Amos 'n' Andy
Kingfish Gets Drafted
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1951-06-28
Synopsis
Kingfish Gets Drafted — Season 1, Episode 1 of Amos 'n' Andy. Aired 1951-06-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
In the series
This episode is part of Amos 'n' Andy (1951–1953) on CBS.
Hugely popular, deeply fraught — the sitcom that forces the conversation about race and early TV.
Key cast
- Alvin Childress as Amos Jones
- Spencer Williams as Andrew 'Andy' Hogg Brown
- Tim Moore as George 'Kingfish' Stevens
- Ernestine Wade as Sapphire Stevens