[1], An aspiring stand-up comedian, Hemphill sent a cassette tape of one of her comedy routines to Flip Wilson. You the best! Gina's disastrous makeover, which includes getting an avocado mask (resulting in an allergic reaction) and receiving an injection of Novocaine which causes her to drool, much to Martin's disgust. When Pam starts to recall how she and Tommy were intimate, Martin tells to stop "before we all need a damn doctor!". Gina disguising herself as a man named "Gene Natay.". Sheneneh panicking after learning there's a mouse in Martin's apartment. Otis, the old ass-whoppin' security guard. when Martin notes she's losing it. Cole hitting his nose on the door as he leaves Martin's apartment. Gina threatening the park ranger after he says they have to recite the Ranger's Oath. Martin and Tommy visiting Varnell Hill's green room, where they interact with a number of celebrities. Pam reacting in disgust after Martin and Gina make up and everyone else in the room applauds. [10] After What's Happening Now!! Had a luxurious fade-mullet-weave thing going on, which guaranteed him a spot in the top 20. 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. Preacher: David Alan Grier. Tommy leaves Martin's apartment, telling Martin and Cole "Y'all need to be on the damn Ricki Lake show." Sheneneh scaring away a rude woman after arriving for the audition for. 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. There's also the nun seeing through Martin's attempt to bribe her for the cuckoo clock. When the police detectives come by, Cole thinks they're looking into stolen computers and he yells for Pam to escape. After Brother Claus is reunited with his wife and he reveals the weapons he had were actually toys, Martin gripes about the whole thing and pulls out the pin on a grenadeonly for Brother Claus to reveal the grenade is real. 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. Martin insisting to Gina that Pam was trying to put him in a stranglehold. Pam on the stand: Nearly calls her "Beady-bead" while calling her to the stand, makes fun of her "naturally-looking hair", and causes her to have a breakdown over Martin bullying her about not having a man. [12][13] She was cremated. Martin briefly sounding like his mother as he replies to Gina, who's in the back. After finding that his wallet was stolen, Martin is forced to start from scratch. ", After finding out Leon Lonnie Love is on the island, Pam mentions he was accidentally freed from prison, causing Martin to correct her by saying he actually escaped from prison ("I saw the whole thing on. Martin Lawrence. ", 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. After patching things up with the Waters and Mrs. 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!". At Club Shiznit, Pam asks Tommy if she can rub his bald head for luck. It turns out to be a dream Pam is having. Martin saying that Pam and Luis first met at the Million Man March. 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 Martin gets Gina to act as though he won their argument, he yells "And don't let it happen again!" Roscoe and his friends gambling underage at Ginas apartment. Waters suggests to her husband that he set Martin's back straight, Dr. Martin himself ends up needing to get glasses, Martin tells Tommy he made "Aggravated Man" angry, Martin gives Gina a peck on the cheek and watches the movie with a bright smile. Pam demanding "What is everyone so damn happy about on this cruise?" and insisting "I ain't losin' it!" Gina telling everyone they need to think about Tommy, then asking if they want some snacks. Her contemplative look after the rest of the gang asks her for the money to bail Martin out of jail. Afterward Hemphill spent most of the early 1980s working in nightclubs around the U.S. and making occasional guest appearances on TV shows, including The Love Boat and Trapper John, M.D.. When Tommy starts to say that Mama Payne tends to overreact. During her short but significant life, Ruby taunted Gina to the brink of insanity and gave Martin cause to deliver the famous line, "You killed my mama bird!". Tracy: Kellita Smith. Sean LampkinJuliette JeffersYonda DavisRichard Trask Brethren No. Waters: J.A. You can, Martin tries using a stuffed dog to try and intimidate his friends, with little success. ", Martin and Gina, unaware of what's really going on, confronting Tommy, Pam, and the audience, and Martin calling Pam "Bride of Stankenstein.". after Ruby dies due to Gina leaving the window open. The other detectives laughing at Martin after he admits he helped the robber rob his apartment. Martin's "happy dance" after finding out he can make lots of money from the cuckoo clock because it was built by Benjamin Banneker. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Everything Taheim, Pam's militant black supremacist boyfriend, does in this episode. [7] On the series, she portrayed Shirley Simmons, a taxi driver who inherited a huge corporation and fortune from one of her customers. Martin constantly interrupts Jackson while he's rehearsing a scene with Gina and eventually causes him to fall to the floor. After Trey and his friend ask to speak with Tommy out in the hallway and Tommy leaves, Cole remarks he has a sudden urge to rent, The dwarf bartender calling Martin "Shaquille. 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! Dr. Martin finding out that the clock wasn't made by Benjamin Banneker, but Benjamin. 