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.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Cast:Martin Lawrence , Tisha Campbell , Thomas Mikal Ford , Carl Anthony Payne II , Tichina Arnold , Garrett Morris , Jon Gries , Sean Lampkin , Kymberly Newberry , Reginald Ballard , Bentley Kyle Evans , Trish Penix , Jeri Gray , Kellita Smith , Adrian Tibbs , Ray Massara , Angelina Estrada , Maura McDade

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Beauty and the Beast

Thu, Aug 27, 1992

Here we meet Martin Payne, a cocky radio personality who always says what's on his mind. His loving and forgiving girlfriend Gina with her loud-mouth co-worker Pam. His buddies Tommy and Cole. And WZUP boss Stan and co-worker Shawn.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Gift Rapper

Thu, Sep 3, 1992

It's Martin and Gina's anniversary. And Martin listens to his boss Stan and doesn't get a gift for Gina. She has all kinds of gifts for him. Making Martin feel bad and improvising big-time to get a gift.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Things I Do for Love

Thu, Sep 10, 1992

Martin takes Gina to a club to prove to her he is still romantic. But 1st have dinner with a smitten Tommy and his latest conquest,a girl named Danice. And "Jerome" the overbearing player makes a grand 1st appearance showing up at the club.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Boyz 'R Us

Thu, Sep 17, 1992

When the gang play a game called "The Book of Questions", Martin cannot handle it well when he finds out that Gina makes more money than he does. Cole tells his mom and it spreads like wildfire even reaching Martin's radio callers.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Dead Men Don't Flush

Thu, Sep 24, 1992

Martin calls a plumber to fix his broken toilet, but the workman dies in his bathroom.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Forever Sheneneh

Thu, Oct 1, 1992

Sheneneh wins a date with Christopher "Kid" Reid, and goes overboard in her eagerness to seduce him.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming

Thu, Oct 8, 1992

Martin makes a fool of himself in front of Gina's conservative parents.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Woman with a Past

Thu, Oct 15, 1992

Martin's jealous when he learns his talk show guest(guest star Keith Washington) once dated Gina.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Baby It's Cole'd in Here

Thu, Oct 22, 1992

Cole takes Martin's advice to stand up to his mother, then comes to Martin for help when she kicks him out.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Night He Came Home

Thu, Oct 29, 1992

Martin and his friends perform a seance on Halloween in order to speak with the dead, but strange occurrences begin to occur, frightening the gang.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ The Great Payne Robbery

Thu, Nov 5, 1992

Martin's apartment is burglarized and he plots to catch the thief.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Three Men and a Mouse

Thu, Nov 12, 1992

Martin's desperate to rid his house of a mouse so Gina will return, but his eccentric exterminator fails to do the job.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Radio Days

Thu, Nov 19, 1992

A talk-radio starlet catches Martin's eye.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ I've Got a Secret

Thu, Dec 3, 1992

Martin loses his friends when he lets out a secret on the air.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus

Thu, Dec 17, 1992

Martin dresses up as Santa for Tommy's Big Brother program.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Do the Fight Thing

Thu, Jan 14, 1993

Martin and Gina's on-air fight is such a hit, Stan wants to make her a regular but Martin's unenthusiastic.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ Blackboard Jungle Fever

Thu, Jan 21, 1993

Martin hosts Career Day at his old elementary school and is hit on by his former third-grade teacher. When Gina walks in, she misunderstands the scene and dumps him.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ The Break Up: Part 1

Thu, Feb 11, 1993

Martin becomes dramatically depressed when a minor quarrel with Gina escalates into a breakup. Richard Pryor guest stars.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ The Break Up: Part 2

Thu, Feb 11, 1993

Gina goes on a date with Pam's cousin while Martin meets an interested woman when Cole and Tommy take him to a club. Second of a three-part episode.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ The Break Up: Part 3

Thu, Feb 18, 1993

Radio guest Billy Dee Williams convinces Martin to win Gina back, so he bursts in on her date with another man. Third of a three-part episode.

