Amos 'N Andy - The Christmas Story (1952)
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Original Airing: Dec 25 1952
Season: Amos 'n' Andy - Season 2
Episode Number: 8
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Wow! Love Amos N Andy, here it is 2022 We need the Hope of God more than ever.
The story of the meaning of Christmas as told by Amos was a beloved yearly tradition on radio for over thirty years.
Such a pity we have to go back 70yrs. to find a meaningful Christmas program. I used to watch A & A with my family back in the 50s and I don't recall this wonderful episode- thanks!
Like wise David. Outstanding show.
Loved Aand A. They were such clean wholesome entertainment. They make us laugh with out the use of foul language. We need more of these kind of Family shows. God Rest their Souls. They will never be replaced! Really enjoy them now and now and 60 years ago😁🙏🌹
So beautiful how Amos explained the Lord’s Prayer to his young daughter. Also how Andy gave of himself, and overcame the obstacle of lack of money in order to give his beautiful young niece what she really wanted for Christmas. There were many tender moments in this show which brought tears to my eyes. As a child myself in the 1950’s, I remember hearing the Christmas Carols on almost any radio station. Unlike today, TV and radio where not afraid of referring to the Lord and of reminding people to attend their place of worship.
People would say "Merry Christmas" and not "Happy Holidays" .
@@oldtimer794 Well not everyone is Christian, for some people it is just a happy holiday time.
So for those who are Christian, Merry Christmas, for those who aren't, happy holidays.
@@stevenhall9009 I agree but my point is that back then you didn't hear Happy Holidays like today. Many people now don't say Merry Christmas so as to not offend anyone who is not Christian.
@@oldtimer794 That is true.
Even those who wanted Amos and Andy cancelled must have shed a tear watching this episode.
Love how Amos told his wife, that those kids at the department store came as close to meeting the real Santa as they ever will. Meaning Andy sure has a heart of gold.✌
i agree with you,, really enjoying these eposides
That was a great scene.
It's 2020 and this episode still brings tears to my eyes. Amos 'n' Andy was a wonderful television show with such talented actors.
So sad the NAACP had to take it off TV.
@@margaretquick2597 I agree. Not only did we lose a wonderful show it hurt a lot of talented and creative people.
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You are not the only one, i am glad i watched this.
Now 2022 very humble people
Look how well this is written with a beautiful special message and nobody freaked out for mentioning 'The Lords Prayer"!. Nobody got hurt or offended and it's all about the family unity. Great episode!!
Who would get offended by praying to our lord.
@@cjones3710Amen! 🙏🏽Agree with you... Only atheists would have a problem with the Lord's Prayer...
@@elisageorge2261 I'm an atheist and I have no problem with this at all. It was a very touching scene -- a fitting closing to one of the best episodes of the franchise. IMO, it was the high point of Alvin Childress's _and_ Spencer Williams's portrayals of Amos and Andy, respectively.
And for me, Amos's heartfelt message of love, peace, and the golden rule is far more important than its religious context.
@@Astrobrant2 Amos' heartfelt message is inspired by the prayer's religious context.
@@oldtimer794 Yes, I know that.
This was so sweet. Brought tears to my eyes. Nothing like this has been produced in decades. Lovely ending.
In the fifties. in detroit most people made good money. Had cars, and many owned houses. Yes,blacks too. I am 80 and i grew up in detroit in the automobile capital where we had all had jobs. I miss those days and amos and andy shows. Thanks for this video.
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Brings tears! Great cast, great acting. Great script. Beautifully done. May god bless everyone on the show, love all
With kind regards
This was such a wonderful TV series; I wish we still had shows today as good as this one was.
The “ politically Correct”crowd thought the show was racist, but THEY were the racists. Many of us loved that show.
I watched the show for years and didn’t see anything I considered racist in it. I always thought it honored and lifted up Black people…with the exception of Andy and ‘lightening’ (who were really funny) most of the folks were portrayed as moral and intelligent.
I love this episode the most because it shows the charity and love of Christmas.
