{"product_id":"2940169604030","title":"The Amos 'n' Andy Show: Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreeman Gosden and Charles Correll made their radio debut on January 12, 1926, as the comedic blackface characters Sam ¿n¿ Henry. On March 19, 1928, they introduced \u003ci\u003eAmos ¿n¿ Andy\u003c\/i\u003e, which went on to become one of the most popular and longest-running programs in radio history. During the height of its popularity, almost the entire country listened to the fifteen-minute, Monday-through-Friday adventures of Amos and Andy. Department stores open in the evening piped in the broadcasts so shoppers wouldn¿t miss an episode; movie theaters scheduled their features to end just prior to the start of \u003ci\u003eAmos ¿n¿ Andy\u003c\/i\u003e so they too could pipe it in.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe characters were members of the Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge, of which George Stevens was ¿the Kingfish.¿ Amos and Andy ran the Fresh-Air Taxi Company, with the more stable, married Amos doing most of the work while Andy chased girls. One of the best-remembered sequences was the time Andy almost married Madame Queen. In 1943, after 4,091 quarter-hour episodes, it switched to a half-hour weekly comedy. While the five-a-week show often had a quiet, easygoing feeling, the new version was a brassy Hollywood-style production, complete with studio audience, full cast of supporting actors, and full orchestra. Many of the half-hour programs were written by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, later the writing team for \u003ci\u003eLeave It to Beaver\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Munsters\u003c\/i\u003e. In the new version, Amos became a minor character to the more dominant Andy and Kingfish duo. The new \u003ci\u003eAmos ¿n¿ Andy Show\u003c\/i\u003e endured for the next twelve years as one of the most popular weekly programs on radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpisodes include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Uncle\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Piano Lesson\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Libel\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Trunk\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Matrimonial\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Thanksgiving\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Friendship\"\u003c\/li\u003e\"Counterfeiters\"\u003cli\u003e\"Baby Carriage\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Laundry Business\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"New Year's Eve\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand \"Soldier\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio Inc. production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114594091248,"sku":"2940169604030","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169604030_p0.jpg?v=1763688780","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169604030","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}