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ I'm Not Your Superwoman

Thu, Feb 25, 1993

Gina loses patience when a flu-stricken Martin expects constant attention and mothering.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Credit Card Blues

Thu, Mar 18, 1993

Martin's friends try to prove he's innocent when he's arrested for credit card fraud.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Jerome's in the House

Thu, Apr 1, 1993

Pam accepts a date with Jerome.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin

Thu, Apr 22, 1993

Martin is faced with an angry gang of midgets, and learns a new lesson in bigotry.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Variety Show

Thu, Apr 29, 1993

Martin gets to produce the station's charity variety show, but the authority goes to his head.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ Baby You Can Drive My Car

Thu, May 6, 1993

When the gang wins a new car, attempts to share it equally lead to chaos.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ Checks, Lies and Videotape

Thu, May 13, 1993

Martin and Gina expose the con artist preacher who bilked Martin's mother out of thousands of dollars.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Do You Remember the Time?

Sun, Aug 22, 1993

Desperate to come up with a new topic for his radio show, Martin solicits ideas from his friends, and Gina suggests that he tell the story of how they met and fell in love. But Gina, Martin, Pam, and Tommy each have different versions of what happened the night Martin and Gina met.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Really, Gina's Not My Lover

Sun, Aug 29, 1993

Martin tries to impress his old schoolmates at his high school reunion, but things go wrong when Gina arrives looking terrible after a day at the dentist.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Got to Be There

Sun, Sep 5, 1993

When Gina goes on a business trip, Martin suspects she will be unfaithful and drives 500 miles to stop her.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Beat It

Sun, Sep 12, 1993

When Martin invites his friends over to watch a championship boxing match, a fight starts between Cole and Tommy over a woman.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Baby, It's You

Sun, Sep 19, 1993

Gina invites her friends to a baby shower for a pregnant friend. But Gina's late for the party and the mother-to-be goes into labor after the other guests depart, leaving Martin to deliver the baby.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Workin' Day and Night

Sun, Sep 26, 1993

When Gina objects to Martin working day and night with little sleep, Martin's boss convinces him that Gina is dominating Martin.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Control

Sun, Oct 3, 1993

When Gina accidentally throws Martin's basketball tickets in the garbage, she agrees to work for Sheneneh in exchange for Sheneneh's good tickets.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ You've Got a Friend

Sun, Oct 10, 1993

Martin is jealous when Gina goes shopping with a male friend.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ To Kill a Talking Bird

Sun, Oct 17, 1993

When Martin's Mama leaves him her pet bird to care for, Gina accidentally kills it.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Fat Like Dat

Sun, Oct 24, 1993

After Gina makes fun of Martin's weight, he attends her exercise classes and becomes obsessed with a healthy lifestyle.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Hollywood Swinging: Part 1

Sun, Nov 7, 1993

Martin quits his job to go to Hollywood to make his television debut on a popular talk show.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Hollywood Swinging: Part 2

Sun, Nov 14, 1993

Martin goes to Hollywood to appear on a TV talk show. R&B music group JODECI special-guest-stars, and lookalikes of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Burt Reynolds, and Mel Gibson appear.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Thanks for Nothing

Sun, Nov 21, 1993

When Martin's unruly relatives unexpectedly come to Thanksgiving dinner, they get into a fight with Gina's refined parents.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Whoomp! There It Ain't

Sun, Dec 12, 1993

Martin and Gina bet that they can live without sex for two weeks to prove that their relationship is based on love.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Holiday Blues

Sun, Dec 19, 1993

Martin gets bus tickets to Philadelphia so Gina and he can be with her parents for Christmas, but a blizzard leaves them stranded in a bus terminal.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ No Justice, No Peace

Sun, Jan 9, 1994

When Martin gets a traffic ticket, he goes to court to plead his case even though he knows he is wrong.

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ Suspicious Minds

Sun, Jan 16, 1994

When Martin's expensive new CD player disappears, he suspects that one of his friends stole it.

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ Love is in Your Face: Part 1

Sun, Feb 6, 1994

Martin thinks Gina is trying to trick him into marriage when she tells him she is moving to New York City due to a job promotion. First of a two-part episode.

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Love is in Your Face: Part 2

Sun, Feb 13, 1994

When a lonely Martin learns that Gina will be in Detroit for the weekend, he plans a romantic evening with her. Second of a two-part episode.

