The PJs

AnimationComedy1999TV-1444 episodes3 seasonsScripted

First aired: 1999-01-10

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.

Creators

Eddie MurphyLarry WilmoreSteve Tompkins

Casting

  • Eddie Murphy
    Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs
  • Loretta Devine
    Muriel Stubbs
  • Jenifer Lewis
    Bebe Ho
  • Pepe Serna
    Mr. Sanchez
  • Crystal Scales
    Calvin
  • Shawn Michael Howard
    Smokey
  • Michael Paul Chan
    Jimmy Ho
  • Cassi Davis
    HUD woman
  • Michele Morgan
    Juicy Hudson
  • Cheryl Francis Harrington
    Ms. Mambo Garcelle