Martin
Come on Over to My Place
TV Flash files “Come on Over to My Place” as hour 117 of 132 in the TV Flash guide — Martin (1992–1997) on Fox, season 5, episode 9, aired 1996-12-05, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E09: listed hour 117 of 132 in the Martin guide, hour 9 of 24 in season 5. It aired 1996-12-05 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Snow White” (S05E08). Next is “Scrooge” (S05E10).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Come on Over to My Place sit in the Martin guide?
S05E09 is listed hour 117 of 132 — hour 9 of 24 in season 5, season 5 episode 9.
When did Martin S05E09 air?
Come on Over to My Place aired 1996-12-05 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
Thomas Mikal Ford deadpanned Martin as Tommy Strawn — Fox counterprogramming as character comedy, a radio host and half the building's personality disorders, clip-proof television. Tisha Campbell as the grown-up; Tommy as the friend who…
- 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…