His mocking of professional boxer Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns, referring to him as, The audience's reaction to the above scene. Then he shows up at Martin's apartment, wanting Martin to meet all of his new girl friends, one at a time. after she and Cole meet Isaac at the bar. ", is gloriously side-splitting. Maria: Marta Dubois. Pam: Tichina Arnold. 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. after Cole comes knocking on her door after getting the brilliant idea to ask her for the bail money. ", Officer Otis at a nightclub checking patrons. Preacher: David Alan Grier. While Martin and Tommy are rehearsing with Alesha, Tommy tells her she has "throw your drawers into it! When Luis enters, Martin remarks it usually takes him a week to reply. The little girl telling Pam "Don't let me catch your face in the street!". Martin objects, but the men accept Bruh Man. Martin couldn't kick him off the stage fast enough. You live here.". He's heard telling his mother "Not everybody black eat pig knuckles!". I hate you, you you you funky. I never forgot it. 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!" Cole's larger-than-life, on-again, off-again girlfriend, Big Shirley knew the redemptive properties of a meal and a nap. 2 may be a controversial move, but that church entrance alone secures it. Sharice: Trish Penix. Mama Payne says Martin's head is as big as it was the day he was born. Michael Carrington Martin referring to Monique as a "fake-ass Angela Davis.". Martin enlists Gina's aid in discovering Tommy's occupation. Waters suggests to her husband that he set Martin's back straight, Dr. movies 181 on now. 1: William Callaway. Tommy calling Pam and Luis "These two phonies" while performing the ceremony, as well as misinterpreting Luis's "Si" as "See" and getting into a brief row with the man. When Gina wins the award, Pam's ecstatic reaction involves her grabbing Martin's back and slamming him repeatedly against their table. 7. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. The trashcan just bounces off the window and falls to the floor. At the end, Martin and Gina both put up brave fronts over the whole lottery debacle, but after Gina goes to the back, Martin breaks down, and a split screen shows Gina breaking down in the bedroom as well. Contact Tracy Clayton at tracy.clayton@buzzfeed.com. Martin slurping on his drink right behind the angry black man. Raise a fist and go "Right on! Martin and Gina reacting in disgust to the odor caused by Cole putting on Martin's cologne. When Gina decides to tell Mama Payne the truth about Ruby, Martin says he loves her too much to lose her. Archibald is then seen talking monotonously to Pam, who stands with the funniest bored look on her face. When asked if he ever got into an accident, Martin replies he did that same day. _taboola.push({ As Martin and Gina head off to the back, Titus calls after him "She'll just use you, Golden Brown." target_type: 'mix' In the final season, after Cole meets a cute girl namedShanise McGullicuddy (Maura McDade), whom he began dating in the episode "Snow White" early on in Season 5 (episode #8)and moves into his own apartment in a rough neighborhood, he dates Shanise, who appears to be even more dimwitted than he is. Martin pranks Tommy by placing a fake mouse by his feet. Taheim later returns to the lodge while arguing with Cole and Shanise about destroying their snowman. Frosty relations with his landlord prompt Martin to refuse to pay the rent---which leads the landlord to cut off the heat. Cole realizing that there's more than one hospital in Detroit, much to Martin and Gina's annoyance. Pam demanding "What is everyone so damn happy about on this cruise?" Martin relents, but then violently attempts to get a magazine, only to be stopped by the security guard. Everything Taheim, Pam's militant black supremacist boyfriend, does in this episode. Martin then comes back into the apartment, sobbing like an upset child, and runs to the back. iloveoldschoolmusic.com. He was a wedding planner, a pizza delivery man, a flower salesman, and a saxophone player, among other things. Martin Lawrence. Sheneneh's lawyer is Ronnie Cochran, Johnnie's relative. Martin making an absolute ass of himself at the Chinese restaurant during dinner with Gina, her client, and the client's husband. [3] Murray cast Hemphill in a guest role on Good Times which led to another guest starring role on All's Fair. 87 6 "He Say, She Say" Gerren Keith Michael Carrington: October 14, 1995 9506 After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. 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. 