It's an absolutely beautiful and touching episode. The ending sequence is especially heart moving. Joyful yet somehow sorrowful, it has a sense of more simpler times-gone-by and a sadness of society's loss of faith in God.
Loved this episode that shows the goodness and unselfishness.
So much talent, it’s a shame the Amos and Andy shows were taken off the air.
God bless all of those who brought us Amos and Andy and reminded us of the frailties and charity in all of us.
Could not make a show like this today.
Amos and Andy is one of my favorites; radio and tv. The story lines were great, but the message here transcends race, and ascends to a higher level of both respect, and love, for true friendship and respect for the one who created ALL RACES. Amos and Andy, and of course the Kingfish, were the ones who opened the door for the Af Am, in the entertainment community They brought the idea of a socially universal message of sincerity. They also were the comedians whose classic humor, like Laurel and Hardy, still remains cherished to this day! Hey floor walker.....!
These shows were absolutely priceless. The NAACP may have overreacted regarding the image the show projected but they were fighting a lot of battles in 1955 with very little legal or political support. From my perspective as a white Texan, I always felt the show projected an image of wonderful people struggling to get by. Time and time again the incredible actors
reminded me of members of my own family.
I Love these Episode ! They are GREAT, Please keep them on Line! God Bless America
Also may GOD bless ESPAÑA, land that is the most wonderful of all of the world
So beautifully done. This part always move me to tears. And I am not religious. But there is something very Sacred about this scene. It's is a timely sermonette much needed in the choatic year of 2020.
This episode was always special to me. We had delightful memories of Christmas like this and the way he explained the Lord's prayer to his daughter was magnificent. Thank you for this special episode!!
I would rate this with " It's a Wonderful Life" !
❤❤❤Exceptional ❤❤❤Excellent ❤How Amos explained to his daughter the meaning, of The Lord's Prayer, and how that is the real spirit of Christmas. And what was even better is she went to sleep smiling, after hearing it, even before she even knew about her doll gift. She was smiling at the real spirit of Christmas, because at that moment she was not aware that she got the doll she wanted, which most of us attributed smiles from a child at Christmas was from the toy they got, so she was smiling from the message.✌❤🙏
What a wonderful explanation of that scene between Amos and his sweet precious daughter.
That was the first time it was done on TV.
Well said!
So thankful for Andy explaining in simple terms the Lord’s Prayer.
Im loving these.....I am a sucker for classic Hollywood movies and it's such a bonus watching my own ppl on tv. What a break down in society. 😢😢
Man o man.... we have really strayed from this message.
Every ONE that likes this CHRISTMAS EPISODE, SHOULD ASK TO SEE IT ON ,TV JUST LIKE WE SEE :♡ IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE! )
Loved this show as a kid. Always loved Kingfish's voice.
Made me tear to see such love between Andy and his family. Love just glowed when Amos related what the Lord's Prayer meant 🙏 Gives my heart such joy to see peace and blessings upon a lovely family even when days were hard.. As a child wishing for snow. Merry Christmas and God Bless everyone. Although, I was a child of Military Family life was hard as well. However, my Mother kept her Bible close and read us the Christmas Story because her faith was so strong
I used to listen to them nightly from my bed when mom and daddy would turn up their radio so my sister and I could here it...We never missed it and always had great clean laughs and memories...No TV then!
WOW! You go WAY back! Much respect to you.
I used to watch these on television while the series was first aired. I'm 72 now. Hey, did they have the same theme song for the radio version? How many of the actors carried over to television? I know that was a long time ago, so you might not remember. Heck, what kid pays any attention to actors' names? I guess I should just look it up.
this was a great show, you can;t say anything about GOD now a days it is so sad to have left our old ways .
AND THAT'S WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE NOW!!!!
We need to turn back to God.
yeah. it was much better in the good old days when everyone was christian and racist. such good people. nothing bad used to happen
Today showing sex and violence is ok, the screen is oozing with filth nowadays, but this is somehow wrong? What happened that in a mere 50 years the world isn't recognizable anymore?
made to leave to satisfy atheist. cant step on there miniorty rights.
