The PJs(TV show/series, 1999-2001)

Name: The PJs
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1999
Rating: 3.5

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| 30min per episode | Genres: Animation, Comedy

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 44 episodes

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 18 votes)

The PJs is an American adult stop motion-animated black sitcom created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It portrays life in an urban public housing project. The series starred Eddie Murphy, and it was produced by Imagine Television by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, The Murphy Company and Will Vinton Studios in association with Touchstone Television (seasons 1-2), marking the show as Disney's first adult animated series; and Warner Bros. Television (season 3). The original run of the series debuted on Fox on January 10, 1999, following the network's coverage of the NFC Divisional Playoffs. Two days later, the second episode aired in its regular Tuesday night time slot, following King of the Hill. The series was moved to The WB for its third season and the series ended on May 20, 2001. The title is an abbreviation for "the projects", referring to the show's public housing highrise. ()

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About The PJs

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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The PJs Seasons and Episodes

10/08/2000Season 3 - 13 episodes

#1 | 10/08/2000Boyz Under The Hood

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

#2 | 12/31/2000Scarthroat

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.

#3 | 02/04/2001Smoke 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.

#4 | 02/11/2001National 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.""

#5 | 02/18/2001Cruising 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.""

#6 | 02/25/2001It 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.

#7 | 04/29/2001Miracle 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.""

#8 | 05/06/2001Survival: 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.""

#9 | 05/13/2001Let'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.

#10 | 05/20/2001A 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.

#11Untitled: Last Episode

#12Red Man's Burden

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

#13Clip Show

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

05/30/2000Season 2 - 17 episodes

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01/10/1999Season 1 - 14 episodes

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Warner Bros. Television, Imagine Television, Eddie Murphy Productions, Touchstone Television, Will Vinton Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/10/1999

Last episode released on: 05/20/2001

Creator: Eddie Murphy

Keywords: workplace comedy, puclic housing, adult animation

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