Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983 TV Movie)

Marla Gibbs: Self

Quotes 

• Marla Gibbs : [reflecting on the show's somewhat controversial legacy and objections from the NAACP]  "I enjoyed it immensely. I especially enjoyed Kingfish. He represented a lot of people that we knew. Of course, it was a little exaggerated because of the writing. But I thought he was a very natural character, and very hilarious. As a matter of fact, most of the people on the show were. It was a very good cast, and very well orchestrated, and very believable. I don't think that it reflected the wrong image of black people; I think it was the fact that it was the ONLY image of black people. And in that context, the only image of any people, no show can represent that. So it would come up erring, if you took it to task, to say this really represents the Italian community, or the black community, or the Oriental community. No, it couldn't do that. Because that's all we had, I think the NAACP was really trying to say we needed a balance. Instead of saying that, what they said was this show reflected our people in a negative image because other people see us and think that this is the only way we are."