I never forgot it. And when Martin answers the door, he and Gina see Cole standing there holding up his arms defensively. Pam attempting to punch Cole after he wonders why they still can't get married. Martin asking Pam if they "celebrate the day the egg was laid, or the day it hatched?". Gina: Tisha Campbell. After breaking up with Big Shirley, Martin convinces Cole to get back into the dating scene. Cole slurping his drink loudly while he, Martin, and Gina are watching a mystery movie. Cole meets a special woman with a big secret. Martin insisting he isn't a punk right before picking up the phone and begging someone to help him. Martin takes a bite, then. After the woman explains she's recovering from a cold, Tommy brushes off her explanation before getting up and giving everyone else in the green room a, Varnell going off on Martin for crashing his show and generally being a "pain in my ass since this whole thing started.". It really goes downhill when Dr. Martin Lawrence. Martin's reluctance to Gina's suggestion to see a doctor about his ankle, followed by him saying he'll be fine once he goes to his mother's house. Stan then points out that can't be proven. After he and Mary are denied shelter at the inn, Joseph expresses his belief that it'll be like that for the next 2000 years. When Gina goes around collecting Martin's stuff in her apartment, Martin asks her if he did something wrong. Martin and Tommy acting out how Cole should stand up to his mother, which includes Martin, acting as Cole, telling Big Shirley to "take the paper bag off yo' head." Martin and Gina's water-gun fight in the apartment. After the rest of the gang and Sean reveal they were pranking Martin, Martin tells them to, Mrs. Porter tells Martin and Gina that the police officer who took her statement told her to move; this becomes a, After he and Gina walk Mrs. Porter back to her apartment, Martin asks Gina, "Did you see what, When Martin and Gina enter the former's apartment and find it empty, they step back out and check the apartment number on the door before going back inside, at which point Martin goes ", While Martin makes a list of things that were stolen from his apartment, he tries to add things he, Sheneneh trying to videotape Officer Warren as he's walking to Martin's apartment and make it look like. Martin's efforts to impress his future mother-in-law (Judyann Elder) are destroyed when a boy claims he's Martin's son. Waters a. When Tommy protests that Cameron is too young to walk, Cole answers that he probably took the stroller. and attempting to attack Cole. Martin's talk show is picked up by a national network. He Say, She Say Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. Martin and Pam screaming in terror at the end after Martin's stalker shows up outside his room. Martin violently kicking Dr. Bones out of his apartment after the man sets his back straight. Martin Lawrence. Big Shirley. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. After receiving the offer to host a talk show, Martin's stoked ego leads him to call "Buffin' Boss" and hastily quit his job buffing floors by yelling "Buff this!" Hemphill got a job waitressing during the day and performed at The Comedy Store at night. Cole acting like he's getting beat up by invisible spirits, and Martin attempting to punch them in defense of his friend. Madame Anaconda: Shirley Prestia. Cole relating the story of how he tried to scare his mother, only to cause her bladder to drop. a head twitch when she was telling him off. Martin also said it best, Shirley Hemphill was just a good woman. He played a beatboxing alien in Men in Black II (2002) alongside Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. During their second fight, when Gina finds the picture, Martin says he wanted to see what their daughter might look like. Martin getting into a brief scuffle with Miss Gerri in church. He was originally going to voice The Grizz in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013) but left during pre-production of the game with Fred Tatasciore replacing him. as the gang tries to convince him to go get them a pizza. After Gina leaves, Martin asks himself "What's this love thing all about? 