Directed by Gerren Keith   Written by John Bowman   Martin Lawrence   Topper Carew   Cheryl Holliday   Cast Martin Lawrence ... Martin Payne / Edna 'Mama' Payne / Sheneneh Jenkins / Roscoe / Jerome / Elroy / Bob / King Beef / Various Tisha Campbell ... Gina Waters-Payne Carl Anthony Payne II ... Cole Brown Thomas Mikal Ford ... Tommy Strawn Tichina Arnold ... Pamela James Jon Gries ... Shawn McDermott (credit only) (as Jonathan Gries) Garrett Morris ... Stan Winters (credit only) Richard Gant ... Rev. Barnes Tucker Smallwood ... Darrell Claudette Wells ... Winifred Adam Lazarre-White ... Jay Michael Jai White ... Valdez Produced by John Bowman   Terry Crotzer   Sandy Frank   Mark J. Greenberg   Cheryl Holliday   David Knoller   Bennie R. Richburg Jr.   Matt Wickline   Original Music by Bill Maxwell

Additional Info Premiere: February 20, 1994 DVD Release: May 15, 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 #4,555 / 21,075 Site Ranking