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The PJs
1999–2001
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 3 seasons
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MEANRANK
66/100
Every rating
The lives of occupants of an inner-city housing project.
Details
- Created by
- Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, Steve Tompkins
- Writer
- Les Firestein
- Studio
- Imagine Television Studios, Will Vinton Studios, Eddie Murphy Productions, Touchstone Television
- Released
- 10 January 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 43 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 5 →3 major awards won · 3 wins from 5 nominations across 1 ceremony
| Primetime Emmy Award 2001 | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Ja'net DuBois as Mrs. Avery Episode: "Let's Get Ready To Rumba" | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2000 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Nelson Lowry (art director) Episode: "The Super that Stoled Christmas" | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1999 | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Ja'net DuBois as Mrs. Avery | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1999 | Outstanding Main Title Theme | George Clinton, Quincy Jones III, La Rita Norman, Marie Norman | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 1999 | Outstanding Animated Program | Steve Tompkins, Larry Wilmore, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tony Krantz, Eddie Murphy, Will Vinton & Tom Turpin, executive producers; Bill Freiberger & David Flebotte, supervising producers; Mary Sandell, David Bleiman Ichioka, Michael Price & J. Michael Mendel, producers; Al Jean & Mike Reiss, consult | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Award
5 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Nelson Lowry (art director) Episode: "The Super that Stoled Christmas" | Winner |
| Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Ja'net DuBois as Mrs. Avery Episode: "Let's Get Ready To Rumba" | Winner |
| Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Ja'net DuBois as Mrs. Avery | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Program | Steve Tompkins, Larry Wilmore, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tony Krantz, Eddie Murphy, Will Vinton & Tom Turpin, executive producers; Bill Freiberger & David Flebotte, supervising producers; Mary Sandell, David Bleiman Ichioka, Michael Price & J. Michael Mendel, producers; Al Jean & Mike Reiss, consult | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme | George Clinton, Quincy Jones III, La Rita Norman, Marie Norman | Nominee |