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. Gina finding one of her old sweaters and complaining about how Pam had it the whole time, much to Martin's annoyance. List of Martin episodes In Gina's account, she dates a rich snob until she sees Martin who is characterized as a, Martin then remarks "You fell for me because I was a punk?". Who do you think you are?") For a time in Season 3, Cole appeared to be attracted strictly to plus-sized women and dated a security guard named Big Shirley (who is fully seen in only one episode; another episode only showed "her" below the neck to portray her as being a quite large woman,who's much taller and bigger than Cole, and even taller and larger than Tommy, who stands about '6'4"). By the mid-90s, Martin was now a household name with his sitcom, Martin just like Shirley was when she helped him out back in the day. Cole mistaking "prenuptial agreement" for "prenatal agreements. Tommy calling Pam and Luis "These two phonies" while performing the ceremony, as well as misinterpreting Luis's "Si" as "See" and getting into a brief row with the man. Read More Pam: Tichina Arnold. Cole waves his hands in the air and yells "And wave 'em like you just don't care! After Martin hits Lonnie, he cries for Gina to hold him. The two give Sheneneh a, As the gang sits in Martin's apartment and braves the cold, Martin says they're all men and "There's only one woman here and that's my baby. Men have relegated plus-sized Black women to punchlines in a way that has real effects on how the rest of our communities view us. And I said, Not too good. Sean LampkinJuliette JeffersYonda DavisRichard Trask Mrs. Martin putting a chain and a flashing light on the refrigerator. Martin finding Bruh Man in his kitchen making a sandwich after. His girlfriend and eventual wife, Gina, puts up with him --. Martin in the club encounters several different women: He tries to talk up a woman with very long hair, only for her to snub him in return. When Tommy objects to Martin's plan to prank Pam, Martin compares Tommy to a Chicago Bulls game because "You're always sellin' out!". Martin attempting to attack Cole after he asks a stupid question. Casey { relativeTimeResolver(1585406971030) }} LIVE Points 27. Martin bargaining with God to let Tommy recover by promising to be a better person. Just wanted to cry, man. ", After Gina questions him about the photos he put up in the Paynes' apartment (so Cole could pretend to Rhonda that Martin and Gina's apartment is his), Cole tells her, "I don't know, Gina. The three of them moving towards the door when Gina reacts in surprise upon finding a piece of mail addressed to Martin. (1985) and Martin (1992). Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Martin banging a pot to wake Gina up. Mama Payne's reaction to receiving Lonnie's "blessing.". Cole buys a drink for a female patron, who downs the drink and lets out a belch. Pam calling Martin's birthday "Martin Loser Payne Day.". She then proceeds to sing ". The series failed to attract an audience and was canceled in June 1980. Martin hollering about how there aren't any black people present and yelling for "my Latino brothers," complete with going "Andale! But. Martin: Big Shirley is a woman whose reputed size and appetite make it nigh impossible for her to be portrayed by a real person on screen. Gina grabbing the rude bus station attendant and slamming his face repeatedly against the glass after he refuses to give change is both this and awesome. The couple then jump around in a panic while Martin frets at Gina. Sheneneh scaring away a rude woman after arriving for the audition for. You. Brethren No. He made sure Shirley made a guest appearance on his then highly rated show. When Gina worries Pam's going to be killed, Martin assures her by saying a cat has nine lives. But they are constantly being interrupted by their friends before the fun begins. Pam: Tichina Arnold. 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.". Jackson then shows up stoned out of his mind due to overdosing on painkillers. 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?" In an interview with The Washington Post, Martin talked about his days as a young broke comedian/actor. Amanda, the head of the league, then questions Sheneneh about her husband, and Sheneneh and Laquita confirm his infidelity. Hustle Man, Bruh-Man, Stan, Dragonfly Jones, Ms. Gerri, Buckwhite, Nipsey, and Big Shirley. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Funny/Martin, 1x07 - The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming, 1x24 - Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin, 3x16 - Ain't Nuttin' Goin' on But the Rent, 5x07 - The Life You Save May Make You Rich, 5x23/24 - California, Here We Come, Parts 1 & 2. Otis waking up Gina and Pam who are sleeping on the couch. Miss Mini ordering Martin and Gina to "hop your butts over to that table" after Gina tells her they're going down to IHOP for breakfast. When a criminal (Gary Coleman) he helped put away gets out on parole, Martin hides out---and his friends desert him. Youre never going to believe this, but there was a time in my life where I thought Madea, the elderly woman, While I was able to laugh along with Madea