Amos n Andy 26 Madame Queen's Voice

[@ravingrays248]

Lilian Randolph who played madame queen was the younger sister of Amanda Randolph who played sapphire's mother. She did the voice of the owner of tom in the tom & jerry cartoons.

[@alandajenkins2360]

Oh wow. Very interesting. I didn't know that. Thank you for sharing

[@smoothoperator7023]

She was also one of Aunt Esther's sisters on Sanford & Son.

[@RabbiTuviaBolton]

Fantastic actors. Great script!!!! Just what the world needs... positive and clean humor. Couldnt stop smiling.

[@urgdaddy]

Thumbs up to Johnny Lee,...'Calhoun da Lawya'. My favorite,...always bailing out da Kingfish. Started watching in '54 at age 5 and loved it....was confused at first but loved the humor, storyline, characters,...some great writing.

[@gilloera8912]

Me too, i was born in 1948 and im74 now and still watching kingfish n Andy.

[@bloqk16]

The person playing the part of Edward Mason was Roy Glenn, best known in the movie: _Guess Who's Coming To Dinner_ where he played the part of Mr. Prentice, the father to Sydney Poitier's character of John Prentice.

[@gilloera8912]

I loved that movie and watched it 😍 ❤️ 💖 about 40 times or more. It was with Kathryn Hepburn and Spencer Tracy!!!!!

[@gilloera8912]

But who played madame queen 👸 🤔 🙄

[@smoothoperator7023]

@@gilloera8912 Lillian Randolph, who was Amanda Randolph Sapphire's mama real life sister.

[@KingfishStevens-di9ji]

@@smoothoperator7023 another parallel to Sanford and Son, Esther and Donna were sisters. Redd Foxx was a student and admirer of Tim Moore. Although Sanford and Son was a line for line copy of the British show, Steptoe and son, Sanford borrowed a lot from Amos and Andy in later episodes. Replace Saphire with Lamont, Amos with officer Smitty and Andy with Grady and there it is. Reverend Tremble on S and Son was played by Amos, Alvin Childress.

[@JAMESPATTERSON-mk9sr]

Lillian Randolph 's adopted daughter Barbara also appeared in GWCTD , Also she was once considered by Motown to replace Florence Ballard with the Supremes .

[@glennmerlini2895]

funniest tv show ever,,,,,real talent

[@ravingrays248]

Madame queen the love of andy's life I always loved the radio episodes with her & andy especially the one radio episode that stated they where engaged for fourteen years talk about waiting.

[@dallaswilson5371]

Very good show.

[@bobmoos4808]

If they had the Emmy awards back in those days I think the show and the kingfish would’ve taken them all.

[@kimberlygray699]

The show was funny. We’ve come a long way from here. One thing I noticed, they used the same supporting actors in different roles.

[@bloqk16]

That engagement ring for $250 back then would equal around $2.5 K in 2020 dollars. And the $75 cigarette lighter would be over $700 in today's value. Remarkable they had that kind of money to toss around at the time.

[@jreal3254]

They need another show like this very hard now days

[@arnoldalmagur4568]

I think Amos is an angel trying to help them to Knuckleheads

[@hawkmaster381]

10:52 Calhoun is funny!

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Madame Queen was a big part of the radio show in the 30's. Is this the first time she's been mentioned since then?

[@urgdaddy]

Very good question. A Billy Holiday era.

[@SuperIliad]

“Madame Queen's Voice” Season 4, Episode 3, aired 1955. Alvin Childress as Amos, Spencer Williams (Jr.) as Andy, Tim Moore as Kingfish, Johnny Lee as Calhoun, Roy Glenn, Edward Mason, Lillian Randolph as Madame Queen.

[@SuperIliad]

Lillian Randolph reprises her Amos and Andy radio show role as Madame Queen.

[@jjkouper5163]

What would happen if they ran this on tv in. 👨🏿👨🏿🤣👍2019

[@g.h.1472]

at the start an at the end is where Amos comes in . he's the voice of reason.

