"My Favorite Martian" (1963) TV series 1963-1966

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

John L. Greene

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

29 September 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A sarcastic Martian comes to live with a hapless young Terran on Earth.

Plot Keywords:

Mars | Martian | Spaceship | Invention | Space

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ray Walston	...	Uncle Martin / ... (107 episodes, 1963-1966)
Bill Bixby	...	Tim O'Hara (107 episodes, 1963-1966)
Pamela Britton	...	Mrs. Lorelei Brown (64 episodes, 1963-1966)
Alan Hewitt	...	Det. Bill Brennan (30 episodes, 1964-1966)

Also Known As:

"My Favourite Martian" (Australia)

Runtime:

30 min (107 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (1965-1966) | Black and White (1963-1965)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

In the pilot landlady Mrs. Brown had a niece and a daughter who both disappeared by the end of the first season.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During much of the first season (1963-64), the copyright date was given as MCMXLIII (1943). It should have read MCMLXIII.

Quotes:

Uncle Martin: After all as a very wise man once told me, the chicken is not infrequently the true dove of peace.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1997-06-20)" (1997)

Season 2 Should Be Released on DVD

I would like to request season two (1964-65) of "My Favorite Martian" on DVD, due in part to the episode "A Martian Fiddles Around" which depicts Martin feeling burned out over Mrs. Lorelei Brown's violin playing.

When he hears the sound of the instrument, he goes transparent as his mind short circuits. Martin and nephew Tim become involved with Antonio Amalfi, a violin maker, to change the instrument's sound. Johnny initially cuts ties with his father (and the company would've expired). Martin then plays the instrument that makes him vanish and then fears over the rumor (and confesses desperately) that his transparent self is really the ghost of Stradivari, who would come back to tell Amalfi the great secret.

In the end, though, Mr. Amalfi and his son's violin shop stays open due to Martin's help.

This episode originally was broadcast on CBS on Valentine's Day 1965.