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ Arms Are for Hugging

Sun, Feb 20, 1994

Martin and Gina go on a mountain retreat for troubled couples. Richard Gant and Michael Jai White guest star.

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Guard Your Grill

Sun, Feb 27, 1994

After Thomas flirts with Gina, Martin challenges him to a boxing match. Written by series star Martin Lawrence.

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ Yours, Mine and Ours

Sun, Mar 13, 1994

When Martin and Gina decide to share their money and open a joint checking account, they disagree on how the money should be spent.

23Season 2

S2.E23 ∙ I Don't Have the Heart

Sun, Mar 27, 1994

Martin and Pam become friends when Pam gets engaged to a very wealthy man who buys expensive gifts for Martin.

24Season 2

S2.E24 ∙ Crunchy Drawers

Sun, Apr 17, 1994

Martin has a nightmare that he is sexually attracted to Pam.

25Season 2

S2.E25 ∙ No Love Lost

Sun, May 1, 1994

Martin and Gina are so busy arguing that they miss Pam's engagement party for them.

26Season 2

S2.E26 ∙ The Hoedown in Motown

Sun, May 8, 1994

When Stan sells the radio station, the new owner changes the format. Martin must play country western music to keep his job.

27Season 2

S2.E27 ∙ Martin's on the Move

Sun, May 15, 1994

After Martin is unable to pay his rent because he is unemployed, he is evicted from his apartment and leaves Detroit to find a new career.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ In Search of Martin

Thu, Sep 1, 1994

Gina and her friends find Martin in a religious cult--and he refuses to leave.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Martin Returns

Thu, Sep 8, 1994

Martin returns home to find that Gina has redecorated his apartment and intends to move in with him. Tommy and Pam become interested in each other.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ I've Got Work to Do

Thu, Sep 15, 1994

Gina and Pam live together and hate it. With Gina's encouragement, Martin searches and finds several jobs but quits all of them.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Martin Gets Paid

Thu, Sep 22, 1994

A TV station manager calls Martin for a job interview, which Gina surreptitiously set up for him.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Break Up to Make Up

Thu, Sep 29, 1994

Martin tries to get Gina to be his girlfriend again while Tommy and Cole encourage Martin to date other women.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ The Closer I Get to You

Thu, Oct 6, 1994

Martin becomes the "Love Doctor" when he is asked to substitute on a TV talk show. But his advice creates some unexpected consequences for Tommy and Pam.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Movin' on In

Thu, Oct 20, 1994

Martin and Gina move back in together, but there are too many belongings to fit.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Momma's Baby, Martin's Maybe

Thu, Nov 3, 1994

Martin's efforts to impress his future mother-in-law collapse when a child shows up claiming to be his long-lost son. Marcus T. Paulk guest stars.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Whole Lotto Trouble

Thu, Nov 10, 1994

Martin wins the lottery and goes on a spending spree.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Get a Job

Thu, Nov 17, 1994

Martin and Gina attempt to discover information about Tommy's mysterious job. Nobody knows what Tommy does for a living, and when asked direct questions about his occupation, Tommy gives evasive answers, and questionable body-language. So they decide to go undercover and stake him out, only to discover him on the runway at an uptown strip club! Could this be what Tommy does for a living?

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Feast or Famine

Thu, Nov 24, 1994

On Thanksgiving, the women challenge the men to a cooking competition, with disastrous results. Singer MILLIE JACKSON guest stars.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Lockin' Boots

Thu, Dec 8, 1994

Gina is afraid to tell Martin that she can't drive her car because she has a lot of unpaid traffic tickets. But he exacts his own brand of punishment, anyway.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Go Tell It on the Martin

Thu, Dec 15, 1994

Martin's big Christmas TV show is almost ruined by a suicidal madman. BEBE and CECE WINANS sing Christmas carols.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Xpress Yourself

Thu, Jan 5, 1995

Major changes ensue when Gina is hired as a consultant for Martin's show.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Sophisticated Ladies

Thu, Jan 19, 1995

Gina and Pam struggle to transform themselves so they'll be accepted into an elite women's organization, but it's not what they think it is.

16Season 3

S3.E16 ∙ Ain't Nuttin' Goin' on But the Rent

Thu, Feb 2, 1995

Martin refuses to pay his rent in protest for bad service. Soon, he and Gina must live without heat and electricity.

