Let’s settle this: Was ‘Martin’ a hood show or not?

[valet]

Keylolo, Sheneheh always gave me vibes. Look how they act in this clip. So no. Nowhere near a hood show.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

I think the closest was Roc. He was in B-More and was a garbage collector. He was fighting drug dealers and his brother was a bum. Truth be told we didn’t need hood shows. We had too many hood movies, plus the music. Everybody was “keeping it real”.

Mannnn used to love Roc when I was a little kid.

Low-key Fox was slaying with In Living Color, Martin, Living Single, Roc, NY Undercover etc.

They always had them 2-part "on a special episode of...." shyts like when Clifton Powell guest-starred and Roc was tryna get him out the neighborhood because he had the yung bois in the dope game.

 

[Taadow]

So there aren’t people who grew up in the hood who moved into nicer neighborhoods? Martin worked at the radio station and Gina was making a decent wage in her office job. They were middle class. So I assume Shanaynay who lived next door was making decent money too. And I assume Bruh Man wasn’t doing too bad for himself either.

That’s why I asked you how are you defining hood?

Bruh…lettuce take a closer look at some of the commerce that took place on Martin:




- Hustle Man was selling roasted pigeons on a stick that was marinated in molasses and Pork & Beans Juice.

- Bruh Man had Martin helping him sell bootleg Whitney Houston (misspelled) concert t-shirts.

- Sheneneh had to use power tools to give a customer a pedicure at her salon.

- “Marty Mart’s Meat Loaf & Waffles”. Nuff said.

 

[Taadow]

This seems like an appropriate time to discuss this:


We got to have a talk about Buckwhite.


Buckwhite was only on a few episodes of Martin, but I think his inclusion alone establishes the ‘hoodness of the show.

 

[UpAndComing]

Living Single was upper middle class

Martin was not lol