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. ", Pam picks up a land mine in Sergeant Strong's hotel room. Pam attempting to punch Cole after he wonders why they still can't get married. Martin asking everyone to say "Bye, my mama's bird," which everyone does. When Cole offers to play Romeo, the rest of the gang yells "HELL, NO! Martin saying that Pam and Luis first met at the Million Man March. Hustle Man, looking differently than he did earlier in the episode, comes up to their car to sell flowers, and denies his identity when questioned by Martin. Martin's response to Cole telling him "I'll see you in Hell": In order to repair his friendships, Martin goes on the radio and reveals that, before he met Gina, he tried to sleep with Sheneneh. When Tommy mentions that Martin and Gina could've asked him for a loan since he got a raise at his job, Gina snaps at him ". 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. In an interview with The Washington Post, Martin talked about his days as a young broke comedian/actor. In 1976 she landed the. Martin offers to wear a bow-tie at dinner with Gina's parents after Gina reveals her father made her last boyfriend, who was a Muslim, cry. Martin then asks Gina if she's ever been to the unemployment office, and she replies "Hell, no, I got a job." ", Officer Otis at a nightclub checking patrons. Martin's efforts to impress his future mother-in-law (Judyann Elder) are destroyed when a boy claims he's Martin's son. Martin's Christmas-Kwanzaa special goes off splendidly---until "Brotha Claus" threatens to blow up the station. Martin Lawrence. Martin going berserk on a dummy while demonstrating to Gina, Tommy, and Cole how to fight a burglar. Everything Taheim, Pam's militant black supremacist boyfriend, does in this episode. Old!Pam force-feeds him some food and, after Old!Martin insults her, she pushes him down a flight of stairs as. ", 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. And Gina admitting that, when she and Martin go to the movies, he buys her a child's ticket. As Martin prepares for the dinner and Tommy assures him that everything'll be okay, Cole says just the opposite and Tommy looks as though he's about to throw the thing he's holding at him. It gets better. 28.6k. FOX / U.S. Now can you do a pigeon so I can run over it with my car? After the sergeant lets go, Martin, shocked, asks "What the hell's wrong with you, man? After the cult leader turns out to be a nymphomaniac and offers a captive Martin to search her for the key, Martin notes he's never going to find it. When Tommy tries to dismiss the "falling can" episode as coincidence, Martin insisting to Tommy that the cans were identical. Martin Lawrence took the fruit that Eddie Murphy planted in the 1980s and decided to make his own tree. Martin was then depressed about the state of his career, or shall we say, the nonexistence of it at that timeand he was dead broke.Check out what Martin revealed about what Shirley did for him next: Via Washington Post: Lawrence spent a season on [Whats Happening Now], then it was off the air. One of the barbers at Martin's shop. When Ricky confesses the credit card is stolen, Martin goes "Aw, damn!" Martin and Pam screaming in terror at the end after Martin's stalker shows up outside his room. Gina finding Big Shirley's large bra in Martin's apartment. aired for three seasons. When Martin comes home and Apollo politely offers to give him his slippers, Martin replies with "No, but you can get the hell out.". The episode ends with the same scene, only it's Martin who gets squashed by the weight. Martin eating the snack bar Pam had in her knapsack. 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. October 14, 1995 30m. An autopsy determined that Hemphill died of kidney failure. Big Shirley Character from the 1970s sitcom "What's Happening ", also used as a derogatory term to describe an overweight women I matched with a Big Shirley on Tinder last night by anonymous1212345 October 5, 2021 Get the Big Shirley mug. Conclusion. He made sure Shirley made a guest appearance on his then highly rated show. Martin's expression when Gina tells him they're at the wrong address. ", After Gina questions him about the photos he put up in the Paynes' apartment (so Cole could pretend to Rhonda that Martin and Gina's apartment is his), Cole tells her, "I don't know, Gina. Martin constantly interrupts Jackson while he's rehearsing a scene with Gina and eventually causes him to fall to the floor. But they are constantly being interrupted by their friends before the fun begins. Jerome, like his wardrobe, was stuck in the '70s, often speaking in rhyme and asking strangers about his money. Jerome revealing he speaks the same language as the convenience store owner and his wife after they talk smack about him in their native tongue. When you add the size component, the result is a dehumanizing performance of disgust, shame, and malice towards fat Black women. 