Martin
Baby, It's Cole'd in Here
TV Flash files “Baby, It's Cole'd in Here” as hour 9 of 132 in the TV Flash guide — Martin (1992–1997) on Fox, season 1, episode 9, aired 1992-10-22, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 132 in the Martin guide, hour 9 of 27 in season 1. It aired 1992-10-22 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Woman with a Past” (S01E08). Next is “The Night He Came Home” (S01E10).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Baby, It's Cole'd in Here sit in the Martin guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 132 — hour 9 of 27 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Martin S01E09 air?
Baby, It's Cole'd in Here aired 1992-10-22 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Does Lawrence play more than Martin?
Yes — multiple recurring alter egos (Sheneneh, Jerome, and others) are part of the comic architecture, not cameo stunts.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Martin Lawrence playing a radio host, his neighbors, and half the building’s personality disorders. Fox counterprogramming as character comedy: Sheneneh, Jerome, and Tisha Campbell as the grown-up in the room. Clip-proof television — messy offscreen, airtight on the punchline, and the loudest argument for star vehicles that actually had a bench.
The work, first: Martin Lawrence playing a Detroit talk-radio host, his neighbors, and half the building's personality disorders, punchline airtight before the gossip files the rest. John Bowman, Lawrence, and Topper Carew built a Fox sitcom (1992–1997) as character comedy — Sheneneh, Jerome, a wig repertory that is architecture, not a cameo stunt. Tisha Campbell's Gina is the grown-up in the room; Tichina Arnold, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II sit on an actual bench. Physical comedy vehicle with…
Filed against
- Martin Lawrence as Martin Payne
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- Tisha Campbell as Gina Waters
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- Tichina Arnold as Pamela James
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- Thomas Mikal Ford as Tommy Strawn
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- Carl Anthony Payne II as Cole Brown
Carl Anthony Payne II played Cole Brown on Martin — Fox counterprogramming as character comedy, Martin Lawrence as a radio host and half the building's personality disorders, Tisha Campbell as the grown-up in the room. Clip-proof…