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Amos & Andy: The Adoption, S2E25, Jun 11, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Adoption, S2E25, Jun 11, 1953

The Kingfish and Sapphire wish to adopt a kid. Kingfish attempts to deceive the adoption agency into thinking he's wealthy.
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Amos & Andy: Mr. Jackson Comes to Town, S2E24, May 28, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Mr. Jackson Comes to Town, S2E24, May 28, 1953

To make Kingfish envious, Sapphire hires a man to play her former flame. Kingfish makes every effort to maintain his marriage.
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Amos & Andy: Sapphire's Sister, S2E23, May 14, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Sapphire's Sister, S2E23, May 14, 1953

When Sapphire's sister Hortense moves in, Kingfish tries to convince her to leave the flat by pawning her off on Andy.
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Finds His Future, S2E22, Apr 30, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Finds His Future, S2E22, Apr 30, 1953

The Kingfish chooses to take a battery of aptitude tests to figure out what he should do for a living because he feels like a failure at life.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish at the Ball Game, S2E21, Apr 16, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish at the Ball Game, S2E21, Apr 16, 1953

Unending chaos occurs when a $3,000 ring falls into the Kingfish's Crispy Jacks box.
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Amos & Andy: Superfine Brush, S2E20,
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Amos & Andy: Superfine Brush, S2E20,

After Sapphire secures a brush-selling position for the Kingfish, he deceives Andy into working for him for free.
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Amos & Andy: Andy Falls in Love with an Actress, S2E19, Mar 19, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Andy Falls in Love with an Actress, S2E19, Mar 19, 1953

An attractive actress is introduced to Andy. With Kingfish's assistance, he is able to cast her in a play, which inevitably ends badly.
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Amos & Andy: Seeing Is Believing, S2E18, Mar 3, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Seeing Is Believing, S2E18, Mar 3, 1953

In an attempt to make George jealous, Sapphire follows Mama's advice and pretends to have an affair with Andy when there is circumstantial evidence that George is dating another lady.
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Amos & Andy: Leroy's Suits, S2E17, Feb 19, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Leroy's Suits, S2E17, Feb 19, 1953

Andy and Kingfish decide to have a clearance sale for some suits that Kingfish's relative wishes to part with. However, Lighnin' writes down the incorrect location, and the boys find themselves in hot water when the address, where they picked up the suits, turns out to be a police lieutenant's residence.
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Amos & Andy: Andy Gets Married, S2E16, Feb 5, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Andy Gets Married, S2E16, Feb 5, 1953

Andy consents to marry a woman until Amos introduces him to his new neighbor, at which point he attempts to end his engagement to his fiancée.
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Amos & Andy: The Ballet Tickets, S2E15, Jan 22, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Ballet Tickets, S2E15, Jan 22, 1953

Kingfish finds a wallet. According to the owner, his wallet was stolen, and it contained ballet tickets and $245. Sapphire and Mama, who were provided the tickets by Kingfish, are arrested by the police when they arrive to the ballet.
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Amos & Andy: The Birthday Card, S2E14, Jan 8, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Birthday Card, S2E14, Jan 8, 1953

Sapphire becomes enraged with jealousy when she learns that her husband has received a birthday card from a secret feminine admirer on Kingfish's birthday.
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Amos & Andy: The Christmas Story, S2E13, Dec 25, 1952
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Amos & Andy: The Christmas Story, S2E13, Dec 25, 1952

Andy, who is penniless as usual, is desperate to make money so that he can buy a talking doll for his goddaughter for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he persuades a manager to hire him as Santa Claus for a department store. Amos, in the meantime, tells Arbadella what the "Lord's Prayer" really means.
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Amos & Andy: The Antique Shop, S2E12, Dec 11, 1952
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Amos & Andy: The Antique Shop, S2E12, Dec 11, 1952

In order to get a $250 commission, the Kingfish attempts to sell a friend's antique shop. There are numerous typical malapropisms in this episode, and of course, his regular plots are involved.
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Amos & Andy: The Income Tax Show, S3E2, Oct 13, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Income Tax Show, S3E2, Oct 13, 1953

