Martin 

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.

Creators:

John Bowman, Topper Carew, Martin Lawrence

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Thomas Mikal Ford

6 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Martin Lawrence	...	Martin Payne / ... 132 episodes, 1992-1997
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Gina Waters-Payne / ... 132 episodes, 1992-1997
Thomas Mikal Ford	...	Tommy Strawn 132 episodes, 1992-1997
Carl Anthony Payne II	...	Cole Brown 132 episodes, 1992-1997
Tichina Arnold	...	Pamela James 132 episodes, 1992-1997
Garrett Morris	...	Stan Winters 55 episodes, 1992-1995
Jon Gries	...	Shawn McDermott 54 episodes, 1992-1994

Storyline

Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | forename as series title | one word series title | friend | detroit michigan | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Martin

Filming Locations:

Stage 31, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

You Go Boy! Productions, HBO Independent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tisha Campbell (Gina) & Tichina Arnold (Pam) previously worked together on 1986's Little Shop of Horrors as two of the three Greek Chorus girls.

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Quotes

Martin: Bruh-Man! it's 3 in the morning! What are you doin' up in here?

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Lena Dunham/The National (2014)

User Reviews

Better than 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld'!

My oh my, where do I begin? It's just a real shame that this show never won any kind of Golden Globe or for that matter any kind of acknowledgment from mainstream Hollywood for the work that Martin did on this show. In case you've never seen Martin its about a rude, comical radio disk jokey (Martin Payne) who lives in a modest apartment in Detroit. He has his boys of course: the misogynist dingbat (Cole Brown) and the sensible (Tommy Strawn). Then there's the light of his life (Gina Waters) whose a boogie business woman who somehow finds Martin as irresistible as he does her. And then there's her partner in crime (Pamela James) whose a tough as nails sort of man-hater (especially when it comes to Martin). But the best thing about 'Martin' I would have to say is the all the multiple characters that he played, which I don't think has ever been done consistently by anybody on TV except Flip Wilson. Everybody gave great comedic performances though on here, and yes even apple head, I mean Tisha Campbell was good too. And the writing for each episode was also on point. '92-'95 I'd have to say were probably the golden years of 'Martin', but then between the forth and the final fifth season the show was clearly in trouble. Martin's personal life was attracting more attention than the show, and then came the rumors that he was sexually harassing Campbell. She left the show towards the last season and as a viewer you could see that there was definitely something lacking. I know I lost interest but tuned in for the final episode which was ridiculous because Gina and Martin were never in any scenes together. Like every series finale the Paynes moved to California and left 42 (that's the apt. #). But still 'Martin' has remained on the tube thanks to reruns and we can understand once again why this show had it all. **** all the way. I love you Martin!