I'm giving away my age but, I was just a little kid when this show was on the air, so I didn't really understand the humor. As I watch these episodes as an adult, I can really appreciate how funny they were. The acting was superb, from the dialogue, to the facial expressions, and the comic timing. This was a show where you could really laugh for 30 minutes, and not have to listen to politics squeezed in to every scene, like today. Thanks so much for making this classic come alive for me again!
I'm 74 and this show gave our whole family many laughs ! I'm from Newark, NJ and grew up in a very mixed neighborhood where everyone got along. I never looked at this show as having black people. To a child it's the clever humor and crazy situations that I'll never forget! 😂😂😂 By the way, Tim died in City Hospital in Newark, NJ in the late 50's !😢❤❤
Today is December 9, 2018. Tim Moore was born on this day 1887in Rock Island Illinois. I just watched this episode "Rare Coin." IndeedMr. Moore... YOU WERE THE RAREST OF COINS!!! GOD BLESS YOUAND THE ENTIRE CAST OF AMOS' N' ANDY. SO FOND ARE MY MEMORIES.
This possibly one of the best comedy tv show of all time,I was young and so was tv but my fond memory of this show was my family watching this show and we laughed till we cried,all I can say is THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. FROM THESE GREAT ACTORS
@ Gary landrum Helllo, thank you for the kind words about this show and for a memorializing these great and talented actors. "Mr Moore, you truly were the rarest of rare coins.
As an adult I have really come to admire Alvin Childress's portrayal of Amos. He was especially good in the Christmas episode where Andy buys Arbadella a doll.
“The Rare Coin” Season 1, Episode 4, aired 19 Jul. 1951. Alvin Childress as Amos, Spencer Williams (Jr.) as Andy, Tim Moore as Kingfish, Ernestine Wade as Sapphire, Johnny Lee as Calhoun, Corny Anderson as the Bailiff, Roy Glenn as Roy, Jester Hairston as Henry Van Porter, Walter Kingsford as Mr. Wilton, and Vince Townsend as the Judge.
So this was the pilot that convinced the programmers at CBS to take a chance and put it on the air?....why wouldn't it have been the very first episode then?
Because the network wanted to introduce the TV series with an episode that defined the "Kingfish's" character- and that was "The Kingfish Gets Drafted". Besides, there was no doubt that CBS wanted a TV version of "AMOS 'N' ANDY" on the air. It took over two years for them to cast the right people and film a formal pilot episode; a 1948 test kinescope featured Gosden and Correll- the original radio stars- in blackface, but they knew their days of doing that in public were over- and insisted that test footage be destroyed....and decided to use an all-black cast, including some of their radio supporting players {Wade, Randolph, Lee}. That took another year of auditions and planning, including the casting of the key roles of Amos, Andy and the Kingfish. THEN, it was decided the series would be FILMED, instead of being telecast "live". And when they finally "sold" the series to Blatz Beer for sponsorship, and began filming the initial episodes in the spring of 1951.......
Gee I slightly remember Amos and Andy tv series. I was very little when it aired. I remember my Godfather telling my mom Amos and Andy originally aired on radio.
“The Rare Coin” Season 1, Episode 4, aired 19 July 1951. Alvin Childress as Amos, Spencer Williams (Jr.) as Andy, Tim Moore as Kingfish, Ernestine Wade as Sapphire, Johnny Lee as Calhoun, Corny Anderson as the Bailiff, Roy Glenn as Roy, Jester Hairston as Henry Van Porter, Walter Kingsford as Mr. Wilton, and Vince Townsend as the Judge.
He did that to Andy virtually every week. Though they were good friends, each episode usually demonstrated the answer to the question, "How is the Kingfish going to put one over on Andy THIS week?".
@@fromthesidelines Hello, I'm sure you know that this is not a documentary but it is a comedy. And the basis for a comedy can be a dysfunctional character. Nevertheless, this show could be used for a important family discussion about truth and honesty and how to treat others. Thank you
Didnt watch this yet, but it already looks like a classic kingfish scheme...lol rare coin...ok kingfish....lol.... lets see andy get his way out of this!!!!!
