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Product Description: Follows the life of a brash radio personality, his forgiving girlfriend, and the characters he hangs out with.
Genre: Television
Rating: NR
Release Date: 2-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVDAmazon.com: It's a pleasure to be reminded, after years of increasingly lazy movie performances, that Martin Lawrence was once a hungry, crackling young comic. His 1990s sitcom Martin, in which Lawrence played a radio shock jock juggling the demands of his friends and his girlfriend, was nothing new--it's your basic "gee, men and women sure are different" setup with an African-American flavor. But Lawrence threw himself into the show with gusto. In addition to the central character of Martin Payne, Lawrence played Payne's mother, his trashy neighbor Sheneneh, pompous player Jerome, and numerous others, some of whom were integrated into the main stories, some of whom just appeared in stand-alone segments at the opening of the show. (Ironically, many of the show's fans are more enthusiastic about these side characters than about Martin Payne.) No one will ever accuse Lawrence of subtlety, but his reckless energy is undeniable. That, combined with a good supporting cast (including Trisha Campbell as Gina, his long-suffering girlfriend; Saturday Night Live's Garrett Morris as Stan, his penny-pinching boss; and Carl Anthony Payne II, Tomas Mikal Ford, and Tichina Arnold as Martin and Gina's friends), gave the show a solid dynamic that raised it above the often formulaic scripts. Martin: The Complete First Season includes all 27 episodes; the extras, unfortunately, are only a highlights feature and a standard blooper reel. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews:
- I've been waiting for this for years: I have been waiting for Martin to be released on video for years. I love this show and the DVD is full of some of the funniest episodes that are a part of the series. If you love Martin you will love this item and if you've never seen it you should give it a chance. Hilarious!!!
- Funny: I remember watching Martin when I was in junior high. I just had to buy the dvd and laugh all over again. After all this time Martin is still funny.
- This is why the '90s ruled!: Martin - The Complete First Season should be in everyone's dvd collection. What can I say about this hilarious, unpredictable, and edgy little show from 1992. Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell are truly talented actors, great show and outrageous characters created and portrayed by Lawrence himself. Definitely a great gift idea, I highly recommend this past time favorite. Enjoy!
- Best 1990s sitcom; season one is the utimate: Martin Lawrence in his peak. Hilarious characters, simple but funny plotlines. Sesason one is the best of all the seasons. In the later seasons they try to develop the storylines a little too much and the show becomes something it was never meant to be. Season one is just all out craziness, silliness and nonstop laughter!
- Every episode is worth your time!: Everyone from the Prince of Wales to the janitors at your middle school have seen at least one episode of Martin, and, if they have any type of sense of humor, they probably have seen more than one episode. Out of its five seasons, season one is one of the best. Martin is hilarious, but he didn't stop there. He dressed up as an old woman (who played his mother), a ghetto girl (his neighbor), a wanna be pimp (Jerome), a bad, snot-nosed child (Roscoe), and a cool, white co-worker (Bob.)
Martin Payne is a radio host with a cocky personality. The main characters are he and his intelligent, down-to-earth girlfriend Gina, her snobby, smart-mouthed best friend, Pam, and Martin's best friends, Cole and Tommy. In this season, we see the gang share a Jeep, Martin and Gina go at it on live radio, Jerome and Pam date, Martin become angry because Gina makes more money than him, and so much more!
I highly recommend this DVD because its hilarious, and who doesn't enjoy a laugh sometimes? Easily 5 stars.
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