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. When Tommy scratches his head, Martin and Gina consult a body language book and discover that scratching one's head means "bald-headed lies. A relieved and impressed Martin then asks Dr. Pam tricking Tommy into losing a video game they're playing. Martin and Tommy visiting Varnell Hill's green room, where they interact with a number of celebrities. [5] During the series' third season, Fred Berry demanded more money and reportedly convinced Ernest Thomas and Haywood Nelson to join him in a strike. The episode ends with Martin, Cole, and Tommy sharing a hug after Cole and Tommy settle their differences over Cole's cheating girlfriendand then being joined by Bruh Man. So, when Rihanna, ASAP Rocky and Jonathan Majors all pose, In late 2021, I was at an event for young Black professionals at Harvard Business School. 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. Sheneneh griping at Gina's sigh of frustration when she calls her back. Martin returns home and delicately reveals to a sleeping Gina on the couch that he has a son, then jumps on her and hugs her aggressively. Martin's fake laughter when Ricky tries to cozy up to Gina. sections: hiphop 516 on now. Madam Anaconda losing her "reading" while gesturing for more money. Pam: Tichina Arnold. Wilson also invited Hemphill to visit the set of The Flip Wilson Show. 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. The shot then pulls back to reveal that the tires are missing, and Martin laments to Gina that they've been robbed. 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. He isn't ranked higher because he was always mouthing off and never in school and that kind of poor parenting should not be too highly celebrated. 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. Gina finding one of her old sweaters and complaining about how Pam had it the whole time, much to Martin's annoyance. Mama Payne threatening to hit Gina after the younger woman insists she can take care of Martin. After his father takes the mine and Pam leaves the room, Tommy calls his father on keeping a land mine in his hotel room, to which Sergeant Strong answers, "Always expect the unexpected.". Waters cracks his back. Martin is then overheard saying he has to use the bathroom. Martin, after quitting an all-too-brief stint as a postal worker, returns to Gina's apartment with a sack full of mail, and Pam taunts him by calling him "a munchkin trick-or-treater," leading to this exchange: Gina then gripes at him for quitting before he delivered all the mail, only for Martin to correct her by saying the sack he's carrying contains all of HIS mail. Martin (TV series) Character played by Carl Anthony Payne II Cole Brown, (born March 30, 1967) who is, along with Tommy Strawn ( Thomas Mikal Ford ), is one of Martin's two best friends from childhood, is a main character who appears on Martin. Waters: Judyann Elder. Starring in one of, if not THE best episode of Martin ever, the puppy monster thing got everyone to put aside their differences and join forces to deliver a tropical beatdown. When the police ask Martin for Warren's ID and Martin (rather rudely) hands it to them, they laugh and remark it's written in pencil. 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. Martin's naturally over-the-top reaction to finding out that Gina might be pregnant. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirley_Hemphill&oldid=1110218937, Episode: "Rich Is Better Than Poor Maybe", Episode: "Isaac Gets Physical/She Brought Her Mother Along/Cold Feet", This page was last edited on 14 September 2022, at 08:20. Martin being rude to a customer, assuming she asked him a question because he's black. Pam's "gift" for Martin: A portable stool so he can sit while waiting in line at the unemployment office. Waters: J.A. 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. Classic. Marian: Roxanne Reese. 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. The rat from "Romantic Weekend" returns, and Martin engages it in another hysterical fightand clearly wins, since it's shown that he and Pam cooked the thing and ate some of it. Pam: Tichina Arnold. (1976), What's Happening Now! Cole's larger-than-life, on-again, off-again girlfriend, Big Shirley knew the redemptive properties of a meal and a nap. When Sheneneh comes in with Cameron, she explains to Gina that she found Cameron, who was crying "like he saw [Pam] without no makeup," earning herself a threatening look from 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 hanging out at his apartment. Written by Michael Carrington, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, originally aired on the FOX TV network on October 14, 1995. It really goes downhill when Dr. Martin's reaction to listening to Gina's mother's attorney's phone message (which leads him to assume Gina is planning to divorce him) is to cry "Mama! Martin finally settles on a job buffing floors at the unemployment office, and the episode ends with his floor buffer spinning out of control, knocking over chairs in the waiting area. Cue Gina saying "Your brain is blank!" Gloria Rodriguez: Angelina Estrada. Martin has Gina play one of his guests and he wastes no time in humiliating her by asserting that she's a shoplifter. When Tommy objects to Martin's plan to prank Pam, Martin compares Tommy to a Chicago Bulls game because "You're always sellin' out!". 