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The Best Episodes of Martin Season 1

Every episode of Martin Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Martin Season 1!

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Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Martin Season 1 Episode 1 - Beauty and the Beast
    7.4/10(187 votes)

    #1 - Beauty and the Beast

    S1:E1

    Martin gets in trouble with Gina when she listens in on his radio show and hears his insensitive remarks about women. When Martin gets home, Gina calls him into the bedroom, away from his friends Tommy and Cole. Martin gets chewed out, but give her attitude. So she threatens to leave him. Martin eventually gives in. But then Gina agrees to put on an act in front of Tommy and Cole by pretending that Martin won, if he attends a fancy dinner with her that night.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writer:John Bowman

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  2. Martin Season 1 Episode 2 - The Gift Rapper
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #2 - The Gift Rapper

    S1:E2

    Martin forgets to get Gina a gift for their first anniversary. Gina is angry. So he runs out to a lingerie shop to get her some intimate apparel. But he ends up getting her a foot stool instead. In the end, Martin learns the importance of gift giving.

    Director:Stan Lathan
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  3. Martin Season 1 Episode 3 - Things I Did for Love
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    #3 - Things I Did for Love

    S1:E3

    Tommy's new relationship with his new girlfriend Danice prompts Martin to take Gina out for a romantic evening at a dance club, called the Savoy club. Meanwhile, Martin makes insensitive remarks and, as a result, receives numerous calls from his listeners stating that he isn't romantic enough.

    Director:Tony Singletary
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Martin Season 1 Episode 4 - Boyz 'R Us
    8.0/10(122 votes)

    #4 - Boyz 'R Us

    S1:E4

    When Martin finds out that Gina makes more money than he does, he becomes irrate and has major ego problems once the entire city of Detroit finds out. Now he has to prove to the whole city that he is really the ""man"" in the relationship.

    Director:Tony Singletary
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Martin Season 1 Episode 5 - Dead Men Don't Flush
    8.1/10(143 votes)

    #5 - Dead Men Don't Flush

    S1:E5

    Martin is having trouble with his toilet and tries to fix it himself. After he's made a wreck of things, Gina finally convinces him to hire a plumber to come out and fix it. But the when the plumber seems to be taking a very long time to complete the job, they find his body collapsed on the floor. What should they do now? Can they revive him, or is it too late?

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Martin Season 1 Episode 6 - Forever Sheneneh
    8.0/10(119 votes)

    #6 - Forever Sheneneh

    S1:E6

    When Sheneneh wins a date with Christopher ""Kid"" Reid on Martin's radio show, Martin soon fears that Kid's career is over. Kid arrives at Sheneneh'a apartment and learns that she is his biggest fan. Sheneneh's hospitality towards Kid makes him uneasy when she serves malt liquor and makes sexual advances at him. Ultimately, Kid flees out of the apartment and resurfaces at Martin's place where Gina convinces Kid to go back and finish the date.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Martin Season 1 Episode 7 - The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming
    7.9/10(104 votes)

    #7 - The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming

    S1:E7

    Gina wants Martin to meet her conservative parents but Martin's feeling nervous. Wanting to make a good first impression, he takes advice from Tommy and Cole that causes him to act like an idiot.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  8. Martin Season 1 Episode 8 - Woman with a Past
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #8 - Woman with a Past

    S1:E8

    Martin becomes jealous after learning that his recent radio show guest, Keith Washington, once dated Gina when they were younger.

    Director:Tony Singletary
    Writer:John Bowman

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  9. Martin Season 1 Episode 9 - Baby, It's Cole'd in Here
    7.5/10(87 votes)

    #9 - Baby, It's Cole'd in Here

    S1:E9

    Cole's mother interrupts Cole's evening with his girlfriend and demands back rent from her son. Following Martin's advice, Cole stands up to his mother but finds himself homeless when he is thrown out of the house. So he is forced to move in with Martin but soon drives Gina insane with his bad manners and disgusting habits. Martin informs Cole to persuade his mother to let him move back home. He comes to a mutual agreement with his mother and returns home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Martin Season 1 Episode 10 - The Night He Came Home
    8.2/10(119 votes)

    #10 - The Night He Came Home

    S1:E10

    On Halloween, Martin and his friends gather at his apartment to share scary ghost stories. But they all get scared out of their wits after they perform a seance to communicate with the dead and call forth the spirit of old man Ackerman.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  11. Martin Season 1 Episode 11 - The Great Payne Robbery
    7.5/10(91 votes)

    #11 - The Great Payne Robbery

    S1:E11

    When Martin's elderly neighbor's apartment is robbed, Martin holds a neighborhood crime watch meeting. But then his apartment soon becomes the next target. So he devises a plan to catch the burglar.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Martin Season 1 Episode 12 - Three Men and a Mouse
    7.5/10(85 votes)

    #12 - Three Men and a Mouse

    S1:E12

    After Gina wakes up in the middle of the night, hearing noises in the kitchen, she wakes up Martin and sends him to investigate. Martin spots a mouse running under the refridgerator. The next day he contacts an 'exterminator' who Stan referred him to.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Martin Season 1 Episode 13 - Radio Days
    7.5/10(87 votes)