17Season 3

S3.E17 ∙ The Ex-Files

Thu, Feb 9, 1995

Martin and Gina each go out to dinner with former flames in order to prove the past is past. Vivica A. Fox guest stars.

18Season 3

S3.E18 ∙ All the Players Came

Thu, Feb 16, 1995

Martin hosts a '70s contest. ANTONIO FARGAS, ISAAC HAYES, RUDY RAY MOORE, OUTKAST, COOLIO, PAM GRIER and others guests star as themselves.

19Season 3

S3.E19 ∙ Best and Bester

Thu, Feb 23, 1995

Cole and Tommy compete to determine who will be Martin's best man at his wedding.

20Season 3

S3.E20 ∙ High Noon

Thu, Mar 9, 1995

Martin is pursued by an ex-convict (GARY COLEMAN) he helped imprison.

21Season 3

S3.E21 ∙ Mother of the Bride

Thu, Mar 23, 1995

Martin hires a cut-rate wedding planner to compete with his mother-in-law's lavish choice.

22Season 3

S3.E22 ∙ C.R.E.A.M.

Thu, Apr 6, 1995

Martin and Gina open a restaurant and business is great--until some unexpected disasters occur. GARRETT MORRIS and HAMMER guest star.

23Season 3

S3.E23 ∙ Girlfriend

Thu, Apr 13, 1995

Gina's old friend Monique annoys everybody until Martin finds a way to expose her insincerity.

24Season 3

S3.E24 ∙ The Romantic Weekend

Thu, Apr 27, 1995

Gina and Martin end up in the same island resort as Tommy and Pam and the couples compete to see which will have more fun.

25Season 3

S3.E25 ∙ The Bachelor Party

Thu, May 4, 1995

Martin and Gina worry at their bachelor parties, and imagine what life will be like in five years. Yo-Yo guest stars.

26Season 3

S3.E26 ∙ Wedding Bell Blues

Thu, May 11, 1995

Exasperated with their bickering friends and feuding relatives, Martin and Gina sneak away on the night before their wedding. First part of a two-part episode that concludes with "Love is a Beach."

27Season 3

S3.E27 ∙ Love is a Beach

Thu, May 18, 1995

Martin and Gina escape the pandemonium at home and finally have the perfect wedding ceremony. Music sensation BABYFACE (himself) performs. Second of a two-part episode that begins with "Wedding Bell Blues."

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ Martin in the Corner Pocket

Sat, Sep 9, 1995

The honeymoon is over for Gina when Martin stays out one night, playing pool and getting hustled until he loses even the clothes off his back.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ Kill Him with Kindness

Sat, Sep 16, 1995

Martin thinks Gina wants to kill him for life insurance money.

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Blow, Baby, Blow

Sat, Sep 23, 1995

When music producer BIGGIE SMALLS, aka THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (himself), comes to town, everybody wants to be a star.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Ring a Ding, Ding, Gone

Sat, Sep 30, 1995

Martin takes off his wedding ring when his pals complain it scares off women, but he's the frightened one when he has to explain its loss to Gina.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Love T.K.O.

Sat, Oct 7, 1995

Martin and Gina's romantic weekend gets interrupted by everyone else's love woes. Tommy and Pam try living together.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ He Say, She Say

Sat, Oct 14, 1995

Cole meets a special woman with a big secret.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Uptown Friday Night

Sat, Oct 21, 1995

After picking up Gina's prized earrings from the jeweler, Tommy, Cole and Jerome get robbed. Rappers SALT-N-PEPA guest star.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ Old School Loving

Sun, Nov 5, 1995

When Gina gets too busy to take care of Martin, he makes a mess of her business life.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ Cole on Ice

Sun, Nov 19, 1995

Cole gets terminated from his job, and Martin hires him, causing havoc when CHARLES BARKLEY (himself) appears on Martin's talk show

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ Housekeeper From Hell

Sun, Nov 26, 1995

Martin and Gina are afraid to terminate their tough new housekeeper (MARLA GIBBS).

11Season 4

S4.E11 ∙ Three Homies and a Baby

Sun, Dec 3, 1995

Martin, Bro'man and Sheneneh baby-sit Martin's infant nephew Cameron -- which Martin quickly regrets agreeing to do.