because her old age accounted for much of her comedic appeal, the images of the plus-sized women on, Much of the literature and discourse about Black male comedians in drag both plus and straight sized is about emasculation. After Martin tries to get people to recognize him at the unemployment office, a mean older man snaps at him: "Man, sit yo' ass down!". Season 4, Episode 6#87 in series (132 episodes) She was like a big sister: I dont want you moving in with nobody. He Say, She Say ", When Martin tells Tommy and Cole that Gina's expecting, Cole asks "Expecting what? Gina then forces her to sit down and watch Martin's tape, while Pam objects. That line then gets thrown at him by Bruh Man, of all people, when Martin arrives at the TV studio and finds, to his apparent annoyance, that his neighbor is the other interviewee. Born April 8, 1964 The Life and Sad Ending of Strother Martin The Life and Sad Ending 183K subscribers Subscribe 703 15K views 1 year ago Mini bio of the life of actor Strother Martin who is perhaps best. When Pam tells Martin to stop talking so she can watch a soap opera on TV, Martin tells her to turn it off because "I hate to see a grown man cry.". Stan then punches Sean in the face, sending him falling to the floor, and goes ". . Everyone's shocked reaction when the plumber regains consciousness. ", "See, that's why I didn't call you, 'cause your attitude! Gina's exasperated reaction as Martin works out for himself that if he disregards driving laws while driving Gina's car. Martin getting aggressive with the police officers who come to arrest Ricky for credit card fraud. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. Next episode Gina: Tisha Campbell. ", Every time Martin or anyone else mentions his old school rival Rick, he always turns his head towards the camera and adds "'Pretty Ricky' what they called him. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Gina demands to know what took Martin so long to get out of the bar, and Martin replies they had a two-drink minimum. Derrick: Joseph C. Phillips. Singer Babyface has a cameo. Roscoe and his friends gambling underage at Ginas apartment. Martin hides under the bed when Gina returns with a handyman and listens as they climb onto the bed (so the handyman can fix the air conditioning). 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. Cole then asks ". ", After the Paynes are forced to live outside their apartment building (Luis gives their apartment to another couple who pays him more money), a homeless man comes up and puts some coins into Gina's cup of coffee, much to her annoyance, then offers to buy her couch in exchange for his jacket, but then decides he doesn't like the couch and moves on. Gina challenges Pam to say she's crazy, and Pam denies it. [7] On the series, she portrayed Shirley Simmons, a taxi driver who inherited a huge corporation and fortune from one of her customers. Cole comes back with the pizza. Join this channel. Star of the sleazy show Cole used to watch. Answer: Detroit The show began in Detroit, but later was set in Chicago. Martin telling Cole about his new apartment, "This place is so small, you have to go outside to change your mind! gear 211 on now. He's later seen doing army-style marches in the background. After agreeing to save money, Gina is forced to make a withdrawal from her joint account with Martin to pay some back parking tickets. She was the domineering force in the life of a weak-minded Cole, who was the dim-witted member of. Gina, still suffering the effects of her avocado allergy and/or Novocaine injection, giving (or, more specifically. Tanya: Angelle Brooks. Then we cut to Tommy reading the insurance papers and marveling over the amount of money, then turning to Martin and saying ". Martin then comes back into the apartment, sobbing like an upset child, and runs to the back. The little girl telling Pam "Don't let me catch your face in the street!". Martin's attempt to cook a frozen dinner ending badly, much to his consternation. Michael Carrington Luis muses over how he can't wait for the wedding to be over so he can "knock her boots from here to Albuquerque. On his way to the counter to turn in his form, he gets into a brief fight with Miss Gerri, who bests him by slapping him across the face. After Martin instructs Gina and Pam to keep quiet so Junior and Sonny will leave, Junior and Sonny barge right into the apartment, much to Martin's chagrin. It's topped off with Cole moving up front and causing the car to reverse and crash, prompting everyone to say "AW, DAMN!". During her short but significant life, Ruby taunted Gina to the brink of insanity and gave Martin cause to deliver the famous line, "You killed my mama bird!". He Say, She Say was the sixth episode of Season 4 of Martin, also the 87th overall episode of the series. Cole's proposal of a "take-in" restaurant. After returning to an angry Gina, Martin spins a lie about how Cole was supposed to leave his anniversary gift for Gina in her apartment, and he mentions how he went over to Cole's place and punched Cole before coming to Gina's apartment. He had a total of maybe 16 lines for the show's entire run. Gloria: Angelina Estrada. 