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Post by rupturedduck on Mar 11, 2018 13:35:26 GMT
go to google and type in "Amos & Andy Anatomy of a controversy" I loved this,view some of the episodes show it was classic comedy,but because it portraid blacks as fools it was taken off the air,,the cast was all black and very funny,people claimed it portraid Andy Brown as a gullible fool was always takin advantage by the 'Kingfish'but compare this to the stupidy of Gomer and Goober,there is a parallel ,view some of the episodes and you will see how humorous these shows were,Calhoon the lawyer,lightnin the Mystic Knights of the sea lodge hall caretaker,Kingfish wife and mother in law,dam shame it was cancelled,most black people today loved the show and said it was BS to take it off,juidge for yourself .  |
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Post by Bevo on Mar 11, 2018 14:18:42 GMT
I've seen clips here and there, but never an entire show. I'll give it a shot, usually, I like the old time humor. Jack Benny always cracked me up....
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Post by rupturedduck on Mar 11, 2018 17:41:50 GMT
Suggest these 3 episodes
the chinchilla business
the uranium mine
invisible glass very funny
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Post by Hero on Mar 12, 2018 7:22:57 GMT
Lots of Amos & Andy on YouTube.
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Post by redwood on Mar 12, 2018 9:25:15 GMT
I loved Amos & Andy before I even knew what "racism" meant. I read that the main reason it was deemed racist was because white people did the voices for the black actors. I don't know if that is racism or not but it seems a little silly to me. Imagine Gomer and Goober having black people speak their parts. Strange.
One of my favorite episodes is where Kingfishes mother-in-law tries to marry a con man. I still laugh about the final scene on the train today and I haven't seen it in fifty years.
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Post by Bevo on Mar 12, 2018 23:29:25 GMT
Just watched the Uranium mine.... pretty funny. I didn't see it as racist at all. In fact, for it's time, I think it showed blacks in a pretty favorable light. I mean, they appear relatively affluent, wearing coats and ties. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by rupturedduck on Mar 13, 2018 14:12:57 GMT
Bevo knew you would lioke it,others just as funny.Thre reason blacks panned it was simply because they thought it made fun of a black man Andy Brown and his gulibiity with the 'Kingfish' look at Gomer and Goober om Andy Grif. show ,how naïve they were.that all black cast was terrific.Lightnin.Calhoon,Sapphire,momma,it should go down as one of thje greatest comedic sitcoms ever,Kingfish was the the biggest con man ever,Andy the biggest sucker ever.  |
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Post by Bevo on Mar 13, 2018 17:39:45 GMT
Bevo knew you would lioke it,others just as funny.Thre reason blacks panned it was simply because they thought it made fun of a black man Andy Brown and his gulibiity with the 'Kingfish' look at Gomer and Goober om Andy Grif. show ,how naïve they were.that all black cast was terrific.Lightnin.Calhoon,Sapphire,momma,it should go down as one of thje greatest comedic sitcoms ever,Kingfish was the the biggest con man ever,Andy the biggest sucker ever. Andy got the best of Kingfish in the Uranium story!  |
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Post by rupturedduck on Mar 14, 2018 12:04:30 GMT
Occasionally Andy does win with the "Kingfish"not often tho
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