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. Martin telling Dr. Skyhook that if Tommy needs a cow heart, they have a whole cow and gestures to Pam. 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. and abruptly ending the brief call. When Martin shows off his Spanish vocabulary, Luis tells him he has other people to ignore to get Martin to come to his point. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Later, Tommy checks the woman's neck and notes it looks swollen. Martin's wary look as Gina slices knives together. Wilson also invited Hemphill to visit the set of The Flip Wilson Show. Meanwhile, Tommy and Pam decide to see other people. Cole then inadvertently causes Martin and Gina to miss the ending of the movie, and he tells the couple that the maid was the culprit, causing Martin to reply there wasn't a maid in the whole movie. ", Martin complaining that one network acted like he was banned, which is an, Gina watching Martin's tape and expressing hope that he's alive because "I'm going to snap your neck.". Written by Michael Carrington, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, originally aired on the FOX TV network on October 14, 1995. 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. Her reaction to finding out Martin is in jail, followed by asking what he did and "Who'd he kill? Who. We have lots of information about Martin: religious views are listed as Christian, ethnicity is Caucasian, and political affiliation is currently a registered Republican. ", Every time Martin or anyone else mentions his old school rival Rick, he always turns his head towards the camera and adds "'Pretty Ricky' what they called him. Gina's child-like glee when she figures out that Tommy and Pam hooked up, and that Tommy was acting on Martin's advice. Gina: Tisha Campbell. After Gina forces him to take back the Hoshitashi, Martin is then seen watching the Bitch 200 with Tommy and Cole. The DMV supervisor (played by Sherman Hemsley) calling Tommy "a fake Isaac Hayes" as he forbids him from standing near Martin as he takes the test. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. After Gina and Pam leave, Sheneneh asks a woman about her husband and Laquita lets slip that said husband is having an affair. At Nipsy's, Martin puts crazy glue on Pam's glass, napkin, and. The elderly pharmacy clerk goes to check the price on a product, but he moves VERY slow, shuffling his feet. Waters cracks his back. The result of Gina giving Myra her hair treatment without neutralizer (Myra loses all of her hair). ended its three-year run, she again worked the nightclub scene and doing the occasional acting gig on a number of '90s comedy sitcoms, including Martin and The Wayans Bros..[9] In 1993, she appeared in her first movie, CB4 which starred Chris Rock. Martin asking Gina if she thinks anyone else in the restaurant noticed what happened, to which Gina lists everything that happened and confirms yes, everyone else noticed. They break into Pam's apartment and Gina ends up slamming the door behind them. Madam Anaconda losing her "reading" while gesturing for more money. To save a movie theater, Martin holds a benefit featuring black TV and movie actors from the 1970s. [1], An aspiring stand-up comedian, Hemphill sent a cassette tape of one of her comedy routines to Flip Wilson. When Pam wonders how they'll react to seeing Tommy in the condition (they believe) he's in. Pam remarks that it's a good thing Martin didn't have too far to fall because he really would've gotten hurt, and Martin shoots back that when horses are incapacitated, they take them out to pasture and let off a few rounds. 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. Gina tells Martin that women have more body fat than men, leading to this gem from Martin: "Lips that touch swine will never touch mine, 'cause baby, I feel so. By the mid-90s, Martin was now a household name with his sitcom, Martin just like Shirley was when she helped him out back in the day. After Martin and Gina return home, the couple squabbles about how their hotel got turned into a topless bar. When the rat returns, Pam grabs it and starts fighting with it, and Martin joins in. Jackson then shows up stoned out of his mind due to overdosing on painkillers. When challenged about his preparedness for the coming interview, Martin insists to his friends and Gina that "They called. When Gina decides to tell Mama Payne the truth about Ruby, Martin says he loves her too much to lose her. Black Instagram comedians use Black women as characters so much that its not uncommon for them to be hired to promote weave companies. Martin has a brief row with a woman who buys calamine lotion and complains it costs too much. Martin turns on the TV for the following announcement: Martin attempts to explain to Cole how he and Gina are trying to give each other space, and Cole still doesn't get it. 