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My Favorite Martian

There Is No Cure for the Common Martian

  • Episode aired Oct 13, 1963
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
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7.1/10
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Bill Bixby and Sharon Farrell in My Favorite Martian (1963)
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Sci-Fi
Martin comes down with a common cold, which is not so common but rather debilitating for Martians. Meanwhile Tim is sent to Trimbles Department Store to review their outer space exhibit. Tri... Read allMartin comes down with a common cold, which is not so common but rather debilitating for Martians. Meanwhile Tim is sent to Trimbles Department Store to review their outer space exhibit. Trimble, a major advertiser in The Sun, tries to buy and bully for a good review, despite the... Read allMartin comes down with a common cold, which is not so common but rather debilitating for Martians. Meanwhile Tim is sent to Trimbles Department Store to review their outer space exhibit. Trimble, a major advertiser in The Sun, tries to buy and bully for a good review, despite the display showing every unfounded stereotype of life on other planets. Tim knows the displa... Read all
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Sidney Miller
  • Writers
    • James Komack
    • John L. Greene
  • Stars
    • Ray Walston
    • Bill Bixby
    • Pamela Britton
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  • Director
    • Sidney Miller
  • Writers
    • James Komack
    • John L. Greene
  • Stars
    • Ray Walston
    • Bill Bixby
    • Pamela Britton
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    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Uncle Martinas Uncle Martin
    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Tim O'Haraas Tim O'Hara
    Pamela Britton
    Pamela Britton
    • Mrs. Lorelei Brownas Mrs. Lorelei Brown
    Willard Waterman
    Willard Waterman
    • Mr. Trimbleas Mr. Trimble
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Gloria Trimbleas Gloria Trimble
    Phil Garris
    • Delivery Boyas Delivery Boy
    • Director
      • Sidney Miller
    • Writers
      • James Komack
      • John L. Greene
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    Martin comes down with a common cold, which is not so common but rather debilitating for Martians. Meanwhile Tim is sent to Trimbles Department Store to review their outer space exhibit. Trimble, a major advertiser in The Sun, tries to buy and bully for a good review, despite the display showing every unfounded stereotype of life on other planets. Tim knows the display to be total fantasy. But he doesn't get a chance to write the review as he inadvertently takes one of Martin's sleep inducing cold tablets and falls asleep. To submit the review by deadline, Martin writes the review based on his own personal experience of what is true to life on Mars. Trimble is livid and wants Mr. Burns to fire Tim unless Tim apologizes and writes a retraction; Mr. Burns is willing to do so. Tim is going to do as Trimble and Burns wants if only to keep his job and keep from financial bankruptcy, but Martin doesn't want him to compromise what he knows to be right and wrong. Tim does stand up to Trimble and Trimble keeps to his threat until Trimble's usually mild mannered daughter, Gloria, takes her cue from Tim's moxie and stands up to her father about the quality of the exhibit. Trimble changes his tune as he admires the stand up quality of his daughter. —Huggo
    • sneeze
    • common cold
    • father daughter relationship
    • toy department
    • chicken soup
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      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Sci-Fi
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    • Trivia
      The title comes from the expression, "There is no cure for the common cold."
    • Goofs
      Uncle Martin has been sipping his coffee, but when he sneezes and disappears, the floating coffee cup is filled to the brim.
    • Quotes

      Uncle Martin: How Earthy can a Martian get?

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jack Chertok Television Productions
      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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