Wow just looked how well dressed they were,during those days. That Generation was my Parent's Generation. The majority of the people from that Era had very little and they still managed to dressed Elegantly and were Eloquent in their Mannerism. I wished shows like this exist in the 21st Century. Sadly those days are long gone and we are far down that Rabbit Hole.🐰🤦🏾♀️
Last Days....Never give up. I was blessed to grow up in the 50's//60's. The difference then was conservative values. People put a lot more faith in God back then. Tech. is our god now, and there is no respect from one individual to another. i.e. golden rule.When that comes back. class comes back, and we'll interact with our bros./sis, instead of our gadgets..
More like the sewer.
Thank you for allowing me to see this jewel of black cinema❤
Yes I agree with you whole heartedly. We should bring some of these comedies, Hollywood has lost its comedic spirit.
I so enjoyed watching these incredibly talented people many years ago, it brought so many smiles , good clean humor, figured it was just a fond distant memory from simpler times. I’m very thankful someone has posted these wonderful shows on UA-cam to be enjoyed once again.
The dialogue between Him and the 3rd kid was priceless and great acting on part of the kid.
A real bad ass kid for the 1950's.
Greatest show ever thanks watched it when I was a kid in the fifties
Absolutely the best!!! Hands down. Even had the Lord's prayer. Try that today so sad. We need to get back to shows like this
A beautiful message should be played every Christmas
This is my favorite episode because of that doll. They don't make baby dolls like that anymore, which is really a shame. She's beautiful!
Wow... that was awesome to behold. (Wiping my eyes towards the end) I never saw this episode. This encapsulates everything that made the times of the past so awesome. As much as we pretend we like this new Era of smartphones, selfies, woke attitudes, and broken homes, we all know we wished we could see one day like this on earth. Fathers, men, leading the way. Loving their families, being faithful to their wives, and putting the Lord first. This episode is Long gone from the dark world we live in today. Spencer Williams and the rest of the cast would roll over in their Graves if they saw the world we live in now. One day, God's Kingdom will come, and his will, will be done. He'll restore back to what he originally intended. 😪
Shows like these don't exist now. So good!!
Wonderful! She is a beautiful little girl.
Alvin Childress (Amos) said this was his favorite episode. It contains all of the traditional values that all people hold close to their heart; friendship, family, and faith, with an appearance by the Kingfish for an added laugh. It truly was the golden age of television.
Kingfish said he bought one Christmas card and goes around reading it to everybody😂😂😂
I cry everytime I hear this.
Merry Christmas! Everybody here on Earth in year of the Corvid19 virus ,I praying that we all still be here to see Christmas day. AMEN
One of my favorite episodes. I remember as a child in the early 50s going to the Broadway Department Store and Bullocks Department Store in LA at Christmas time to see Santa Claus and take a picture with him. They had all of the toys set up. I also remember all kids.... Black, White, Hispanic and Asian standing in line and the parents waiting. During this time, people were nice and polite to each other in the store as it was crowded with shoppers. As a small child, I never thought of the racial problems because I never saw it in LA. Other places across the country had them but LA seemed exempt from them until the Watts Riot exploded in 1965 and I was well into my teens. This episode has so much meaning now as it did then. The Korean war was going full blast then and our world today is a powder keg. One thing Amos n Andy showed was that interaction between the races were friendly and respectable.
One thing lacking today is communication. Everyone that comes into this country now...holds on to their former countries language...and they expect Americans to learn their language.
It wasn't like that back in the 50's through 70's. Didn't matter if you were Italian...Irish... German...or Japanese...everyone spoke English...even if it was broken English you could talk to everyone. Then certain other nationalities came here and refused to learn English. That's when big problems of communication came. " "When you go to Rome...do as the Roman's do" In other words...if you move to another country...learn the language that their Constitution was written in...or don't go there. Same with learning the customs of the country you move to. I feel like a foreigner in the country I was born in. Sad!💔
I wish it was the 1950's again...I could turn on the T.V.and watch "Amos & Andy" and "I LoVe Lucy" and "The Honeymooners" and "Red Skelton Show" to name a few.
