", Pam picks up a land mine in Sergeant Strong's hotel room. The mouse scurrying across the couch while Tommy and Cole are seated and listening to Martin talk about his issue with moving in with Gina. ", Pam walks in on Martin trying to show her cousin Alesha how to sing, and she tells him that isn't his song. The three of them moving towards the door when Gina reacts in surprise upon finding a piece of mail addressed to Martin. Pam helps Gina search for the tickets in the trash chute by holding Gina's legs, only to end up breaking a nail and let Gina fall in. The two give Sheneneh a, As the gang sits in Martin's apartment and braves the cold, Martin says they're all men and "There's only one woman here and that's my baby. In 1976, she landed the role of brassy waitress Shirley Wilson on the sitcom What's Happening!!. thots 293 on now. (And of course, her. and slams the door in his face. And get your neck fixed! Bruh Man, dressed in sweats, entering Martin and Gina's apartment and fixing himself a sandwich while Martin and Gina are in the back. David Allan Grier shone with a couple of appearances as Pam's sleazy, sanctified cousin. Pam: Tichina Arnold. Boss Man: Sy Richardson. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. Waters, in response to Martin's crack about chiropractors, reveals he's a chiropractor and Martin accidentally spills his drink on Mrs. The first time, he asks what a banshee is, and Cole says he thought it had something to do with a banjo. Martin, Gina, Pam and Tommy travel to a tropical island to escape family bickering. The third time, he does it while an innocent woman is leaving the store and even acts as though he's aiding the security guard in apprehending the woman. Martin being rude to a customer, assuming she asked him a question because he's black. Cole freezes as the sergeant enters the apartment and hollers at him. Gina: Tisha Campbell. When Tommy asks Cole and Shanise to testify for him. Martin calls after her that "It's Cleveland, Ohio! Martin Lawrence. As Martin and Gina head off to the back, Titus calls after him "She'll just use you, Golden Brown." When Pam suggests that Gina act more like Mama Payne, Gina replies she can't grow a mustache. Stan even rushes to. As the guys are changing Cameron's diapers (using a kitchen rag instead of a diaper), Tommy narrowly avoids Cameron's stream of urine. Martin and Gina decide to have a quiet night at home to rekindle their love passion. "Martin" starred stand-up comic, Martin Lawrence, in addition to Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne II, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Tichina Arnold. When Tommy arrives, he heads to the bathroom and calmly comes back into the living room, asking "Who's that fat guy sleeping on your floor?". This episode was one of the only times we got to hear her speak. 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!" (1985) and Martin (1992). She then helps an upset, dirtied Gina out of the chute. Martin refers to Pam as "That thing" while introducing her to Ricky, and Pam snarks back that Martin's parents were cousins. Martin's eulogy for the plumber, which includes the line "he laid pipe.". ", Martin and Cole challenge Trey and the other little people in the bar, only for, A police officer laughing hysterically at how Martin and Cole were beat up by little people after taking their statement, and then mocking them by saying he has to give a ticket to "the UFO double-parked in the handicapped spot." Shirley Vance Martin was born on July 3, 1870, in Kentucky, USA. 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. The awkward looks on Gina, Tommy, Cole and Pam's faces as Sheneneh heads back into her apartment with her boyfriend Lafonz. But they are constantly being interrupted by their friends before the fun begins. L'il Dawg: Adrian Tibbs. In the Season 1 episode "Baby It's Cole'd Here"(#10), Cole and Martin's friendship is put to the test as Cole, after an argument with his overbearing mother Maddie Brown (Miss Laura Hayes) in which she kicks him out and he's forced to temporarily stay with Martin, who tries to get him to stand wp to his mom, as he also tries to get him out of his place by getting Cole reconcile with his mother so she could invite him to move back home with her. Bamboo: Arturo Gil. Sheneneh and Laquita crashing the meeting at the Women's League, much to Gina's consternation. when Martin notes she's losing it. Motherland: Leon Morenzie. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Gina calling Tommy "Dr. Frankenshine" as she gripes at Martin about him taking Tommy to the car show. Sheneneh then sits down, puts on some googles, pulls out a sander, and goes to work, all the while Myra reacts in delight. Loud and to the point, Myra was everyone's country auntie. Martin's naturally over-the-top reaction to finding out that Gina might be pregnant. Throughout her career, Hemphill performed her stand-up routine on a number of popular TV shows including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, A&E's An Evening at the Improv, BET's Black Comedy Showcase and Black Comedy Tonight. Martin hires an attractive maid, Ebony, whom Tommy and Cole drool over. Martin then wonders what good's that going to do him, and Sean reasons he can take blows for Martin. Singer Babyface has a cameo. Pam on the stand: Nearly calls her "Beady-bead" while calling her to the stand, makes fun of her "naturally-looking hair", and causes her to have a breakdown over Martin bullying her about not having a man. ", Pam calls Martin "Donald Stump" and she and Tommy have a good laugh while the Paynes give them, The Paynes show a couple around their apartment, and the husband points out the Paynes' newspaper ad mentioned a doorman, to which Martin replies "I opened the door, man. iloveoldschoolmusic.com. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. Previous episode He then comments that Ike got him for a moment. When the lights come back on, we see that Martin is fighting the dummy (again), Tommy is manhandling Cole, and Gina has the robber in a choke-hold. In 1987, he landed his first acting role ever on Whats Happening Now, alongside Shirley and the rest of the cast. Men have relegated plus-sized Black women to punchlines in a way that has real effects on how the rest of our communities view us. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. 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. After seeing Pam, Dr. Martin trying to revive the supposedly dead plumber by using a plunger. ", When Tommy tries to put the moves on the twins and states his astrological sign and height, Martin cuts in with "Jobless, Tommy!". Martin freaking out over the price for Gina's engagement ring. ", Martin calling a man who bumps into him "Wesley" and then telling him "You better head for the. Martin enlists Gina's aid in discovering Tommy's occupation. Martin slurping on his drink right behind the angry black man. When everyone's inner monologues can be heard: Even better, when Bruh Man comes into the apartment and looks down at Tommy, he thinks, When Cole suggests that they eat him, Tommy refuses by saying "I'm not eating no fillet o' Cole!". When a criminal (Gary Coleman) he helped put away gets out on parole, Martin hides out---and his friends desert him. The next woman turns out to be someone he made love to and never called again ("I sat by the phone for two years, Martin! When Martin figures it's time to change Cameron's diapers, he asks Tommy to do the honors. ", As for Cole, we only get a tone, followed by a "the number you reached is unavailable" message, followed by "No new random thought available.". Sheneneh's introductory speech, as well as the look she makes when she mentions "I'm a lady" after claiming she appeared in a music video but didn't take her clothes off. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who has just appeared on ""America's Most Wanted"". With Coke-bottle glasses, a potbelly, and a grade-A yuckmouth, you wouldn't think Mr. Otis could keep the young whippersnappers in line like he did, but he sho' nuff did. Gina: Tisha Campbell. When Michaelangelo insults Gina, Martin starts to put the artist in his place, only for Pam to tell him to step aside and proceed to kick Michaelangelo out of his own gallery. In 1985, Hemphill reprised her role as Shirley Wilson in the syndicated revival of What's Happening!! Big Red from The Five Heartbeats) character. Martin asking Gina if Pam's cousin is Saint Bernard or half Cocker Spaniel. When Martin asks why anyone would be scared of a banjo, Cole asks if he remembers, The second time, Gina makes a slicing motion towards Martin while telling her story, causing him to ask "Why's it gotta be directed toward me?". When Gina objects to hiring Mama Payne as a housekeeper on the grounds that Mama Payne hates her, Martin assures his wife that his mother loves her, then adds she "just doesn't like you.". Stan going onstage and singing "Meet Me with Yo' Drawers Off," prompting the audience to jeer and. Martin goes looking for a good job, but lands a series of part-time positions. Martin distracting Gina long enough to throw away a piece of steak he believes to be poisoned. Gina challenges Pam to say she's crazy, and Pam denies it. October 14, 1995 "Uptown Friday Night" 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Born Died December 10, 1999 (52) Add to list Photos 26 Known for What's Happening!! after he compares her to a dog learning how to play Frisbee. While Barkley is hosting the show, he introduces Martin as a guest and Martin, after cautioning Barkley that his hosting gig is temporary, turns the camera and tells Cole he's got four words for him: ". Martin saying that Pam and Luis first met at the Million Man March. Gina gives Cole "missing" posters of Martin, and Cole looks at the picture and says he looks familiar, causing an annoyed Gina to tell him it's Martin. She had a brother, William. He then tells Martin to "run for the border.". Gina leading the men's wives/girlfriends in a mob against Stan, whom she forces to tell Martin that he isn't whipped. They were good enough to stomp with the big dawgs. sports 483 on now. Martin: Martin Lawrence. Pam crashing right through the bedroom door while running away after Tommy gets abducted in the closet. Otis, the old ass-whoppin' security guard. Martin trumping his friends by telling them to "Get on the bus!". Cole dancing with one of