothers Complain
49 - Kingfish finds a Future
50 - Cousin Effie's Will
51 - The Eyeglasses
52 - Classified Ad

Disc 6- 
53 - Ballet Tickets
54 - Andy Loves an Actress
55 - Kingfish Goes to Work
56 - Turkey Dinner
57 - Antique Shop
58 - Ready Made Family
59 - The Girl Upstairs
60 - Viva La France
61 - Leroy Lends a Hand
62 - New Neighbors

Disc 7- 
63 - Sapphire Disappears
64 - The Society Party
65 - Kingfish Buys a Chair
66 - Seeing is Believing
67 - Andy Learns to Fly
68 - Madame Queens Voice
69 - Mr. Jackson
70 - Kingfish has a Baby
71 - Leroy's Suits

BONUS 8th DISC FEATURES:

  • Episode 72: Andy Gets Married (AKA The Lost Episode)
  • Amos 'n Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1986 documentary)
  • Check and Double Check (1932 live-action feature film)
  •  The Rasslin' Match (1933 cartoon)
  • The Lion Tamer (1934 cartoon)

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