The gag doesn’t work perfectly. Amos was the cab driver; Andy was the big cigar-chompin’ guy. And it was an excellent series. Terrific actors. The actress who played Sapphire was one of the best comediennes of the early television era. IMHO.
I enjoyed it when I was young. Still remember an argument between the Kingfish and his wife (Loretta??) having to do with her always scraping the toast to get the burnt part off.
“Amos and Andy” was first a radio series. In that series, which was far better-known than the TV series, the black characters were all voiced by white actors. That’s where most of the racism cries come from now. The actors themselves never thought of themselves as racist and had simply created many characters over the years, finally deciding these were the ones that worked best in the radio format.
The shows were well-written, often hilarious, and tremendously popular in the 20+ years that the show ran on radio, but when I do my old time radio broadcasts on our local station I am reluctant to play “Amos ’n Andy” because of what – by today’s standards – is easily perceived as racism.
Maybe you’re BANNED< FOR POSTING THE SAME STUPID ALL-CAPS WHINE…on every strip’s comments…don’t you get it ???…It ain’t a “gocomics” failure….Sheeesh !
WELL ASIDE FROM ALL THIS DIATRIBE ABOUT AMOS AND ANDY Take NOTICE that the FIRST PANEL references MENNONITE the last panel references AMISH I live in an area with both SECTS! Quite a BIT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO!
Having done quite a bit of research over the years on the Amos ‘n’ Andy tv series, I need to clarify a few matters. One, most black audiences who watched the series loved it. For one thing, the acting was terrific – for example, Spencer Williams, who played Andy Brown was a respected and successful film actor, director, editor, and writer before coming out of retirement to play Andy – and Tim Moore had a long and respectable career as an actor and comedy writer before becoming known as The Kingfish. And two, what many people fail to realize is that, the clownish characters aside, this tv program marked the first time black people saw themselves portrayed on the screen as judges, doctors, professors – professional people! And it was the first time that most white Americans ever saw blacks portrayed as serious, hard-working individuals who weren’t domestics, slaves, servants, or thugs. True, the language was crudely done and sometimes downright insulting to blacks; but you should know that the creators of the radio show were on the set for the first filmed episode trying to tell the actors how to say their lines. The actors were livid and had Gosden and Correll banned from the set for the rest of the show’s run. As Tim Moore recalled, " We had white men telling black men how to sound like white men impersonating black men." By the way Tim Moore loved playing Kingfish so much that he wore the Kingfish’s hat home every night; and people in his neighborhood always called him Kingfish.
pawpawbear almost 11 years ago
Maybe not. That title is sure to raise eyebrows.
edclectic almost 11 years ago
Do the name Ruby Begonia…
g55rumpy almost 11 years ago
RIM SHOT; “But seriously folks…”
Vermont Premium Member almost 11 years ago
The gag doesn’t work perfectly. Amos was the cab driver; Andy was the big cigar-chompin’ guy. And it was an excellent series. Terrific actors. The actress who played Sapphire was one of the best comediennes of the early television era. IMHO.
jgcartnal almost 11 years ago
And there’s today’s joke for senior citizens! ;)
mwaidelich almost 11 years ago
I wonder how many know who Amos & Andy are? I did, but I used to listen to them live.
Bargrove almost 11 years ago
Hello dar, Saphire
Sportymonk almost 11 years ago
I enjoyed it when I was young. Still remember an argument between the Kingfish and his wife (Loretta??) having to do with her always scraping the toast to get the burnt part off.
KEA almost 11 years ago
I tried NOT to read the second panel… but I did. woe is me.
KEA almost 11 years ago
Lighten up. Anyone with a brain knew that A&A was about as true to real-life as cartoons are to consequences of violence.
ColonelClaus almost 11 years ago
AAAHHHOOOOGAH! AAHHHHOOOGAH! REBOOT REBOOT!
ColonelClaus almost 11 years ago
Holey Macklela dere! An ta tink de o-rig-in-al acters wuz white!
danlarios almost 11 years ago
where’s safire when I need him?
Russell Sketchley Premium Member almost 11 years ago
“Amos and Andy” was first a radio series. In that series, which was far better-known than the TV series, the black characters were all voiced by white actors. That’s where most of the racism cries come from now. The actors themselves never thought of themselves as racist and had simply created many characters over the years, finally deciding these were the ones that worked best in the radio format.
The shows were well-written, often hilarious, and tremendously popular in the 20+ years that the show ran on radio, but when I do my old time radio broadcasts on our local station I am reluctant to play “Amos ’n Andy” because of what – by today’s standards – is easily perceived as racism.
marjac35 almost 11 years ago
Great Play on words I am still laughing!!!
curmudgeon68 almost 11 years ago
When you finally figure out that you’re the problem, would you please go back and delete all your inane repetitive comments.
dzw3030 almost 11 years ago
I had this prob with three comics yesterday. I checked back several hours later and the comics were back. Go figure…
LV1951 almost 11 years ago
We actually have a tape or 2 of the old Amos & Andy shows. Hilarious! “Ohhh Andy!” :lol!
llong65 almost 11 years ago
I’ve transferred some of their old radio shows to cd
Robert C. Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Maybe you’re BANNED< FOR POSTING THE SAME STUPID ALL-CAPS WHINE…on every strip’s comments…don’t you get it ???…It ain’t a “gocomics” failure….Sheeesh !
Reppr Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Where is Fozzy Bear when you need him?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 11 years ago
WELL ASIDE FROM ALL THIS DIATRIBE ABOUT AMOS AND ANDY Take NOTICE that the FIRST PANEL references MENNONITE the last panel references AMISH I live in an area with both SECTS! Quite a BIT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO!
tigerchik32 almost 11 years ago
I do. But I don’t like it since its kinda un-PC.
The Life I Draw Upon almost 11 years ago
Groan.
westny77 almost 11 years ago
Don’t quit your day job.
Vermont Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Having done quite a bit of research over the years on the Amos ‘n’ Andy tv series, I need to clarify a few matters. One, most black audiences who watched the series loved it. For one thing, the acting was terrific – for example, Spencer Williams, who played Andy Brown was a respected and successful film actor, director, editor, and writer before coming out of retirement to play Andy – and Tim Moore had a long and respectable career as an actor and comedy writer before becoming known as The Kingfish. And two, what many people fail to realize is that, the clownish characters aside, this tv program marked the first time black people saw themselves portrayed on the screen as judges, doctors, professors – professional people! And it was the first time that most white Americans ever saw blacks portrayed as serious, hard-working individuals who weren’t domestics, slaves, servants, or thugs. True, the language was crudely done and sometimes downright insulting to blacks; but you should know that the creators of the radio show were on the set for the first filmed episode trying to tell the actors how to say their lines. The actors were livid and had Gosden and Correll banned from the set for the rest of the show’s run. As Tim Moore recalled, " We had white men telling black men how to sound like white men impersonating black men." By the way Tim Moore loved playing Kingfish so much that he wore the Kingfish’s hat home every night; and people in his neighborhood always called him Kingfish.