Martin's guests and then asking a couple of questions. We humbly honor the old school soul music era and will keep pushing forward to keep it alive. After one of the little people hits Tommy with his nun-chunks, Tommy angrily grabs the nun-chunks and throws them down the alley. ", Officer Otis at a nightclub checking patrons. Martin and Gina being terrible cat burglars. Martin getting distracted by Gina mentioning ". For bonus points, you can see Tichina Arnold and Thomas Mikal Ford, The very reason Bruh Man left a note under the bathroom sink is worth. Dragonfly Jones was the best worst martial arts instructor ever, often moving the cast to break character and crack up laughing (keep your eye on Cole in this scene). Jackson then shows up stoned out of his mind due to overdosing on painkillers. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman . Martin getting Gina to admit that, between himself and Keith Washington, he's the one, 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.". Black Instagram comedians use Black women as characters so much that its not uncommon for them to be hired to promote weave companies. And Cole mistaking a cow's mooing for another animal. Martin also said it best, Shirley Hemphill was just a good woman. He then approaches Tommy and Cole and asks who they're there with, and the two guys grab a nearby woman and hold her between them. Gina: Tisha Campbell. During the charity fashion show, Pam tells the ladies in the audience to have their checkbooks ready, only for, When Tommy comes on stage, Titus remarks "If he's Chocolate Thunder, then I'm Greased Lightning. Gina grabbing the rude bus station attendant and slamming his face repeatedly against the glass after he refuses to give change is both this and awesome. Martin attempting to attack Cole after he asks a stupid question. Cole's stomach growling "Time to roll, Cole!" 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. Martin getting into a heated argument with Bobbi, ending with him telling the women (sans Thomasina) to, As Thomasina goes into labor, a panicking Martin rushes to the door, pokes his head out, and calls "Bobbi, I need another man!". After Martin and his friends wake up and find Cameron missing (they let Bruh Man watch the baby while they all took a nap), Cole says the baby probably went for a walk. The first marriage counselor the Paynes see ends up fanboy-ing over Martin, much to Gina's annoyance. Meanwhile, Tommy and Pam decide to see other people. Sheneneh opening her door and asking Cole "Are. Conclusion. Gina: Tisha Campbell. When Martin shows off his Spanish vocabulary, Luis tells him he has other people to ignore to get Martin to come to his point. Martin (TV series) Never will., When he asked Hemphill how he could pay her back, she goes, Look, I just want you to help some other young comic out. Richard Pryor helped her out. }); Copyright 2015 . Martin and Tommy visiting Varnell Hill's green room, where they interact with a number of celebrities. Mr. Jim: John Wesley. She was the domineering force in the life of a weak-minded Cole, who was the dim-witted member of. 7.0 When the paramedics take too long to get to the apartment, Martin calls 911 and disguises his voice to make himself sound "white." Join this channel. He passed away in 2021 due to complications from diabetes. Gina then stands up and, When Martin refuses to eat the grilled cheese sandwiches Gina made, Gina complains she used a cigarette lighter to melt the cheese and orders her husband to eat it. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Martin then reasons that Cole ", After the Bozacks tear up Martin's contract and Mrs. Bozack insults Martin after overhearing him assure Gina he only has eyes for her and say that women like Mrs. Bozack only dress the way they do because they're really insecure, Martin calls after Mrs. Bozack that Gina may not have a fine body like hers but at least she keeps it real; he does, however, concede that Mrs. Bozack's body. After Cole and Jerome start fighting in the convenience store, the store owner and his wife break up the fight, and he has this to say: Jerome's pimp award, a golden statue with a black Afro. Martin hides under the bed when Gina returns with a handyman and listens as they climb onto the bed (so the handyman can fix the air conditioning). Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. 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. ", 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. When the police detectives come by, Cole thinks they're looking into stolen computers and he yells for Pam to escape. An irate Martin's F-bomb-heavy tirade at a caller who insulted Gina and caused her to flee the studio. One of the most lovable, snot-nosed, slick-mouthed, gambling elementary school kids in TV history. Air date He gets top 15 because who doesn't like somebody who is always ready to turn up? Waters: J.A. When Luis enters, Martin remarks it usually takes him a week to reply. Miss Mini ordering Martin and Gina to "hop your butts over to that table" after Gina tells her they're going down to IHOP for breakfast. When Pam complains that the Golden Palace is six hours away, Gina replies ", Martin's new (and ridiculously