Episode guide
Martin: Season 5
24 episodes · premiered Sep 5, 1996
Through the ups and downs of their marriage, Martin and Gina grapple with career demands, new beginnings and their band of quirky friends.
- Episode 1: Is You Is or Is You Ain't Sep 5, 1996 · 22m Gina thinks she might be pregnant and warns Martin to keep quiet. Within an hour, the whole city knows. Pam drops by, and just happens to have a pregnancy test in her purse. After an…
- Episode 2: Back in Trouble Again Sep 12, 1996 · 22m When Gina learns she is nominated for an advertising award, she asks Martin to attend the awards dinner with her and advises him not to play basketball with the boys because his back has…
- Episode 3: Sophomore Jinx Sep 19, 1996 · 22m After some misadventures with marriage counselors, bad advice from friends fouls things up even more for the constantly quarreling Martin and Gina.
- Episode 4: Working Girls Sep 26, 1996 · 22m 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…
- Episode 5: Boo's in the House Oct 31, 1996 · 22m The prospect of owning a home gets scarier when Martin and Gina buy their ""dream house"" on Halloween, but soon find that the place is a haunted, calamity-filled horror.
- Episode 6: Bangin' Hard in the School Yard Nov 7, 1996 · 22m 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…
- Episode 7: The Life You Save...Might Make You Rich Nov 14, 1996 · 22m While attending a dinner party at an exclusive restaurant, Martin saves the life of an African prince. The prince rewards Martin with lavish gifts and offers him a large sum of money for…
- Episode 8: Snow White Nov 21, 1996 · 22m When Tommy invites the gang for a ski vacation, they are all in for the ride of their lives. Cole's date Shanise is one ski short of a set; Pam's date Tahiem is one cold headache; and…
- Episode 9: Come on over to My Place Dec 5, 1996 · 22m Cole attempts to entertain a girl at his Mom's house. But Mom shows up and ruins everything. Cole gets his own apartment. But it turns out to be a real dive. Cole and Shanise are happy…
- Episode 10: Scrooge Dec 19, 1996 · 22m Lessons about the holiday spirit come knocking for Martin through ghosts of the past, present and future. Meanwhile, Jackie Chan pays Sheneneh a visit.
- Episode 11: Waiting, Debating and Ovulating Jan 9, 1997 · 22m 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…
- Episode 12: You Play Too Much Jan 23, 1997 · 22m 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…
- Episode 13: Ain't That About a Ditch Jan 30, 1997 · 22m 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…
- Episode 14: Goin' Overboard: Part 1 Feb 13, 1997 · 22m Martin and the gang go on a cruise, which Gina accidentally misses. He later meets a beautiful woman named Ellen who he believes is contemplating suicide. But after a talk with Martin…
- Episode 15: Goin' Overboard: Part 2 Feb 13, 1997 · 22m Martin and the gang are on a cruise ship with The Love Boat characters. Martin is doomed to finish the trip without Gina, who missed the boat, and is stalked by a suicidal temptress. Tommy…
- Episode 16: Power to the People's Court Feb 20, 1997 · 22m Tommy must defend himself in court after his minor dent in Sheneneh's car leads to a lawsuit involving an exorbitant sum.
- Episode 17: I Martin, Take Thee...Pam?! Mar 6, 1997 · 22m Martin takes Pam back to Jamaica where he married Gina when he learns that his marriage to Gina is invalid and that he's actually married to Pam.
- Episode 18: Auction Mar 20, 1997 · 22m 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…
- Episode 19: Daddy Dearest Apr 3, 1997 · 22m 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.
- Episode 20: Stake-Out Apr 10, 1997 · 22m The police want to use Pam's apartment for a stake-out, to keep surveillance on a suspect named Dynamite Willie. Martin comes up with an idea to capture the suspect himself, and cash in on…
- Episode 21: Goin' for Mine Apr 17, 1997 · 22m Pam becomes upset over the fact that she has been recently fired from her former job. Tommy, Cole and Martin stop by Pam's apartment along with their high school buddy Trey Foster who…
- Episode 22: One Flew over the Hoochie's Nest Apr 24, 1997 · 22m Pam's twin cousin Tammy escapes from a mental ward and comes to stay at Pam's house, but everyone mistakes her for Pam.
- Episode 23: California, Here We Come: Part 1 May 1, 1997 · 22m Martin's talk show is picked up by the network, and is slated to air to a nation-wide audience. The only problem is that if Martin wants the show, he must move to L.A. where the show will…
- Episode 24: California, Here We Come: Part 2 May 1, 1997 · 22m Martin and Gina must say good-bye to Detroit and all their friends including Tommy, Pam and Cole. New job offers in Los Angeles for both Martin and Gina, prompt them to move. As they…