Martin Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Martin: Season 5 (1996 - 1997)

• Season 5 Episode 24: California, Here We Come

  A TV talk-show job-offer allows Martin to join Gina in Los Angeles.

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 12:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 5 Episode 23: California, Here We Come

  A TV talk-show job-offer allows Martin to join Gina in Los Angeles.

• Season 5 Episode 22: One Flew Over the Hoochie's Nest

  A look-alike cousin escapes from a mental hospital and assumes Pam's identity.

• Season 5 Episode 21: Goin' for Mine

  Pam lands a job at a recording company owned by Martin's old friend.

  Next on: Saturday 22nd June 11:00pm EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 5 Episode 20: Stake-out

  A police stakeout interrupts Pam's birthday bash; guest Keith Sweat.

  Next on: Saturday 22nd June 11:30pm EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 5 Episode 19: Daddy Dearest

  A father-son rivalry erupts when Tommy's military dad (John Amos) visits.

• Season 5 Episode 18: Auction

  Martin gives away an annoying wedding gift that may be priceless.

• Season 5 Episode 17: I Martin, Take Thee Pam

  Martin discovers that a legal technicality makes Pam his real wife.

• Season 5 Episode 16: Power to the People's Court

  After a fender bender, Sheneneh summons Tommy to court; guest Mark Curry.

• Season 5 Episode 15: Goin' Overboard

  A cruise sails without Gina but leaves Martin aboard.

• Season 5 Episode 14: Goin' Overboard

  When a cruise sails without Gina but leaves Martin aboard, romantic antics ensue; guest Lynn Whitfield; cast members from 'The Love Boat.'

• Season 5 Episode 13: Ain't That About a Ditch

  Martin's mother-in-law visits while Gina is out of town.

• Season 5 Episode 12: You Play Too Much

  Pam vows to pay back Martin's pranks.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Waiting, Debating and Ovulating

  Martin's service on a jury hinders the Paynes from starting a family.

• Season 5 Episode 10: Scrooge

  The spirits of Christmases past, present and yet-to-come visit Martin; with Jackie Chan.

• Season 5 Episode 9: Come on Over to My Place

  Cole's new girlfriend forces him to move into his own apartment.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Snow White

  The gang goes on a ski vacation.

• Season 5 Episode 7: The Life You Save May Make You Rich

  Hero Martin misinterprets a grateful African prince's generosity.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Bangin' Hard in the School Yard

  The basketball teams vie; Dawn Staley; Teresa Edwards; Sheryl Swoopes; Rebecca Lobo.

• Season 5 Episode 5: Boo's in the House

  Real-estate shoppers Martin and Gina think their dream home is haunted; guest Mr. T.

• Season 5 Episode 4: Working Girls

  Pam and Gina work together to win an advertising account.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Sophomore Jinx

  Communication problems prompt Martin and Gina to see a marriage counselor.

• Season 5 Episode 2: Back in Trouble Again

  Martin injures his back just before Gina's awards dinner.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Is You Is or Is You Ain't

  Gina thinks she might be pregnant and warns Martin to keep quiet.

Martin: Season 4 (1995 - 1996)

• Season 4 Episode 26: Why Can't We Be Friends

  Martin's friendship with Tommy is put to the test; Gina may be pregnant; guest Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

• Season 4 Episode 25: DMV Blues

  Martin confronts the DMV when he renews his driver's license; guest Sherman Hemsley.

• Season 4 Episode 24: Martin, I Wanna Sing

  After Pam's (Tichina Arnold) cousin wins an open mike contest, Martin (Martin Lawrence) decides to become her manager. With Tisha Campbell.

• Season 4 Episode 23: The Tooth Will Set You Free

  Pam goes on a blind date after undergoing hypnosis at the dentist.

• Season 4 Episode 22: The Cabin Show

  Martin and Pam get lost in the woods when the gang goes hiking for the weekend.

  Next on: Saturday 22nd June 1:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 21: Homeo and Juliet

  Martin gives 'Romeo and Juliet' a homeboy interpretation after the star collapses.

  Next on: Saturday 22nd June 1:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 20: Where the Party At?

  Martin's friends shun his surprise birthday party; with Halle Berry, Salt-N-Pepa.

  Next on: Saturday 22nd June 12:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 19: The Love Jones Connection

  Sheneneh lands a date on a television dating show.

  Next on: Saturday 22nd June 12:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 18: The Best of Martin

  Clips of shows and outtakes; host Tisha Campbell.

  Next on: Friday 21st June 1:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 17: Kicked to the Curb

  The Paynes become homeless when Martin's scheme for a bigger apartment backfires.

  Next on: Friday 21st June 1:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 16: You're All I Need

  Gina gets a sexy make-over to rekindle her relationship with Martin.

