My Favorite Martian
 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 6 6 (USA)
111 x 30 minute episodes
My Favorite Martian is the story of Tim O'Hara (a
reporter) and his Uncle Martin , a visitor from Mars (Martin, get
it? Martin = Martian, oh never mind).
Uncle Martin has many special powers: he can read minds,
disappear, levitate objects with his finger, move through time -
all the usual stuff Martians can do (?).
He also has antennae sticking out of his head (luckily he can
retract them so as not to be too obvious).
 Martin
is a professor of anthropology who has been observing Earth for
hundreds of years and knows more about the history of Earth
culture than Tim does. He is also extremely witty.
Tim is never quite sure when Uncle Martin will next employ his
Martian powers but he almost always uses his unusual abilities to
get into the strangest types of trouble.
Detective Brennan always shows up at the worst possible moment
while Tim's landlady, the good-natured and kindly (though highly
illogical) Mrs Brown, is usually the unwitting target of Uncle
Martin's pranks.
Mrs Brown also has romantic designs on Uncle Martin. Tim the
journalist is a loyal friend who goes out of his way to keep
Martin's origins secret.
One of the things I remember from my childhood viewing of the
series is how Martin would sometimes address the camera (and us
the viewers) directly, something rarely seen in TV shows (even
now).
An inferior cartoon version of My Favorite Martian was
produced in the early 70s.
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