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. Sheneneh's spoiler of the movie is just as funny: It involves dinosaurs coming by and doing a drive-by. Cole's childish opposition to helping Martin move the plumber's body in the bathroom. Martin being bored out of his skull at the shoe store. You know how awesome you have to be to be an inanimate object but and still steal the spotlight? Mr. Jim: John Wesley. 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. Martin and Gina decide to have a quiet night at home to rekindle their love passion. Gina and Martin invest all their bread in a restaurant that becomes more popular than they anticipated. Tommy and Cole watch in horror, but Martin smiles in joy, then looks upward and calls "Be free!". Gina accepts Sheneneh's offer to work at her salon in exchange for the tickets, and Sheneneh gives her a new hairstyle, which leaves Gina, Gina is assigned to work on Myra's feet, and she tells Myra to take off her shoes, only for Myra to inform her they. }); Copyright 2015 . iloveoldschoolmusic.com. Tommy calmly, and repeatedly, pointing out to Martin that Gina's going to hurt him for his words on the radio. The shot then pulls back to reveal that the tires are missing, and Martin laments to Gina that they've been robbed. When Martin hides in the kitchen but ends up tearing off his drawers and Dr. Dr. Skyhook asking Gina if she was in the accident because her head looks swollen. after he compares her to a dog learning how to play Frisbee. Martin's "Air Wack" attire, and Tommy and Cole's (off-screen) reactions to seeing him wearing it. Martin Lawrence. The Honourable Shirley Martin was a big portion of the base on which Niagara West is formed. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. target_type: 'mix' Big Shirley Is Coming 31,061 views Jan 16, 2020 543 Dislike Share Save The Martin Channel 49.5K subscribers Subscribe Antwan Azhar Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrV. Martin's hesitation over laying down on a bed of needles to prove his faith. When Martin comes home and Gina (wearing plastic around her shoes because Miss Mini threatened her against messing up her housecleaning) chides him for leaving his gym shoes on the floor, he asserts he's going to leave his shoes wherever he wantsthen asks if Miss Mini is still in the apartment. When a knock comes at the door, Martin correctly bets it's Pam and asks her "Wasn't that you pawin' and scratchin' at the door?". Martin offers to wear a bow-tie at dinner with Gina's parents after Gina reveals her father made her last boyfriend, who was a Muslim, cry. [2][3], By 1976, Hemphill's stand-up routine started to get noticed and caught the attention of casting agent Joan Murray. ", After Pam gripes about going into witness protection with Gina and insists she didn't see anything, Martin remarks, "I guess I done seen it alla seein'-eye dog that can't see! Pam agrees to be Cole's date to the class reunion, but she quickly gets fed up. ", Jerome crashing into the hideout through the window. [1], An aspiring stand-up comedian, Hemphill sent a cassette tape of one of her comedy routines to Flip Wilson. After his father takes the mine and Pam leaves the room, Tommy calls his father on keeping a land mine in his hotel room, to which Sergeant Strong answers, "Always expect the unexpected.". From Quiz: Episodes of "Martin" 3 Where do Martin and his friends live when the series started? Gerren Keith Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford. Cole alerting the thieves' to his and Tommy's presence by turning and accidentally hitting a trashcan. ended its three-year run, she again worked the nightclub scene and doing the occasional acting gig on a number of '90s comedy sitcoms, including Martin and The Wayans Bros..