When Andy neglects to mail their returns, he and the Kingfish get in trouble with the tax man.
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Amos & Andy: The New Neighbors, S3F6, Nov 10, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The New Neighbors, S3F6, Nov 10, 1953

Kingfish immediately grows weary of his new neighbors' excessive borrowing and comes up with a scheme to get them to vacate the building.
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Buys a Chair, S3E5, Nov 3, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Buys a Chair, S3E5, Nov 3, 1953

Andy and the Kingfish become extremely wealthy when they discover that a chair they unintentionally purchased at auction contains $100,000.
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Amos & Andy: The Lodge Brothers Complain, S3E4, Oct 27, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Lodge Brothers Complain, S3E4, Oct 27, 1953

In an attempt to organize the lodge's disorganized bookkeeping, the Kingfish employs a gorgeous young secretary, but he ultimately ends up with Sapphire's mother.
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Amos & Andy: Vacation Show, S3E3, Oct 20, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Vacation Show, S3E3, Oct 20, 1953

Calhoun helps him trick Andy into thinking he's paid for a cross-country camper trip after the Kingfish blows the entire family vacation budget. In fact, he never leaves Central Park.
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Amos & Andy: The Society Party, S3E8, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Society Party, S3E8, 1953

The Stevens are invited to a fancy party. In order to be able to buy Sapphire a new dress, Kingfish sells her fur coat to Andy not knowing she wants to wear it that night.
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Amos & Andy: The Classified Ad, S3E7, Nov 24, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Classified Ad, S3E7, Nov 24, 1953

Andy goes advertises for a bride. The girl he selects has to have costly dental work done. When the work is finished, she informs him that she will wed her former lover.
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Amos & Andy: The Chinchilla Business, S4E1, 1955
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Amos & Andy: The Chinchilla Business, S4E1, 1955

Andy only has $50, but his girlfriend wants a fur coat. As it happens, Mama wants to start a business and the Kingfish needs to pay her back $50 for a surgery he had 8 or 9 years ago. The "rare chinchilla business" is what Kingfish decides to get Andy into so that Andy may get his girl her coat. Naturally, the Kingfish's plans don't work out.
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Amos & Andy: The Light Blue Car, S3E13, Dec 1, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Light Blue Car, S3E13, Dec 1, 1953

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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Goes to Work, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Goes to Work, 1953

Kingfish is hired by a university. When the work becomes too much for him, he employs Andy, knowing that he is pursuing a degree.
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Amos & Andy: The Girl Upstairs, S3E11, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Girl Upstairs, S3E11, 1953

Kingfish believes his wife is running away with a younger man after seeing a diary Sapphire is keeping for the adolescent girl upstairs.
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Amos & Andy: The Convention, S3E10, 1953
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Amos & Andy: The Convention, S3E10, 1953

Kingfish, Sapphire's auxiliary, and his lodge brothers go to a convention. When they get there, Kingfish hands over his money to a man who says he works for the Protection Committee. The man and his money are gone when he returns later to retrieve them.
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Amos & Andy: Viva La France, S3E9, 1953
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Amos & Andy: Viva La France, S3E9, 1953

While visiting the United Nations building with Amos, Andy develops feelings for a gorgeous French girl. One issue is that the girl does not speak English. Thus, for a charge, the Kingfish schemes to teach Andy French. A song in German is part of the lesson.
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Gets Amnesia, S4E6, 1955
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Gets Amnesia, S4E6, 1955

To prove his honesty, Kingfish asks Andy to let him have $50. The entire $50 is used by Kingfish to pay creditors. When Andy later shows up to collect his money, Kingfish pretends to be amnesic.
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Amos & Andy: The Insurance Policy, S4E5, 1955
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Amos & Andy: The Insurance Policy, S4E5, 1955

The Kingfish takes advantage of the sympathy of Andy, Sapphire, and the lodge brothers, who think he has just three weeks to live after he fails a medical examination required by his insurance company.
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Amos & Andy: Andy the Godfather, S4E4, 1955
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Amos & Andy: Andy the Godfather, S4E4, 1955

The boy whom Amos' daughter is crushing on doesn't give her "the time of day." Andy, her godfather, steps in.
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Amos & Andy: Madame Queen's Voice, S4E3, 1955
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Amos & Andy: Madame Queen's Voice, S4E3, 1955

