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23 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Sat, Nov 17, 1990 30 mins
Reuben doesn't seem to notice Thelma's efforts to recapture the glow of their newlywed days. Dean Barnsworthy: Ben Hartigan. Leola: Montrose Hagins. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford. Reuben: Clifton Davis.
Episode 2
Sat, Dec 1, 1990 30 mins
An abandoned baby awakens Thelma's maternal instincts; the Deacon prepares for a visit from the IRS. Monica: Annie Gagen. Henderson: Wesley Mann. Tonya: Yvonne Farrow. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford.
Episode 3
Sat, Dec 8, 1990 30 mins
The Deacon means to prove that he can handle a roomful of kids by taking over the church's day-care center. Max: Michael Oliver. Chris: Tony T. Johnson. Jennifer: Marissa Rosen. Tommy: Nicholas Rutherford.
Episode 4
Sat, Dec 15, 1990 30 mins
The Deacon, vying for a seat on the crime commission, offers a youth help in putting his life back on track. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Glenda: Lyvingston Holmes. Judge Stoneham: John Ingle. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 5
Sat, Dec 22, 1990 30 mins
The Deacon defends a man (William Windom) claiming to be Santa Claus; Thelma gets a surprise visitor. Part 1 of two. Mother Gregory: Jane White. Lockwood: Ron Glass. Judge: William Lanteau. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 6
Sat, Dec 22, 1990 30 mins
Conclusion. The Deacon regrets not believing in Santa Claus (William Windom); Thelma has her fill of criticism from Reuben's mother (Jane White). Lockwood: Ron Glass. Judge: William Lanteau. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 7
Sat, Dec 29, 1990 30 mins
After the Deacon is appointed judge, he has a run-in with a defendant's gun-toting girlfriend (Lu Leonard) on his first day on the bench. Joey: Nicholas Worth. Prosecutor: Barbara Pariot. McAllister: Patrick O'Brien.
Episode 8
Sat, Jan 5, 1991 30 mins
The Deacon counts on his songbird niece (Siedah Garrett) to sub for Amelia and win the gospelfest competition. Deacon Willis: D'Mitch Davis. Barney: Mark Lonow. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford.
Episode 9
Sat, Jan 12, 1991 30 mins
A televised trial featuring a chicken-franchise king (Steve Allen) promises the campaigning Judge Frye a leg up on media exposure. Sherman Hemsley. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Commander Cluck: Frank Marino.
Episode 10
Fri, Jan 19, 1990 30 mins
Thelma doesn't understand when her father embarks on a May-December romance with a young environmentalist (Halle Berry). Vernon: Dwayne Kennedy. Gladys: Suzanne Stone. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford.
Episode 11
Sat, Feb 2, 1991 30 mins
Chubby Checker drops by as Ernie is reunited with his '50s doo-wop group for a church benefit, which is marred by an old love triangle. Darla: LaWanda Page. Casey Kasem: Himself. Swifty: Whitman Mayo. Ernie: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 12
Sat, Feb 9, 1991 30 mins
A basketball star (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) wants to organize a church league, while the Deacon wants to send him to Italy to play and Amelia (Roz Ryan) wants him to be her man. Lorenzo: Tony Pandolfo. Benito: Joe Costanza.
Episode 13
Sat, Feb 23, 1991 30 mins
Rapper MC Hammer has a dual role as a flamboyant minister and as himself, busting a move to keep Clarence in school. Guard: Jacques Apollo Bolton. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis.
Episode 14
Sat, Mar 2, 1991 30 mins
The Reverend is expectant over an anniversary trip with Thelma, while a moody Thelma might also be expectant---with baby. Clifton Davis. Anna Maria Horsford. Janet: Susan Beaubian. Brittany: Thora. The Father: Andrew Hill Newman. The Mother: Jeanine Jackson.
Episode 15
Sat, Mar 9, 1991 30 mins
Homeboy Clarence gets a crash course in sophistication to impress the Deacon's friend (John Hancock), whose daughter (A.J. Johnson) has fallen for him. Clarence: Bumper Robinson. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 16
Sat, Mar 23, 1991 30 mins
Thelma mopes over her lack of achievements, until she gets her own cooking show and becomes a celebrity. Marshall: John Hancock. Eileen: Katherine Van Loan. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 17
Sat, Mar 30, 1991 30 mins
Judge Frye is unaware he's being set up when he's lured by Lockwood (Ron Glass) into joining an exclusive country club. Al: Peter Van Norden. Collins: Jacy Ryland. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis. Amelia: Roz Ryan.
Episode 18
Sat, Apr 6, 1991 30 mins
Motorcycling for adventurous tales, the Deacon finds one in a face-to-face encounter with another biker (Don Gibb), who considers rearranging his face. Earl: Earl Boen. Bull: Fred Stoller. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 19
Sat, Apr 13, 1991 30 mins
Clarence loses his faith in the Deacon after the Deacon steals his lady (Lynne Moody); Reuben shares the joy of Thelma's pregnancy by wearing a 35-lb. "Daddy Tummy." Ice Pick: Joe Torry. Clarence: Bumper Robinson.
Episode 20
Sat, Apr 27, 1991 30 mins
Deacon Frye is the prize in a charity bachelor auction won by the estranged wife of the Deacon's jealous rival. Darla: LaWanda Page. Swifty: Whitman Mayo. Francine: Bambola Allen-Blaine. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 21
Sat, May 4, 1991 30 mins
Part 1 of 2. The Deacon sweet-talks stingy heiress Darla in hopes of keeping the church afloat; Reuben gets queasy thinking about childbirth. Darla: LaWanda Page. Watkins: Wesley Mann. Pamela: Connie Ray. Peter: Ron Fassler. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 22
Sat, May 11, 1991 30 mins
Conclusion. Appearances by James Brown and Lloyd Price aren't the only surprises during a telethon to save the church. Thelma: Anna Maria Horsford. Rev. Gregory: Clifton Davis. Deacon: Sherman Hemsley.
Episode 23
Wed, Jan 2, 2019 30 mins
A headstrong deacon is shocked when the trustees hire an idealistic new minister to head a Philadelphia community church.