[@yanapappas8748]

HOPE THE CAST WAS PAID WELL. THIS IS HUMOR THAT WILL NEVER AGAIN BE SEEN. GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM.

[@gmf121266]

It sound like that famous Opera wriggle my toes or summat like that.

[@elysilk4538]

I would have really enjoyed hearing Madam Queen buzzing The Flight of the Bumblebee.

[@tyty274]

My bad, the singer is not Ella Fitzgerald; in fact, she played one of the aunts on the Pilot episode of Sanford and Son, Here Comes the Bride ... There Goes the Bride"! Fred threw a cake in her face! LOL.

[@brianevans6328]

Hazel you never looked sweeter. But that was not the pilot episode it was the third episode. Crossed Swords was the pilot.

[@bloqk16]

The dialogue between Andy and Madame Queen really displays how _forgiving_ the English language can be. Andy's grammar usage is atrocious, but he can still be understood. I've been told by individuals that when they learned English as a second language, they appreciated how forgiving it was with grammar use, as if they were to use improper grammar in their native language, they could not be understood.

[@howardstern666]

Kingfish rules.

[@sewhill2827]

Glad they at least one generation did not stand for this crap very insulting show the main characters are stereotypes to make a point about the majority of the black population

[@johndickson9542]

@@sewhill2827 And I guess the rap thug, gangsta' image is better, huh?

[@hatednyc]

“HEH-LLLLLOOOOOOOO”

[@anthonydelarosa4570]

How much will this connection cost?

[@tyty274]

Clifton Powell reminds me of Brother Calhoun.

[@marcelreed4200]

Kingfish is so conniving

[@CosmicStargoat]

Kingfish is so -conniving- convincing

[@glennmerlini2895]

he was a master comedian,,facial expressions and everything,,,great

[@garymorris9571]

@@glennmerlini2895 Indeed; a brilliant talent.

[@gr8teagazr122]

Kingfish is *scandalous!*

[@robinmitchell6701]

Is that the same madame queen?

[@peanut24cute49]

He reminds me of Sgt Philco lol

[@glennmerlini2895]

thats sgt bilco,,,and your right he does

[@joemccaffrey2888]

You mean sgt bilco

[@dondecruz]

Did Andy actually ate that cigar at the end of that program.?

[@musket-hc1fc]

Ha, ha. It sure looks like he did.

[@kennethbritton601]

Great writers, great cast. I wonder if the NAACP ever regretted being pressured to get the ax out on the show. The cast probably lost out on income from the foolish decision to remove this "racist" show.

[@musket-hc1fc]

The NAACP weren't being pressured. They WERE the "pressure." And in their early years they weren't being controlled by blacks.

[@peanut24cute49]

I agree,if the actors didn’t care,why should they mess them up !!!

[@RatnipTX]

The NAACP, even now, should apologize for what they did.

[@andreademarco3628]

Loved this show❤❤😂😂

[@nunyabidness117]

Interesting how this is considered racist but showing black people fighting on Springer over baby daddy drama isn't.

[@g.h.1472]

it's standard rates of 50 percent of the take that's a good way to get rich. Andy kingfish.

[@g.h.1472]

the Amos has spoken the whole thing sounds kingfishie .

[@tyty274]

Is that the late, great Miss Ella Fitzgerald?

[@tfcrew8511]

She was Lillian Randolph... the younger sister of Amanda [Sapphire's Mama] Her voice actually was famous, especially in cartoons and other TV shows. For instance she was the voice in the Tom and Jerry shorts --the housekeeper [you only saw her shoes] who would yell ---"THOMAS"!!!

[@larryaldrich4351]

Too bad it didn't work out. They would have made a nice couple.

[@lynnmaffei5394]

. .

[@gilloera8912]

😀 :)

[@williebennett4869]

N.

[@adorable6385]

I've never heard a female singer that wanted to sound like a man?

[@williebennett4869]

Ex exactly etc ex Q

[@klintkuz]

This is so offensive it's horrible 😮