Directed by Gerren Keith   Written by John Bowman   Martin Lawrence   Topper Carew   Bentley Kyle Evans   Cast Martin Lawrence ... Martin Payne / Edna 'Mama' Payne / Sheneneh Jenkins / Roscoe / Jerome / Elroy / Bob / King Beef / Various Tisha Campbell ... Gina Waters Carl Anthony Payne II ... Cole Brown Thomas Mikal Ford ... Tommy Strawn Tichina Arnold ... Pamela James (credit only) Jon Gries ... Shawn McDermott (as Jonathan Gries) Garrett Morris ... Stan Winters Keith Diamond ... Robert Ernest Harada ... Asian Owner Monica R. Cooper ... Kimberly Produced by John Bowman   Terry Crotzer   Sandy Frank   Mark J. Greenberg   Cheryl Holliday   David Knoller   Bennie R. Richburg Jr.   Matt Wickline   Original Music by Bill Maxwell

Additional Info Premiere: September 26, 1993 DVD Release: May 15, 2007 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies You Go Boy! Productions HBO Independent Productions Distributors Fox Network   (1992) (United States) (original airing) (TV) HBO Max   (2021) (World-wide) (VOD) (video) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (2007) (United States) (complete first, second, and third seasons) (DVD) USA Network   (1996) (United States) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,610 / 21,387 Site Ranking