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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 Worst Episode
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    Martin Season 4 Episode 9 - Cole on Ice
    6.4/10(59 votes)

    S4:E9

    When Cole loses his job, Martin manages to get him a job working at the station. A job that Cole fouls up. But then Cole arranges to get Charles Barkley to appear as a guest on Martin's show.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Martin Season 4 Episode 20 - Where the Party At?
    6.4/10(60 votes)

    S4:E20

    Gina attempts to arrange a surprise birthday party for Martin. But she runs into some unexpected difficulties when all his friends, including Tommy and Cole say they're not interested because of Martin's rude and obnoxious attitude (AND, he doesn't tip his barber). But they then turn-the-tables on both Martin and Gina by throwing a huge surprise birthday party at Nipseys.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Martin Season 5 Episode 12 - You Play Too Much
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    S5:E12

    Martin helps a burglar rob his apartment, because he thinks its part of a scheme Pam put together, to get back at him for all his pranks. It's only after he's been robbed, that he realizes the awful truth.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Martin Season 5 Episode 22 - One Flew over the Hoochie's Nest
    6.6/10(65 votes)

    S5:E22

    Pam's twin cousin Tammy escapes from a mental ward and comes to stay at Pam's house, but everyone mistakes her for Pam.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Martin Season 3 Episode 1 - In Search of ... Martin
    6.7/10(70 votes)

    S3:E1

    Gina searches for the missing Martin. But a canceled check leads her and the gang to find him. Martin has joined a cult.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Martin Season 3 Episode 2 - Martin Returns
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    S3:E2

    Martin escapes from the Monastary after learning that the cult leader is a sado-masochist psycho who is just after his body, and returns to Detroit. But once home, he discovers that Gina has completely redecorated his apartment in his absence. He also discovers that Gina has new plans for their relationship.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Martin Season 4 Episode 8 - Old School Loving
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    S4:E8

    Martin meets with Gina's boss, then gets her fired from the ad agency she's been working for. Now that Gina is unemployed, she spends her time rearranging the house, and painting the walls. So Martin tries to convince her boss to take her back.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Martin Season 5 Episode 3 - Sophomore Jinx
    6.7/10(49 votes)

    S5:E3

    After some misadventures with marriage counselors, bad advice from friends fouls things up even more for the constantly quarreling Martin and Gina.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Martin Season 5 Episode 13 - Ain't That About a Ditch
    6.7/10(54 votes)

    S5:E13

    Even though Gina's out of town on business, her mom comes to town for a weekend visit, and wants to spend all her time with Martin, playing boardgames and just getting to know him better. But Martin has plans to hang out with Tommy and Cole at a new club that just opened up. Somehow he has to figure a way to get away from Gina's mom, so he can go out and have a good time.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Martin Season 4 Episode 21 - Homeo & Juliet
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    S4:E21

    Gina & Pam have taken roles in an upcoming play to help raise money for needy kids. Martin continually disrupts rehearsal because he doesn't like the Olde English speech being used in the play. But everything comes to a head when Martin finds out the leading man will have to kiss the leading lady (Gina) during the play. He causes the leading man to fall and injure himself, leaving the actors without a leading man. Martin then has to improvise with his own ""homeboy"" interpretation of Romeo and Juliet.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Martin Season 5 Episode 4 - Working Girls
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    S5:E4

    Gina is all ready for an underwear ad presentation until Cole accidentally erases her computer. She goes to Pam for help, but her friend is too busy with a date. Under pressure during her pitch, Gina is incoherent, forcing Pam to step in and save the day. The clients are so impressed that they put Pam in charge, causing Gina to feel betrayed. Pam struggles to pull it off, but in the end she has to rely on Gina to win the account.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Martin Season 5 Episode 10 - Scrooge
    6.8/10(70 votes)

    S5:E10

    Lessons about the holiday spirit come knocking for Martin through ghosts of the past, present and future. Meanwhile, Jackie Chan pays Sheneneh a visit.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Martin Season 5 Episode 18 - Auction
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    S5:E18

    Martin gives his cuckoo clock to Pam, who finds that it makes too much noise, and donates it to a charity auction. Later, Martin & Tommy realize that the clock he gave away might be a very valuable antique, and worth a lot of money. They then begin to come up with ways to get the clock back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Martin Season 4 Episode 18 - The Best of Martin
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    S4:E18