Kingfish says Madam Queen's former flame, Andy, should marry her when Madam Queen wins a singing competition. This will allow them to divide the cost and oversee her new singing career.
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Amos & Andy: The Uranium Mine, S3E2, 1955
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Amos & Andy: The Uranium Mine, S3E2, 1955

The Kingfish persuades Andy that the swamp he purchased contains uranium and is valuable because it is the atomic age.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Teaches Andy to Fly, S4E8, 1955
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Teaches Andy to Fly, S4E8, 1955

Another attractive girl captures Andy's heart. Kingfish persuades him to learn how to fly a plane in order to win the girl. Disaster strikes while he is taking his girl on a mock flight.
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Becomes a Press Agent, S4E9, 1955
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Amos & Andy: The Kingfish Becomes a Press Agent, S4E9, 1955

The Kingfish deceives a fancy hotel into hiring him as a publicity agent with the help of Andy and Calhoun.
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Amos & Andy: The Meal Ticket, S4E10, 1955
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Amos & Andy: The Meal Ticket, S4E10, 1955

When the Kingfish discovers that the majority of his pals use meal tickets to eat out each month, he decides to sell them meal tickets and feed them at his house. Naturally, he needs to figure out how to accomplish this without Sapphire noticing.
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Amos & Andy: Second Honeymoon, S4E11, 1955
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Amos & Andy: Second Honeymoon, S4E11, 1955

The plans for Kingfish and Sapphire's second honeymoon could lead to a divorce after 25 years of marriage.
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Amos & Andy: Father by Proxy, S4E12, 1955
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Amos & Andy: Father by Proxy, S4E12, 1955

Andy consents to cover for Amos one evening. Everyone believes he is the father when he takes a pregnant woman to the hospital.
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Amos & Andy: Story of the Invisible Glass, S4E13, 1955
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Amos & Andy: Story of the Invisible Glass, S4E13, 1955

Kingfish has the chance to make a significant profit on some Consolidated Glass Company stock that he purchased years ago. The problem is that he sold the shares to Andy later on, and now he needs to figure out how to reclaim them.
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Amos & Andy: Cousin Effie's Will, S2E10, Oct 16, 1952
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Amos & Andy: Cousin Effie's Will, S2E10, Oct 16, 1952

He chooses to adopt Andy and attempts to do so in order to obtain his $2,000 part of the will, which requires the Kingfish to have a son.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Sells a Lot, S2E8, Oct 16, 1952
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Sells a Lot, S2E8, Oct 16, 1952

Sapphire demands that Kingfish sell a useless piece of property right away, and Kingfish can only think of Andy Brown as the person who would be stupid enough to buy it. Andy has the last laugh, which is bad for Kingfish.
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Amos & Andy: Arabia, S2E7, Oct 2, 1952
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Amos & Andy: Arabia, S2E7, Oct 2, 1952

Kingfish devises a scheme to get Andy to become a welder in Arabia in order to earn a $200 fee. Convincing him that he is on a lavish vacation is his strategy.
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Amos & Andy: The Engagement Ring, S2E6, Sep 18, 1952
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Amos & Andy: The Engagement Ring, S2E6, Sep 18, 1952

The lodge is perceived by a lady as a marriage agency. Kingfish introduces her to Andy after finding out she is seeking a marriage. Despite his willingness to wed her, Andy is unable to purchase an engagement ring. He is then offered Sapphire's by Kingfish.
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Amos & Andy: The Boarder, S2E5, Sep 4, 1952
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Amos & Andy: The Boarder, S2E5, Sep 4, 1952

An annoying boarder rents a room from Sapphire. Kingfish rents the same room to Andy and Calhoun so they must share it in an effort to persuade him to leave.
Amos & Andy: The Broken Clock, S2E4, Aug 21, 1952
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Amos & Andy: The Broken Clock, S2E4, Aug 21, 1952

The Kingfish receives a clock as a gift from the lodge. He and Andy decide to return it to the factory because the clock is broken, but things don't go as easily as they had hoped.
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Amos & Andy: Hospitalization, S1E27, Jan 3, 1952
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Amos & Andy: Hospitalization, S1E27, Jan 3, 1952