Henry Van Porter is played by the same actor who plays Sapphire’s brother Goofy. They seem to have a small pool of actors that are used for all the supporting roles over and over again
The naacp made a bad mistake by bitching about these actors,when in fact they were ten times more tallented than i love lucy.gezi aenaz and lucille ball were not as talented ast he amos and show actors
I'm giving away my age but, I was just a little kid when this show was on the air, so I didn't really understand the humor. As I watch these episodes as an adult, I can really appreciate how funny they were. The acting was superb, from the dialogue, to the facial expressions, and the comic timing. This was a show where you could really laugh for 30 minutes, and not have to listen to politics squeezed in to every scene, like today. Thanks so much for making this classic come alive for me again!
I’m 75. I watched the first episode in 1951 when I was only 5. Even at such a stripling age, I understood the humor.
I'm 74 and this show gave our whole family many laughs ! I'm from Newark, NJ and grew up in a very mixed neighborhood where everyone got along. I never looked at this show as having black people. To a child it's the clever humor and crazy situations that I'll never forget! 😂😂😂 By the way, Tim died in City Hospital in Newark, NJ in the late 50's !😢❤❤
Today is December 9, 2018. Tim Moore was born on this day 1887in Rock Island Illinois. I just watched this episode "Rare Coin." IndeedMr. Moore... YOU WERE THE RAREST OF COINS!!! GOD BLESS YOUAND THE ENTIRE CAST OF AMOS' N' ANDY. SO FOND ARE MY MEMORIES.
I'm 74 and grew up with this show. Tim Moore died in City Hospital in Newark NJ. I remember reading it in the paper !❤ Had to be the late 50's 😢!
This possibly one of the best comedy tv show of all time,I was young and so was tv but my fond memory of this show was my family watching this show and we laughed till we cried,all I can say is THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. FROM THESE GREAT ACTORS
@ Gary landrum Helllo, thank you for the kind words about this show and for a memorializing these great and talented actors.
"Mr Moore, you truly were the rarest of rare coins.
The Amos and Andy actors are extraordinarily talented and the intro and outro theme music is as classic and timeless as the show....just superb .
Agreed.
Tim Moore was a comedic genius. He write one script for W C Fields.
Amos is the best. He’s one of the single coolest straight men in a comedy team ever! And Andy FINALLY got one over on the King Fish!!
As an adult I have really come to admire Alvin Childress's portrayal of Amos. He was especially good in the Christmas episode where Andy buys Arbadella a doll.
The 1877 shield nickel really is a rare coin. It is worth in the thousands of dollars in today's dollars.
Hilarious, brilliant episode and series.
It may be 10,000.0000
All the 1877 shield nickels are proofs, aren't they?
I remember watching this show on t.v. when I was a child. I'm now seventy years old. My God where did the time go.🔥🔥🔥😇❤️😇❤️
One of the best of the best - Amos 'n Andy and the rare coin.
Oh my gosh, one of the best episodes ever!
Excellent
THIS REALLY BRINGS BACK MEMORIES AND LOTS OF LAUGHING!!!! THANK YOU, IT IS SO NICE TO LAUGH AS THAT IS VERY RARE THESE DAYS!!!
Awsome writing I love the amos and andy show!
Good to see Andy get one over on the Kingfish.
“The Rare Coin” Season 1, Episode 4, aired 19 Jul. 1951. Alvin Childress as Amos, Spencer Williams (Jr.) as Andy, Tim Moore as Kingfish, Ernestine Wade as Sapphire, Johnny Lee as Calhoun, Corny Anderson as the Bailiff, Roy Glenn as Roy, Jester Hairston as Henry Van Porter, Walter Kingsford as Mr. Wilton, and Vince Townsend as the Judge.
Roy Glenn guest starred as the {unnamed} plainclothes detective who arrested the Kingfish and Andy at 16:54.
Well, we ain't zakly sloshing around in the four freedom. LOL!
Great to see Andy pull one on the Kingfish!
Andy is soooooooo much smarter than we thought. That last part was classic! This is perhaps one of the very best episodes.
7:26, Kingfish almost came out of character laughing when he was examining Andy, but they kept the cameras rolling lol
I noticed that too
@ Keon Jenkins Hello,
Don't forget, sometimes they laugh in character.
Yup lol...
Loved watching Amos and andy as a child in the 1960's
Andy is smarter than the King Fish. He outsmarted him in the end!
Definitely my most favorite "Amos and Andy" episode!
great show and great actors
Filmed in December 1950, and the pilot for the TV series. It was initially presented as the fourth episode of the series on July 19, 1951.
So this was the pilot that convinced the programmers at CBS to take a chance and put it on the air?....why wouldn't it have been the very first episode then?
