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Season guide

Martin: Season 3

27 episodes Premiered Sep 1, 1994
Previously on Martin

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Martin Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S3·E1 Mytharc

In Search of ... Martin

Sep 1, 1994

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

S3·E2 Core

Martin Returns

Sep 8, 1994

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 tha

S3·E3 Core

I've Got Work to Do

Sep 15, 1994

Martin goes looking for a good job, but his pride won't let him take just any job. He has his reputation to maintain. As the bills begin to pile up, and he begins to get more des

S3·E4 Core

Martin Gets Paid

Sep 22, 1994

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

S3·E5 Core

Break Up to Make Up

Sep 29, 1994

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

S3·E6 Core

The Closer I Get to You

Oct 6, 1994

After the host of the show Word On The Street, is arrested and dragged off the set right before airtime, Martin is pressed into service as a last-minute fill-in. And after his adv

S3·E7 Core

Movin' on In

Oct 20, 1994

Martin and Gina finally decide to move in together. However, the apartment gets rather crowded when all of Gina's belongings get there. The two clash on what to keep, and they end

S3·E8 Core

Momma's Baby, Martin's Maybe

Nov 3, 1994

Martin is excited when Gina's mother, his future mother-in-law comes to visit them. This is his opportunity to impress Gina's mom and get to know her better. But things go awry w

S3·E9 Core

Whole Lotto Trouble

Nov 10, 1994

Martin wins the Michigan State lottery. He celebrates by going out and buying tons of expensive luxury items and gives money away to his friends, BEFORE picking up his lottery mone

S3·E10 Core

Get a Job

Nov 17, 1994

Martin and Gina attempt to discover information about Tommy's mysterious job. Nobody knows what Tommy does for a living, and when asked direct questions about his occupation, Tommy

S3·E11 Core

Feast or Famine

Nov 24, 1994

Thanksgiving dinner ends up a battle of the sexes when the gang holds a contest to see which gender cooks the best Thanksgiving feast. It only takes a short time for the guys to re

S3·E12 Core

Lockin' Boots

Dec 8, 1994

Gina and Martin agree to save money. But then Gina is forced to secretly make a withdrawal from their bank account in order to pay a parking ticket. Martin finds out about the secr

S3·E13 Core

Go Tell It on the Martin

Dec 15, 1994

A deranged man who is distraught over losing his job and his woman, takes over the TV station during Martin's show, with a bomb strapped to his body.

S3·E14 Core

'Xpress Yourself

Jan 5, 1995

Martin's new TV show is doing well, and they are being prepped for nation-wide broadcast, but the show needs an overhaul in order to have wider audience appeal. Gina's company is h

S3·E15 Core

Sophisticated Ladies

Jan 19, 1995

Gina and Pam put their best feet forward to be accepted into an exclusive women's club, but their plans of impressing the women are jeopardized when Sheneneh and Laquita show up an

S3·E16 Core

Ain't Nuttin' Goin' on But the Rent

Feb 2, 1995

Martin becomes angry when his landlord, Mr. Lopez, increases his rent by 5%. As a result, Martin refuses to pay the rent which leads Mr. Lopez to send him an eviction notice, and a

S3·E17 Core

The Ex-Files

Feb 9, 1995

After an argument about whether or not to invite their ex-lovers to the wedding, Martin and Gina decide to arrange a test to prove which one of them would be the most jealous of th

S3·E18 Core

All the Players Came

Feb 16, 1995

With a beloved local theater on the verge of closing, Martin hosts a fundraiser at Nipsey's celebrating Black film and television stars of the 1970s.

S3·E19 Core

Best and Bester

Feb 23, 1995

Martin must choose between Tommy or Cole to decide who will be the best man at his wedding. They both want to be the one chosen, so they bribe Martin with gifts to influence his de

S3·E20 Core

High Noon

Mar 9, 1995

Marting finds out from the D.A. that a criminal (named ""Mad Dog No Good"") that Martin helped put away, is getting out of jail on parole. The criminal has been watching Martin on

S3·E21 Core

Mother of the Bride

Mar 23, 1995

Gina's mother hires a high class wedding planner who promises to arrange the day of Gina's dreams. But Martin wants to seek out a more economical (cheaper) alternative. So he hires

S3·E22 Core

C.R.E.A.M.

Apr 6, 1995

Martin and Gina bite off more than they can chew when they invest all their money in a restaurant, (named Martin's Meatloaf & Waffles), that becomes more popular than they anticipa

S3·E23 Core

Girlfriend

Apr 13, 1995

Gina's conceited college friend comes to town. She's so offensive that Martin and Pam call a truce in their never ending fights and team up to expose her lurid past. Later, Martin

S3·E24 Core

The Romantic Weekend

Apr 27, 1995

Gina is envious when Tommy and Pam plan to celebrate their six-month anniversary at a luxurious resort. When she complains to Martin about why they never do anything special, Marti

S3·E25 Core

The Bachelor Party

May 4, 1995

A nervous Martin and Gina try to enjoy their respective bachelor/bachelorette parties, but instead find themselves victims of their friends' advice and both imagine married life fi

S3·E26 Mytharc

The Wedding Bell Blues (1)

May 11, 1995

As Martin and Gina are making final preparations for their wedding, a visit from Martin's wacky relatives and Gina's conservative parents results in both families constantly bicker

S3·E27 Mytharc

Love is a Beach (2)

May 18, 1995

Martin and Gina flee to the Bahamas with Tommy and Pam to escape their families constant bickering. As the couples make last minute preparations, Martin gets stuck in an elevator w

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