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It's true. Amos and Andy were freaking hilarious. Perhaps it's easier to appreciate them now, since we have other alternatives and, hopefully, most people know that Kingfish and Sapphire are not reflective of all (or any) black Americans' reality. At the time the episodes were aired, the offence they caused is easy to understand (that was the only picture of black presented -- which is sad when you think of it, since an all-black sitcom was some pretty intense trailblazing, there), but taken in a vaccum -- good grief, they are SIDESPLITTING. Kingfish trying to teach "French" with a chart of the lyrics to "O du Schoene Schnitzelbank" is one of my favorite TV moments of all time. I admit it. Don't throw fruit at me.
