Watson: Georg Stanford Brown. After returning to an angry Gina, Martin spins a lie about how Cole was supposed to leave his anniversary gift for Gina in her apartment, and he mentions how he went over to Cole's place and punched Cole before coming to Gina's apartment. He Say, She Say After hearing that Tommy's father, an army sergeant, is in town, Cole tries to leave Martin's apartment, only to hear Sergeant Strong yell "Ten-hut!" Martin paces nervously with a cigarette in his mouth and frets to Gina that he's so desperate for ideas, he's taken up smoking. At some point, Cole ventures out of the bathroom, only to go running back inside after Sergeant Strong screams at Martin. He then comments that Ike got him for a moment. Jerome was the original playa from the Himalayaaaaas. Who was big shirley on martin. ", run around the apartment, put on a jacket, grab his and Gina's wedding photo, and run out the apartment. After patching things up with the Waters and Mrs. Tommy, Pam, and Cole come by to check on Gina. Everything involving Pam after she's hypnotized into thinking she's Martin. Pam: Tichina Arnold. Tommy and Cole watch in horror, but Martin smiles in joy, then looks upward and calls "Be free!". Gina calling Tommy "Dr. Frankenshine" as she gripes at Martin about him taking Tommy to the car show. Air date Once she does and explains she can't see with the lights off, Martin tells her they're supposed to be cat burglars and to "use your cat eye" while blinking one eye to elaborate. Sharice: Trish Penix. Big Shirley Gat, nine, gun, biscuit I got Big Shirley at my side, so what's happenin? Sassy humor about a hip though decidedly chauvinistic talk-show personality; his girlfriend, with whom he has a very adversarial relationship; and his two best friends, who spend most of their time hanging out at his apartment. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', Martin: Martin Lawrence. After Cole pulls out the cable connecting Gina's laptop to the outlet and causes her project to be erased, he then tries to bring it back off, then gently tells Gina that there's nothing on the screen. Tap to play GIF Fox / Via youtube.com. When challenged about his preparedness for the coming interview, Martin insists to his friends and Gina that "They called. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. Cole's larger-than-life, on-again, off-again girlfriend, Big Shirley knew the redemptive properties of a meal and a nap. Otis, the old ass-whoppin' security guard. When the police ask Martin for Warren's ID and Martin (rather rudely) hands it to them, they laugh and remark it's written in pencil. Valentino then states that Pam's breath smelled like a bag of armpits. Gina telling Martin that her car backfires so much that gangbangers duck. Cole's stomach growling "Time to roll, Cole!" Luis gesturing for Martin to pay him after Martin requests the two-bedroom apartment on the fifth floor. List of Martin episodes [5] During the series' third season, Fred Berry demanded more money and reportedly convinced Ernest Thomas and Haywood Nelson to join him in a strike. When the police detectives come by, Cole thinks they're looking into stolen computers and he yells for Pam to escape. When Gina's friend (Merrin Dungey) comes to town, Martin and Pam call a truce in their feud and team up to expose her past. The ending reveals that Martin kept the weave. Martin and Gina reacting in disgust to the odor caused by Cole putting on Martin's cologne. That Was The Point, Unbothered Turns Five Were Grown & Glowed Up, Dear Internet, Youre Welcome For These Viral Moments. Gina: Tisha Campbell. And Cole has broken up with Big Shirley after catching her with another man. Jet airplane cleaner at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Dimwitted, but well-meaning and known for his eclectic taste in headgear. Tommy commenting that if Cole keeps following island women around, they'll throw him into a volcano. Three of Gina's co-workers silently leaving Gina's office after listening to Martin bombastically assert over the radio that he's the dominant one in his relationship. The influencer boom, intensified by the pandemics unexpected consequence of keeping us glued, Do you have a geeky and/or fandom-obsessed person on your list and have no idea how where to start your gift-giving search? Martin trumping his friends by telling them to "Get on the bus!". In June, at Unbothereds first-ever live event, The Glow Up, I denounced the entire concept of