  Next on: Friday 21st June 12:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 15: Green Card

  Luis the landlord offers to pay Pam's back taxes for a price.

  Next on: Friday 21st June 12:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 14: The Bodyguard

  Gina and Pam must enter witness protection with Otis as their bodyguard.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 1:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 13: Swing Thing

  The Paynes attend a Christmas party where guests are swapping more than gifts.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 1:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 12: Headin' for Trouble

  Gina's head gets stuck in the headboard of her new brass bed.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 12:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 11: Three Homies and a Baby

  Martin needs Cole and Tommy's help while baby-sitting a newborn.

  Next on: Tomorrow at 12:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 4 Episode 10: Housekeeper From Hell

  Martin and Gina hire a housekeeper (Marla Gibbs); guest Anthony Smith.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Cole on Ice

  Cole loses his job, then gets hired by Martin; guest Charles Barkley.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Old School Loving

  After Martin confronts Gina's boss over her long hours, she gets fired.

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 10:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 4 Episode 7: Uptown Friday Night

  Cole gets mugged, losing Martin's gift to Gina; guests Salt N' Pepa.

• Season 4 Episode 6: He Say, She Say

  Cole falls for a pretty woman who appeared on 'America's Most Wanted.'

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 9:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 4 Episode 5: Love T.K.O.

  Lovelorn friends sidetrack Martin and Gina's plan for a romantic weekend alone.

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 9:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 4 Episode 4: Ring a Ding, Ding, Gone

  Martin loses his wedding ring.

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 8:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 4 Episode 3: Blow, Baby, Blow

  Martin's music producer friend searches for a new back-up singer; guest Biggie Smalls.

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 8:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 4 Episode 2: Kill Him With Kindness

  Momma Payne misunderstands when Gina buys a life insurance policy for Martin.

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 7:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 4 Episode 1: Martin in the Corner Pocket

  Newlywed Martin loses more than his shirt during a night out with the guys.

  Next on: Sunday 30th June 7:00pm EDT - TV ONE

Martin: Season 3 (1994 - 1995)

• Season 3 Episode 26: Wedding Bell Blues

  Martin and Gina change their wedding plans; guest David Alan Grier.

  Next on: Thursday 27th June 7:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 25: The Bachelor Party

  Martin and Gina's bachelor parties aren't what they expected.

  Next on: Wednesday 26th June 7:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 24: Romantic Weekend

  Martin and Gina's romantic getaway doesn't turn out as planned.

  Next on: Wednesday 26th June 7:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 23: Girlfriend

  Martin dislikes Gina's long-time girlfriend who makes a pass at Tommy.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 10:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 22: C.R.E.A.M.

  After receiving a generous tax refund, Martin and Gina (Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell) invest in a restaurant. Guest stars Garrett Morris and Russell Simmons. With Thomas Mikal Ford.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 10:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 21: Mother of the Bride

  Gina's mother hires an expensive wedding planner.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 9:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 20: High Noon

  The bank robber (Gary Coleman) Martin (Martin Lawrence) helped to convict is out on parole and looking to get even. Guest stars Kellita Smith, Trish Penix, John Wesley, Lee Weaver, Guy T. and Adrian Tibbs.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 9:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 19: Best and Bester

  Martin must choose either Tommy or Cole as his best man.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 8:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 18: All the Players Came

  Martin organizes a fund-raiser to save a neighborhood theater.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 8:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 17: The Ex-Files

  Martin and Gina have dinner together with former loves.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 7:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 16: Nuttin' Goin' On But the Rent

  A rent strike leaves Martin with no heat, power or water during a snowstorm.

  Next on: Tuesday 25th June 7:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 15: Sophisticated Ladies

  Gina and Pam join a professional women's club, followed by Sheneneh.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 7:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 14: 'Xpress Yourself

  Gina is hired as a consultant to Martin's show.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 7:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 13: Go Tell It on the Martin

  Martin's holiday cable show attracts a Santa who threatens to blow up the station.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Lockin' Boots

  Gina needs $600 to pay off outstanding parking tickets.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 4:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 11: Feast or Famine

  Thanksgiving dinner gives way to a battle of the sexes; guest Millie Jackson.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Get a Job

  Martin and Gina discover Tommy disrobing on a club stage.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 3:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 9: Whole Lotto Trouble

  Martin wins the lottery.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 3:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 8: Momma's Baby, Martin's Maybe

  Martin thinks his high-school prom date's son may be his.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 2:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 7: Movin' On In

  Gina's moving back in prompts a garage sale.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 2:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 6: The Closer I Get to You

  Martin's advice to Tommy on women backfires.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 1:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 5: Break Up to Make Up

  Martin plots to woo back Gina.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 1:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 4: Martin Gets Paid

  Martin auditions for a television job.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 12:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 3: I've Got Work to Do

  Martin can't get steady employment.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 12:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 2: Martin Returns

  Martin returns to find Gina living in his apartment.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 11:30am EDT - TV ONE
• Season 3 Episode 1: In Search of Martin

  A canceled check leads Gina and the gang to Martin.

