100 free Martin (TV Show) trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
56 free Martin (TV Show) trivia questions with answers. Martin ran for five seasons on Fox from 1992 to 1997 and has barely left syndication since. These Martin trivia questions cover the whole show: Martin Payne's move from WZUP to Word on the Street, Gina and Pam at the PR firm, Cole cleaning jets, the eternal mystery of Tommy's job, and every character Martin Lawrence played himself, from Sheneneh and Mama Payne to Jerome, Dragonfly Jones, Otis, King Beef and little Roscoe. You will also find the episodes people still quote: the lottery ticket split 300 ways, Thomas Hearns in the ring, Snoop crashing the engagement party, Biggie's background-singer search, the brass headboard, the Bahamas wedding and the move to Los Angeles. Cast history is here too: the Tisha Campbell lawsuit, Garrett Morris's SNL past, Tracy Morgan's debut as Hustle Man, the BET+ reunion and the Emmys tribute. Roughly a third of the questions are for casual viewers, a third for people who have seen every episode twice, and the rest for the friend who can do the Bruh-Man four-finger salute without looking. Every answer is checked against a cited source shown under the question.
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Q 01On which network did Martin air from 1992 to 1997?
Fox
It became one of the network's highest-rated shows, and Fox moved it around five different timeslots over its run.
Q 02In which city is the show set?
Detroit
The show was actually taped at Universal City Studios in California, but Detroit runs through everything from the radio station to the lottery episode.
Q 03What is the call sign of the radio station where Martin Payne works as a DJ?
WZUP
Read aloud it is 'What's up', which fit the loudmouth radio persona the show opened with.
Q 04What is the name of the talk show Martin ends up hosting in later seasons?
Word on the Street
He fell into it as a last-minute fill-in when the regular host was arrested on set, then dubbed himself the Love Doctor.
Q 05Who plays Martin's girlfriend and later wife, Gina Waters?
Tisha Campbell
She had already starred opposite Lawrence in House Party (1990) and later played Jay Kyle on My Wife and Kids.
Q 06Who plays Pam James, Gina's sharp-tongued best friend?
Tichina Arnold
She went on to play Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris and Tina Butler on The Neighborhood.
Q 07Which actor plays Cole Brown?
Carl Anthony Payne II
Before Cole he was Theo Huxtable's friend Cockroach on The Cosby Show.
Q 08Which actor plays Tommy Strawn?
Thomas Mikal Ford
Ford died in 2016 aged 52 from a ruptured aneurysm; the 2022 reunion special was dedicated to him.
Q 09What is the running joke about Tommy?
Nobody knows what job he has
He always alludes to being employed but never says where, prompting the immortal 'Tommy, you ain't got no job!'
Q 10What does Cole do for a living?
Cleans jets at the airport
He is proud of it, and he still lives with his mother Maddie for most of the run.
Q 11Gina works for what kind of company?
A public-relations firm
Pam turns out to work at the same firm as her subordinate, which explains why they are never apart.
Q 12Who owns and founded radio station WZUP?
Stan Winters
He is played by Garrett Morris, the first Black cast member of Saturday Night Live, and is written as a walking 1970s wardrobe.
Q 13Which former Saturday Night Live original cast member plays WZUP's owner?
Garrett Morris
After he was shot by a would-be robber in 1994, the show wrote Stan out as a national fugitive.
Q 21Jerome, another Lawrence creation, is described as what?
A faded Detroit pimp
Loud, aging and still flush with cash, he spends most of his screen time trying to woo Pam.
Q 22What job does Ol' Otis hold?
Security guard
He is always in uniform and always abrasive; Lawrence played him from the first season through the fourth.
Q 23King Beef, played by Lawrence in a huge bodysuit, is what?
Cole's favourite blaxploitation actor
Whenever trouble starts, King Beef feels an overwhelming urge to dance instead of fight.
Q 14Sheneneh Jenkins, played by Martin Lawrence in drag, runs what business?
A hair salon
Sheneneh's Sho' Nuff Hair Salon; she also lives right across the hall, which is how she keeps ending up in fights with Pam.
Q 15Where does Sheneneh live in relation to Martin's apartment?
Across the hallway
The hallway is her stage: most of her scenes are ambushes launched from her doorway.
Q 16Bruh-Man says he lives on which floor, while holding up four fingers?
The fifth
Actor Reginald Ballard improvised the four-fingers bit in his audition; the window entrances came from a suggestion by Lawrence on set.
Q 17Reginald Ballard says the name Bruh-Man came from the way people talk in which state?
Texas
He is from Galveston, and he says the casting director simply asked him to do something a little different.
Q 18Which future 30 Rock star made his screen debut on Martin as Hustle Man?
Tracy Morgan
Hustle Man sold anything he could get his hands on and dressed his dog as a rapper.
Q 19What is Hustle Man's trademark greeting?
'What's happenin', chief?'
The greeting always preceded a pitch for some questionable product or service.
Q 20Which Lawrence character is a self-styled martial arts expert who gets beaten up in nearly every appearance?
Dragonfly Jones
He appeared in the first three seasons, usually promising a demonstration and ending up flat on the mat.
Q 24Elroy Preston is billed as the forgotten 'Godfather' of what?
Black surf music
He works as an auto mechanic now and breaks into song at random; Lawrence played him only in season two.
Q 25Roscoe, one of Lawrence's characters, is what?
A 10-year-old with a runny nose
He also has a very smart mouth, and got a lot of it aimed at Martin.
Q 26What is the name of the bar that serves as the gang's regular hangout?
Nipsey's Lounge
Nipsey the bartender is played by Sean Lampkin from season three onward.
Q 27How many episodes of Martin were produced?
132
Seasons one through four each ran 27 episodes; the fifth and final season ran 24.
Q 28What was the title of the pilot episode, aired August 27, 1992?
Beauty and the Beast
The plot: Gina listens to Martin's radio show and hears him talking like a womaniser on air.
Q 29In 'Whole Lotto Trouble', Martin's winning Michigan Lottery ticket is split how many ways?
300
He has already bought a pile of luxury goods and handed money to his friends before collecting.
Q 30Which real boxer gets trash-talked by Martin, then surprises him in the ring, in 'Guard Your Grill'?
Thomas Hearns
The 'Hitman' was a celebrity judge at a charity bout Martin had just won.