Because the network wanted to introduce the TV series with an episode that defined the "Kingfish's" character- and that was "The Kingfish Gets Drafted". Besides, there was no doubt that CBS wanted a TV version of "AMOS 'N' ANDY" on the air. It took over two years for them to cast the right people and film a formal pilot episode; a 1948 test kinescope featured Gosden and Correll- the original radio stars- in blackface, but they knew their days of doing that in public were over- and insisted that test footage be destroyed....and decided to use an all-black cast, including some of their radio supporting players {Wade, Randolph, Lee}. That took another year of auditions and planning, including the casting of the key roles of Amos, Andy and the Kingfish. THEN, it was decided the series would be FILMED, instead of being telecast "live". And when they finally "sold" the series to Blatz Beer for sponsorship, and began filming the initial episodes in the spring of 1951.......
Gee I slightly remember Amos and Andy tv series. I was very little when it aired. I remember my Godfather telling my mom Amos and Andy originally aired on radio.
I saw my Daddy laugh out loud,He LOVED this show
“The Rare Coin” Season 1, Episode 4, aired 19 July 1951. Alvin Childress as Amos, Spencer Williams (Jr.) as Andy, Tim Moore as Kingfish, Ernestine Wade as Sapphire, Johnny Lee as Calhoun, Corny Anderson as the Bailiff, Roy Glenn as Roy, Jester Hairston as Henry Van Porter, Walter Kingsford as Mr. Wilton, and Vince Townsend as the Judge.
"Yeah, so havin' prior rights, it's up to you to do the pryin'."
Great stuff!
Mr. Wilton is played by veteran stage and screen actor Walter Kingsford, who appeared in 115 major films. Quite a coup for this TV comedy.
Lol. This is Great. Bought back memories
That was a clever ending! King Fish sure wasn't a friend at all. What kind of a friend steals from you and lies to you?
He did that to Andy virtually every week. Though they were good friends, each episode usually demonstrated the answer to the question, "How is the Kingfish going to put one over on Andy THIS week?".
@@fromthesidelines Hello, I'm sure you know that this is not a documentary but it is a comedy. And the basis for a comedy can be a dysfunctional character.
Nevertheless, this show could be used for a important family discussion about truth and honesty and how to treat others.
Thank you
@@fromthesidelines Hey, Jaw Tooth, I meant for the previous reply to go to you. Sorry about that.
That's okay.
Are you trying to insult my friends?
I have got to go see that Humpty Bogart movie Andy mentioned.
"Hm, slight inflagration of the optimistic nerve, there."
"Squeeze you in between the appendicitis and the loose liver."
Geniuses.
Thanks for posting!
Didnt watch this yet, but it already looks like a classic kingfish scheme...lol rare coin...ok kingfish....lol.... lets see andy get his way out of this!!!!!
Henry Van Porter is played by the same actor who plays Sapphire’s brother Goofy. They seem to have a small pool of actors that are used for all the supporting roles over and over again
The OG player, Andrew H. Brown, a Cadillac man......
This was quite good
The intro/outro music sounds like it inspired part of Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio
KING FISH N ANDY REALLY MADE THE SHOW GOOD IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED THE ANDY N KINGFISH SHOW
It takes you back to the Eisenhower administration. Ponder that.
You mean the TRUMAN administration. He was president when they filmed the first two seasons.
Such a great show
This is One Funny Show...I wish that it was on TV Land..or Somewhere..
You is got legal jurisprudence
One of my favorites
They're great
"A trick of the Kingfish!"
ok cool
Is the Kingfish missing a tooth in this episode?
0:50 blond beauty in an all-black show.
Where?
I'm only going take half the money lol
Ha Ha ! Andy got over on Kingfish !
How?
Why is Andy walking with a limp when he walks into the drugstore?
Because he was pretending to be injured so he wouldn’t draw attention as they looked to get his coin out.
Who is better saphire or the kingfish
Coin dealer fired from Blair hospital
A classic
The naacp made a bad mistake by bitching about these actors,when in fact they were ten times more tallented than i love lucy.gezi aenaz and lucille ball were not as talented ast he amos and show actors
Familiar, Hold My Hand Fish Out Of Water Wane Toups…ITunes
How is the Kingfish gonna get Andy's pants off? Don't he love him?
Sometimes George disgusts me, albeit in a humorous way.
Ha Ha ! Andy got over on Kingfish !