Directed by Tony Singletary   Written by John Bowman   Martin Lawrence   Topper Carew   Lisa Rosenthal   Cast Martin Lawrence ... Martin Payne / Edna 'Mama' Payne / Sheneneh Jenkins / Roscoe / Jerome / Elroy / Bob / King Beef / Various Tisha Campbell ... Gina Waters Carl Anthony Payne II ... Cole Brown Thomas Mikal Ford ... Tommy Strawn Tichina Arnold ... Pamela James (credit only) Jon Gries ... Shawn McDermott (as Jonathan Gries) Garrett Morris ... Stan Winters Kim Fields ... Monica Hurd Vinny Brown ... Self Bonnie DeShong ... Self Jeri Gray ... Registrant Russ Parr ... Russ Parr Frank Lozano ... Self Uncredited Cast Wendy Williams ... Wendy Williams Produced by Walter Barnett   John Bowman   Topper Carew   Terry Crotzer   David Knoller   Jane Milmore   Billy Van Zandt   Original Music by Paul Jackson Jr.   Greg Poree

Additional Info Premiere: November 19, 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 -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,613 / 21,503 Site Ranking