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. 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: ". Sheneneh then sits down, puts on some googles, pulls out a sander, and goes to work, all the while Myra reacts in delight. I hate you, you you you funky. On December 10, 1999, Hemphill was found dead at her home in West Covina, California, aged 52. Cole realizing that there's more than one hospital in Detroit, much to Martin and Gina's annoyance. And forcing Pam to "throw it away" when she and the others protest against giving Sheneneh 5% on the dollar. Pam, while insisting to Martin she didn't send the robber to his apartment, tells him to look at her, to which he says "Don't make me!". Waters with "What's up, doc?". 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. "Girl, yo' hair is so nappy, Wilson couldn't pick it!". Hustle Man shows up again in a different disguise, much to Martin's irritation. ", While playing "Homeo" in the play and Pam, playing Juliet's handmaiden, comes out and asks what's going on, Martin tells Gina "Juliet, watch outthere's a grizzly bear behind you.". Cole relating the story of how he tried to scare his mother, only to cause her bladder to drop. "Big Shirley" makes her first appearance in the TV show Martin in Episode 9. Martin lands a job interview at a TV station---and has just one day to come up with an audition tape. Movies. Martin finding Bruh Man in his kitchen making a sandwich after. ", run around the apartment, put on a jacket, grab his and Gina's wedding photo, and run out the apartment. Gina then forces her to sit down and watch Martin's tape, while Pam objects. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who . From Quiz: Episodes of "Martin" 3 Where do Martin and his friends live when the series started? Big Shirley was Cole's overweight girlfriend. He had a total of maybe 16 lines for the show's entire run. Waters can see what's going on. When Tommy arrives outside Pam's room and Pam tells Cole to hide, Cole tries hiding behind a curtain with his lower body still visible. Friendly curing Pam of her hypnosisonly for Cole to start acting like Martin after Tommy claps his hands to make sure the cure takes. Cole breaking the clapperboard and then turning on a tape player to provide theme musiconly for no music to play at all. 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!". Who do you think you are?") It worksuntil he's asked a question and then Cole gets on the phone and screws things up. When asked by Pam how her date with Leon went, Gina characterizes Leon as "a psycho-religious, sexually-repressed ex-con. After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. Tommy turns out to be perfectly fine save for a sprained wrist, and the rest of the gang, for most of the episode, remains unaware of this. Cole alerting the thieves' to his and Tommy's presence by turning and accidentally hitting a trashcan. Martin proved that Shirleysextreme act of kindness and the lesson she taught him did not go unnoticed. Pam attacking Martin and telling him "Think about my water bed!" [3] Murray cast Hemphill in a guest role on Good Times which led to another guest starring role on All's Fair. Hemphill got a job waitressing during the day and performed at The Comedy Store at night. ", When her cousin Alesha tells Martin she watches his show, Pam cracks that they cancelled ". Waters: Judyann Elder. Martin hollering about how there aren't any black people present and yelling for "my Latino brothers," complete with going "Andale! Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. Martin (1992-1997) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast complete, awaiting verification Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Production Design by Series Art Direction by Series Set Decoration by Martin returns to his seat to find Bruh Man sitting there. . Cole: Carl Anthony Payne II. Dr. Skyhook asking Gina if she was in the accident because her head looks swollen. It's funnier when you remember his line about "coming up into people's apartments unannounced will surely get a cap in yo' ass!". Mama Payne calling up to Martin from downstairs, telling him not to waste time with "that apple-headed heifer" and saying "I gots to get me a window seat!". The judge saying he never wants to see any of the people involved in the case again. 7. Her contemplative look after the rest of the gang asks her for the money to bail Martin out of jail. Gina challenges Pam to say she's crazy, and Pam denies it. ", When Martin tells Tommy and Cole that Gina's expecting, Cole asks "Expecting what? Cameos include Pam Grier, Ja'net DuBois, Dick Anthony Williams and Whitman Mayo. Ronnie commending Sheneneh for her courage and remarking to the audience there should be a movie called. Martin then proceeds to. You know how awesome you have to be to be an inanimate object but and still steal the spotlight? 