"The PJs" (1999) TV series 1999-2001

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Eddie Murphy
Steve Tompkins
Larry Wilmore

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

10 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Animation

Plot:

Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife Muriel in the housing project where he is the chief superintendent...

Plot Keywords:

Blaxploitation | Jive | African American | Poverty | Prejudice

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 18	11:00 PM	TOON	A Race to His Credit	#3.10
Sat. July 25	11:00 PM	TOON	House Potty	#1.12

Cast

Loretta Devine	...	Muriel Stubbs (42 episodes, 1999-2008)
Ja'net DuBois	...	Mrs. Avery (42 episodes, 1999-2008)
Pepe Serna	...	Mr. Sanchez (42 episodes, 1999-2008)
Michele Morgan	...	'Juicy' Hudson / ... (41 episodes, 1999-2008)
Marc Wilmore	...	Walter Burkett (41 episodes, 1999-2008)
Michael Paul Chan	...	Jimmy Ho (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Smokey (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Mr. Hudson / ... (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Crystal Scales	...	Calvin (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Cheryl Francis Harrington	...	Ms. Mambo Garcelle (Haiti Lady) (35 episodes, 1999-2008)
Jenifer Lewis	...	Bebe Ho (35 episodes, 1999-2008)
Eddie Murphy	...	Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs / ... (29 episodes, 1999-2001)
James Black	...	Tarnell (28 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mark Moseley	...	Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs (2000-2001) / ... (27 episodes, 1999-2001)
Cassi Davis	...	HUD woman (26 episodes, 1999-2008)
Phil Morris	...	Thurgood Orenthal Stubbs / ... (17 episodes, 1999-2008)

Also Known As:

"PJs: The Projects" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (41 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

The first stop motion animated series made for prime-time TV.

Quotes:

Thurgood Stubbs: Here's your air conditioner Mrs. Avery.
Mrs. Avery: I Don't need it. My Calendar says it's February.
Thurgood Stubbs: Well, it also says it's 1978.
Mrs. Avery: Oh good! The Jeffersons are on!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Missionary: Impossible (#11.15)" (2000)

I thought it was a riot!

I really miss this series. The first time I saw it I had a SPLITTING headache, and was just flipping channels. I started watching, and I couldn't stop laughing. The humour may have been directed at people who live in the "Projects", but I found many gaffs applied to all of society. Afterwards, I tuned in as often as I could, but it seemed to be on again, off again. I will never forget the "Crack-Head: character (Smokey or Sparky I think)riding down a hill in a shopping cart yelling "I'm the king of the world" a la Titanic. I think Eddie Murphy really had a hit on his hands, and I wonder why it went off the air. If anyone knows why it was dropped, could you let me know, please?

Thanks!