  Next on: Monday 24th June 11:00am EDT - TV ONE

Martin: Season 2 (1993 - 1994)

• Season 2 Episode 27: Martin's on the Move

  After quitting his job at the radio station, Martin becomes depressed and leaves Detroit without telling Gina or any of the gang where he intends to go

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 10:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 26: The Hoedown in Motown

  The radio station becomes country and western-themed when Stan sells it due to unpaid tax, forcing Martin to try and get used to the new style

• Season 2 Episode 25: No Love Lost

  Martin and Gina have an argument, causing them to arrive late to their own engagement party and find it has been gatecrashed by Snoop Dogg

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 9:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 24: Crunchy Drawers

  Martin has a bad dream in which he is dating Pam, and finds he can't bring himself to tell Gina about it

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 9:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 23: I Don't Have the Heart

  Martin (Martin Lawrence) loses his chance at fame when Gina (Tisha Campbell) persuades Pam (Tichina Arnold) to call off a hasty engagement. Guest star: Steven Williams.

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 8:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 22: Yours, Mine and Ours

  Gina is angry when Martin uses their joint account to purchase a widescreen TV, but is caught out when she proceeds to do the same thing later herself

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 8:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 21: Guard Your Grill

  After winning a charity boxing event, Martin becomes overconfident of his abilties and challenges Tommy Hearns to a grudge match

  Next on: Tomorrow at 7:30pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 20: Arms are for Hugging

  Gina and Martin seek relationship advice from a church minister, who takes them on a couples' counselling retreat

  Next on: Tomorrow at 7:00pm EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 19: Love is in Your Face : Part Two

  Part two of two. Following Gina's emotional departure for New York, Martin sets out to win her back

• Season 2 Episode 18: Love is in Your Face : Part One

  Part one of two. When Gina says she has been offered a job in New York, Martin thinks it is a ploy to make him propose and tells her to take it

  Next on: Tomorrow at 5:00am EDT - TV ONE
• Season 2 Episode 17: Suspicious Minds

  Martin angers his friends when he accuses them of theft when his portable CD player goes missing

• Season 2 Episode 16: No Justice, No Peace

  Martin is given a ticket for driving through a stop sign and decides to fight the matter in federal court

• Season 2 Episode 15: Holiday Blues

  Gina takes Martin with her on a trip to spend Christmas with her parents, but things turn to disaster when he insists on taking the bus

• Season 2 Episode 14: Whoop There It Ain't

  After Pam catches Martin and Gina sneaking away from a party for sex, she challenges them to abstain for two weeks, and the pair make a bet to see who will give in first

• Season 2 Episode 13: Thanks for Nothing

  Martin's household erupts into chaos when his eccentric relatives arrive for Thanksgiving

• Season 2 Episode 12: Hollywood Swinging:Part Two

  Martin goes to great lengths to ensure that he appears on Varnel Hill's talk show

• Season 2 Episode 11: Hollywood Swinging : Part One

  Realising that those around him are getting promoted while his career is going nowhere, Martin heads to Hollywood in pursuit of his dreams

• Season 2 Episode 10: Fat Like Dat

  Gina regrets telling Martin he needs to lose some weight when he starts to take his exercise and dieting too far

• Season 2 Episode 9: To Kill a Talking Bird

  Gina and Martin are asked to look after Mama Payne's beloved talking parrot for the weekend, but tragedy strikes for the bird

• Season 2 Episode 8: You've Got a Friend

  Martin rues warning off Gina's male friend when he is forced to take his place as her shopping companion

• Season 2 Episode 7: Control

  Gina accidentally throws away Martin's tickets to an important basketball game and resolves to do all she can to get him a new pair

• Season 2 Episode 6: Workin' Day and Night

  When Martin tries to show he is not under Gina's thumb, other men begin to follow his example : leading to a showdown at the radio station between the sexes

• Season 2 Episode 5: Baby, It's You

  Gina seeks Martin's help in hosting a baby shower, but he doesn't envisage one of the mothers-to-be going into labour while at the event

• Season 2 Episode 4: Beat It

  Martin regrets inviting his friends over to watch the boxing on TV when they constantly distract him from the match

• Season 2 Episode 3: Got To Be There

  Martin suspects Gina of lying to him when he calls her hotel room while she is away on a business trip and interrupts a party

• Season 2 Episode 2: Really, Gina is Not My Lover

  Martin attends his school reunion, eager to boast about his prolific career and beautiful girlfriend

• Season 2 Episode 1: Do You Remember the Time?