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. Everything involving Pam after she's hypnotized into thinking she's Martin. So I went, like, broke. When Tommy starts to say that Mama Payne tends to overreact. Cole: Carl Anthony Payne II. Martin objects, but the men accept Bruh Man. [8] The series debuted on ABC on January 8, 1980, but failed to attract a sufficient audience. Stan mishearing Martin trying to tell him he caught a cold from Cole. Hemphill was born in Asheville, North Carolina, to Richard and Mozella Hemphill. When Gina explains that her parents are visiting and she doesn't want her father to know that Martin sleeps at her apartment, Martin grabs a picture of Gina's father, puts it down on the coffee table in front of himself and Gina; and kisses Gina while pretending that Dr. Martin complaining about how Cole messed up the jacket he let him borrow, commenting that Cole's whole night is written on the jacket. It turns out that Martin beat up the cuckoo bird inside the clock, and Pam remarks that Martin finally picked on someone his own size. Gina and Martin invest all their bread in a restaurant that becomes more popular than they anticipated. After Gina comes home right in the middle of Miss Trinidad trying to have sex with Martin, the three of them just stare at each other silently before an embarrassed Martin goes "H-Hey, baby. Tanya: Angelle Brooks. A wedding planner (Kelly Coffield) promises to arrange the day of Gina's dreams at the price of Martin's nightmares---until Martin hires his own consultant (Tracy Morgan). Martin constantly getting his hand hit by the Irish nun when he tries to take back the cuckoo clock. When Cole claims Tommy's travel bag was brand-new, Martin asks how Tommy is going to believe Cole because "he don't know nothin', man!" "I accidentally brought my ass to the DMV. The only problem is that he must move to Los Angeles, where the show will be taped. Right now, Martin Fryar lives in Big Spring, TX. The first time, he asks what a banshee is, and Cole says he thought it had something to do with a banjo. The two of them then proceed to kick not only Michaelangelo, but also the other guests out, all the while Gina stands there, hand on her face. I didnt know shows get canceled. , Via WP: He talked of moving in with someone to cut down on living expenses, but Hemphill tried to talk him out of it. Sheneneh griping at Gina's sigh of frustration when she calls her back. When Gina tells her mother she and Martin need to be alone to talk, Nadine snipes that Gina should "leave, Martin then comments "Now I know why they, Mr. Jim giving Marvin the barbershop name "Shorty Duwop.". Cole then replies Pam was the one who said Gina is crazy. Ow! Martin acting like he's going to be sick after lamenting being nice to Pam so he could sit in the skybox. He then tells Cole to remind him to "give you an ass-whupping later," to which Cole takes out a pen and paper and asks "What time's good for you?" It really goes downhill when Dr. After the woman leaves, Cole sniffs her breath, much to Tommy's disgust. Cole's attempt to impress Pam by making a bird call. Martin enlists Gina's aid in discovering Tommy's occupation. After the angry black man calls himself "Aggravated Man,". It turns out that Tommy and Cole accidentally recovered Jerome's gold tooth, while Jerome ends up with Gina's diamond earrings. The next we see Martin, he's sitting in the radio station looking stupid while a shirtless man lays on his desk. Tommy, while fleeing from the angry husband, tells Martin to cover for him and Martin declares that "It's on" if anyone else interrupts his game, but when the husband approaches him and questions him about where Tommy went. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Martin freaking out over the price for Gina's engagement ring. Sheneneh's first scene, which has her getting into a brief row with Pam and ending with her backing up into her apartment. May she forever rest in peace after the beautiful job shes done. Waters, then tries to wipe it off, inadvertently fondling Gina's mother in the process. Tommy, Pam, and Cole come by to check on Gina. After they arrive at the skiing lodge, Taheim takes out a can of black spray paint and announces his intentions to spray the snow black. Cut to the next scene, where Gina and Pam are watching Apollo, a tall, well-built housekeeper, clean the apartment. Made better by Myra's reaction and everyone assuring her that she looks like Eartha Kitt. Who was big shirley on martin. 