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", Cole leading the other patients in doing his bird call, and telling them "Thank you very much,". Gina voices her disapproval with boxing, but is later seen getting into it. 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. Cue Gina saying "Your brain is blank!" 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. When she wasn't throwing hands at Martin, she was in church or getting her freak on with Ol' Otis. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. Pam attacking Martin and telling him "Think about my water bed!" Martin names her Big Shirley as he is . When Gina stands up for Martin to her father, Martin pops up from behind the couch to give Gina an admiring smile before getting back down. Sheneneh retorting at Valentino that she stayed up with him all night because she was afraid he'd bore himself to death. Michael Carrington Martin Lawrence. An old mack from waaaaay back. Martin injuring his back again after Gina's boss pats him on the back. ", After Shebazz bids him farewell, Martin responds with "Peace and a bottle of hair grease to you, too.". When Martin comes back into the bedroom after investigating a noise and tells Gina it was a mouse, Gina asks if it was a real mouse, to which an annoyed Martin replies it was Speedy Gonzalez and goes ", Gina insisting she can't stay when there's a mouse roaming around, and telling Martin that she. When Tommy asserts he's a grown man, Martin tells him "I'm a grown man, too!" Martin dresses up as Ike Turner for Halloween and, for a brief moment, he engrosses himself deeply in the role until he's snapped out of it by Gina. Pam calling Martin's birthday "Martin Loser Payne Day.". Gina: Tisha Campbell. : ABC's popular teen-age sitcom succeeds in spite of itself", "Messy' Dressing Room Cleaned Up, 'What's Happening' Stars Return", "Shirley Lost Cook's Job, But Won Whole Company", "Actress Shirley Hemphill, 52, Found Dead In Her Los Angeles Home", "Where IsThe Cast of 'What's Happening'? 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 ". The lullaby works, and Cameron falls asleepas does Cole. Hustle Man then claims he isn't Hustle Man, but "Hustle Marcellus," much to Martin's frustration. Martin chasing after Cole after he causes Charles Barkley, Martin's guest, to leave. Pam's "gift" for Martin: A portable stool so he can sit while waiting in line at the unemployment office. Episode Chronology He then tells Cole to remind him to "give you an ass-whupping later," to which Cole takes out a pen and paper and asks "What time's good for you?" Martin, Tommy, and Cole fleeing from the elderly man who, One of the orderlies jokingly tells Pam he's, When the rest of the gang figures out Tammy's true identity and Martin announces his intentions to restrain her, Tammy grabs some guy's fork and speaks into it, saying ", Martin orders Cole to grab Tammy, but Cole refuses, saying "Crazy people know how to fight." Part of the reason I find Joanne the Scammer to be so refreshing is because she aspires to be a version of white womanhood, in addition to the fact that the actor who plays her, Brandon Miller, actually identifies as LGBTQ. The series failed to attract an audience and was canceled in June 1980. The African prince's aide commenting, in their native language, how big Gina's head is. Born April 8, 1964 Gina: Tisha Campbell. Pam calling Martin "Small McCartney" when he shows up to talk to Mr. Oaks about giving Gina her job back. The episode ends with the same scene, only it's Martin who gets squashed by the weight. Martin reading the note from his mother warning him about Gina, complete with an image of Mama Payne reading the note aloud, even telling her son to "Turn over the note!" 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. Martin's naturally over-the-top reaction to finding out that Gina might be pregnant. Gina on the stand: Martin subtly threatens her by comparing them to, Tommy on the stand: After he mockingly calls him ". When Cole is about to eat the fry, Pam stops him and takes it to her bedroom, talking to it as though it were a baby. And when Martin answers the door, he and Gina see Cole standing there holding up his arms defensively. became a staple of black '90s lexicon. He sends two away for looking ugly, checks the pockets of a man who takes out his guns while Otis is checking him, and forces a woman in a revealing top to "pay for the midgets" and asking to "shake one of those hands.". Tommy commenting that if Cole keeps following island women around, they'll throw him into a volcano. Martin tricking the rest of the gang into leaving his apartment by saying Hustle Man has burgers. Martin Lawrence. Cut to the next scene, where Gina and Pam are watching Apollo, a tall, well-built housekeeper, clean the apartment. She was like a big sister: I dont want you moving in with nobody. After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. Shortly after leaving with Apollo, Pam comes back and asks the Paynes if she can borrow their handcuffs. Hemphill returned to Asheville two years later and got a job in a factory manufacturing nylons. Fun fact: This episode was written by John Ridley, who recently won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave! Mama Payne's message on the Paynes' answering machine. ", Pam walks in on Martin trying to show her cousin Alesha how to sing, and she tells him that isn't his song. The Irish nun at the orphanage thinking Martin is an orphan. But that was a little while. When Pam asks if that means he'll stop insulting her, Martin asks God if he can still crack on Pam. At dinner, Taheim angrily questions the others about why a dish has to be called "black-eyed peas" and stalks off. When Martin shows off his Spanish vocabulary, Luis tells him he has other people to ignore to get Martin to come to his point. 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!". Sheneneh panicking after learning there's a mouse in Martin's apartment. Martin: Martin Lawrence. Waters entering Gina's apartment when Martin and Gina are in the middle of preparing for lovemaking, remarks that Gina felt him up pretty good and laughing, find a censor beep device to bleep out Martin's profanity. Hustle Man, Bruh-Man, Stan, Dragonfly Jones, Ms. Gerri, Buckwhite, Nipsey, and Big Shirley. Anyway, the business, which seemed to be doing quite well, as the place was packed with customers, and they were running out of food to serve (and Pam was pulling in big tips from the customers, turned out to be a colossal failure, as Cole, (who also was the frycook) who was responsible for printing the flyers for the eatery's opening, made a mistake in having the flyers include redeemable coupons which offered "5 for 1" instead of "2 for 1" meals, which Martin wanted, and which the patronsall were using to pay for their meals with, as a fumingly angry Martin tells Cole "This is just about the dumbest thing you've ever did!". Gina then comments that "they, After Miss Mini wakes them up early in the morning and shows her. Madame Anaconda: Shirley Prestia. Guest stars Martin snarking at Pam that "Not every man is built like you" after she doesn't help him set up chairs for the boxing match and makes a crack about his height. 