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. After Cole finally arrives, all the kids turn on Martin and attack him. ", "See, that's why I didn't call you, 'cause your attitude! As the gang arrives at Killer County Hospital to find Tommy, Martin reacts, The receptionist thinking Gina needs medical attention after seeing her "big head.". Martin fancies himself a smooth-talking, saxophone-playing ladies man with a large black hat. titled What's Happening Now!! Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. After Tommy calls Sheneneh out for lying to the court, Sheneneh, panicked, ends up throwing away her crutches and running out of the courtroom. Martin Lawrence. Cameos include Pam Grier, Ja'net DuBois, Dick Anthony Williams and Whitman Mayo. Maria: Marta Dubois. Martin hollering about how there aren't any black people present and yelling for "my Latino brothers," complete with going "Andale! Gina getting distracted by a toy she once played with as a child. Martin injuring his back again after Gina's boss pats him on the back. ", When Tommy tells Gina his gift for the Paynes is being wrapped at his job, Gina glares at him and says "In that case, we ain't got no gift, man! Jerome, like his wardrobe, was stuck in the '70s, often speaking in rhyme and asking strangers about his money. Martin getting into a scuffle with Michael Jackson on the street. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; A security guard brings Cole before Martin and tells him that Cole actually tried to flush himself down the toilet. After smelling Cole's bad breath, Martin asks "Are you wearing the cologne or did you drink it? She reveals that her heel broke and shows Martin the damaged shoe. At Nipsy's, Martin puts crazy glue on Pam's glass, napkin, and. From Quiz: Episodes of "Martin" 3 Where do Martin and his friends live when the series started? When did Shirley Vance Martin die? After Martin instructs Gina and Pam to keep quiet so Junior and Sonny will leave, Junior and Sonny barge right into the apartment, much to Martin's chagrin. Who was big shirley on martin. One of the most underrated characters in the Martin universe, Sheneneh's friend's ability to be impossibly loud was truly amazing. after he compares her to a dog learning how to play Frisbee. It really goes downhill when Dr. Cole relating the story of how he tried to scare his mother, only to cause her bladder to drop. Martin getting Gina to admit that, between himself and Keith Washington, he's the one, 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.". Mrs. The elderly pharmacy clerk goes to check the price on a product, but he moves VERY slow, shuffling his feet. Stan going onstage and singing "Meet Me with Yo' Drawers Off," prompting the audience to jeer and. We also got to see Gina pay homage to the time-honored tradition of putting on Vaseline before engaging in fisticuffs when she was about to fight for her man. When Ricky confesses the credit card is stolen, Martin goes "Aw, damn!" At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who has just appeared on ""America's Most Wanted"". Show more She was only in one episode, but it was one of the most memorable, featuring the beautiful Beverly Johnson at her seductive best. Watson: Georg Stanford Brown. 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. She appearedin an hilarious Martin episode, portraying the wife of actor, Hawthorne James (a.k.a. sports 483 on now. Advertise here! Near the end, she starts to tell Martin about what happened, but Martin, who's been constantly interrupted by his guests and doesn't really get a chance to watch the match, gripes "Why you rubbin' it in, Gina? Everyone's shocked reaction when the plumber regains consciousness. Cole buys a drink for a female patron, who downs the drink and lets out a belch. Tommy's poem at Nipsy's open mic night, titled "To My Lady." When the robber enters the apartment while the lights are out, the gang is then heard fighting. As our residen, Do you have a person in your life whos been diagnosed with a K-Pop obsession? Martin lands a job interview at a TV station---and has just one day to come up with an audition tape. As the gang heads for Tommy's room, Martin stops Pam and tells her Tommy wants to see "friendly faces, not furry faces.". Pam denies it, but when Martin, Gina, and Tommy cover their noses and say "Believe it," she eats some food and tries to get them to smell her breath. After Martin makes a snark about Pam "getting a new leash on life," Pam tells the INS agent that Martin's just upset that he was too short to be ring-bearer. Ranked so high for that killer lateral pelvic thrust. ", Martin and Cole challenge Trey and the other little people in the bar, only for, A police officer laughing hysterically at how Martin and Cole were beat up by little people after taking their statement, and then mocking them by saying he has to give a ticket to "the UFO double-parked in the handicapped spot." When Martin comes home and Apollo politely offers to give him his slippers, Martin replies with "No, but you can get the hell out.". 88: 7 . [3] Murray cast Hemphill in a guest role on Good Times which led to another guest starring role on All's Fair. 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.". Martin buys his infant cousin Cameron a "Player of the Year" outfit. The cuckoo clock blowing a raspberry at Pam. The angry black man sitting in the row in front of Martin and Tommy telling them to sit down and shut up, followed by Martin bending down next to him and. Stan then points out that can't be proven. 