[9] In 1993, she appeared in her first movie, CB4 which starred Chris Rock. When the handyman persists in confronting Martin, Martin engages him in a brief fight that turns goofy since the handyman's actor ends up clearly, After Martin is told that Gina wasn't having an affair and Gina tells him his mind is gone, Martin replies "That's why I came here to get it back!". After Gina forces him to take back the Hoshitashi, Martin is then seen watching the Bitch 200 with Tommy and Cole. Hemphill returned to Asheville two years later and got a job in a factory manufacturing nylons. Martin giving Nipsy two cigars, "one for the baby I'm having, one for the baby you havin'. One of the most lovable, snot-nosed, slick-mouthed, gambling elementary school kids in TV history. Guest stars Now the gang has to come up with a plan to save their pal. After Martin insists on complaining about Tommy making a big deal out of his luggage bag, Gina tells him she's going to put away her red pumps, causing him to change his mind. Pam acting like she's going to be sick after witnessing a romantic moment between Martin and Gina. Martin decides to look for Gina's friend Wallace and goes to the phone, telling the operator to run all the Wallaces in the area by him and saying he's got nothing but time because he's in a shoe store. Martin enlists Gina's aid in discovering Tommy's occupation. Gina: Tisha Campbell. You live here.". An autopsy determined that Hemphill died of kidney failure. Martin and Gina rushing their friends out of the apartment so they can have sex before it turns midnight. Waters, in response to Martin's crack about chiropractors, reveals he's a chiropractor and Martin accidentally spills his drink on Mrs. Hustleman represents that guy everybody knows: the one who is always talking about "grinding," is constantly looking for a way to earn a dollar, and has horrible ideas on how to do so. When Tommy tries to dismiss the "falling can" episode as coincidence, Martin insisting to Tommy that the cans were identical. When the Rapping Chihuahua doesn't do anything, Martin calls him "the Non-Rapping Chihuahua" and orders him and Hustle Man to leave. Cole shows Gina, Pam, and Tommy his business cards which read ", Cole tells an angry Martin that he got Charles Barkley to come back. At the club, Cole falls for a pretty woman who . "Martin" Love T.K.O. When it's Pam's day to drive the car, Officer Otis overreacts to her being parked in an unauthorized spot, and he proceeds to shatter one of the windows with his nightstick before jumping up and down on the car. Never will. As Tommy prepares to tell Martin he and Pam got together, Gina runs back out with a camera, preparing to take a photo of Martin's reaction. ", run around the apartment, put on a jacket, grab his and Gina's wedding photo, and run out the apartment. When Pam asks if that means he'll stop insulting her, Martin asks God if he can still crack on Pam. Big Shirley was Cole's overweight girlfriend. Cole then assumes Martin and Gina are getting a divorce. [11] A year before her death, Hemphill appeared in an episode of The Jenny Jones Show in a What's Happening!! ", is gloriously side-splitting. Later, Tommy checks the woman's neck and notes it looks swollen. Martin must choose either Tommy or Cole to be his best man; Pam and Gina search for a bridesmaid's dress. Martin Lawrence. and then adjusting his underwear as he walks off to the "From Scratch" line. Martin dumping Ruby's body in front of a pet store clerk when the latter keeps saying he needs more specific details as to what kind of bird Martin and Gina are looking for. Ranked so high for that killer lateral pelvic thrust. Pam ripping up a cushion after she recalls all of Martin's insults. The production of Martin's audition tape. Gina: Tisha Campbell. Stan mishearing Martin trying to tell him he caught a cold from Cole. His mocking of professional boxer Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns, referring to him as, The audience's reaction to the above scene. as he's being dragged offstage by Varnell's bodyguard Snookie. 1 Answer ANSWER Biz Markie. Cole trying to rein in Mama Payne, his mother, and another elderly woman when they start arguing, only for Mama Payne to threaten to hit him, followed by his mother chiding him for speaking disrespectfully to Mama Payne. She asked me how was I doing. As the gang arrives at Killer County Hospital to find Tommy, Martin reacts, The receptionist thinking Gina needs medical attention after seeing her "big head.". 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!" Pam: Tichina Arnold. Gina: Tisha Campbell. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Cole breaking the clapperboard and then turning on a tape player to provide theme musiconly for no music to play at all. Martin and Gina make final preparations the day before their wedding. Martin is then overheard saying he has to use the bathroom. Forever relevant. Martin, Cole, and Tommy find themselves bored, but the real hilarity comes when the snores of Big Shirley, who's fallen asleep on Martin's couch, start filling the air, and Martin calls Cole on it. Martin and Tommy visiting Varnell Hill's green room, where they interact with a number of celebrities. BEELZEBUB, I REBUKE YOU! After the visit, Hemphill returned to her job in Asheville but decided to pursue a career in comedy instead. (#22), when Martin and Gina, on a whim, after Hustle Man then claims he isn't Hustle Man, but "Hustle Marcellus," much to Martin's frustration. When the security guard confronts him about his behavior, he mimics the guard and asserts the man isn't a real cop, even flicking off the guard's clip-on tie to prove his point. When the police detectives come by, Cole thinks they're looking into stolen computers and he yells for Pam to escape. Everything Taheim, Pam's militant black supremacist boyfriend, does in this episode. most propped. Waters with "What's up, doc?". When Martin is caught by the Waters, he sheepishly greets Dr. Shirley Ann Hemphill Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 - December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. Jerome lamenting that the thieves are "too damn fine to be doin' crime!". An irate Martin's F-bomb-heavy tirade at a caller who insulted Gina and caused her to flee the studio. The influencer boom, intensified by the pandemics unexpected consequence of keeping us glued, Do you have a geeky and/or fandom-obsessed person on your list and have no idea how where to start your gift-giving search? ", Martin telling Cole the next time he decides to move, he doesn't want to hear about it. Movies. 2 may be a controversial move, but that church entrance alone secures it. Waters heads into the kitchen, Martin manages to sneak back out wearing a paper trash bag around his waist. Tommy: Thomas Mikal Ford. When Sheneneh comes in with Cameron, she explains to Gina that she found Cameron, who was crying "like he saw [Pam] without no makeup," earning herself a threatening look from Pam. At dinner, Taheim angrily questions the others about why a dish has to be called "black-eyed peas" and stalks off. During the charity fashion show, Pam tells the ladies in the audience to have their checkbooks ready, only for, When Tommy comes on stage, Titus remarks "If he's Chocolate Thunder, then I'm Greased Lightning. When Tommy complains Brother Claus made him late for work, Brother Claus replies "Shut up, man! . Sergeant Strong gives Martin a very strong handshake. He dons sunglasses and a hat, and uses the alias "T-Knowledge. Born Died December 10, 1999 (52) Add to list Photos 26 Known for What's Happening!! In the Season 1 episode "Baby It's Cole'd Here"(#10), Cole and Martin's friendship is put to the test as Cole, after an argument with his overbearing mother Maddie Brown (Miss Laura Hayes) in which she kicks him out and he's forced to temporarily stay with Martin, who tries to get him to stand wp to his mom, as he also tries to get him out of his place by getting Cole reconcile with his mother so she could invite him to move back home with her. The ending reveals that Martin kept the weave. When Luis finds evidence that he is in fact an American citizen and Martin says "He's one of us," Luis excitedly asks if he's African-American. Gina's mother's attorney telling Gina that her mother is going to have to cut off all her hair, but will be the richest bald person next to Michael Jordan. When Luis enters, Martin remarks it usually takes him a week to reply. Ow! Cole commenting that Gina didn't look pregnant the day before after Martin shows him and Tommy the baby. After Alesha's audition is a success, Martin asks Alesha where his money is as they leave. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The movie in question? Gina and Pam return to the league to find the women having a party. Cole hitting his nose on the door as he leaves Martin's apartment. Martin complaining about how Cole messed up the jacket he let him borrow, commenting that Cole's whole night is written on the jacket. Martin then notices Bruh Man is wearing his robe and orders him to take it off. Mr. When Gina explains that her parents are visiting and she doesn't want her father to know that Martin sleeps at her apartment, Martin grabs a picture of Gina's father, puts it down on the coffee table in front of himself and Gina; and kisses Gina while pretending that Dr. Loud, unapologetic, independent, and fabulous, Martin's entrepreneurial neighbor had a big mouth and a big personality to match. Gina disguising herself as a man named "Gene Natay.". When Pam complains that the Golden Palace is six hours away, Gina replies ", Martin's new (and ridiculously awful) haircut, as well as his new name: "Shaquille Sunflower.". You probably ain't even got no job!". (TV Episode 1995) Martin Lawrence as Martin Payne. 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