  Stuck for a new topic on his talk show, Martin recounts the night that he and Gina first met, but it begins to transpire that everyone's memories of the event are contradictory

Martin: Season 1 (1992 - 1993)

• Season 1 Episode 27: Checks, Lies and Videotapes

  Martin and Gina try to expose a crooked preacher as a fraudster

• Season 1 Episode 26: Baby You Can Drive My Car

  The gang all pool together on a raffle ticket and win a brand new SUV

• Season 1 Episode 25: Variety Show

  The manager of the station asks Martin to organise a charity variety show, but his leadership skills causes tension in the team. Sitcom about the life of a TV and radio personality

• Season 1 Episode 24: Your Arms Are Too Short to Box With Martin

  Tommy gets beaten up by his girlfriend's ex-partner, prompting Martin and his friends to go out and seek revenge

• Season 1 Episode 23: Jerome's in the House

  Pam is dumped by her boyfriend and becomes so desperate that she decides to go out on a date with Jerome

• Season 1 Episode 22: Credit Card Blues

  When Martin and an old friend of his are arrested for credit card fraud, Gina must come up with the money to bail them out

• Season 1 Episode 21: I'm Not Your Superwoman

  Martin gets on Gina's nerves when he catches the flu and expects her to stay at home and look after him

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 10:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 20: The Break Up - Part Three

  Part three of three. Realising his decision to split up with her was a mistake, Martin tries to win Gina back. Comedy, starring Martin Lawrence

• Season 1 Episode 19: The Break Up - Part Two

  Part two of three. After Martin and Gina's break-up, their friends encourage them to start dating other people

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Break Up - Part One

  Part one of three. An unusual Valentine's day gift and a heated argument pushes Gina and Martin's relationship to breaking point

• Season 1 Episode 17: Blackboard Jungle Fever

  When he returns to his old high school for Career Day, Martin meets his favourite teacher, but she has more than education on her mind. Comedy, with Martin Lawrence

  Next on: Monday 24th June 3:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 16: Do the Fight Thing

  Stan asks Gina to co-host Martin's radio show when an on-air argument between the couple boosts the ratings considerably

• Season 1 Episode 15: I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus

  The TV personality reluctantly agrees to dress up as Santa Claus for Tommy's programme

• Season 1 Episode 14: I've Got a Secret

  Martin lets slip something Gina told him in confidence about Pam on the air, causing a big mess when everyone starts to reveal past secrets

• Season 1 Episode 13: Radio Days

  Martin finds his feelings confused when Stan hires a new female co-host for the show

  Next on: Monday 24th June 3:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 12: Three Men and a Mouse

  After Gina wakes up in the middle of the night, Martin discovers that he has a mouse in the kitchen, and sets about trying to get rid of it

  Next on: Monday 24th June 1:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 11: The Great Payne Robbery

  When a neighbour's apartment is robbed, Martin is prompted to host a local crime watch meeting and soon devises a scheme to catch the thief

  Next on: Monday 24th June 2:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 10: The Night He Came Home

  The gang get together to celebrate Hallowe'en by telling spooky ghost stories

• Season 1 Episode 9: Baby, It's Cole'd in Here

  Cole listens to Martin's bad advice on how to stand up to his mother and winds up homeless - until he discovers his friend and Gina have room for a lodger

  Next on: Monday 24th June 2:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 8: Woman With a Past

  The radio presenter becomes jealous when he discovers one of his guests used to date Gina

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 10:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 7: The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming

  Gina invites Martin to meet her conservative parents, so he asks Tommy and Cole for advice on how he should act toward them

  Next on: Monday 24th June 1:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 6: Forever Sheneneh

  Sheneneh wins a competition on Martin's radio show and is given the opportunity to go on a date with Christopher 'Kid' Reid

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 9:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 5: Dead Men Don't Flush

  Martin has trouble fixing his toilet and resorts to calling in a plumber when he fails - but his decision only creates more problems

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 9:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 4: Boys 'R' Us

  Martin is dismayed to learn that Gina earns more money than he does. Comedy, with Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 8:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 3: Things I Do for Love

  Tommy starts a relationship with a new girlfriend, which inspires Martin's own passionate feelings - and prompts him to take Gina out for an evening of romance

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 8:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 2: The Gift Rapper

  Sitcom about the life of a TV and radio personality. Martin is treading on thin ice when he forgets to buy Gina an anniversary present

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 1:30am EDT - MTV2: Music Television
• Season 1 Episode 1: Beauty and the Beast

  Sitcom about the life of a TV and radio personality. Gina persuades Martin to attend a formal dinner with her

  Next on: Sunday 23rd June 1:00am EDT - MTV2: Music Television