Episodes Beauty and the Beast August 27, 1992 The Gift Rapper September 3, 1992 Things I Do for Love September 10, 1992 Boyz 'R Us September 17, 1992 Dead Men Don't Flush September 24, 1992 Forever Sheneneh October 1, 1992 The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming October 8, 1992 Woman with a Past October 15, 1992 Baby It's Cole'd in Here October 22, 1992 The Night He Came Home October 29, 1992 The Great Payne Robbery November 5, 1992 Three Men and a Mouse November 12, 1992 Radio Days November 19, 1992 I've Got a Secret December 3, 1992 I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus December 17, 1992 Do the Fight Thing January 14, 1993 Blackboard Jungle Fever January 21, 1993 The Break Up: Part 1 February 11, 1993 The Break Up: Part 2 February 11, 1993 The Break Up: Part 3 February 18, 1993 I'm Not Your Superwoman February 25, 1993 Credit Card Blues March 18, 1993 Jerome's in the House April 1, 1993 Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin April 22, 1993 Variety Show April 29, 1993 Baby You Can Drive My Car May 6, 1993 Checks, Lies and Videotape May 13, 1993 Directed by Stan Lathan   Tony Singletary   Chuck Vinson   Gerren Keith   Terri McCoy   Written by John Bowman   Martin Lawrence   Topper Carew   Jane Milmore   Billy Van Zandt   Lisa Rosenthal   Bennie R. Richburg Jr.   David Wyatt   Bentley Kyle Evans   Diane Burroughs   Joey Gutierrez   Bruce Ferber   Myra J.   Bill Braunstein   Cast Martin Lawrence ... Martin Payne / Edna 'Mama' Payne (27 episodes) Tisha Campbell ... Gina Waters (27 episodes) Carl Anthony Payne II ... Cole Brown (27 episodes) Thomas Mikal Ford ... Tommy Strawn (27 episodes) Tichina Arnold ... Pamela James (27 episodes) Jon Gries ... Shawn McDermott (27 episodes) (as Jonathan Gries) Garrett Morris ... Stan Winters (27 episodes) Bentley Kyle Evans ... Caller #1 (7 episodes) (as Bentley Evans) Myra J. ... Caller #2 (5 episodes) Bennie R. Richburg Jr. ... Caller #2 (5 episodes) Jane Milmore ... Caller #4 (5 episodes) LaWanda Page ... Evelyn Porter (4 episodes) Victoria Morsell ... The Secretary (3 episodes) Laura Hayes ... Maddie Brown (3 episodes) Tracy Coley ... Jingle Singer (2 episodes) Devika Parikh ... King Beef Girl #1 (2 episodes) (as Devika) Janine Michelle ... King Beef Girl #2 (2 episodes) Patricia McBride ... King Beef Girl #3 (2 episodes) Mike Hagerty ... The Plumber (2 episodes) (as Michael Hagerty) Jeri Gray ... Registrant (2 episodes) Arthur Reggie III ... Boy #2 (2 episodes) Billy Van Zandt ... White Couple (2 episodes) Lark Voorhies ... Nicole (2 episodes) Eric Anderson ... Waiter (2 episodes) David Alan Grier ... Rev. Leon Lonnie Love (2 episodes) Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker ... Keylolo (2 episodes) (as Yo-Yo) Kathleen Freeman ... Saleslady Natalie Venetia Belcon ... Danice James Lesure ... Guy Lanei Chapman ... Caller #1 (voice) John Marshall Jones ... Caller #3 (voice) Lee Weaver ... Bus Boy Conni Marie Brazelton ... Waitress (as Connie Marie Brazelton) Richard McGregor ... Caller #1 (voice) Chris Roberts ... Sports Announcer (voice) Christopher Reid ... Self (as Christopher 'Kid' Reid) J.A. Preston ... Dr. Cliff Waters Judyann Elder ... Nadine Waters Keith Washington ... Self Dwayne Kennedy ... Co-Worker Tommy Morgan Jr. ... Co-Worker (as Tommy Morgan) Lorrie Marlow ... Stripper David Workman ... TV Announcer (voice) (as Dave Workman) Richard Moll ... Officer Warren Don Dolan ... Older Cop Clifton Powell ... Younger Cop Gerry Black ... Old Man Little Richard ... The Exterminator Kim Fields ... Monica Hurd Vinny Brown ... Self Bonnie DeShong ... Self Russ Parr ... Russ Parr Frank Lozano ... Self Bebe Drake ... Myra (as Bebe Drake-Massey) Mikei Brown ... Boy #1 Jurnee Smollett ... Little Girl #1 Charles R. Penland ... Man #2 (as Charles Penland) Homeselle Joy ... Caller #3 (voice) Suli McCullough ... Caller #4 (voice) Bobby McGee ... Caller #5 (voice) Beverly Johnson ... Miss Trinidad Brandon Quintin Adams ... Boy #2 (as Brandon Adams) Valentino D. Harrison ... Boy #1 (as Valentino D. Harrison Jr.) Richard Pryor ... Richard Pryor Kimberly Brooks ... Woman #1 Mary Broussard ... Woman #2 Billy Dee Williams ... Billy Dee Williams Christopher B. Duncan ... Michael Joel Weiss ... Messenger Reggie McFadden ... Ricky Thompson John Toles-Bey ... Brother Shabazz Nancy Fish ... Saleslady Joe Banks ... Bailiff Andre Rosey Brown ... Big Convict Peter Steinfeld ... Cop #1 Anthony Johnson ... LaFonne Shohreh Aghdashloo ... Malika (as Shohreh Vaziri) Bushwick Bill ... Trey Tony Cox ... Bennie Alexander Folk ... Police Officer Bobby Porter ... Man #1 Joseph S. Griffo ... Man #2 (as Joseph F. Griffo) Carlton Lee Russell ... Bartender Kenneth Whack ... Kenji Ernie Lee Banks ... Man #3 (as Ernie Banks) DeForest Covan ... Man in Audience #2 Lamont Johnson ... Man #2 Nick LaTour ... Man in Audience #1 Travis Payne ... Dancer Timmie Rogers ... Another Man in Audience Troy Thirdgill ... Man #1 Kim Coles ... Bonquisha David Nelson ... Man #1 Valdez Flagg ... Man in Other Car Jimmy Woodard ... Man #1 Uncredited Cast Ken Sagoes ... Miles Wendy Williams ... Wendy Williams Scott L. Schwartz ... Man in Jail Erick Avari ... Rashidi Betty Beaird ... Sean's Mother Amy Roloff ... Thug Produced by Walter Barnett   John Bowman   Topper Carew   David Knoller   Jane Milmore   Lisa Rosenthal   Billy Van Zandt   Terry Crotzer   Bennie R. Richburg Jr.   Original Music by Paul Jackson Jr.   Greg Poree

Additional Info Premiere: August 27, 1992 DVD Release: January 02, 2007 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies You Go Boy! Productions HBO Independent Productions Distributors Fox Network   (1992) (United States) (original airing) (TV) HBO Max   (2021) (World-wide) (VOD) (video) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2007) (United States) (complete first, second, and third seasons) (DVD) USA Network   (1996) (United States) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,561 / 21,119 Site Ranking #4,557 The Darwin Awards (2006) #4,558 Survival Island (2005) #4,559 Martin: Season 5 (1996) #4,560 Martin: Season 3 (1994) #4,561 Martin: Season 1 (1992) #4,562 Martin: Season 2 (1993) #4,563 Ghoulies (1985) #4,564 The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012) #4,565 Imaginationland: The Movie (2008)