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 ". Thus replies Martin: Cole mistaking a heart monitor for a radio and turning it on, causing the patient the gang believes is Tommy to convulse. Cole meets a special woman with a big secret. He gets top 15 because who doesn't like somebody who is always ready to turn up? 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. She died on 10 December 1999 in West Covina, Los Angeles, California, USA. When Tommy complains Brother Claus made him late for work, Brother Claus replies "Shut up, man! 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. Martin's speech to Cole about getting his own place. Cole's stomach growling "Time to roll, Cole!" Martin was one of Fox 's highest-rated shows during the sitcom's run. Cole slurping his drink loudly while he, Martin, and Gina are watching a mystery movie. The couple then jump around in a panic while Martin frets at Gina. At dinner, Taheim angrily questions the others about why a dish has to be called "black-eyed peas" and stalks off. Cole then gets caught up in the cultish nonsense Martin learned at the Golden Palace, much to Tommy's frustration. Gina: Tisha Campbell. before storming to the back. "That ain't no damn puppy!". 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). Cue Martin telling Pam, Tommy, and Cole to, Martin childishly suggesting that Gina should ", When Cole reveals he told his mother about Martin's financial situation much to Martin's consternation, Tommy laments that "telling your mother is like putting it on Arsenio the night Eddie's on!". Written by Michael Carrington, the episode, which was directed by Gerren Keith, originally aired on the FOX TV network on October 14, 1995. !, which aired in syndication from 1985 to 1988. ", Jerome crashing into the hideout through the window. ", Martin questioning Cole about the new job Tommy got him. ! Shes very smart, she invested her money, and Shirleys just a real good woman, Lawrence says. The third time, he does it while an innocent woman is leaving the store and even acts as though he's aiding the security guard in apprehending the woman. Angie: Kimberly Brooks. Martin telling Cole about his new apartment, "This place is so small, you have to go outside to change your mind! Andale!" A relieved and impressed Martin then asks Dr. Martin going berserk on a dummy while demonstrating to Gina, Tommy, and Cole how to fight a burglar. And Gina admitting that, when she and Martin go to the movies, he buys her a child's ticket. 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. the gang and the little people mending fences and hugging, The gang's differing perspectives of how Martin and Gina first met, taking off his shoes to "let the bunions breathe," causing a foul odor, Gina and Pam are heard singing Elroy's song, Gina realizes she accidentally threw away Martin's basketball game tickets, going "Oh, my goodness" much like Sheneneh does. Martin Lawrence. Martin's expression when Gina tells him they're at the wrong address. Hustle Man pitching "free-range chicken" to Martin, who ultimately (and rudely) rejects his offer despite everyone else's protests. Gina, still suffering the effects of her avocado allergy and/or Novocaine injection, giving (or, more specifically. FOX / U.S. 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 Lawrence. Officer Warren mocking Martin's earlier suggestion to act tough when faced with burglars. But then Cole says Tommy told Martin he could keep the bag, at which Tommy tells Cole to get away from him while Martin touts Cole as a genius. From Bruh-Man on the 5th floor to Cole Brown's love of his mysterious and overweight girlfriend, Big Shirley, all the characters made the show a classic. Pam: Tichina Arnold. You live here.". After hearing that Tommy's father, an army sergeant, is in town, Cole tries to leave Martin's apartment, only to hear Sergeant Strong yell "Ten-hut!" When Luis's mother comments on how fine a man her son is, Martin remarks "So is Pam. Pam thinking the computer Tommy gave her as a birthday present is stolen after Tommy mentions he got it from his job. 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!". Cole's attempt to impress Pam by making a bird call. 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. ", When Martin insists to Tommy that he knows what he heard on the phone message, Cole adds "Yeah, Tommy, his ears are bigger than yoursand mine.". Derrick: Joseph C. Phillips. Cole's pick-up line of "Woman, you look so good, I'd lay down and die for ya". Cole undoes everything by turning on the TV, causing Cameron to wake up and start crying again. Tommy and Cole watch in horror, but Martin smiles in joy, then looks upward and calls "Be free!". Bernice: Kymberly Newberry. Then he shows up at Martin's apartment, wanting Martin to meet all of his new girl friends, one at a time. But if there was one running joke that. The following year, Hemphill was cast in her own sitcom, One in a Million. Martin's naturally over-the-top reaction to finding out that Gina might be pregnant. Big Red from The Five Heartbeats) character. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman . Gerren Keith Pam attacking Martin and telling him "Think about my water bed!" 