7/14/2023 0 Comments Amos and andy tv![]() ![]() This episode's story moves at a much slower pace than contemporary TV audiences may be accustomed. ![]() The 1952 episode "The Christmas Show" can also be found listed as “Andy Plays Santa Claus.” This episode has a very simple storyline: Andy Brown take a job as a department store Santa Claus in order to earn enough money to buy a special doll for his goddaughter, Amos’s young daughter Arbadella. The outstanding Christmas show is an exceptional episode and one of the more positive episodes in the series. Though some characters were shiftless, lazy, and conniving, the series also included positive characters such as Amos Jones who was hard working and dedicated to his family. This was a TV series in the early 1950s that featured a mostly all-black cast of characters that lived and worked in an all-African-American community. One of the reasons Amos 'n' Andy was so controversial is that it had defenders who pointed out the series' positive aspects. For a more complete history of this controversial series, please check out Donald Bogle's seminal book Primetime Blues-a must-have reference about the history of television. The TV series only lasted two years but it has cast a long shadow in the history of the depiction of African-Americans on television. Though the TV series featured an African-American cast, its humor was derived from racial stereotypes that many viewers found very offensive. ![]() The TV comedy was based on the extremely popular radio program of the same name. If you've heard of The Amos 'n' Andy Show, then you've also probably heard about its controversy. I'd like to end the month of February with an unforgettable Christmas story-and one of the earliest Christmas episodes from a scripted TV comedy series. ![]()
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