MARTIN👨🏾‍🦱MURDER🕵🏽‍♂️MYSTERIES☝🏽
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Date: 2023-06-04

MARTIN👨🏾‍🦱MURDER🕵🏽‍♂️MYSTERIES☝🏽

MARTIN👨🏾‍🦱MURDER🕵🏽‍♂️MYSTERIES☝🏽

MARTIN👨🏾‍🦱MURDER🕵🏽‍♂️MYSTERIES☝🏽

Martin Lawrence plays the role of Martin Payne, a disc jockey who lives with his girlfriend Gina Waters (Tisha Campbell) in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Martin works for the fictional radio station WZUP and later, for local Public-access television station Channel 51, and the show covers events in their lives.

A common theme of the series is Martin's selfish and free-spirited nature. Martin's sharp tongue and lack of filter often lead to comedic situations and conflicts with those around him, making for an entertaining viewing experience.[1]

In early episodes, Lawrence began with a monologue of him speaking directly to the camera and audience from the darkened radio studio. The only actor to appear in every episode as the same character is Thomas Mikal Ford as Tommy.

As the series progressed, plot lines saw Martin eventually move on to become the host of the talk show Word on the Street, which aired on the small Detroit public-access television station Channel 51. He retained this position until the series' final episode, in which he and Gina prepare to move to Los Angeles. Gina's best friend Pam, whom Mr. Whitaker let go two episodes earlier due to downsizing, goes on to pursue a career in the music industry as an artists & repertoire (A&R) executive at Keep It Real Records. This plot line became the subject of a backdoor pilot episode Goin' for Mine [episode 129], that was included in the Martin series for a spin-off sitcom of the same name, starring Tichina Arnold, but the sitcom never materialized.

Gina Waters-Payne (Tisha Campbell), Martin's professional, fun-loving, eternally romantic and forgiving girlfriend and later wife. She often acts as a peacemaker, admonishing others when they trade barbs and insults and breaking up fights. Gina works for a public-relations firm. She complements Martin's street savvy by serving as a voice of reason. She is also Pam's best friend.[2][3]

Cole Brown (Carl Anthony Payne II), Martin's other best friend. Dimwitted but well-meaning and known for his eclectic taste in headgear, Cole proudly cleans jets at the airport for a living, drives an AMC Pacer, and lives with his mother Maddie until early Season Five. 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 much taller and bigger than Cole). In the final season, after Cole meets Shanise and moves into his own apartment in a rough neighborhood, he dates Shanise, who appears to be even more dimwitted than he is. During the series finale, he becomes engaged to Shanise.

Thomas "Tommy" Strawn (Thomas Mikal Ford), one of Martin's best friends. Level-headed, intelligent, and charming, Tommy serves as another voice of reason, especially during Martin's schemes. He would often portray himself as a ladies' man and would flirt with Pam and other women on the show. He had a romantic relationship with Pam during the third and fourth seasons. His mysterious employment status was a running gag on the show, with everyone saying, "You ain't got no job!". Of all the male characters, he is the only one to have attended college. He is also the only character to appear physically in every episode.

Pamela "Pam" James (Tichina Arnold), Gina's sassy and ill-tempered co-worker, best friend and Tommy's girlfriend. Before eventually dating Tommy, Pam was always looking for a good man. In Season 1, Cole expressed interest in her, but she doesn't return the interest. Pam worked at the PR firm where she was employed as Gina's assistant. Pam has a very adversarial relationship with Martin. When he insults her, she responds typically via belittling that brings attention to Martin's short stature. Pam has a beautiful singing voice that she displays throughout the show.

Stan Winters (Garrett Morris) (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), Martin and Shawn's boss, the owner and founder of radio station WZUP. He perpetually used too much cologne and wore woefully outdated clothing from the 1970s. Martin knew Stan to be cheap and quite untrustworthy, and just when Martin didn't think Stan could sink any lower with his schemes, Stan was always able to surprise him. Furthermore, Garrett Morris' real-life shooting resulted in his unexpected absence in the episode and a major change in the storyline, regarding Martin's career. Therefore, Stan was absent in the episode "The Hoedown in Motown" when he must shell out $20,000 in unpaid taxes, precipitating his sale of the radio station.