awful) haircut, as well as his new name: "Shaquille Sunflower.". Jet airplane cleaner at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Dimwitted, but well-meaning and known for his eclectic taste in headgear. Gina: Tisha Campbell. After Gina agrees to check his temperature, Martin raises his butt into position. Bruhman lived upstairs on the fifth floor of Martin's apartment or maybe it was the fourth floor, since he always held up four fingers when telling Martin where he lived. Officer Warren, revealed to be the one who robbed Martin and many others, explaining why he robbed people: Basically, he didn't have anything growing up, so he stole from others. [7] On the series, she portrayed Shirley Simmons, a taxi driver who inherited a huge corporation and fortune from one of her customers. Sheneneh retorting at Valentino that she stayed up with him all night because she was afraid he'd bore himself to death. Gina consults a psychic, Madam Anaconda, who holds a shirt and senses it belongs to someone with "a big, apple head," causing Gina to realize it's her shirt. 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. Advertise here! Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Hustle Man, Bruh-Man, Stan, Dragonfly Jones, Ms. Gerri, Buckwhite, Nipsey, and Big Shirley. After the visit, Hemphill returned to her job in Asheville but decided to pursue a career in comedy instead. You the best! ", Martin telling Luis he's going to need a cane after "I toss yo' ass out the window. At Nipsy's, Martin puts crazy glue on Pam's glass, napkin, and. At the end of the episode, Pam and Gina joined him in an unforgettable choreographed performance. Stan: Garrett Morris. wild'ish 274 on now. You know what Im saying? Series After the woman leaves, Cole sniffs her breath, much to Tommy's disgust. You probably ain't even got no job!". Hemphill was born in Asheville, North Carolina, to Richard and Mozella Hemphill. Pam thinking the computer Tommy gave her as a birthday present is stolen after Tommy mentions he got it from his job. After Cole finally arrives, all the kids turn on Martin and attack him. 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. May she forever rest in peace after the beautiful job shes done. BeBe and CeCe Winans appear as themselves. The production of Martin's audition tape. Cue Gina saying "Your brain is blank!" Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Pizza Man/Flower Man/Tire Man: Tracy Morgan. Mama Payne threatening to hit Gina after the younger woman insists she can take care of Martin. Archibald then comes back, tells Martin he "put accounting in check," and points to a stunned man holding his eye. ", is gloriously side-splitting. Martin Lawrence. Next episode Martin getting aggressive with the police officers who come to arrest Ricky for credit card fraud. Cole alerting the thieves' to his and Tommy's presence by turning and accidentally hitting a trashcan. news 382 on now. Buy Stand-up comedian Martin Lawrence drives this irreverent sitcom as a sexist, cocky and wisecracking radio station talk show host. 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. In the entertainment industry, Black women are villainized or caricatured unless they fall into an extremely narrow window of desirability. Martin finding out that the clock wasn't made by Benjamin Banneker, but Benjamin. I remember, I was down to maybe a couple hundred dollars in the bank. 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. reunion show; actors Ernest Thomas and Haywood Nelson also appeared. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who has just appeared on America's Most Wanted. Myra: Bebe Drake. Gina searches for the missing Martin, who's joined a cult. Martin sets a time and tells Cole he'll be busy then, but "wait on my ass-whupping.". However, before her legend grows, she is briefly seen in the Season 2 episode "Got to Be There." Her body is shown while she is asleep on Martin's couch after a party. 28.6k. ", After Pam comes to Martin's apartment and wonders why she can't find a half-decent man, Martin remarks "Don't you have mirrors at home?". Bruh Man opens the robe, THEN, when he watches Bruh Man climb out the window, Martin races to the back, saying he's "gonna get mine!" Hustleman represents that guy everybody knows: the one who is always talking about "grinding," is constantly looking for a way to earn a dollar, and has horrible ideas on how to do so. He Say, She Say was the sixth episode of Season 4 of Martin, also the 87th overall episode of the series. Meanwhile, Tommy and Pam decide to see other people. After Gina and Pam leave, Sheneneh asks a woman about her husband and Laquita lets slip that said husband is having an affair. as they leave the bedroom. Gina threatening the park ranger after he says they have to recite the Ranger's Oath. Tommy tells Martin and Cole that Gina would never kill her husband for any amount of money. 9.1k. Cole slurping his drink loudly while he, Martin, and Gina are watching a mystery movie. Everything involving Pam after she's hypnotized into thinking she's Martin. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Tracy: Kellita Smith. 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