Amen

- Season 5

(1990)

Reuben doesn't seem to notice Thelma's efforts to recapture the glow of their newlywed days.

An abandoned baby awakens Thelma's maternal instincts; the Deacon prepares for a visit from the IRS.

The Deacon means to prove that he can handle a roomful of kids by taking over the church's day-care center.

The Deacon, vying for a seat on the crime commission, offers a youth help in putting his life back on track.

Deacon Frye defends a man claiming to the Santa Claus.

Santa gives him a second chance, and Frye gets the charges against him dropped.

Thelma holds her first society luncheon fundraiser as Rev. Dr. Reuben Gregory: Deacon Frye gets appointed judge & rides on a power high only to experience the consequences negatively first hand at gun point.

Reuben's niece(Siedah Garrett) chooses to be a singer rather than a minister; Laryngitis affects Amelia's (Roz Ryan) voice.

A televised trial featuring a chicken-franchise king promises the campaigning Judge Frye a leg up on media exposure.

Thelma doesn't understand when her father embarks on a May-December romance with a young environmentalist.

Ernest Frye is reunited with his '50s doo-wop group, the Sublimes, for a church benefit.

Deacon Frye becomes manager of a retired NBA star (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) who falls in love with a church trustee (Roz Ryan).

Frye asks a Reverend to speak at the service and his sermon inspires Clarence to drop out of school and pursue his dream of being a rapper like his idol M.C. Hammer. In order to convince Clarence not to Frye tries to get Hammer to speak to him but they can't get in to see him. So he dresses up like a fan.

The Reverend is expectant over an anniversary trip with Thelma, while a moody Thelma might also be expectant - with baby.

Deacon Frye lines up a business deal which is endangered when Clarence begins dating the partner's daughter.

Thelma is offered a television cooking show based on a meal she served, actually prepared by Amelia.

Prior to becoming a member, Deacon Frye blunders into a sting operation at a country club.

While Deacon Frye, Brother Rolley & friend are out riding motorcycles trying make memorable moments to tell his grandchild he gets into a scuffle with 2 tough bikers with a surprising outcome. Meanwhile at home Thelma has reached her limit with Rubens overly zealous excitement about the pregnancy & his attempts at making the experience joyful.

Reverend Gregory tries to sympathize with Thelma during her pregnancy.

Darla purchases Ernest Frye at a charity auction after being separated from her jealous husband.

To save the church, Deacon Frye and Clarence do some fund-raising while double-dating; Reuben has pre-birth nerves.

Thelma outshrieks her father and James Brown in a "scream-off" when she goes into labor on a telethon.