Martin
After theCosby Show , the African - American community was in hunt of a show that could reach the mass but still invoke to the new propagation . WhileBill Cosbywas the clean - cut family line guy cable on TV , each web was in search of the " new bozo " to lead the next charge . Little did anyone know that an unknown comic who got his break onWhat ’s Happening Nowwould be that face .
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Martin Lawrencetook his newfangled showMartinto the top of the lot with his theatrical role , characters , and joke that madeCosby Showlook like Punky Brewster regarding laughs . With Martin conduce the agency , he was joined by others such as Tommy , Cole , Pam , and his girlfriend Gina . Here are the top 10Martincharacters .
Mama Payne
The lady with the moustache . That ’s the best room to report Mama Payne . While Martin always wanted to test that he was a virile - homo , when his mother total around , he was just another mummy ’s son . This would get Gina crazy as Martin would put his female parent on a pedestal in which she could not be knocked off .
Despite a solid relationship , Mama Payne did not wish Gina for various reasons . The two of them would go at each other which made for screaming moments . Mama Payne loved to play the number and go to church . Besides her mustache , Mama Payne was best be intimate for her cookie which Gina could never dominate in the kitchen .
Roscoe
The kid who lived next room access to Gina with the uppish nose and the smart mouth . Roscoe was always endeavor to bustle something and when he did n’t get his way he often came with the insults . On vaporous delectation alone , Roscoe could have well been a character deserving of more screen time onMartin . Martin Lawrence play plenty of characters on the show but posing as a 10 - twelvemonth old boy was arrant genius .
Roscoe had some great moment , but they were often bring down short with a door slam or a go home Roscoe . If only they could have had expand his role , Roscoe could have been as liberal as Jerome or Sheneneh .
Bruh-Man
Bruh - Man from the 5th story still can cause the casualMartinfan to burst out in laugh . How many time did Martin come home to see Bruh - Man in his kitchen ? If he was n’t there , he was notorious for rise through the windowpane and making himself at home . He was one of those guy cable you wish had more screen time but with so many persona , it was unvoiced to fit him in continuously for just a 30 - minute show .
Not a character with plenty of lines but his bearing was feel throughout the series . The nous nod on his means back out to the ardour escape was just as classical as him putting up 4 finger when say he ’s from the fifth storey .
Gina Waters-Payne
Martin ’s girl and the other half of the dynamic duo . Where would Martin be without his professional , yet down to world cleaning woman ? Without Gina , Martin would be just another canonic fly front by the dark clowning show . She brought so much Department of Energy to the screen and was capable to dally off Martin ’s gag better than most of the cast extremity .
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She knew she had a good man and was willing to do whatever it took , even if that mean walking away from him to realize how good she was . But Gina was not without the humor either . As fast as Martin was with his gag , Gina was right there with her snappy comebacks . One of the best females leads in Primetime TV history .
Tommy Strawn
Did he or did n’t he ? Did Tommy actually have a line of work and if he did , was it legit ? That ’s been the main interrogative thatMartinfans have yet to figure out . Tommy was always dressed in the best wearing apparel , had money , but yet , no one knew where he worked . One of the heavy enigma in modern TV . Tommy , Martin , , and Cole were childhood ally who still managed to keep that dynamic intact years after .
Tommy always had his boys back and for a short fourth dimension , he dated Pam and that was all Martin needed to unleash the bounder on him every chance he could . His punchline " dawg " is still one of the funniest ever written for television .
Sheneneh Jenkins
The neighbour from across the hall may have stolen each scene she was in no matter the cast extremity . The loud , brash , and uniquely dress Sheneneh has earn the right to be note with some of the best fiber in comedic history . Although played by Martin Lawrence himself , he was able to give her a personality that even Tyler Perry could n’t provide Madea with .
Her dislike for Gina and Pam often led to many hilarious confrontation in the hallway . Martin was too good for Gina according to Sheneneh and she was willing to bet that she was woman enough for him . She owned her own Salon and get it on to rock any vividness fundament - coterie .
Cole Brown
If you ’re face for that friend who take 10 minutes to make minute rice , Cole is that guy . Not too many jape derive out of the back talk as Cole was often the butt of the jokes . Cole was the buff of big women and the never-ending comedy fair game of his ally for rest truthful to who he was .
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As a grown man who lived with his female parent and drove a Pacer , Cole could not wield to get out of his own way . But still , even with his faults , Cole ’s character was essential to the success of the show . The same way Joey is viewed fromFriends , that ’s exactly what Cole was forMartin . The cuckoo , but the show could n’t work without him .
Pam James
Gina ’s carbon monoxide - proletarian and right admirer who was the primary mark for the majority of Martin ’s jokes . But Pam was on another level than Gina when it came to comebacks . To this twenty-four hour period , I still believe the writers messed up the sexual union and should have had Pam and Martin as the main couplet with Gina on the opposite end .
Pam was saucy , sexy , and so quick with the wittiness , she could have had her own show . She did n’t back down from anyone and was just as much the female child from the neighbourhood , if not more than Gina was . A Hellenic fictional character who did n’t get all the esteem she deserved .
Jerome
It ’s hard to pick and choose without someone generate brainsick that their favorite character was either left off the list or put too low . With Jerome , this may be one of those cases . He was n’t a regular like Martin or Gina but when Jerome strike the screenland , he took control . He was the old school playa who forgot his time has come and gone .
His clothes were a flashback to the ' 70s and his humour was unmatched . Adding Jerome to the list was just as well-to-do as place any of the other part on here . " I said Jerome ’s in the star sign " .
Martin Payne
The headliner of the show and the one where all the laugh begin and end . Martin is the guy from around the way who fought for his dream to be on the receiving set . His one - liners are fabled and his temper is just as spruce . Short in height , Martin more than makes up for it with his heart .
He ’s firm to his friends , except when he ’s kicking them out of his flat . Hard - headed ? Yes , he is , but that ’s what ’s make him stand out from the rest of the cast . You never have to call into question who the loss leader of the bunch is when Martin is on screenland with them .
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