The PJs was a claymation television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. It centered around life in a Detroit urban public housing project. The show starred Eddie Murphy, and was produced by Imagine Entertainment by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy Productions & Will Vinton Studios in association with Touchstone Television. Image File history File links PJs_portrait. ... The term Claymation is a registered trademark created by Will Vinton Studios to describe their clay animated movies; the more generic term is clay animation, but the portmanteau claymation has entered the English language as a genericized trademark. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City[1]) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Larry Wilmore (b. ... Steve Tompkins is an American television writer. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City[1]) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Imagine Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1986 by director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer. ... For other people named Ron Howard, see Ronald Howard. ... Brian Grazer (born July 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, California) is a Jewish-American film and television producer who founded Imagine Entertainment with partner Ron Howard. ... Will Vinton (born 1948) is a director and producer of animated films. ... Touchstone Television is an television production company and is the television production arm of movie studio Touchstone Pictures. ...

40 episodes were aired during the show's three-year run. But there was still 6 episodes left over, which were producedby the WB. Each episode took over two months to produce, owing to the laborious claymation process. Originally broadcast on FOX, the show later moved to the The WB in 2000-2001, but was soon cancelled due to its high budget.^{[citation needed]}The last three episodes were not seen until 2003. Reruns previously aired on Trio, a cable television network. The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, or sometimes as The Frog (referring to the networks former mascot, the animated character Michigan J. Frog), is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... Categories: Television stubs | U.S. television networks | General Electric subsidiaries ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ...

The PJs won three Emmy Awards and one Annie Award during its run. Some social activists, including director Spike Lee, accused the show of depicting a negative racial view of the projects.[1] Quincy Jones' son QD3 along with George Clinton produced the theme music for the show. An Emmy Award. ... The Annie Awards are given to an animation award show created by the International Animated Film Society ASIFA-Hollywood, and are animations highest honor[1]. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation in the fields of producing, directing, animation, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ...

Characters

• Thurgood Stubbs - The superintendent of the projects. He is short-tempered and usually gets himself in trouble. Played by Eddie Murphy.
• Muriel Stubbs - Thurgood's wife - the voice of reason. Played by Loretta Devine.
• Ms. Avery - The senior citizen, who was known notoriously as the one who shot the mailman...and the garbage man.
• Calvin & Juicy - Two children who are best friends and who idolize Thurgood. Juicy is the fat slow-witted boy.
• Smokey - The crackhead who always angers Thurgood. His real name is Elister, but was referred to as "Mr. Crackhead" and "Mr. Crack" in the first two episodes of the series. He is often insulted with the phrase "You damn stupid crackhead!" by the Super.
• Jimmy Ho - A Korean tenant (married to Bebe) who acts black. He opened a casino in an unaired episode.
• Bebe Ho - Muriel's trash-talking sister. She hates Thurgood.
• Mambo "Haiti Lady" Garcel - A voodoo practicing tenant at the Hilton Jacobs Project
• Sanchez - Thurgood's friend who is unable to talk because he smoked a lot. He has to use an electronic voicebox held up to his throat in order to communicate.
• HUD Lady - The social worker at HUD always seen in silhouette who never gives Thurgood what he wants and simply yells, "Next," at the end of every sentence. Her son's name is Chevron and her daughter's name is Lasagna.
• Walter- The parole officer with a past as a crooked cop. His past is regularly alluded to, as many people around the projects owe him favours.

Due to a rumoured dispute between Eddie Murphy and the Fox network (apparently over unfavorable scheduling of the show), actor Phil Morris took over the role of Thurgood in several late episodes. Some sources indicate that Murphy was actually busy on a film role at the time. Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City[1]) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Loretta Devine Loretta Devine (born August 21, 1949 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An electronic voicebox is a device used by people who have lost ability to speak, usually from cancer, or tobacco smoking. ... The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, often abbreviated HUD, is a Cabinet department of the United States government. ... For other uses, see Silhouette (disambiguation). ... Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City[1]) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Phil Morris (born April 4, 1959 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American TV and movie actor. ...

Episode list

Season 1 [FOX]: 1999

Pilot: Unaired Pilot Episode

1. Hangin' With Mr. Super [1/10/1999]
2. Bones, Bugs, & Harmony [1/12/1999]
3. The Door [1/19/1999]
4. The Journal [1/26/1999]
5. Rich Man, Porn Man [2/2/1999]
6. Bougie Nights [2/9/1999]
7. A Hero Aint Nothin But A Super [2/16/1999]
8. He's Gotta Have It [Nominated for an Emmy] [2/23/1999]
9. Boyz N The Woods [4/6/1999]
10. Operation Gumbo Drop [4/13/1999]
11. U Go Kart [5/4/1999]
12. House Potty [5/11/1999]
13. Haiti Sings The Blues [5/18/1999]

Christmas Special: 14. How the Super Stole Christmas [12/17/1999] An Emmy Award. ...

Season 2: 1999-2000

1. Home School Dazed [5/30/2000]
2. The Preacher's Life [6/6/2000]
3. The HJs [6/13/2000]
4. Haiti & The Tramp [6/27/2000]
5. Weave's Have A Dream [6/27/2000]
6. Let's Get Ready To Crumble [7/4/2000]
7. Who Da Boss? [7/4/2000]
8. Ghetto Superstars [7/11/2000]
9. Fear Of A Black Rat [7/11/2000]
10. What's Eating Juicy Hudson? [7/18/2000]
11. The Jeffersons [7/25/2000]
12. Robbin HUD [8/1/2000]
13. Cliffhangin With Mr. Super [8/15/2000]
14. The Last Affirmative Action Hero [8/29/2000]
15. Parole officer & A Gentleman [9/5/2000]

Season 3 [WB]: 2000-2001

1. Boyz Under The Hood [10/8/2000]

New Years Eve Special: 32. Scathroat [12/31/2000]

1. Smoke Gets In Your High Rise [2/4/2001]
2. National Buffoon's European Vacation [2/11/2001]
3. Cruising For A Bluesing [2/18/2001]
4. It Takes A Thurgood [2/25/2001]
5. Miracle Cleaner on 134th Street [4/29/2001]
6. Survival: In Tha Hood [5/6/2001]
7. Let's Get Ready To Rumba [5/13/2001]
8. A Race To His Credit [5/20/2001]
9. Red Man's Burdem [Unaired]
10. Clip Show [Unaired]
11. Untitled Episode [Unaired]
12. Thurgood, Boxer [Unaired]
13. Untitled Episode [Unaired]
14. Untitled Episode [Unaired]
15. Untitled Episode [Unaired]
16. Untitled Episode [Unaired]
17. Untitled Episode [Unaired]
18. Last Episode: Untitled [Unaired]

• Note: The final unaired episodes have been shown in some markets, such as by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2003.

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References in other series

• The manhole cover that served as the show's title card had made appearances on Futurama as an entry point into the mutant-populated sewers of New New York. After seeing this, the writers put a picture of Fry, the main character on Futurama, on a milk carton. This is in tune with the plot of Futurama, in which Fry is frozen in 2000 and thawed in 3000.
• In the episode of The Simpsons entitled "Missionary: Impossible", Thurgood is one of the phone operators at the Fox Network fundraising drive.