Andy purchases a fraudulent hospitalization insurance coverage from Kingfish. Upon Andy's hospitalization and desire to submit a claim, the scam goes bad.
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Amos & Andy: Andy Gets a Telegram, S1E25, Dec 27, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Andy Gets a Telegram, S1E25, Dec 27, 1951

Andy is offered a position in Brazil. The attempt by Kingfish to take advantage of Andy is stopped when it is revealed that the chance was a hoax created by Sapphire to shield Kingfish from Andy's "bad influence."
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Amos & Andy: The Eyeglasses, S1E3, Aug 7, 1952
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Amos & Andy: The Eyeglasses, S1E3, Aug 7, 1952

Andy runs a red light when he was asleep and ends up in traffic court. The judge learns that Andy failed the eye test and that his driver's license is from 1946. He stated that until Andy receives eyeglasses, he will not be able to drive again. Naturally, the Kingfish chooses to take advantage of the circumstance for his own benefit.
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Amos & Andy: The Piggy Bank, S2E1
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Amos & Andy: The Piggy Bank, S2E1

Sapphire has been using a piggy bank to save money for a second honeymoon with George in Niagara Falls for the past three years. During that time, George has been systematically stealing all of Sapphire's savings and replacing the stolen goods with lead washers. The Kingfish rushes to replace the dough with only three days to go before the piggy bank is to be opened.
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Amos & Andy: Relatives, S1E25, Dec 20, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Relatives, S1E25, Dec 20, 1951

A domestic court judge directs Sapphire's mother to maintain her objectivity and refrain from interfering in any disputes between the husband and wife after she moves in with the Kingfish. The Kingfish, of course, takes advantage of this order.
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Amos & Andy: Ready-Made Family. S1E24, Dec 6, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Ready-Made Family. S1E24, Dec 6, 1951

n order to induce Uncle Clarence to leave him in his will after he deceived him in a letter about having a baby in order to defraud him of a $500 baby present, the Kingfish must rapidly assemble a fake family.
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Amos & Andy: The Turkey Dinner, S1E23, Nov 29, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Turkey Dinner, S1E23, Nov 29, 1951

The Kingfish believes that if he can act as a middleman and get Sapphire the twenty turkeys she needs for her woman's club supper, he will profit.
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Amos & Andy: Quo Vadis, S1E21, Nov 15, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Quo Vadis, S1E21, Nov 15, 1951

To maintain a local legend that he is a very prosperous New York businessman, the Kingfish pretends to be a millionaire when an old school friend comes to town.
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Amos & Andy: The Diner, S1E22, Nov 22, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Diner, S1E22, Nov 22, 1951

On Sunday, while driving with Sapphire and Mama, the Kingfish spots a diner for sale and he and Andy purchase it. Naturally, a new highway has diverted traffic away from the diner, so things don't go as planned.
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Amos & Andy: Traffic Violation, S1E20, Nov 8, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Traffic Violation, S1E20, Nov 8, 1951

Andy and Kingfish share a used car's driving rights every week. The Kingfish smashes the car and gives the visiting police officer Andy's license as identification when a traffic court judge threatens to put him in jail for his next court appearance. The next phase is to trick Andy into believing he has amnesia.
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Amos & Andy: The Happy Stevenses, S1E19, Nov 1, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Happy Stevenses, S1E19, Nov 1, 1951

As devoted fans of The Happy Harringtons radio show, Sapphire and the Kingfish hope that their marriage will benefit from some of Harry and Harriet's joy.
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Amos & Andy: Getting Mama Married: Part 2, S1E18, Oct 25, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Getting Mama Married: Part 2, S1E18, Oct 25, 1951

Kingfish keeps attempting to make things right after discovering that his mother-in-law's suitor is a scammer.
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Amos & Andy: Getting Mama Married: Part 1, S1E17, Oct 18, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Getting Mama Married: Part 1, S1E17, Oct 18, 1951

Kingfish finds himself in serious financial trouble after attempting to marry off Sapphire's mother.
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Amos & Andy: Amos Helps Out, S1E16, Oct 11, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Amos Helps Out, S1E16, Oct 11, 1951