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?". most slapped. After the officer leaves, he's heard saying "I love this job! Mama Payne's reaction to receiving Lonnie's "blessing.". Doubly so since, if you look closely, you can tell he's wrestling with a dummy in certain shots. Even better, lots of coins fall to the floor, and a few other bystanders gather to collect them. At some point, Cole ventures out of the bathroom, only to go running back inside after Sergeant Strong screams at Martin. The Irish nun at the orphanage thinking Martin is an orphan. After Cole gives his testimony, Ronnie out-manuevers him by getting him to admit that his eyes were closed while he was making out with Shanise, meaning he didn't see the accident. When Pam replies she's a grown woman, he then guesses what he's thinking isn't illegal. [7] On the series, she portrayed Shirley Simmons, a taxi driver who inherited a huge corporation and fortune from one of her customers. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Gina: Tisha Campbell. During the series finale, he becomes engaged to Shanise, as he and Martin's friendship is also put to the test when Martin and Gina were initially not exactly approving of he dating her because of her dimwittedness. Waters suggests to her husband that he set Martin's back straight, Dr. Tommy pointing out Martin's stinginess by saying that Martin buys a Christmas card, makes a photocopy of it, and sends the original back for a refund. When Tommy asserts he's a grown man, Martin tells him "I'm a grown man, too!" An episode featuring her most always led to an unforgettable episode. Martin hires an attractive maid, Ebony, whom Tommy and Cole drool over. Mrs. Rodriguez: Angelina Estrada. Martin calls after her that "It's Cleveland, Ohio! When asked if he ever got into an accident, Martin replies he did that same day. Martin, Tommy, and Cole fleeing from the elderly man who, One of the orderlies jokingly tells Pam he's, When the rest of the gang figures out Tammy's true identity and Martin announces his intentions to restrain her, Tammy grabs some guy's fork and speaks into it, saying ", Martin orders Cole to grab Tammy, but Cole refuses, saying "Crazy people know how to fight." Cole then states he wishes he had a million dollars, then checks his pockets. Gina's vacation is no sensation when Martin takes her to "Chilligan's Island," a resort he's seen advertised on the back of a cereal box. after he compares her to a dog learning how to play Frisbee. After she and Laquita are accepted, Sheneneh persuades Amanda to let Gina and Pam join as well despite their rivalry, and she asks Pam and Gina to thank her. When Pam starts to recall how she and Tommy were intimate, Martin tells to stop "before we all need a damn doctor!". became a staple of black '90s lexicon. Mrs. Sheneneh's catchphrase, "Oh no you didn't!" The attractive nurse that Tommy cozies up to tells him her last name is "Gottabody.". One of the most underrated characters in the Martin universe, Sheneneh's friend's ability to be impossibly loud was truly amazing. Martin putting a chain and a flashing light on the refrigerator. Pam's impression of the leprechaun from the Lucky Charms commercials. Gina leading the men's wives/girlfriends in a mob against Stan, whom she forces to tell Martin that he isn't whipped. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Martin names her Big Shirley as he is . Pam about to throw down with Sheneneh after the latter spoils the ending to. After Gina makes him promise to not tell anyone about her supposed pregnancy, we cut to Martin at Nipsy's, smoking a cigar and boasting of his reproductive prowess. ", "See, that's why I didn't call you, 'cause your attitude! The production of Martin's audition tape. In Gina's account, she dates a rich snob until she sees Martin who is characterized as a, Martin then remarks "You fell for me because I was a punk?". He remarks that Gina's head was the biggest head he'd ever seen, says he feels sorry for her turtlenecks, and mentions having nightmares about Gina's head. Martin immediately announcing himself as Alesha's manager after she shows off some impressive singing skills. Sheneneh panicking after learning there's a mouse in Martin's apartment. Martin voicing blame of Pam for Alesha's lateness for the audition, comparing Pam to a rooster. Waters replies with a refusing "Nadine" before giving in and asking Martin to come over to him. The most beautiful part of it all, is that she did it without needing any fanfare about it, nor wanting anything in return. Hemphill's character worked at Rob's Place, the restaurant the boys frequented. The series was a modest hit for ABC, but production and cast problems caused ABC to cancel the series in 1979. Martin's reluctance to Gina's suggestion to see a doctor about his ankle, followed by him saying he'll be fine once he goes to his mother's house. While taking the test, Martin gets interrupted by Titus the, Martin switches the driver license tests, so that. 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