Amen - Season 2 - Eps 12: Snakes Alive
After the Deacon runs out of the church in mortal terror, the Reverend discovers that his panic was due to a fake rubber snake someone had left behind. And because of that incident, the Deacon has been the object of ridicule with the congregation. So, to help conquer his fear of snakes, the Deacon visits a therapist, who begins treating him for his phobia. Part of the treatment includes him staying in a room alone with a large boa constrictor.
About Amen

Title: Amen
First Air Date: 1986-09-27
Last Air Date: 1991-05-11
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 15 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 110
Network: NBC
Genres: Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia, Amen stars Hemsley as the deacon of a church and was part of a wave of successful sitcoms on NBC in the 1980s which featured entirely or almost-entirely black casts. Others included The Cosby Show, A Different World, and 227.
Cast

Sherman Hemsley
Deacon Ernest Frye

Clifton Davis
Reverend Reuben Gregory

Anna Maria Horsford
Thelma Frye

Roz Ryan
Amelia Hetabrink

Jester Hairston
Rolly Forbes

Tony T. Johnson
Chris

Bumper Robinson
Clarence