Episode
Martin: Waiting, Debating and Ovulating
Overview
Martin and Gina are planning to have a baby. They plan to have a lunch-time rendezvous to get things going. But a trip to the courthouse with Cole, leads to them finding out that Martin has been ignoring jury duty since 1982. Now, forced to perform his civic duty as a juror, Martin presses for a quick verdict, so he can get home to his ovulating wife.
Details
- Series
- Martin
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1997-01-09
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Waiting, Debating and Ovulating is Episode 11 in Season 5 of Martin. It aired on 1997-01-09. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 8: Snow White
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Episode 14: Goin' Overboard: Part 1
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Episode 7: The Life You Save...Might Make You Rich
While attending a dinner party at an exclusive restaurant, Martin saves the life of an African prince. The prince rewards Martin with lavish gifts and offers him a large sum of money for Gina's services. Martin agrees to the offer thinking that they will be able to use this royal money for their own little palace. All is well in the Payne kingdom until Martin realizes the Prince wants Gina to be his Princess.
Episode 15: Goin' Overboard: Part 2
Martin and the gang are on a cruise ship with The Love Boat characters. Martin is doomed to finish the trip without Gina, who missed the boat, and is stalked by a suicidal temptress. Tommy thinks that Pam is suddenly interested in Cole, after finding them in bed together.
Episode 6: Bangin' Hard in the School Yard
When Martin announces on his talk show that any man can beat any woman at anything, especially in sports, Gina and Pam challenge him to a girls-against-guys basketball game. Martin and the guys think it will be easy to beat the girls until they discover the girl's secret weapon: the U.S. women's Olympic gold medal-winning basketball team. The "easy win" quickly turns into a challenging match as the guys begin to understand the girls' point.
Episode 16: Power to the People's Court
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Episode 17: I Martin, Take Thee...Pam?!
Martin takes Pam back to Jamaica where he married Gina when he learns that his marriage to Gina is invalid and that he's actually married to Pam.