Episode guide
Martin: Season 1
27 episodes · premiered Aug 27, 1992
Brash Detroit radio host Martin talks a big game on air, but his hot takes stir up trouble with his girlfriend, Gina, and their lovably chaotic crew.
- Episode 1: Beauty and the Beast Aug 27, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 2: The Gift Rapper Sep 3, 1992 · 22m 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…
- Episode 3: Things I Did for Love Sep 10, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 4: Boyz 'R Us Sep 17, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 5: Dead Men Don't Flush Sep 24, 1992 · 21m 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…
- Episode 6: Forever Sheneneh Oct 1, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 7: The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming Oct 8, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 8: Woman with a Past Oct 15, 1992 · 23m Martin becomes jealous after learning that his recent radio show guest, Keith Washington, once dated Gina when they were younger.
- Episode 9: Baby, It's Cole'd in Here Oct 22, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 10: The Night He Came Home Oct 29, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 11: The Great Payne Robbery Nov 5, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 12: Three Men and a Mouse Nov 12, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 13: Radio Days Nov 19, 1992 · 23m 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…
- Episode 14: I've Got a Secret Dec 3, 1992 · 22m 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.
- Episode 15: I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus Dec 17, 1992 · 23m 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.
- Episode 16: Do the Fight Thing Jan 14, 1993 · 23m 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.
- Episode 17: Blackboard Jungle Fever Jan 21, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 18: The Break Up: Part 1 Feb 11, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 19: The Break Up: Part 2 Feb 11, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 20: The Break Up: Part 3 Feb 18, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 21: I'm Not Your Superwoman Feb 25, 1993 · 23m 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.
- Episode 22: Credit Card Blues Mar 18, 1993 · 23m 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.
- Episode 23: Jerome's in the House and He Won't Get Out Apr 1, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 24: Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin Apr 22, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 25: Variety Show Apr 29, 1993 · 23m 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…
- Episode 26: Baby, You Can Drive My Car May 6, 1993 · 23m Everybody pools together to get a raffle ticket from Roscoe the snot-nosed kid, and wind up winning a brand new SUV. They decide to share it, by assigning each of them to drive on a…
- Episode 27: Checks, Lies and Videotape May 13, 1993 · 23m Martin and Gina try to expose a crooked preacher, Reverend Leon Lonnie Love, as a fraud, after he cons thousands of dollars from his church members, including Mama Payne. To do so, they…