    #13 - Radio Days

    S1:E13

    Stan decides to hire a new female talk show host and place her as co-host of Martin's show, to boost the station's ratings. At first Martin feels threatened by the move and is very stand-offish. But she soon warms him up with her charm, and Martin finds that he has become very attracted to her. Even though he loves Gina, he still feels a strong attraction to Monica, and tries to resist the temptation to be with her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Martin Season 1 Episode 14 - I've Got a Secret
    8.3/10(92 votes)

    #14 - I've Got a Secret

    S1:E14

    Martin reveals a secret that Gina told him about Pam on the air which later turns into a big mess when everyone starts revealing past secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez

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  15. Martin Season 1 Episode 15 - I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus
    7.2/10(95 votes)

    #15 - I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus

    S1:E15

    Martin shares a unique version of the Christmas story when he reluctantly steps in to play Santa for the kids in Tommy's mentoring program.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  16. Martin Season 1 Episode 16 - Do the Fight Thing
    7.5/10(70 votes)

    #16 - Do the Fight Thing

    S1:E16

    Martin's radio listeners love it when he and Gina have an on-air argument. But Martin is against the idea when Stan wants to hire Gina permanently as co-host on the show.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Martin Season 1 Episode 17 - Blackboard Jungle Fever
    8.1/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Blackboard Jungle Fever

    S1:E17

    Martin returns to his elementary school to participate in Career Day. He discovers his favorite 3rd grade teacher, Ms. Trinidad, is still teaching there. They decide to go out to eat and catch up on old times. They end up at his apartment where she begins making moves on him, just as Gina walks in. She tells Gina that Martin made the unwanted advance on her, and Gina runs out in anger. The next day, Martin returns to the school to confront his former teacher. She makes another move on him in the classroom, but this time Gina's watching and she's ready to defend her man!

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  18. Martin Season 1 Episode 18 - The Break Up: Part 1
    7.8/10(91 votes)

    #18 - The Break Up: Part 1

    S1:E18

    Martin and Gina fight over Gina's unusual Valentine's Day gift, and escalates out of control until they finally break up. When they try and reconcile they discover that maybe they are just too different from each other.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore, John Bowman

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  19. Martin Season 1 Episode 19 - The Break Up: Part 2
    7.9/10(92 votes)

    #19 - The Break Up: Part 2

    S1:E19

    With Martin & Gina now broken up, Pam sets a lonely Gina up with her cousin Leon, who is a minister struggling to keep his fleshly desires under control. Meanwhile, Cole and Tommy take a despondent Martin to a nightclub hoping to cheer him up. While there, he meets a beautiful woman named Nicole, and they begin dating. By coincidence, the 2 couples happen to meet at a restaurant during dinner. Martin is extremely jealous of the fact that Gina is out with another man, and decides to 'help' him out when he begins choking on his food.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore

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  20. Martin Season 1 Episode 20 - The Break Up: Part 3
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    #20 - The Break Up: Part 3

    S1:E20

    Martin and his new girlfriend Nicole realize that they both are still in love with their rgeir former lovers, and break up. Billy Dee Williams guest stars on Martin's radio show and convinces him that he'd be foolish to lose Gina. Martin barges in on Gina while she's with another man, and tries to win her back.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:John Bowman

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  21. Martin Season 1 Episode 21 - I'm Not Your Superwoman
    7.7/10(75 votes)

    #21 - I'm Not Your Superwoman

    S1:E21

    Martin gets the flu and he expects Gina to stay at home and take care of him. But Gina gets fed up with him acting like a baby and comparing her with his mother.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Martin Season 1 Episode 22 - Credit Card Blues
    7.7/10(82 votes)

    #22 - Credit Card Blues

    S1:E22

    Martin and an old friend get arrested for committing credit card fraud. So, Gina and the gang quickly scramble to come up with bail money.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Martin Season 1 Episode 23 - Jerome's in the House and He Won't Get Out
    8.0/10(103 votes)

    #23 - Jerome's in the House and He Won't Get Out

    S1:E23

    After Pam gets dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to go out on a date with somebody 'different' out of sheer desperation. She decides to go out with Jerome, the player, even though Cole is trying to ask her out.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Martin Season 1 Episode 24 - Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin
    7.9/10(103 votes)

    #24 - Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin

    S1:E24

    Tommy's new girlfriend Shannon has an ex-lover that can't seem to let her alone. Eventually he and his gang of thugs confront Tommy and beat him up. Martin and Cole go after this angry group of little people to avenge Tommy's beating, by throwing their weight around and bullying the patrons in the little people's bar. But in the end, they almost get beaten up themselves.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Martin Season 1 Episode 25 - Variety Show
    7.8/10(87 votes)

    #25 - Variety Show

    S1:E25

    Martin is chosen by his radio station manager to be the producer of a charity variety show for Aids. But in typical Martin Payne fashion, he lets the job go to his head, acts like a tyrant on the set, and alienates everyone around him, even Gina. In the end, Martin is left to do the whole show by himself, and bombs miserably.

    Director:Terri McCoy
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Beauty and the Beast" is the best rated episode of "Martin" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 187 votes. Directed by Stan Lathan and written by John Bowman, it aired on 8/27/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Gift Rapper".