12Season 4

S4.E12 ∙ Headin' for Trouble

Sun, Dec 10, 1995

Gina's head gets stuck in their new brass headboard, forcing her to attend a vital meeting with the remnants of the headboard hidden beneath a wig and a shawl.

13Season 4

S4.E13 ∙ Swing Thing

Sun, Dec 17, 1995

Martin goes to a Christmas party where the guests are swapping more than gifts.

14Season 4

S4.E14 ∙ The Bodyguard

Sun, Jan 7, 1996

Gina and Pam witness a bank robbery and go into hiding.

15Season 4

S4.E15 ∙ Green Card

Sun, Jan 14, 1996

Pam owes $5000 in taxes, desperate to acquire the money to pay for her debts, she accepts an offer from Louis "the maintenance guy" to marry him so he can avoid being deported in exchange for the money the money that Pam needs. they arraigned a service at martin's house with a few of Maurice's family members, Tommy was the minister for the ceremony and he showed a lot of of hostility because he still has feelings for Pam from their previous relationship. After the marriage a immigration officer comes to validate the marriage, they almost past the test but they failed because Pam did not know Louis's last name. So Louis is going to be deported. while packing to leave, he found a picture that shows that he was born in a hospital in the U.S. based on the date on the picture which was a day after he was born.

16Season 4

S4.E16 ∙ You're All I Need

Sun, Feb 4, 1996

When Martin flirts with a producer's wife, Gina becomes jealous and fights back.

17Season 4

S4.E17 ∙ Kicked to the Curb

Thu, Feb 8, 1996

Martin and Gina end up homeless when their old apartment is sublet and the deal on the new one falls through. Desperate to recover their old place, they try to scare away the new tenants.

18Season 4

S4.E18 ∙ The Best of Martin

Thu, Feb 15, 1996

Whazzup! Whether you're a true blue fan of the hilarious hit comedy series Martin -- starring comedy star Martin Lawrence (Bad Boys films, Big Momma's House films, Wild Hogs) -- or discovering the series for the first time, you'll laugh out loud with this special retrospective leading up to the landmark 100th episode. Hosted by series star Tisha Campbell, who plays Martin's feisty and forgiving girl, Gina. Take a look back at some of Martin's funniest -- and finest -- moments in The Best of Martin. Featuring episodes from the start of the series and some of the craziest characters played by Lawrence himself -- like favorites Jerome or Sheneneh -- you'll be screaming for more ... Mar-tin!

19Season 4

S4.E19 ∙ The Love Jones Connection

Sun, Feb 18, 1996

Sheneneh appears as a contestant on a dating game show and gets a lot more than a date. Chris Rock guest stars.

20Season 4

S4.E20 ∙ Where the Party At

Sun, Feb 25, 1996

Martin gets a big surprise on his birthday: No one wants to come to his party.

21Season 4

S4.E21 ∙ Homeo and Juliet

Thu, Feb 29, 1996

Martin's worried when Gina's role in a play requires that she kiss another man, but when the actor is injured, Martin stands in -- creating an outrageous version of "Romeo and Juliet" for a benefit performance.

22Season 4

S4.E22 ∙ The Cabin Show

Thu, Mar 7, 1996

Gina's got her heart set on a romantic weekend, but Martin is determined to watch his ball game. Then Martin and Pam get lost in the woods together and discover that their relationship is not what it seems.

23Season 4

S4.E23 ∙ The Tooth Will Set You Free

Thu, Mar 28, 1996

Pam is hypnotized for a painful dental procedure, but Martin's interference results in Pam's behaving like Martin on her date that night.

24Season 4

S4.E24 ∙ Martin, I Want to Sing

Thu, Apr 4, 1996

Martin tries to manage the fledgling music career of Pam's talented cousin.

25Season 4

S4.E25 ∙ D.M.V. Blues

Thu, Apr 25, 1996

Martin gets into trouble at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

26Season 4

S4.E26 ∙ Why Can't We Be Friends: Part 1

Thu, May 2, 1996

Martin's friendship with Tommy is tested.

27Season 4

S4.E27 ∙ Why Can't We Be Friends: Part 2

Thu, May 2, 1996

Martin learns that Tommy has been injured in a car accident.

