USA, 27 September 1986-11 May 1991
5 series, 110 episodes, average 25m
colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American comedy television series with some fantasy episodes.
Premise
All is not well at the First Community Church of Philadelphia – Deacon Frye is at loggerheads with his new assistant, Reverend Reuben Gregory, and their parishioners are keen to play the two off against each other.
Episodes
Genre episodes are noted in bold and are linked to further information – other episodes are listed for reference.
Season One
Pilot (27 September 1986)
The Courtship of Bess Richards (4 October 1986)
The Deacon Delivers (1 November 1986)
Rolly Falls in Love (8 November 1986)
Retreat, Heck! (15 November 1986)
Sermon from the Cell (22 November 1986)
Maitre D’eacon (29 November 1986)
Reuben’s Romance (6 December 1986)
After the Fall (13 December 1986)
Your Christmas Show of Shows (20 December 1986)
Frye for the Defense (10 January 1987)
Thelma’s Choice (17 January 1987)
Betting on the Boy (24 January 1987)
Casting the First Stone (7 February 1987)
Yes Sir, That’s Your Baby (14 February 1987)
Into the Night (21 February 1987)
The Divorce Lawyer (25 February 1987)
The Rival (7 March 1987)
The Magician (14 March 1987)
Season Two
California Dreaming (3 October 1987)
Dancing in the Dark (17 October 1987)
You Bet Your Life (24 October 1987)
Dueling Ministers (31 October 1987)
Thelma’s Reunion (7 November 1987)
Deacon on the Line (14 November 1987)
Rolly’s Proposal (27 November 1987)
Rolly’s Wedding (28 November 1987)
Thelma’s Birthday (5 December 1987)
Thelma’s Little Girl (12 December 1987)
The Twelve Songs of Christmas (19 December 1987)
Snakes Alive (2 January 1988)
Man on a Ledge (16 January 1988)
To Catch a Thief (23 January 1988)
The Widow (6 February 1988)
Stranded (20 February 1988)
Deacon Dearest (27 February 1988)
The Fantasy (5 March 1988)
Wedding Bell Blues (12 March 1988)
A Slight Case of Murder Part 1 (30 April 1988)
A Slight Case of Murder Part 2 (7 May 1988)
Season Three
Fear of Flying (8 October 1988)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (22 October 1988)
Look at Me, I’m Running (29 October 1988)
Court of Love (5 November 1988)
Get ‘Em Up, Scout (12 November 1988)
The Minister’s Wife (19 November 1988)
Thelma’s Handyman (3 December 1988)
The Deacon’s Donkey (19 December 1988)
Matchmaker, Matchmaker (7 January 1989)
I Remember Mama (14 January 1989)
The Reverend Ernest Frye (28 January 1989)
The Green Card (4 February 1989)
The Psychic Part 1 (11 February 1989)
The Psychic Part 2 (18 February 1989)
The Boxer (25 February 1989)
Nothing But the Truth (4 March 1989)
Career Girl (18 March 1989)
First Community Talent Show (1 April 1989)
The Last Supper (8 April 1989)
Sing, Sister, Sing (15 April 1989)
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (22 April 1989)
Season Four
The Engagement (23 September 1989)
Where There’s a Will (30 September 1989)
I Can’t Help Loving That Man of Mine (14 October 1989)
Who am I? (21 October 1989)
Witness for the Defense (28 October 1989)
TV or Not TV (4 November 1989)
Don’t Rain on My Shower (11 November 1989)
Thelma Says I Do (18 November 1989)
She’s in the Army Now Part 1 (25 November 1989)
She’s in the Army Now Part 2 (2 December 1989)
Sergeant in Arms (6 December 1989)
The Deacon vs. the U.S. Army (6 January 1990)
The Deacon and the Mother-In-Law (27 January 1990)
The Wedding (3 February 1990)
Moving In (17 February 1990)
Deacon’s Dilemma (24 February 1990)
Trouble in Paradise (3 March 1990)
Who’s Sorry Now? (17 March 1990)
The Honeymoon (no date)
Season Five
Love, Deacon Style (17 November 1990)
Two Men, One Woman and a Baby (1 December 1990)
Child’s Play (8 December 1990)
Yo, Deak (15 December 1990)
Miracle on 134th Street (22 December 1990)
Judge Deacon Frye (29 December 1990)
The Gospel Truth (5 January 1991)
Lights, Camera, Deacon (12 January 1991)
Unforgettable (19 January 1991)
Ernie and the Sublimes (2 February 1991)
The Deacon’s Slam Dunk (9 February 1991)
Three Men and a Hammer (23 February 1991)
Nothing Says Lovin’… (2 March 1991)
My Fair Homeboy (9 March 1991)
A Star Is Burned (23 March 1991)
Deak-Scam (30 March 1991)
Wild Deck (6 April 1991)
Three’s a Crowd (13 April 1991)
Date with an Angel (27 April 1991)
Deliverance Part 1 (4 May 1991)
Deliverance Part 2 (11 May 1991)
