History Series / Martin

* FalseSoulmates: Tommy and Pam.

* ClusterFBomb: Done hilariously, complete with radio-friendly bleeps, on two occasions. The first involves Martin taking it out on a listener [[BerserkButton who made fun of Gina]], and the second features him [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments finally cursing out the new radio station owner]], [[spoiler:which led to Ma*rtin being fired]].

* VolleyingInsults: If Martin and Pam ''aren't'' doing this, something is wrong. Pam usually makes fun of his [[HeightAngst height]], while Martin compares her to hairy animals.

* GirlyBruiser: Or at least Pam thinks herself as one; she is sensitive about her hair and nails, but is still as violent and confrontational as Martin, especially when Sheneneh is in the picture.
* IgnoredConfession: Gina ends up [[DeadPetSketch accidentally killing the parrot]] mentioned above. She confesses to her mother in law, who doesn't believe her, reasoning that Gina is too smart (and scared of her...which she is!) to do something like that. Mama Payne assumes she must be taking the fall for Martin.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: In "Hollywood Swingin'", Martin goes on an ''Arsenio Hall'' espy, ''The Varnell Hill Show'' to meet up with the host, who gave him the appeal of being a down-to-earth nice guy but in reality was an egotistical, joke-stealing hack.

* TalkShowAppearance::

* AngryBlackMan:
** Martin would certainly qualify.
** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Angry Man]]:
-->'''Angry Man:''' ''[[{{Catchphrase}} "Man, sit yo ass down!"]]''

* {{Corpsing}}: Several times you can see the other actors attempting to keep straight faces when Lawrence gets into his more outrageous physical comedy, good examples being when he's playing Dragonfly Jones. Martin does it himself while interviewing another comedian.

* UpToEleven: Club Shiznit has Blacker Jack, which goes up to 22.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: In "Hollywood Swingin'", Martin goes on an ''Arsenio Hall'' espy, ''The Vernell Hill Show'' to meet up with the host, who gave him the appeal of being a down-to-earth nice guy but in reality was an egotistical, joke-stealing hack.

** Tommy having a job. In the Season 1 episode, "Blackboard Jungle Fever," he invites Martin and Cole to participate at a school's Career Day.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Tommy having a job. In the Season 1 episode, "Blackboard Jungle Fever," he invites Martin and Cole to participate at a school's Career Day.

* GetOut: One of the RunningGags in the show is that Martin would usually send out any guest who either annoys him, or do something to really agitate him, which usually has him shouting out "Step!"

** In the beloved two-parter "Hollywood Swinging", Martin and his friends go to Hollywood to appear on ''The Varnell Hill Show'' to get his big break and become rich. Unfortunately, Varnell is a complete [[NiceCharacterMeanActor egotistical joke thief who lied about having him on,]] leading to Martin interrupting a performance by Jodeci in revenge.
** Although Martin has his own public access talk show in the latter half of the series, he still had to audition for a spot. In turn, he and his friends all submit a tape of him hosting a mock talk show and shoehorning in the usual fare, including painting Gina as embezzling funds from her job and Pam as a man.

** In the beloved two-parter "Hollywood Swinging", Martin and his friends go to Hollywood so he could appear on ''The Varnell Hill Show'' so he could get his big break and become as rich as he is. Unfortunately, Varnell is a complete [[NiceCharacterMeanActor egotistical joke thief who lied about having him on,]] leading to him interrupting a performance by Jodeci in revenge.
** Although the latter half of the series had Martin with his own public access talk show, he still had to audition for a spot. In turn, he and his friends all submitted a tape of him hosting a mock talk show and shoehorning in the usual fares, including painting Gina as embezzling funds from her job and Pam as a man.

* {{Mondegreen}}: For the record, Tommy's last name is '''Strawn''', not '''Strong'''.

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[[caption-width-right:320:''"You SO crazy!"'']]

** In another episode, Martin watches ''Film/SchoolDaze'' on TV and wants to see the scene where "the light-skinned girl lick that guy's head." The girl in question is played by Campbell.

[[caption-width-right:320:You SO crazy!]]

''[[CatchPhrase "Wuzup, Wuzup, WUZUUUP!!"]]''

''Martin'' is a {{sitcom}} that aired on {{Creator/FOX}} from 1992 to 1997. It stars Creator/MartinLawrence as [[TheDanza Martin Payne]], a Detroit disc jockey who has various misadventures with his girlfriend (later wife) Gina (Creator/TishaCampbell), homeboys Tommy (Creator/ThomasMikalFord) and Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II), and Gina's friend Pam (Creator/TichinaArnold). For four seasons, it was one of FOX's most popular shows.

''Martin'' is a {{sitcom}} that aired on {{Creator/FOX}} from 1992 to 1997. It stars Creator/MartinLawrence as [[TheDanza Martin Payne]], a Detroit disc jockey who has various misadventures with his girlfriend (later wife) Gina (Creator/TishaCampbell), homeboys Tommy (Thomas Mikal Ford) and Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II), and Gina's friend Pam (Creator/TichinaArnold). For four seasons, it was one of FOX's most popular shows.

''Martin'' is a {{sitcom}} that aired on {{Creator/FOX}} from 1992 to 1997. It stars Creator/MartinLawrence as [[TheDanza Martin Payne]], a Detroit disc jockey who has various misadventures with his girlfriend (later wife) Gina (Creator/TishaCampbell), homeboys Tommy (Thomas Mikal Ford) and Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II), and Gina's friend Pam (Tichina Arnold). For four seasons, it was one of FOX's most popular shows.

''Martin'' is a {{sitcom}} that aired on {{Creator/FOX}} from 1992 to 1997. It stars Creator/MartinLawrence as [[TheDanza Martin Payne]], a Detroit disc jockey who has various misadventures with his girlfriend (later wife) Gina (Tisha Campbell), homeboys Tommy (Thomas Mikal Ford) and Cole (Carl Anthony Payne II), and Gina's friend Pam (Tichina Arnold). For four seasons, it was one of FOX's most popular shows.

* SinisterMinister: Reverend [[AlliterativeName Leon Lonnie Love]], played by David Alan Grier, is a comedic example. He swindles people and has difficulty controlling his fleshy urges.

* BetaCouple: Pam and Tommy. [[{{Understatement}} Martin doesn't approve]].

* ClusterFBomb: Done hilariously, complete with radio-friendly bleeps, on two occasions. The first involves Martin taking it out on a listener [[BerserkButton who made fun of Gina]], and the second features him [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments finally cursing out the new radio station owner]], [[spoiler:which led to Martin being fired]].