Martin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Martin is a sassy sitcom centering on a radio-and-television personality named Martin Payne. The series focuses on Martin's romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina Waters, his job changes from a radio personality to a television personality, and the variety of friends Martin hangs out with along the way: the loud-mouthed and sassy Pam James and his best friends Tommy Strong and Cole Brown. Star, Martin Lawrence, also portrays of host of wild characters on the show. His neighbor Sheneneh; his mother Mama Payne; Otis the security guard; Jerome the gold-toothed player; Roscoe the snot-nosed kid who's always looking for a leg up; Bob, the white guy, King-Beef, Elroy, and many more. Martin is the center of attention, as each episode takes you from one hilarious circumstance to another. Hijinks, laughter, quick-witted banter, and lotsa love, make this series one to last forever.

Series details

• Title: Martin
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1992-08-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 7903
• IMDb ID: tt0103488
• TVDB ID: 75725

Cast and credited roles

• Tisha Campbell — Gina Waters-Payne
• Carl Anthony Payne II — Cole Brown
• Thomas Mikal Ford — Tommy Strawn
• Martin Lawrence — Martin Payne
• Tichina Arnold — Pamela James
• Garrett Morris — Stan Winters
• Jon Gries — Shawn McDermott

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-08-27; final listed air date 1993-05-13; episode order: 27.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-08-22; final listed air date 1994-05-15; episode order: 27.
• Season 3: premiered 1994-09-01; final listed air date 1995-05-18; episode order: 27.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-09-09; final listed air date 1996-05-02; episode order: 27.
• Season 5: premiered 1996-09-05; final listed air date 1997-05-01; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Martin on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.