The PJs (1999)
The PJs is an American stop-motion animated television series, created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. It portrayed life in an urban public housing project, modeled after the Brewster-Douglass housing projects in Detroit that once housed Diana Ross and Lily Tomlin. The series starred Eddie Murphy, and was produced by Imagine Entertainment by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, The Murphy Company & Will Vinton Studios in association with Touchstone Television and Warner Bros. Television. The original run of the series debuted on Fox on Sunday, January 10, 1999 in the time slot, following a divisional conference football playoff game. Two days later, the second episode aired in its regular Tuesday night time slot, following King of the Hill.
- Matt Groening
- Larry Wilmore
- Eddie Murphy
Stars:
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Episode 1 - Boyz Under The Hood
Release Date: 2000-10-08Calvin is jealous of Juicy knowing more about cars than him.
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Episode 2 - Scarthroat
Release Date: 2000-12-31Sanchez lords over the distribution of victuals after New Year's Eve brings a power outage and food shortage to the Hilton-Jacobs Projects...from TV Guide.
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Episode 3 - Smoke Gets In Your High-Rise
Release Date: 2001-02-04Thurgood makes a deal to place a cigarette advertisement on the side of the Hilton-Jacobs building in exchange for free air-conditioning.
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Episode 4 - National Buffoon's European Vacation
Release Date: 2001-02-11From TV Guide ""Thurgood balks at telling Muriel of Juicy's crush on her, since she thinks all of Juicy's thoughtful presents to her are from her husband.""
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Episode 5 - Cruising For A Bluesing
Release Date: 2001-02-18From TV Guide ""Would-be bluesmen Thurgood, Walter, Jimmy and Sanchez get stranded in the urban wastelands of the South South Side on the way to the gig of their dreams.""
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Episode 6 - It Takes A Thurgood
Release Date: 2001-02-25From TV Guide: Thurgood fears his job is at risk when he discovers a homeless teen-ager living in the boiler room.
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Episode 7 - Miracle Cleaner On 134th Street
Release Date: 2001-04-29From TV Guide: ""To warn Sharique of the dangers of being an entrepreneur in the projects, Thurgood tells her about a cleaning solution he invented, Formula Forty-O Nine, and how a big corporation tried to take advantage of his accidental brilliance.""
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Episode 8 - Survival: In Tha Hood
Release Date: 2001-05-06From TV Guide: ""Residents of the Hilton-Jacobs Projects are split into two rival tribes--one led by Muriel and one by Thurgood--for a televised competition, Survival: In tha Hood, sponsored by H.U.D.""
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Episode 9 - Let's Get Ready To Rumba
Release Date: 2001-05-13From TV Guide: Mrs. Avery's new zest for life after surviving a heart attack leads her to challenge champs Bebe and Jimmy in a local dance contest. Meanwhile, Thurgood refuses to enter the competition with Muriel.
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Episode 10 - A Race To His Credit
Release Date: 2001-05-20Thurgood gets accepted for a new credit card, but his complete ignorance as to how credit works gets him buried in debt.
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Episode 11 - Untitled: Last Episode
Release Date:This episode was not aired.
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Episode 12 - Red Man's Burden
Release Date:Jimmy cashes in on his American Indian ancestry when he opens a casino in the projects.
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Episode 13 - Clip Show
Release Date:Thurgood describes his life to a interviewer about life in the projects,while clips from previous episodes are shown.