Getting Mama Married: Part 1
- Episode aired Oct 18, 1951
- 30m
Kingfish's attempt to marry off Sapphire's mother puts him in dire financial straits.Kingfish's attempt to marry off Sapphire's mother puts him in dire financial straits.Kingfish's attempt to marry off Sapphire's mother puts him in dire financial straits.
Photos
- Andy
- (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
- Reverend Carter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSapphire's Mama's first name is used several times during this episode. Her name is Ramona.
- GoofsAs Andy and Kingfish attempt to change the tire, Tim Moore breaks character as he laughs at the face Spencer Williams is making. Tim Moore lowers his head as he smiles.
- Quotes
Amos Jones: [narrating] With Mr. Smithers comin' up to call at 8, the Kingfish didn't want to take no chances with his mother-in-law.
George 'Kingfish' Stevens: That's right, Madam Olga, I'm bringin' my mother-in-law into your beauty parlor here this afternoon for a complete overhaul job.
Madam Olga: Well, you make it sound like a big project.
George 'Kingfish' Stevens: Well, Madam Olga, I'm gonna give ya the problem with my mother-in-law. Have you ever been down to the beach and seen a grapefruit washed up on the sand, one that's been in the water for three or four weeks and then washed up and left to dry in the sun for a few days?
Madam Olga: Yes.
George 'Kingfish' Stevens: Well, if you can get her lookin' that good, I'll be satisfied.
- ConnectionsReferences Arthur Godfrey Time (1952)
"Amos 'n Andy" was an extremely popular radio and television show that is all but forgotten today. Why? Well, back in the radio days, the parts were all played by white actors pretending to be VERY stereotypical black men...and I am sure some folks were horrified by it. Then, in the early 50s, they decided to bring the show to TV but realized they needed to find a new, all black cast*. These TV shows were later attacked in the late 50s and 60s...not so much because the shows were obviously racist but because they were among the ONLY images on television...and the leads in the show were pretty much idiots. I can understand the concerns and am glad such images would later become the exception...not the rule. Because of this controversy, the show hasn't been shown on TV in decades and it's difficult to find the show even on video or DVD. Fortunately, I was able to recently get a DVD collection of the shows...and they are quite funny when understood in their context.
This episode begins with Sapphire's mother coming to visit. And, as usual, the mother-in-law drives Kingfish up the wall...as she would with any man! Kingfish is sick of her...so he comes up with a scheme. He'll get his mother-in-law remarried so she'll leave him alone! When he learns about a rich older man in town, he decides to get him married to her. How? He writes EACH of them love letters supposedly from the other! Each is thrilled to have an admirer and soon they meet. So far, it looks as if Kingfish's plan is working great! But you know that eventually is has to backfire because, after all, it's the Kingfish!
So is it funny? Yes...as are all the episodes I've seen with Sapphire's mother, as she's a great character. But without seeing the second half, well, I just wouldn't recommend you do that!
*In the early 1930s, the white voice actors made an Amos 'n Andy movie, "Check and Double Check", and it's not only racist by almost everyone's standards (as it has the white actors painted black) but is incredibly unfunny as well!
- planktonrules
- Aug 17, 2018
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Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1