a glow up. During our live taping of UBs Go Off, Every year, Black Twitter and in the last few years, #BlackTok has made us laugh amid the emotional turmoil and trauma that also finds its way onto, In 2022, almost anyone can be considered a content creator. As the gang arrives at Killer County Hospital to find Tommy, Martin reacts, The receptionist thinking Gina needs medical attention after seeing her "big head.". Martin slurping on his drink right behind the angry black man. Martin and Tommy acting out how Cole should stand up to his mother, which includes Martin, acting as Cole, telling Big Shirley to "take the paper bag off yo' head." Martin and Gina's water-gun fight in the apartment. Martin correctly guessing Gina wants something after she gives him a massage and cooks him dinner. Martin getting into a brief scuffle with Miss Gerri in church. ", When her cousin Alesha tells Martin she watches his show, Pam cracks that they cancelled ". As Tommy prepares to tell Martin he and Pam got together, Gina runs back out with a camera, preparing to take a photo of Martin's reaction. The series was a modest hit for ABC but was beset with behind the scene problems. Motherland: Leon Morenzie. Martin briefly sounding like his mother as he replies to Gina, who's in the back. The guy then rudely asks Martin "Where Oprah?" When Gina starts to talk to Martin, he again covers his nose, and she covers her mouth before continuing. Waters. 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Written by Michael Carrington, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, originally aired on the FOX TV network on October 14, 1995. Pam: Tichina Arnold. Mama Payne threatening to hit Gina after the younger woman insists she can take care of Martin. Network/Country When a knock comes at the door, Martin correctly bets it's Pam and asks her "Wasn't that you pawin' and scratchin' at the door?". They were good enough to stomp with the big dawgs. Another blooper has Carl Anthony Payne and Thomas Mikal Ford pulling down Martin Lawrence's pants during a scene. Martin then asks them "Shouldn't you be out lookin' for the other glove?" Right now, Martin Fryar lives in Big Spring, TX. Martin then tells Stan he gave his boss the flu, the boss died of pneumonia and left the station to Stan. ", Martin questioning Cole about the new job Tommy got him. Gina: Tisha Campbell. It's funnier when you remember his line about "coming up into people's apartments unannounced will surely get a cap in yo' ass!". Nipsy's idea of an open bar during the wedding reception is that food is free if someone has $5. When Tommy wants to stay behind and cozy up to an attractive woman, Martin cautions to check for an Adam's apple. Ow! And Pam commenting on how the rock looks bored. As they look around for evidence of Tommy's supposed criminal activities, Gina turns on the lights and Martin drops to the floor while griping for Gina to turn the lights back off. Martin Lawrence. I would kill you for two million dollars! Gina: Tisha Campbell. Waters: J.A. Let it marinate!". Cole buys a drink for a female patron, who downs the drink and lets out a belch. After Brother Claus is reunited with his wife and he reveals the weapons he had were actually toys, Martin gripes about the whole thing and pulls out the pin on a grenadeonly for Brother Claus to reveal the grenade is real. Anyway, the business, which seemed to be doing quite well, as the place was packed with customers, and they were running out of food to serve (and Pam was pulling in big tips from the customers, turned out to be a colossal failure, as Cole, (who also was the frycook) who was responsible for printing the flyers for the eatery's opening, made a mistake in having the flyers include redeemable coupons which offered "5 for 1" instead of "2 for 1" meals, which Martin wanted, and which the patronsall were using to pay for their meals with, as a fumingly angry Martin tells Cole "This is just about the dumbest thing you've ever did!". Gina's attempts to keep Martin from finding out about the boot on her car, not knowing Martin already knows. Martin getting distracted by Gina mentioning ". While Martin is meeting with a record producer friend of his, he runs into Hustle Man who auditions for the producer by playing a kazoo attached to a saxophone. The little girl telling Pam "Don't let me catch your face in the street!". After Gina and Pam inform him that no one's getting paid for appearing in a production of, When James Earl Jackson, the play's director and star, asserts that. Ms. Geri was always there to put Martin in his place through the show's entire run. It then turns out that Cole agreed to let Barkley host the show for a week. Pam complaining to Gina that she asked Cole to deflate her water bed and now has "an indoor pool" because Cole used a knife to puncture the water bed. After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. Cole's long pause with the rest of the gang after Martin calls and tells him not to tell Gina what happened. L'il Dawg: Adrian Tibbs. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Gina demands that she and Martin speak in private, but Martin refuses, so Gina divulges to everyone else present that, During their argument, Martin tells Gina to. Martin and Gina hold a garage sale to rid themselves of clutter; Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II) has a question for Big Shirley. Episode Chronology Martin attempts to leave jury duty, only to promptly be caught by guards and dragged back into the room. Maria: Marta Dubois. Martin calling Gina "Heavy G" after catching her working out. What he lacked in melanin, he made up for in swag he didn't show up often, but when he did he, kept it all the way real. . Stan going onstage and singing "Meet Me with Yo' Drawers Off," prompting the audience to jeer and. After he and Gina break up, an angry Martin draws a mustache on a picture of Gina as revenge for Gina earlier commenting about Mama Payne's mustache. Tracy: Kellita Smith. After Tommy leaves in a hurry because he's late for work, Martin slaps the closed door and says ". Pam: Tichina Arnold. The elderly pharmacy clerk goes to check the price on a product, but he moves VERY slow, shuffling his feet. 7.0 Mr. Jim: John Wesley. ; in the latter her character is co-owner of the restaurant where she works. ", The reason Gina got the boot in the first place was essentially because Martin was driving her car and he refused to pay any parking tickets since he figured that the police couldn't do anything to him since he was driving Gina's car, Martin points out that Tinkerbell had a big butt, have a funeral for the plumber at Gina's urging, Dr. Simpson). When Stan tells Martin he (Martin) has Gina in control, Gina reacts as though she's about to hit Stan with her baseball bat, forcing the older man to promptly amend his statement. ", When Martin tells Tommy and Cole that Gina's expecting, Cole asks "Expecting what? When the robber enters the apartment while the lights are out, the gang is then heard fighting. Martin's "Air Wack" attire, and Tommy and Cole's (off-screen) reactions to seeing him wearing it. OUT, I SAY! Thus replies Martin: Cole mistaking a heart monitor for a radio and turning it on, causing the patient the gang believes is Tommy to convulse. Tommy offers to get her something, and Cole offers "straitjacket," prompting an angry reaction from Pam. and insisting "I ain't losin' it!" ", The episode ends with an actual ghost appearing and telling the gang to "Get to steppin'!". Hemphill got a job waitressing during the day and performed at The Comedy Store at night. Martin being bored out of his skull at the shoe store. As they prepare to head into the hideout, Tommy and Cole take a moment to look behind them. Then he shows up at Martin's apartment, wanting Martin to meet all of his new girl friends, one at a time. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Martin violently kicking Dr. Bones out of his apartment after the man sets his back straight. Waters denounces Martin as a fool, Martin comes back up to shoot Dr. To top everything off, the episode ends with. After Cole finally arrives, all the kids turn on Martin and attack him. and then adjusting his underwear as he walks off to the "From Scratch" line. Cole Brown, (born March 30, 1967) who is, along with Tommy Strawn (Thomas Mikal Ford), is one of Martin's two best friends from childhood, is a main character who appears on Martin. ", After the Paynes are forced to live outside their apartment building (Luis gives their apartment to another couple who pays him more money), a homeless man comes up and puts some coins into Gina's cup of coffee, much to her annoyance, then offers to buy her couch in exchange for his jacket, but then decides he doesn't like the couch and moves on. Martin objects, but the men accept Bruh Man. After he misinterprets their conversation, Martin reveals his presence in the hammiest way imaginable before attempting to attack the handyman who demands to know what's going on. Martin's quiet "Oh, damn!" Martin enlists Gina's aid in discovering Tommy's occupation. Meanwhile, Tommy and Pam decide to see other people. Martin and Gina's stakeout for Tommy and Pam. You know what Im saying? Jerome, like his wardrobe, was stuck in the '70s, often speaking in rhyme and asking strangers about his money. When Gina stands up for Martin to her father, Martin pops up from behind the couch to give Gina an admiring smile before getting back down. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Martin dumping Ruby's body in front of a pet store clerk when the latter keeps saying he needs more specific details as to what kind of bird Martin and Gina are looking for. "Girl, yo' hair is so nappy, Wilson couldn't pick it!". After Red calls him "corny," Martin gets on the radio and launches into a highly, After Red fires him, Martin grabs a trashcan and tries to chuck it through the studio window while telling "RADIO!" 2 may be a controversial move, but that church entrance alone secures it. Martin lands a job interview at a TV station---and has just one day to come up with an audition tape. Martin's "happy dance" after finding out he can make lots of money from the cuckoo clock because it was built by Benjamin Banneker. ", Martin calling a man who bumps into him "Wesley" and then telling him "You better head for the. Martin acting like he's going to be sick after lamenting being nice to Pam so he could sit in the skybox. 9506 Otis waking up Gina and Pam who are sleeping on the couch. Bernice: Kymberly Newberry. She then helps an upset, dirtied Gina out of the chute. Martin himself ends up needing to get glasses, Martin tells Tommy he made "Aggravated Man" angry, Martin gives Gina a peck on the cheek and watches the movie with a bright smile. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Mama Payne says Martin's head is as big as it was the day he was born. When Gina worries Pam's going to be killed, Martin assures her by saying a cat has nine lives. Before Nick Cannon and the Wayans Brothers, Martin Lawrence donned whiteface as Gina's super-bro-y co-worker who always seemed to magically appear at parties, extra hype. most propped. Star of the sleazy show Cole used to watch. Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. Martin Lawrence. Martin has a brief row with a woman who buys calamine lotion and complains it costs too much. He only appeared in a couple of episodes, but this appearance solidified his place in black television history. Gina challenges Pam to say she's crazy, and Pam denies it. When Martin insists that Gina push him out her apartment window, Gina warns him to not tempt her. 1. When Pam comes by the apartment to pick Gina up for work, this exchange follows: Pam then fawns over Cameron, then remarks to Martin how nice he is to let Cameron use his bed. Waters: Judyann Elder. Sometimes Martin goes by various nicknames including Shirley Fryar, Shirley M Fryar and Shirley Martin Fryar. Cole slurping his drink loudly while he, Martin, and Gina are watching a mystery movie. Martin reading the note from his mother warning him about Gina, complete with an image of Mama Payne reading the note aloud, even telling her son to "Turn over the note!" At the end, Martin and Gina both put up brave fronts over the whole lottery debacle, but after Gina goes to the back, Martin breaks down, and a split screen shows Gina breaking down in the bedroom as well. ", Pam walks in on Martin trying to show her cousin Alesha how to sing, and she tells him that isn't his song. When did Shirley Vance Martin die? Martin sends Archibald Berry, one of Gina's co-workers, away by claiming some guys are talking smack about him. Gina and Cole drag a scared Pam to Dr. ", Martin telling Cole the next time he decides to move, he doesn't want to hear about it. "That ain't no damn puppy!". Martin putting a chain and a flashing light on the refrigerator. Rating. ", Officer Otis at a nightclub checking patrons. ", Hustle Man trying to sell Martin a pizza for $15. [11] A year before her death, Hemphill appeared in an episode of The Jenny Jones Show in a What's Happening!! He even stole his brother's wife! Pam then steps up and tells Martin that Gina was going to tell him about her pay raise, then mockingly assures him it'll happen for him and tells him to "Keep hope alive, my brother" with a raised fist. [2], Loosely based on Eric Monte's 1975 film Cooley High, the series follows the adventures of three teenaged boys: Raj (Ernest Thomas), Rerun (Fred Berry), and Dwayne (Haywood Nelson). Martin then comes back into the apartment, sobbing like an upset child, and runs to the back. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Cole then says he must be thinking about. A relieved and impressed Martin then asks Dr. (And of course, her. When you add the size component, the result is a dehumanizing performance of disgust, shame, and malice towards fat Black women. Pam: Tichina Arnold. When Tommy, Cole, and Jerome are about to infiltrate the thieves' hideout, Jerome puts on some cologne and does karate moves. When Gina goes around collecting Martin's stuff in her apartment, Martin asks her if he did something wrong. For bonus funnies, after Martin leaves the apartment, Gina rushes to the door to watch Tommy and Cole's reactions through the peephole. She had a brother, William. An irate Martin's F-bomb-heavy tirade at a caller who insulted Gina and caused her to flee the studio. The three of them moving towards the door when Gina reacts in surprise upon finding a piece of mail addressed to Martin. When Dr. Similar Questions. When Bruh Man comes out of the bathroom after using the shower, Martin strides into the bathroom to check before confronting Bruh Man. ", Brother Shebazz sharing with Martin his belief that he was arrested as part of The Man's conspiracy, and Martin dismissing him with "It's just you. When Mrs. Brown makes an unkind remark about Martin, Mama Payne jumps up and prepares to fight the other woman, even snatching off her wig. Loud, unapologetic, independent, and fabulous, Martin's entrepreneurial neighbor had a big mouth and a big personality to match. After agreeing to save money, Gina is forced to make a withdrawal from her joint account with Martin to pay some back parking tickets. What he lacked in actual fighting skill, he made up for with a lack of teeth. When Tommy starts to say that Mama Payne tends to overreact. AND a little girl telling Pam she's too old to play with one of the toys and demanding she give it to her. And his name was "Buckwhite." Wilson was impressed by her routine and in turn, sent her a cassette recorder and a dozen roses. Martin couldn't kick him off the stage fast enough. When the gang (sans Martin) returns to Pam's apartment, it turns out Cole has been injected with a tranquilizer back at the mental hospital. He then leaves Nipsy's with a couple of dishes of food, telling his friends to buy some more for themselves. David Allan Grier shone with a couple of appearances as Pam's sleazy, sanctified cousin. Pizza Man/Flower Man/Tire Man: Tracy Morgan. Youre never going to believe this, but there was a time in my life where I thought Madea, the elderly woman, While I was able to laugh along with Madea because her old age accounted for much of her comedic appeal, the images of the plus-sized women on, Much of the literature and discourse about Black male comedians in drag both plus and straight sized is about emasculation. He was originally going to voice The Grizz in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013) but left during pre-production of the game with Fred Tatasciore replacing him. Martin's reaction after Pam turns down Simon's marriage proposal. The show premiered in 1992 on FOX and would go on to become one of the network's highest-rated shows during that time. He was scarcely seen and this was his only line, but he spoke to all of our souls, saying what we'd like to say to everyone who needs to get out of our faces. (1976), What's Happening Now! When Martin decides to go to the unemployment office, he disguises himself with a coat, hat, and sunglasses. Featuring Tommy Davidson in some of his greatest non-In Living Color-related work, talk show host Varnell Hill's theme songs alone secured his place in Martin history. aired for three seasons. and attempting to attack Cole. (TV Episode 1995) Martin Lawrence as Martin Payne. In an interview with The Washington Post, Martin talked about his days as a young broke comedian/actor. Ranked so high for that killer lateral pelvic thrust. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. A security guard brings Cole before Martin and tells him that Cole actually tried to flush himself down the toilet. Gina: Tisha Campbell. After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. No, you got me confused with my uncle Byron. 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