Martin: Season 1
Martin is a comedy and drama television sitcom that premiered in 1992. The series is rated TV-PG and centers on the sassy radio and television personality Martin Payne. The show focuses on his romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Gina, along with their lovably chaotic crew. As a brash Detroit radio host, Martin talks a big game on the air, but his hot takes frequently stir up trouble with Gina and the rest of t
Season overview
Martin is a comedy and drama television sitcom that premiered in 1992. The series is rated TV-PG and centers on the sassy radio and television personality Martin Payne. The show focuses on his romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Gina, along with their lovably chaotic crew. As a brash Detroit radio host, Martin talks a big game on the air, but his hot takes frequently stir up trouble with Gina and the rest of the group.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Beauty and the Beast
Aug 27, 1992 · 23 min
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 f
The Gift Rapper
Sep 3, 1992 · 22 min
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
Things I Did for Love
Sep 10, 1992 · 23 min
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 inse
Boyz 'R Us
Sep 17, 1992 · 23 min
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 w
Dead Men Don't Flush
Sep 24, 1992 · 21 min
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 t
Forever Sheneneh
Oct 1, 1992 · 23 min
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
The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming
Oct 8, 1992 · 23 min
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
Woman with a Past
Oct 15, 1992 · 23 min
Martin becomes jealous after learning that his recent radio show guest, Keith Washington, once dated Gina when they were younger.
Baby, It's Cole'd in Here
Oct 22, 1992 · 23 min
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 w
The Night He Came Home
Oct 29, 1992 · 23 min
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 Great Payne Robbery
Nov 5, 1992 · 23 min
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
Three Men and a Mouse
Nov 12, 1992 · 23 min
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 refridgerato
Radio Days
Nov 19, 1992 · 23 min
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 ver
I've Got a Secret
Dec 3, 1992 · 22 min
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.
I Saw Gina Kissing Santa Claus
Dec 17, 1992 · 23 min
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.
Do the Fight Thing
Jan 14, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Blackboard Jungle Fever
Jan 21, 1993 · 23 min
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 e
The Break Up: Part 1
Feb 11, 1993 · 23 min
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
The Break Up: Part 2
Feb 11, 1993 · 23 min
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
The Break Up: Part 3
Feb 18, 1993 · 23 min
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
I'm Not Your Superwoman
Feb 25, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Credit Card Blues
Mar 18, 1993 · 23 min
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.
Jerome's in the House and He Won't Get Out
Apr 1, 1993 · 23 min
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 tho
Your Arms Are Too Short to Box with Martin
Apr 22, 1993 · 23 min
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
Variety Show
Apr 29, 1993 · 23 min
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
Baby, You Can Drive My Car
May 6, 1993 · 23 min
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
Checks, Lies and Videotape
May 13, 1993 · 23 min
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