    Tisha Campbell hosts a special retrospective look back at the best of the last 99 episodes. Episode includes many of the special moments from the show, outtakes, and Tisha's own insight into the laughter behind the show, that made it such a success.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Martin Season 5 Episode 11 - Waiting, Debating and Ovulating
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    S5:E11

    Martin and Gina are planning to have a baby. They plan to have a lunch-time rendezvous to get things going. But a trip to the courthouse with Cole, leads to them finding out that Martin has been ignoring jury duty since 1982. Now, forced to perform his civic duty as a juror, Martin presses for a quick verdict, so he can get home to his ovulating wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Martin Season 5 Episode 6 - Bangin' Hard in the School Yard
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    S5:E6

    When Martin announces on his talk show that any man can beat any woman at anything, especially in sports, Gina and Pam challenge him to a girls-against-guys basketball game. Martin and the guys think it will be easy to beat the girls until they discover the girl's secret weapon: the U.S. women's Olympic gold medal-winning basketball team. The "easy win" quickly turns into a challenging match as the guys begin to understand the girls' point.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Martin Season 3 Episode 5 - Break Up to Make Up
    7.1/10(57 votes)

    S3:E5

    Martin feels his and Gina's relationship is becoming more strained. To remedy this he tries to spend more time with her. But she has a big presentation to do and needs to be alone to work. Martin then convinces Pam to get Gina over to his apartment that night. Martin thinks Gina is not coming, then she comes in the apartment while he is not looking. They sing Fire and Desire together.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Martin Season 4 Episode 4 - Ring a Ding, Ding,Ding Gone
    7.1/10(49 votes)

    S4:E4

    Tommy and Cole explain to Martin that his wedding ring frightens off single women. After taking off his ring, and seeing all the attention he gets from beautiful women, he realizes they are right. But it's Martin who's running scared when he loses the ring and has to figure out how to tell Gina about it.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Martin Season 4 Episode 13 - Swing Thing
    7.1/10(56 votes)

    S4:E13

    The Paynes are invited to attend a Christmas party, given by some influential people with ties to other influential people who may be able to help Martin in his career. But little does Martin realize that at the party, the guests are swapping more than Christmas gifts, and Martin may have both his hands full.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Martin Season 4 Episode 22 - The Cabin Show
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    S4:E22

    The gang goes on a camping trip in the woods, and Martin and Gina look forward to a special time under the sacred Chippawa Indian waterfalls. But Pam sprains her ankle, and Martin has to help her back to the cabin. The two get lost in the woods, just as darkness falls, and nobody knows how to find them.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Martin Season 4 Episode 24 - Martin, I Want to Sing
    7.1/10(65 votes)

    S4:E24

    After Pam's cousin wins an open mike contest with her powerful singing voice, Martin only sees dollar signs, and decides to become her manager. But things go awry when her voice doesn't cooperate when she gets nervous about singing.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Martin Season 5 Episode 19 - Daddy Dearest
    7.1/10(54 votes)

    S5:E19

    Tommy's ex-marine father, Sgt. Strawn, shows up and tries to make his son a man by showing him up in front of his friends.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Martin Season 3 Episode 4 - Martin Gets Paid
    7.2/10(65 votes)

    S3:E4

    Martin auditions for a television job, but finds out he must have an audition tape of himself doing a TV show. So he hurriedly gets the gang together and hires audience members to put on a quick show. But his antics during the taping wind up alienating him from everyone. In the end, he is offered an associate producer's job and must bring in donuts for the staff every morning.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writers:Diane Burroughs, Joey Gutierrez

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  24. Martin Season 4 Episode 1 - Martin in the Corner Pocket
    7.2/10(62 votes)

    S4:E1

    Gina realizes the honeymoon's over when Martin spends their first night back home partying with Tommy and Cole, while she stays home.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Martin Season 4 Episode 15 - Green Card
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    S4:E15

    The Hispanic building superintendant is about to be deported, unless he gets married in a hurry. Pam, who despeately needs cash, so she can pay her back taxes to the IRS, agrees to be the bride -- for a price.

    Director:Gerren Keith
    Writer:Michael Carrington

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Cole on Ice" is the worst rated episode of "Martin". It scored 6.4/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/19/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Where the Party At?".