The PJs 25 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Eddie Murphy He was 37 , now 63 years old
Loretta Devine She was 49 , now 75 years old
Kevin Michael Richardson He was 34 , now 60 years old
Pepe Serna She was 54 , now 80 years old
Michèle Morgan She was 78 , 96 years old when she died
Cheryl Francis Harrington She was 42 , now 68 years old
Shawn Michael Howard He was 29 , now 55 years old
Crystal Scales She was 27 , now 53 years old
Cassi Davis She was 34 , now 60 years old
Michael Paul Chan He was 48 , now 74 years old
Ja'net Dubois She was 60 , now 86 years old
Jenifer Lewis She was 41 , now 67 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Mike Reiss Production He was 39 , now 65 years old Producer
Marv Newland Directing He was 52 , now 77 years old Director
Tony Krantz Production He was 39 , now 65 years old Executive Producer
Brian Grazer Production He was 47 , now 73 years old Executive Producer
Eddie Murphy Production He was 37 , now 63 years old Executive Producer
Ron Howard Production He was 44 , now 70 years old Executive Producer
Will Vinton Production He was 51 , 70 years old when he died Executive Producer
Larry Wilmore Directing He was 37 , now 63 years old Director
Larry Wilmore Production He was 37 , now 63 years old Executive Producer
Al Jean Production He was 38 , now 63 years old Producer
Michael Price Production He was 40 , now 66 years old Producer
Michael Price Writing He was 40 , now 66 years old Writer
Brad Schiff Visual Effects He was 0 , now 24 years old Animation
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The PJs (25 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1999-01-10
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 44