Synopsis
A pair of friends in Harlem find themselves caught up in a series of misadventures, business schemes, and everyday problems, often relying on their neighbors and community to help them out of trouble.
Episodes
1E1Kingfish Gets DraftedWhen the Kingfish gets drafted, his wife and his lodge brothers applaud but soon change their tune when his outfit is to go overseas.30m2E2Kingfish's SecretarySapphire becomes jealous over Kingfish's new lodge hall secretary. The Kingfish mistakenly signs a letter requesting a mail order bride with a letter requesting a wash woman for the building.30m3E3Young Girl's MotherAndy wants to marry a very young girl until he meets her mother, a formidable woman he jilted many years ago.30m4E4Rare CoinPilot episode. The Kingfish swindles Andy out of a rare coin and Andy swindles it right back by use of a clever trick in a phone booth coin slot.30m5E5Kingfish Has a BabyThe Kingfish decides to reform because he thinks he is about to become a father.30m6E6Counterfeiters Rent BasementAndy becomes a hero when he overpowers a gang of counterfeiters and collects a fat reward.30m7E7Sapphire DisappearsThe Kingfish thinks Sapphire has been murdered when she leaves him in a huff and he can find no trace of her.30m8E8The Winslow WomanThe Kingfish wants Andy to marry wealthy Mrs. Winslow, even when the not-so-wealthy woman actually show up.30m9E9The GunThe Kingfish, trying to pawn a gun, is mistaken for a robber.30m10E10Call Lehigh 4-9900The Kingfish accidentally answers a newspaper ad for a lonely hearts club, and when a girl shows up at his office, Andy poses as the Kingfish.30m11E11Leroy Lends a HandThe Kingfish and Andy go into the parking lot business and wind up in the used car business30m12E12Fur CoatSapphire is so delighted with her surprise from the Kingfish, a fur coat, that he hasn't the heart to tell her that the coat is not for her.30m13E13Jewelry Store RobberyAndy and the Kingfish find that a snapshot they took is worth $1000 because it shows a man robbing a store.30m14E14Kingfish's Last FriendThe Kingfish has swindled too many people and is losing all of his friends so he goes on a reform kick.30m15E15Andy Buys a HouseThe Kingfish takes a job as a real estate agent and must prove himself by selling a house on condemned land-- he does, to Andy.30m16E16Amos Helps OutAfter a domestic fight, the Kingfish writes a fake letter form the license bureau stating that he and Sapphire were never legally married.30m17E17Getting Mama Married (1)The Kingfish's mother-in-law elopes with a conman and a fleecer of widows.30m18E18Getting Mama Married (2)The Kingfish's mother-in-law is so set on marrying a man that even when his wife shows up she still says he is hers.30m19E19The Happy StevensesThe Kingfish and Sapphire imitate participants in a radio show about a happy marriage, in order to change the pattern of their stormy marriage.30m20E20Traffic ViolationThe Kingfish and Andy, co-owners of a car, compete with each other in the collection of traffic tickets.30m21E21Quo VadisThe Kingfish goes to a lavish dinner party at which he finds, uncomfortably, that Sapphire is a waitress.30m22E22The DinerThe Kingfish and Andy buy a diner, which was doing a good business, and run it out of business.30m23E23The Turkey DinnerThe Kingfish is conned into buying stolen turkeys from a country bumpkin.30m24E24Ready Made FamilyWhen the Kingfish's Uncle Clarence is coming to visit, the Kingfish must put together a phony family quickly, to protect his uncle's gift of $500, he gave the Kingfish by telling him he has a child.30m25E25RelativesClamming that his mother-in-law disturbs his home, the Kingfish takes his problems to family court. Meanwhile, more relatives show up.30m26E26Andy Gets a TelegramThe Kingfish winds up on a cattle boat bound for South America when Sapphire plots to separate him from his worthless friends.30m27E27HospitalizationAndy buys hospitalization insurance from the Kingfish and then relaxes in the hospital, turning the Kingfish frantic with bills he can't pay.30m
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