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. After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. Everyone acting silly in an attempt to stop Tommy from supposedly proposing to Aquanetta. Fun fact: This episode was written by John Ridley, who recently won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave! 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.". When Martin shows off his Spanish vocabulary, Luis tells him he has other people to ignore to get Martin to come to his point. Rating. 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!" Martin commenting that Pam's apartment "doesn't look like a cave no more" after Luis sets up some of his belongings there to convince the INS agent that his wedding to Pam is legit. Nikos trying to persuade Martin to buy the Hoshitashi by filming his mouth telling Martin to "Buy me, Martin" and quickly getting found out. Hemphill returned to Asheville two years later and got a job in a factory manufacturing nylons. Gina telling Martin that her car backfires so much that gangbangers duck. Producers opted to cancel the series instead of increasing the actors' salaries. When Martin introduces the twin maids to his friends, Cole jokingly asks if they have a brother named "Jett. Gina: Tisha Campbell. The episode ends with the same scene, only it's Martin who gets squashed by the weight. ", 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.". 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!". Gina tries to take his temperature the usual way, only for Martin to choke and accuse Gina was trying to "do me like that old lady in, Gina complains to a sick Martin about how she can't do her work and take care of him all at once, and demands that Martin say something. 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. But he was hit with a MAJOR bombshell when soon after his joining of the show, it hadwas canceled. An old mack from waaaaay back. [11] A year before her death, Hemphill appeared in an episode of The Jenny Jones Show in a What's Happening!! When the Rapping Chihuahua doesn't do anything, Martin calls him "the Non-Rapping Chihuahua" and orders him and Hustle Man to leave. Martin goes looking for a good job, but lands a series of part-time positions. 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." Martin and Gina's water-gun fight in the apartment. CRAZY?" Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. The result of Gina giving Myra her hair treatment without neutralizer (Myra loses all of her hair). http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/Martin, 1x07 - The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming, 1x24 - Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin, 3x16 - Ain't Nuttin' Goin' on But the Rent, 5x07 - The Life You Save May Make You Rich, 5x23/24 - California, Here We Come, Parts 1 & 2. Cole trying to rein in Mama Payne, his mother, and another elderly woman when they start arguing, only for Mama Payne to threaten to hit him, followed by his mother chiding him for speaking disrespectfully to Mama Payne. There's also the nun seeing through Martin's attempt to bribe her for the cuckoo clock. Of course Sheneneh is No. What's not to love about that? Martin getting into a brief scuffle with Miss Gerri in church. When Tommy wants to stay behind and cozy up to an attractive woman, Martin cautions to check for an Adam's apple. "P-Funk" demolishing the wall in search of her money. The lullaby works, and Cameron falls asleepas does Cole. "Love T.K.O." Gina finding Big Shirley's large bra in Martin's apartment. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Mrs. And Shirley Hemphill called me and asked me how I was doing. Hemphill had been a star of Whats Happening Now! 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. When Bruh Man comes out of the bathroom after using the shower, Martin strides into the bathroom to check before confronting Bruh Man. When Gina assures Martin he can still go, Martin gives her a long look before saying "Hell, no! After hosting a show on relationships, Martin gives Tommy (Thomas Mikal Ford) advice on women. After he and Pam get lost in the woods, Martin laments he's in the ". Martin's hammy declarations of love to Gina as she leaves, especially him running to the window and pressing himself up against it when he claims he'll watch her plane fly off. When one of the men says he can't go back to his wife because of him, Martin replies "Y'all the ones who got up and left.". When Martin asks what does he do, Cole smiles and replies "Same thing as Tommy." At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who . The series was a modest hit for ABC, but production and cast problems caused ABC to cancel the series in 1979. 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