Baby Boomer 47'
"...interaction between the races were friendly and respectable."
Right. And not once, in the entire series, was there any mention of race or even a hint of it in any context.
Great Show - too bad people do not live by these standards any more..
I fondly remember the Amos n Andy TV series on our B&W TV set on a weekend night, every week, thru the 1951 to 1953 years of its airing. Watching as a small boy with my (divorced) mother in her / our / tiny upper East Side apartment in Manhattan NY. We loved this show and it was back then loved for the most part by ALL races and nationalities of people who watched it. Especially this particular one which I likely saw during that Christmas 1952 but had long ago forgot it. And, Yeah, seeing it again now, nearly 70 years later, wet my eyes also during the end scenes watching it ! And the flooding back of long ago nostalgia of the times and related memories.
To think of how refined, well dressed and respectful the show portrayed the people of all types, back in those days and times. Real Classic television - and so sad it was removed from viewing for TV audiences for such totally unfounded profiling type reasons. Just look at the love, admiration and nostalgia the viewers comments below reflect for this show and its wonderful cast...a half century and more after the original series aired. Thankfully we can enjoy this fine TV series via You Tube presently - bypassing the long ago stupid TV censorship caused by what is documented to be initiated by the NAACP. How shortsighted their negative estimation of this fine television series was back then. Because of such the show was cancelled in 1953. Amos 'n' Andy was eventually removed (likely the airing of re-runs) from the air in 1966. With the exception of a 1983 documentary, the series was banned from television, home video, and eventually the internet from 1966 until 2004. It along with 1950's TV Shows such as Gunsmoke, The honeymooners, I remember Mama, and so many others, were a weekend routine for millions of families to tune faithfully to their TV sets back then.
You are so right! So true! No one saw any color difference in "Amos & Andy." Then in "Laurel & Hardy" "The Three Stooges" or any other comedy. Too bad there are no shows worth watching that are modern. I wouldn't waste my time. I will stick to watching old UA-cam T.V. shows. I also like " Beverly Hillbillies"..."Petticoat Junction " and "Green Acres"...as well as "Sanford & Son" ..."All in the Family"...The Jeffersons" ..."Good Times"...and "Andy Griffith Show" to name a few. Oh also many different Westerns. "." The Rifleman" was my favorite. I had a crush on Mark! 🙂
Great show!
HOW FAR WE'VE FALLEN!!
YHWH,GOD HELP US...please?
Amein! YAH help us all. Look how far this country has fallen. Feel like a stranger in this former America. There are no more moral absolutes...since they took prayer out of school and made abortion legal!
We are living in the last days! "It's the end of the world as we know it!"
Trans humans...cyber beings...controlled like robots. Look up!
Awesome!
I loved the Amos andAndyshow!!! I was so glad to find it. I use to listen to it on the radio, and when we got a T.V. I watched it on T.V. I loved the way they celebrate it. Where it seemed we celebrated Christmas altogether the same way. I the relationship between Amos and his daughter.
Most people who have seen this agree tha thands down, this was the best episode.
What a great show first time watching this show and I really enjoyed it
I watched the entire show and loved it...
Its insane how they wanted this show of the air back then...
This was one of my favorite shows as a child. Not many programs catered to People of Color in those days.
All of the characters are great. I enjoy watching them .it does not make me sad.
Kingfish is a good example that a man needs a job. And be the leader of the house like you suppose to be.
But Kingfish really didn't do much to earn the title of "leader of the house". That title belongs to Sapphire.
Edit: Note the similarities between the relationships of George & Sapphire Stevens and Ralph & Alice Kramden. It was a formula for comic success.
