The PJs

The PJs

1999
The PJs
The PJs

The PJs

6.8 | TV-14 | en | Animation

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP13  Clip Show
Jan. 01,0001
Clip Show

Thurgood describes his life to a interviewer about life in the projects,while clips from previous episodes are shown.

EP12  Red Man's Burden
Jan. 01,0001
Red Man's Burden

Jimmy cashes in on his American Indian ancestry when he opens a casino in the projects.

EP11  Untitled: Last Episode
Jan. 01,0001
Untitled: Last Episode

This episode was not aired.

EP10  A Race To His Credit
May. 20,2001
A Race To His Credit

Thurgood gets accepted for a new credit card, but his complete ignorance as to how credit works gets him buried in debt.

EP9  Let's Get Ready To Rumba
May. 13,2001
Let's Get Ready To Rumba

From 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.

EP8  Survival: In Tha Hood
May. 06,2001
Survival: In Tha Hood

From 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.""

EP7  Miracle Cleaner On 134th Street
Apr. 29,2001
Miracle Cleaner On 134th Street

From 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.""

EP6  It Takes A Thurgood
Feb. 25,2001
It Takes A Thurgood

From TV Guide: Thurgood fears his job is at risk when he discovers a homeless teen-ager living in the boiler room.

EP5  Cruising For A Bluesing
Feb. 18,2001
Cruising For A Bluesing

From 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.""

EP4  National Buffoon's European Vacation
Feb. 11,2001
National Buffoon's European Vacation

From 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.""

EP3  Smoke Gets In Your High-Rise
Feb. 04,2001
Smoke Gets In Your High-Rise

Thurgood makes a deal to place a cigarette advertisement on the side of the Hilton-Jacobs building in exchange for free air-conditioning.

EP2  Scarthroat
Dec. 31,2000
Scarthroat

Sanchez 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.

EP1  Boyz Under The Hood
Oct. 08,2000
Boyz Under The Hood

Calvin is jealous of Juicy knowing more about cars than him.

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6.8 | TV-14 | en | Animation , Comedy | More Info
Released: 1999-01-10 | Released Producted By: Eddie Murphy Productions , Will Vinton Studios Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Eddie Murphy , Loretta Devine , Cassi Davis

Director

Brian Grazer

Producted By

Eddie Murphy Productions , Will Vinton Studios

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Reviews

Marcus Geebs I use to watch this show a lot when I was a kid, I remember it use to come on Sundays on the wb11, I never missed an episode. The pj"s was the show that had so many funny parts that after you watched the show you would still be laughing after.I think that the show was not received well because people took it to serious and forgot about the fact that it was suppose to be funny,its punch lines too many to count.The pj's also had a lot of reality in it so that also made the show funny. This show ended too early it could of lasted 5 or 6 years. They should really bring this show back, the crap we have on TV today is nothing compared to this classic. The claymation was well done for the time it came out I mean were talking about a late 90's cartoon series and for that time period it was just magnificent.
Timi Taylor If there is one show that deserves to be called one of the greatest this is the one, there are many other shows that are close for instance family guy or futurama, but this one is a classic because of the fact that it is about a bunch of broke people living in the hilton-jacobs projects. This show basically pokes fun at people such as crackheads, fat people and the beloved main character, superintendant Thurgood Stubbs. In my opinion, they made a mistake about the cancellation of the show, and Eddy Murphy should keep making these hilarious cartoons.:10/10
Victor Field In one of the first of "The Simpsons"'s annual Halloween specials (incidentally, why is each episode referred to as "Treehouse of Horror" everywhere but in the on-screen credits?), we see a graveyard with tombstones for "Fish Police," "Family Dog" and "Capitol Critters," extremely shortlived shows that came up as a result of the first wave of animated shows in the wake of The Greatest TV Show Ever. "The PJs" would probably be included if such a stunt was to be tried again, but while many short-lived prime time cartoons deserve it ("Gary & Mike" and "Stressed Eric," anyone?), this one was more worthy of praise than most.Set in the Hilton Jacobs Projects (the very name suggests the writers know their TV) in an unnamed city, this series focused on building superintendent Thurgood, wife Muriel, and the tenants - of which there seemed to be surprisingly few for such a big building; the series was fairly high on stereotyping with its characters (although one can't help noticing that one tenant, a Jamaican never clearly seen because of all his marijuana smoke, was soon dropped) and in the later episodes suffered from trying to emulate "The Simpsons" a bit too closely, and from shows like the spoof of season finales "Cliffhangin' With Mr Super" (that format doesn't really suit this show) ... the episodes where co-creator/executive producer Eddie Murphy didn't supply Thurgood's voice also suffered when Phil Morris subbed (it's impossible to not hear him and think "Jackie Chiles!").But Will Vinton's Foamation technique, plus the simple fact that many of the shows actually were very funny, made up for a lot; the characters of Thurgood - loud, a couch potato ("Jack Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want to turn him down!"), lazy, but still somehow likeable - and the others, plus the fact that every character got at least one story of their own, made up for the rest. (It's interesting that the most intelligent character on the show is Smokey, a homeless recovering crack addict.) The series may have been weighed down by the promise of its credits (former "Simpsons" writer Steve Tompkins co-created the show with future "The Bernie Mac Show" creator Larry Wilmore; Ron Howard was one of the show's eight (!) executive producers), but it was better than many similar live action shows; an underrated pleasure."NEXT!"
millennia-2 I've seen only one episode of Fox's claymation comedy 'The PJs', but I can safely say that I won't be watching any more. The series is never funny (despite supposedly being a comedy) clumsily handles stereotypical issues, and is plain boring. Eddie Murphy has a real misfire here, and I'm glad it's been cancelled. At least I think it has been, I just haven't seen any adds for it recently.Stay away from it unless you are bored out of your mind, or are in search of some good visuals.