Kingfish devises a plan to make Sapphire think they were never legally married since he feels undervalued by his wife.
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Amos & Andy: Andy Buys a House, S1E15, Oct 4, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Andy Buys a House, S1E15, Oct 4, 1951

Kingfish starts working for an estate firm. Without telling Andy that the house must be moved because the underlying lot has been condemned to make way for a new roadway, he sells him the house.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish's Last Friend, S1E14, Sep 27, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish's Last Friend, S1E14, Sep 27, 1951

The Kingfish wants to change his ways and become more honest because he feels like he has no friends left.
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Amos & Andy: Jewelry Store Robbery, S1E13, Sep 20, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Jewelry Store Robbery, S1E13, Sep 20, 1951

The Kingfish attempts to gyp Andy out of half the $1,000 prize after he unintentionally takes a picture of a jewelry store burglar.
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Amos & Andy: The Fur Coat, S1E12, Sep 13, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Fur Coat, S1E12, Sep 13, 1951

After Sapphire travels to Chicago to see Mama, Kingfish secures a position as a department store delivery boy. After attempting to deliver a fur coat but receiving no response, he brings it home. Sapphire finds the coat when she gets back and thinks it's a gift for her.
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Amos & Andy: Leroy Lends a Hand, S1E11, Sep 6, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Leroy Lends a Hand, S1E11, Sep 6, 1951

LeRoy, Sapphire's brother, moves in with them. He works in the parking lot for Kingfish and Andy. He unintentionally sells one of the automobiles, mistaking it for a used car lot.
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Amos & Andy: Call Lehigh 4-9900, S1E10, Aug 30, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Call Lehigh 4-9900, S1E10, Aug 30, 1951

Kingfish tries to sell off some old clothes to Andy, but Sapphire instructs him to burn them. In a pocket is an old phone number that says, "The Best in Town." This results in some situations that Kingfish has no control over.
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Amos & Andy: The Gun, S1E9, Aug 23, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Gun, S1E9, Aug 23, 1951

The Kingfish buys Sapphire a gift for their anniversary, but it contains a gun that some thieves have concealed. In order to give Sapphire a more elegant present, Kingfish chooses to pawn the gun, but things don't go as planned.
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Amos & Andy: The Winslow Woman, S1E8, Aug 16, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Winslow Woman, S1E8, Aug 16, 1951

In order to fool a wealthy widow into marrying him, Kingfish has Andy pretend to be a baron.
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Amos & Andy: Sapphire Disappears, S1E7, Aug 9, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Sapphire Disappears, S1E7, Aug 9, 1951

The Kingfish worries about the worst after Sapphire and her mother go missing.
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Amos & Andy: Counterfeiters Rent Basement, S1E6, Aug 2, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Counterfeiters Rent Basement, S1E6, Aug 2, 1951

A printing business rents the lodge hall's basement from Kingfish. He is unaware that only counterfeit currency is being printed.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Has a Baby, S1E5, Jul 26, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Has a Baby, S1E5, Jul 26, 1951

The Kingfish believes he is about to become a parent and makes the decision to change.
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Amos & Andy: The Rare Coin, S1E4, Jul 19, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Rare Coin, S1E4, Jul 19, 1951

Andy is defrauded of a rare nickel by the Kingfish. Later, without thinking, he puts it in the phone booth slot at a lunchroom and makes a call. He and Andy now have the task of determining how to get the expensive coin back without being discovered.
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Amos & Andy: The Young Girl's Mother, S1E3, Jul 12, 1951
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Amos & Andy: The Young Girl's Mother, S1E3, Jul 12, 1951

Andy intends to wed a girl who is significantly younger than him, despite the counsel of his friends.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish's Secretary, S1E2, Jul 5, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish's Secretary, S1E2, Jul 5, 1951

Sapphire feels envious of Kingfish's new secretary for the lodge hall.
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Gets Drafted, S1E1, Jun 28, 1951
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Amos & Andy: Kingfish Gets Drafted, S1E1, Jun 28, 1951

The Kingfish is mistaken for another George Stevens by the local draft board.

Amos & Andy: The Broken Clock, S2E4, Aug 21, 1952

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The Kingfish receives a clock as a gift from the lodge. He and Andy decide to return it to the factory because the clock is broken, but things don't go as easily as they had hoped.

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