28Season 4

S4.E28 ∙ House party

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1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Is You Is or Is You Ain't

Thu, Sep 5, 1996

Martin can't resist telling everyone when Gina says she might be pregnant. When Martin messes up the pregnancy test, he must go on a midnight hunt for another one.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Back in Trouble Again

Thu, Sep 12, 1996

Martin throws out his back but is determined that Gina won't find out, since she'd asked him not to play basketball right before her awards dinner.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Sophomore Jinx

Thu, Sep 19, 1996

Martin thinks that Gina wants a divorce.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Working Girls

Thu, Sep 26, 1996

Gina and Pam clash while trying to get a hip underwear designer to hire their marketing firm.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Boo's in the House

Thu, Oct 31, 1996

On Halloween, Martin and the gang visit his prospective new house--and get a real scare.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Bangin' Hard in the School Yard

Thu, Nov 7, 1996

Martin thinks he and the guys can beat Gina's women's basketball team--until he finds out that her players are members of the U.S.A. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM (themselves).

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The Life You Save Might Make You Rich

Thu, Nov 14, 1996

After saving a Nigerian prince's life, Martin finds out that the ruler wants Gina for his concubine.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Snow White

Thu, Nov 21, 1996

Tensions rise in the gang's ski trip when Pam brings an Afro-centric extremist along and Tommy seems to be moving toward marriage with his white girlfriend.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Come on Over to My Place

Thu, Dec 5, 1996

When his mom interupts his date, Cole finally gets his own apartment--but no one else wants to be in it.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Scrooge

Thu, Dec 19, 1996

Miserly Martin is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. Jackie Chan makes a special appearance as himself.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Waiting, Debating and Ovulating

Thu, Jan 9, 1997

Martin and Gina try to conceive, but when he's called for jury duty he ends up being sequestered.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ You Play Too Much

Thu, Jan 23, 1997

Martin and the gang trade practical jokes until one prank gets out of control. Method Man guest stars as himself. Erik Estrada also guest stars.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Ain't That About a Ditch

Thu, Jan 30, 1997

With Gina out of town, Martin tries to have a little fun with the guys--until Gina's mother visits unexpectedly. TONE LOC guest stars as himself.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Goin' Overboard: Part 1

Thu, Feb 13, 1997

When Gina misses the departure of a Valentine's Day cruise, Martin is left alone with Pam, Tommy and Cole until a sexy woman becomes interested in Martin. Pam and Tommy also find romance on the high seas--but not with each other.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Goin' Overboard: Part 2

Thu, Feb 13, 1997

On a cruise, Martin must evade an aggressive woman. Pam wakes up in bed with Cole.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Power to the People's Court

Thu, Feb 20, 1997

Tommy represents himself when Sheneneh sues him, unaware she's hired legal superstar Ronnie Cochran.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ I, Martin, Take Thee Pam?

Thu, Mar 6, 1997

On a return trip to the Bahamas, Martin realizes that his marriage certificate lists Pam as his wife. David Alan Grier guest stars.

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Auction

Thu, Mar 20, 1997

After giving Pam an annoying cuckoo clock, Martin finds out that it's a valuable antique.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Daddy Dearest

Thu, Apr 3, 1997

Tommy's ex-Marine dad visits, and Martin makes a bad business decision when he invests in Nipsey's as a silent partner.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Stake-Out

Thu, Apr 10, 1997

Martin uses surveillance equipment to track a criminal for a huge reward. KEITH SWEAT guest stars

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Goin' for Mine

Thu, Apr 17, 1997

After being laid off, Pam gets an opportunity to work at a record company.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ One Flew Over the Hoochie's Nest

Thu, Apr 24, 1997

Pam's identical-looking cousin escapes from an insane asylum and takes over Pam's life.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ California, Here We Come: Part 1

Thu, May 1, 1997

Gina flies to Detroit and Martin flies to LA, both with big news to tell.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ California, Here We Come: Part 2

Thu, May 1, 1997

Martin's talk show is picked up by a national network. The only problem is that he must move to Los Angeles, where the show will be taped. Gina also has been offered a new job that is also in L.A.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Kissing sheneneh

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