I like how they showed the little girl wanting a black doll
Outstanding
It's so WONDERFUL to see all those lovely children...even that little rough talking knucklehead lol ! A Black SANTA was icing on the cake ! I never watched Amos n Andy really, but I really enjoyed this
one. I love the Daddy and Daughter relationship...BEAUTIFUL ! Godfather was no joke...he got babygirl that beautiful brown dollbaby.This is classic.😊❤❤❤❤
It's TRUE what you have said, we need to find god in our lives again .
But he's right here...you know that right?
I love this soo much. 😇
This is a beautiful heart warming episode.
This episode was sweet! I'm saving it to my "Christmas Movies and Shows" playlist. I may be showing my age here, but I remember when adults and children dressed that way - also Christmas carols and sacred music on the radio. I loved how Amos explained the Lord's Prayer to his daughter and kissed her good night. The whole episode made me feel cozy.
Very sweet message, a nice Christmas show!
I am in tears.
Times were so innocent back than now I see why my daddy was so humble 😌
My 1st time seeing this show 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Ahhhh- the days when u waited for ur radio to "warm up"! ♨️📻
Outstanding show from a white old guy!
👍 ok outstanding series!
What a beautiful episode.
Merry Christmas its 2019 and still loving Amos n Andy fans. The best of the classics who made us smile and laugh its what the world could use more of today.
Amos n andy
Damn...made my nose tingle and now I want to cry.
Amem💯so much love
Amen and Amen!
Alright who is cutting them onions! 😊😪
Wonderful writing and gifted acting made this well produced series a remarkable classic. This Christmas celebration was particularly touching as articulated by Amos. To think thee NAACP found this program “offensive.”
Magnificent story!
How sweet. We were a wonderful country then.
Classic. Salute Ledgens
A classic show. When someone tells you this was a racist show, aim them at this.
Wow how things have changed
Fast forward to 22:00, to see one of the best scenes in early television history, and by far the BEST of every Amos and Andy Episode. I always wonder what happened to the little girl, all I could find was: "Patti Marie Ellis was born on October 27, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Bright Road (1953) and The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951)."
I wish they would make good movies again !!!!
no cash in it. corparation bot line.
THE most beautiful episode ever
I’ve never seen the TV show until now..... i was expecting the worse highly offensive show ever but to my surprise this show is funny and I’m surprised I’ve never seen this ....i like King Fish from the episodes I’ve seen so far
Such a great episode.
Thank you so much!!!!
That could be one of the nicest Christmas messages ever .
The little boy at 18:30 reminds me of my nieces and nephews. They always arrive late with a long list of what they want from me for their Birthdays, Christmas, etc.
Kingfish might have been the heart of the show, but Amos was its soul - and really its major saving grace amid a lot of heavy-handed stereotyping. Its a shame he didn't get more to do during its run (its hard to stand out among so many other colorful characters).
...And all my adult toys are still made by Mattel!😁🎅
Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing this. ❤️
They were so funny and talented.
♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽
A very funny show. Too bad it was taken of the air
Back when TV was more innocent and wholesome with no vulgarity
I would love for someone to do a comprehensive narrative on how Amos and Andy started from white folks in White face to starring black actors (pseudo having origins in the chitlin circuit and being picked up by whites for radio); various owners of the brand, and so forth. It is so confusing, but could be quite illuminating.
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Thank you. And Merry Christmas!
Wow the black shows nowadays are so pitiful n disrespectful n senseless...this show is great
Absolutely. When I was growing up, Amos 'n' Andy was taken off the air, with the excuse that it was "demeaning to black". The along come shows like "Good Times", "The Jeffersons" and "Sanford and Son." Give me a break.
@@SheridanJazz I still don't understand why our own ppl wanted it off the air. I wish tv was like this today.
This was the first show - or one of the first - that depicted blacks as judges, doctors, successful businessmen, etc.
@@TheDilovely they lived on fear of what white people thought of them, and they felt this shows like this would prevent their chances of entering "mainstream America."
Great Folks!! A model for ALL.
If only Amos explained the prayer to Kingfish!