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. When the rat returns, Pam grabs it and starts fighting with it, and Martin joins in. Gina overhearing Mama Payne beating up Martin because she incorrectly believes that Martin killed Ruby. as he's being dragged offstage by Varnell's bodyguard Snookie. Cole casually tossing Ruby's dead body into a box Martin is holding before Martin and Gina leave to find a replacement. Gina consults a psychic, Madam Anaconda, who holds a shirt and senses it belongs to someone with "a big, apple head," causing Gina to realize it's her shirt. When the DMV clerk points to where Martin has to go, Martin looks and spots the "From Scratch" line, where a few people wave at him. Remember that time Mama Payne went insane in church? Martin then reasons that Cole ", After the Bozacks tear up Martin's contract and Mrs. Bozack insults Martin after overhearing him assure Gina he only has eyes for her and say that women like Mrs. Bozack only dress the way they do because they're really insecure, Martin calls after Mrs. Bozack that Gina may not have a fine body like hers but at least she keeps it real; he does, however, concede that Mrs. Bozack's body. 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. Shirley Ann Hemphill Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 - December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. Martin's "Air Wack" attire, and Tommy and Cole's (off-screen) reactions to seeing him wearing it. Loud, unapologetic, independent, and fabulous, Martin's entrepreneurial neighbor had a big mouth and a big personality to match. 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. ", 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!". Martin's Christmas-Kwanzaa special goes off splendidly---until "Brotha Claus" threatens to blow up the station. Martin pranks Tommy by placing a fake mouse by his feet. Martin finding Bruh Man in his kitchen making a sandwich after. Martin and Gina rushing their friends out of the apartment so they can have sex before it turns midnight. 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. When Martin figures it's time to change Cameron's diapers, he asks Tommy to do the honors. 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. Photo: Lionsgate/Tyler Perry Company/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock. Cole comes back with the pizza. Classic. Martin attempting to attack Cole after he asks a stupid question. It's funnier when you remember his line about "coming up into people's apartments unannounced will surely get a cap in yo' ass!". 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. Martin calling a big white man "tribe" as he orders him to get out of the way of the phone. CRAZY?" The only problem is that he must move to Los Angeles, where the show will be taped. Martin then asks Gina if she's ever been to the unemployment office, and she replies "Hell, no, I got a job." Gina: Tisha Campbell. ", When Sean offers to aid Martin in the upcoming confrontation with the little people, Martin asks him if he's ever been in a fight, to which Sean answers that he used to get beat up all the time in school. Martin returns to find his apartment redecorated, and the redecorator---Gina---with plans for their relationship. When Martin asks what does he do, Cole smiles and replies "Same thing as Tommy." 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. Martin Lawrence. ", 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.". He only appeared in a couple of episodes, but this appearance solidified his place in black television history. Tanya: Angelle Brooks. Boss Man: Sy Richardson. Martin and Gina decide to have a quiet night at home to rekindle their love passion. Martin (TV series) Martin is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on Fox from August 27, 1992, to May 1, 1997. Images in this thread Yooooo..who played BIG SHIRLEY from Martin?? She asked me how was I doing. After Red calls him "corny," Martin gets on the radio and launches into a highly, After Red fires him, Martin grabs a trashcan and tries to chuck it through the studio window while telling "RADIO!" Owner of the gang's favorite hangout, Nipsey was known to bust the occasional move. Martin then comes back into the apartment, sobbing like an upset child, and runs to the back. Mama Payne patting down Gina, then stepping back in the most hysterical way possible once finished. ABC canceled the series in June 1980.[9]. While Martin and Tommy are rehearsing with Alesha, Tommy tells her she has "throw your drawers into it! He then leaves Nipsy's with a couple of dishes of food, telling his friends to buy some more for themselves. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', Martin sets a time and tells Cole he'll be busy then, but "wait on my ass-whupping.". In 1985, Hemphill reprised her role as Shirley Wilson in the syndicated revival of What's Happening!! It worksuntil he's asked a question and then Cole gets on the phone and screws things up. Tommy and Cole tumbling into Martin's apartment through the window. Cole: Carl Anthony Payne II. Tommy, Pam, and Cole come by to check on Gina. Mr. Booker: Jeris Lee Poindexter. When the lights come back on, we see that Martin is fighting the dummy (again), Tommy is manhandling Cole, and Gina has the robber in a choke-hold. Claus '' threatens to blow up the station he won their argument, he asks a stupid question the Palace. 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