Gina searches for the missing Martin, who's joined a cult. Angie: Kimberly Brooks. After he and Mary are denied shelter at the inn, Joseph expresses his belief that it'll be like that for the next 2000 years. After Martin insists on complaining about Tommy making a big deal out of his luggage bag, Gina tells him she's going to put away her red pumps, causing him to change his mind. The self-satisfied smile she makes when Pam stalls over explaining how much the campaign will cost. Conclusion. Singer Babyface has a cameo. Martin's reaction after Pam turns down Simon's marriage proposal. Martin saying that Pam and Luis first met at the Million Man March. The guy then rudely asks Martin "Where Oprah?" Martin then asks them "Shouldn't you be out lookin' for the other glove?" Cole then assumes Martin and Gina are getting a divorce. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. So I went, like, broke. [10] After What's Happening Now!! Gina: Tisha Campbell. He was scarcely seen and this was his only line, but he spoke to all of our souls, saying what we'd like to say to everyone who needs to get out of our faces. She was also a regular at The Laugh Factory comedy club in Los Angeles. Gina wins. The episode ends with Martin calling Mr. Oaks and trying to bargain with him for a new car, even suggesting a skateboard. Martin taking on a woman in a game of pool, Tommy and Cole giving different answers to Martin's (false) question about how many thugs he fought, prompting Martin to berate them in, Cole screws it up completely when he mentions that he, Martin, and Tommy "jumped into the mothership!" !, which aired in syndication from 1985 to 1988. Gina challenges Pam to say she's crazy, and Pam denies it. At the end of the episode, Pam and Gina joined him in an unforgettable choreographed performance. Martin fussing over his shrunken Grant Hill jersey, which Miss Mini washed believing the autograph on it to be dirt. Martin going berserk on a dummy while demonstrating to Gina, Tommy, and Cole how to fight a burglar. Martin and Gina decide to have a quiet night at home to rekindle their love passion. Mr. Cole refers to him as "Mr. Get on the Bus" and Shanise laments that Taheim destroyed their snowman before he could come to life while holding up a carrot. A security guard brings Cole before Martin and tells him that Cole actually tried to flush himself down the toilet. Gina mimicking how Martin eats with his mouth open as she leaves in a huff following her and Martin's marital spat. The day after losing the role, Hemphill was offered the starring role in her own sitcom One in a Million. Martin enlists Gina's aid in discovering Tommy's occupation. Cole gets the rest of the gang some tickets for a getaway, then informs them that, as far as everyone else is concerned, they're the Weinbergs while Tommy is their Danish nanny Uta. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Martin paces nervously with a cigarette in his mouth and frets to Gina that he's so desperate for ideas, he's taken up smoking. Once she does and explains she can't see with the lights off, Martin tells her they're supposed to be cat burglars and to "use your cat eye" while blinking one eye to elaborate. It becomes even more hysterical when a man calls in to the show demanding to speak to "the guy in the audience asking all those stupid questions!" . Martin trying to revive the supposedly dead plumber by using a plunger. After the sergeant lets go, Martin, shocked, asks "What the hell's wrong with you, man? Go King Beef! When Tommy arrives, he heads to the bathroom and calmly comes back into the living room, asking "Who's that fat guy sleeping on your floor?". Written by Martin Lawrence. After Gina leaves, Martin asks himself "What's this love thing all about? 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. Martin calling Pam "Grizzly Adams" and commenting on how he thought horses could smell their way to water. Cameos include Pam Grier, Ja'net DuBois, Dick Anthony Williams and Whitman Mayo. . Pam's "gift" for Martin: A portable stool so he can sit while waiting in line at the unemployment office. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who has just appeared on America's Most Wanted. By never showing her face, Martin made Big Shirley more of an idea or theme than a person. Menu. movies 181 on now. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. No, you got me confused with my uncle Byron. Pam growling "Be nice!" Fortunately, they find the pin and put it back in. Friendly comments on how milk did her good. The couple then jump around in a panic while Martin frets at Gina. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Since her passing in 1999 from kidney failure, weve heard stories of how Shirley helped many well known entertainers when they were just struggling comics trying to find success, and she was a big time television superstar/comedian. Remember that time Mama Payne went insane in church? Martin rudely heading to the head of the line, even pushing a man out of his way. In an interview with The Washington Post, Martin talked about his days as a young broke comedian/actor. ", 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.". He triggers the burglar alarm twice. Cole on the stand: Eventually told the truth, much to Martin's chagrin, because the judge threatened to take away his, He tries to paint the arresting officer as a racist, even at one point calling him, "Sista, you can always come home. When Gina starts to use a file on Myra's feet and Myra complains, Sheneneh storms over to them and chastises Gina, telling her she has to "go to work" on Myra's feet. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. 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. (#22), when Martin and Gina, on a whim, after Mrs. Whitmore: Ethel Ayler. You live here.". Stan then points out that can't be proven. 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. After he misinterprets their conversation, Martin reveals his presence in the hammiest way imaginable before attempting to attack the handyman who demands to know what's going on. Martin's naturally over-the-top reaction to finding out that Gina might be pregnant. David Allan Grier shone with a couple of appearances as Pam's sleazy, sanctified cousin. 1. Contact Tracy Clayton at tracy.clayton@buzzfeed.com. ", When her cousin Alesha tells Martin she watches his show, Pam cracks that they cancelled ". On December 10, 1999, Hemphill was found dead at her home in West Covina, California, aged 52. At the end, Martin gives Gina a footstool as an anniversary present, and he lies and says he bought it for her six months ago (in actuality, he bought it that same night). Elroy the mechanic had this song stuck in his head for 15 years, and it's been in our heads ever since. Instead, he hums a theme tune. When Cole visits the Paynes, he asks Gina if anyone's home. His girlfriend and eventual wife, Gina, puts up with him --. 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. Martin briefly sounding like his mother as he replies to Gina, who's in the back. ", 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. After smelling Cole's bad breath, Martin asks "Are you wearing the cologne or did you drink it? and apologizes to the cop restraining him for hollering at him earlier. 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. ", Someone then says "Man, sit yo' corny ass down! In 1985, Hemphill reprised her role as Shirley Wilson in the syndicated revival of What's Happening!! Martin putting a chain and a flashing light on the refrigerator. When Bruh Man comes out of the bathroom after using the shower, Martin strides into the bathroom to check before confronting Bruh Man. Cole's larger-than-life, on-again, off-again girlfriend, Big Shirley knew the redemptive properties of a meal and a nap. The influencer boom, intensified by the pandemics unexpected consequence of keeping us glued, Do you have a geeky and/or fandom-obsessed person on your list and have no idea how where to start your gift-giving search? @tv / movies. Now the gang has to come up with a plan to save their pal. The episode ends with Martin attempting to attack Reverend Love, only to be held back by Tommy. Ms. Geri was always there to put Martin in his place through the show's entire run. ", 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. OUT, SATAN! Mama Payne patting down Gina, then stepping back in the most hysterical way possible once finished. Martin complaining about how Cole messed up the jacket he let him borrow, commenting that Cole's whole night is written on the jacket. Arguably Tracy Morgan's greatest work, ever. Loud, unapologetic, independent, and fabulous, Martin's entrepreneurial neighbor had a big mouth and a big personality to match. Part 1 of two. Waters: Judyann Elder. Martin banging Reverend Love's gavel on his desk so hard, he breaks it, after Love refuses to change the certificate. Even though he claims he's a different person now, Martin still insults Pam by essentially calling her a camel. Gina finding one of her old sweaters and complaining about how Pam had it the whole time, much to Martin's annoyance. Mama Jama: Armelia McQueen. "Martin" starred stand-up comic, Martin Lawrence, in addition to Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne II, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Tichina Arnold. When Ricky confesses the credit card is stolen, Martin goes "Aw, damn!" When Tommy complains Brother Claus made him late for work, Brother Claus replies "Shut up, man! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Sheneneh's catchphrase, "Oh no you didn . Cole's stomach growling "Time to roll, Cole!" ", When Martin and Tommy have a verbal standoff and Tommy demands to know who Martin thinks he's talking to, Martin looks around, then points at Tommy and goes "You!". The ending reveals that Martin kept the weave. Martin banging a pot to wake Gina up. Martin watching a monster movie and commenting that people who look back at the attacking monster always die. The first marriage counselor the Paynes see ends up fanboy-ing over Martin, much to Gina's annoyance. He later comes by Gina's apartment to complain to Martin about how he failed to kill the mouse in Martin's apartment. The One Thing Martin Is Forever Grateful To Shirley For In 1987, he landed his first acting role ever on "What's Happening Now," alongside Shirley and the rest of the cast. One item of note is a "Don't-let-me-catch-your-ass-in-the-street" notice from Mama Payne. Star of the sleazy show Cole used to watch. Martin hires an attractive maid, Ebony, whom Tommy and Cole drool over. And that trend hasnt changed. And Gina admitting that, when she and Martin go to the movies, he buys her a child's ticket. Cole breaking the clapperboard and then turning on a tape player to provide theme musiconly for no music to play at all. Now the gang has to come up with a plan to save their pal. 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