2 may be a controversial move, but that church entrance alone secures it. [10] After What's Happening Now!! thots 293 on now. The first few questions, Cole answers he doesn't know. Martin and Gina hold a garage sale to rid themselves of clutter; Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II) has a question for Big Shirley. Cole slurping his drink loudly while he, Martin, and Gina are watching a mystery movie. Pam remarks that it's a good thing Martin didn't have too far to fall because he really would've gotten hurt, and Martin shoots back that when horses are incapacitated, they take them out to pasture and let off a few rounds. Sheneneh and her friends taunting another driver while Tommy's giving them a ride. Answer: Detroit The show began in Detroit, but later was set in Chicago. Tommy going "Oh, I think Uta comin' down with somethin,'" followed by Gina and Pam saying they're coming down with a "five-day Hawaiian flu. (referring to O.J. 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 and Gina go to dinner with their former love interests to prove there are no sparks left. Martin Lawrence. Martin Lawrence. I never forgot it. Shirley Vance Martin was born on July 3, 1870, in Kentucky, USA. The show starred comedian and namesake Martin Lawrence as the titular character. aired for three seasons. The attractive nurse that Tommy cozies up to tells him her last name is "Gottabody.". Remember that time Mama Payne went insane in church? When Tommy complains Brother Claus made him late for work, Brother Claus replies "Shut up, man! Bernice: Kymberly Newberry. Gina: Tisha Campbell. What's up?". While taking the test, Martin gets interrupted by Titus the, Martin switches the driver license tests, so that. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Hustle Man: Tracy Morgan. 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. Gloria Rodriguez: Angelina Estrada. 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", The reason Gina got the boot in the first place was essentially because Martin was driving her car and he refused to pay any parking tickets since he figured that the police couldn't do anything to him since he was driving Gina's car, Martin points out that Tinkerbell had a big butt, have a funeral for the plumber at Gina's urging, Dr. Martin showing up in his apartment decked out in soldier gear, and forcing Cole to do push-ups for not being at his post on the roof. They break into Pam's apartment and Gina ends up slamming the door behind them. There's also the nun seeing through Martin's attempt to bribe her for the cuckoo clock. Martin then notices Bruh Man is wearing his robe and orders him to take it off. 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. Sharice: Trish Penix. Martin being rude to a customer, assuming she asked him a question because he's black. "That ain't no damn puppy!". Derrick: Joseph C. Phillips. 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. Click to see full answer. At the club . When Gina assures Martin he can still go, Martin gives her a long look before saying "Hell, no! Gina, still suffering the effects of her avocado allergy and/or Novocaine injection, giving (or, more specifically. He then excuses himself and rushes to the bathroom. He had a total of maybe 16 lines for the show's entire run. Before that, Officer Otis accosts a burly man at the ATM and sends him off. I remember, I was down to maybe a couple hundred dollars in the bank. Advertise here! When Martin asks what does he do, Cole smiles and replies "Same thing as Tommy." Directed by 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. Gina wins. Myra: Bebe Drake. AND a little girl telling Pam she's too old to play with one of the toys and demanding she give it to her. He then proceeds to kick Bruh Man out. Martin also said it best, Shirley Hemphill was just a good woman. And Cole has broken up with Big Shirley after catching her with another man. When the mouse ends up in Cole's jean pocket, Cole starts whining and Martin tells him to be a man, then. Martin calling Pam "Grizzly Adams" and commenting on how he thought horses could smell their way to water. after he starts to believe that Marvin is his son. Martin freaking out over the price for Gina's engagement ring. Pam then steps up and tells Martin that Gina was going to tell him about her pay raise, then mockingly assures him it'll happen for him and tells him to "Keep hope alive, my brother" with a raised fist. Martin and Gina make final preparations the day before their wedding. 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. Tommy protests that Martin shouldn't be walking on his ankle, only for Martin to say he isn't; "You're gonna carry me, Scoopy!". 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. Sheneneh opening her door and asking Cole "Are. Stan even rushes to. Martin: Martin Lawrence. And forcing Pam to "throw it away" when she and the others protest against giving Sheneneh 5% on the dollar. Gina tries to tell a scary story, only for Martin to interrupt her. Frosty relations with his landlord prompt Martin to refuse to pay the rent---which leads the landlord to cut off the heat. Martin's speech to Cole about getting his own place. 7.0 He then comments that Ike got him for a moment. At some point, Cole ventures out of the bathroom, only to go running back inside after Sergeant Strong screams at Martin. It then turns out that the woman he was feeling up is Gina's visiting mother Nadine. Loud and to the point, Myra was everyone's country auntie. Mama Jama: Armelia McQueen. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. Mr. Jim: John Wesley. Bruhman didn't appear on the show beyond the third season (with the exception of a couple of episodes), but he made a lasting impression with that slow bop he walked with. 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