"The PJs" (1999) TV series 1999-2001

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Eddie Murphy
Steve Tompkins
Larry Wilmore

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

10 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Animation

Plot:

Thurgood Stubbs lives with his wife Muriel in the housing project where he is the chief superintendent...

Plot Keywords:

Clay Animation | Stop Motion | Malt Liquor | African American | Child

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Loretta Devine	...	Muriel Stubbs (42 episodes, 1999-2008)
Ja'net DuBois	...	Mrs. Avery (42 episodes, 1999-2008)
Pepe Serna	...	Mr. Sanchez (42 episodes, 1999-2008)
Michele Morgan	...	'Juicy' Hudson / ... (41 episodes, 1999-2008)
Marc Wilmore	...	Walter Burkett (41 episodes, 1999-2008)
Michael Paul Chan	...	Jimmy Ho (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Smokey (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Mr. Hudson / ... (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Crystal Scales	...	Calvin (40 episodes, 1999-2008)
Cheryl Francis Harrington	...	Ms. Mambo Garcelle (Haiti Lady) (35 episodes, 1999-2008)
Jenifer Lewis	...	Bebe Ho (35 episodes, 1999-2008)
Eddie Murphy	...	Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs / ... (29 episodes, 1999-2001)
James Black	...	Tarnell (28 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mark Moseley	...	Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs (2000-2001) / ... (27 episodes, 1999-2001)
Cassi Davis	...	HUD woman (26 episodes, 1999-2008)
Phil Morris	...	Thurgood Orenthal Stubbs / ... (17 episodes, 1999-2008)

Also Known As:

PJs: The Projects (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (41 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

An episode of "Futurama" (1999) featured the PJs on sewer manhole cover. In response, the Futurama character of Fry appears as a missing person on the side of a milk carton in the PJs.

Quotes:

Thurgood Stubbs: What the hell did you put down that toilet?
Haiti Lady: Goat head wrapped in paper towels.
Thurgood Stubbs: How many times I gotta tell you? NO PAPER TOWELS down the toilet!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Futurama: I Second That Emotion (#2.5)" (1999)

Delightful fun!

One of the most original and charming animated series I've seen. Eddie Murphy has created an animated comedy set in an urban housing project that presents its subject matter without a trace of self-consciousness, political correctness or disrespect for its lovable characters.

The muddle-headed but harmless junkie, the shotgun toting grandma, the faceless city bureaucrats at the HUD headquarters; they all hint at real life without making this particular plump, white suburban viewer itchy with guilt over his better life. What a jewel! Of course, like everything else I've ever liked on TV (Brimstone, Max Headroom) it has vanished. Check with me to see if a show you like will stay on the air. If I like it- kiss it goodbye!