Long before the special effects department established the forefront of future shows like Bewitched,I Dream of Jeannie,or other shows that gave us the magical effect,no other show can topped off the hilarious hijinks of "My Favorite Martian". During its run the show had in my book some of the best special effects ever devised for TV,and for good reason. It may have been hokey or rather silly,but in turn Ray Walston was the genius behind Uncle Martin,who was in fact an alien from another planet who crash lands on Earth only to be discovered by a newspaper man Tim O'Hara,played by Bill Bixby who was after fame and fortune with this.
However,Tim was the only one who knew of Uncle Martin's secret identity,but other folks thought Tim was paranoid since Martin was REALLY a martian! There was other folks who knew what went on including the really nosey neighbor Lorilee Brown(Pamela. Britton) and the detective Bill Brennan(Alan Hewitt) who was always snooping around for answers,but Uncle Martin knew how to take care of them since Uncle Martin always dislikes.
Uncle Martin was always experimenting on stuff. He could defy gravity,and in one episode walk through walls,and the best part make a antenna come out of his head and many more. There were times when Martin lost his powers(in one episode dealt with a bracey kid who zapped his telekinetic powers-funny!)but as always gain them back. Uncle Martin also had the capability to bring up scientific powers in which no one understood but he explained his theory in ways that someone knew how but didn't know themselves.
Basically,all Martin wanted to do was get his spaceship repair and get home,but he never made it although he made several attempts. "My Favorite Martian" lasted three seasons on CBS' Sunday night prime time schedule producing 107. Episodes airing from September 29, 1963 until May 1, 1966. The first two seasons produced 75 episodes in black and white from September 29, 1963 until June 27, 1965 and were filmed at Desilu Studios Hollywood. The third and final season of the series produced 32 episodes in color from September 12, 1965 until May 1, 1966 and was filmed at MGM Studios. However,during the three seasons that it ran on CBS(which came on Sunday nights after Lassie and faced strong competition against NBC's The Wonderful World Of Disney) Tim and Martin had some interesting adventures and it did very well to make the transition to bring some of the color episodes during its final season. The show ended in the Spring of 1966 after 107 episodes.
The show had a Saturday morning cartoon spin-off during the 1970's titled "My Favorite Martians" that aired on CBS' Saturday morning schedule from 1973-1974. A live action theatrical feature starring Christopher Lloyd based on the 1960's television series was released by Disney in the mid 1990's. Revised on July 1, 2023.
However,Tim was the only one who knew of Uncle Martin's secret identity,but other folks thought Tim was paranoid since Martin was REALLY a martian! There was other folks who knew what went on including the really nosey neighbor Lorilee Brown(Pamela. Britton) and the detective Bill Brennan(Alan Hewitt) who was always snooping around for answers,but Uncle Martin knew how to take care of them since Uncle Martin always dislikes.
Uncle Martin was always experimenting on stuff. He could defy gravity,and in one episode walk through walls,and the best part make a antenna come out of his head and many more. There were times when Martin lost his powers(in one episode dealt with a bracey kid who zapped his telekinetic powers-funny!)but as always gain them back. Uncle Martin also had the capability to bring up scientific powers in which no one understood but he explained his theory in ways that someone knew how but didn't know themselves.
Basically,all Martin wanted to do was get his spaceship repair and get home,but he never made it although he made several attempts. "My Favorite Martian" lasted three seasons on CBS' Sunday night prime time schedule producing 107. Episodes airing from September 29, 1963 until May 1, 1966. The first two seasons produced 75 episodes in black and white from September 29, 1963 until June 27, 1965 and were filmed at Desilu Studios Hollywood. The third and final season of the series produced 32 episodes in color from September 12, 1965 until May 1, 1966 and was filmed at MGM Studios. However,during the three seasons that it ran on CBS(which came on Sunday nights after Lassie and faced strong competition against NBC's The Wonderful World Of Disney) Tim and Martin had some interesting adventures and it did very well to make the transition to bring some of the color episodes during its final season. The show ended in the Spring of 1966 after 107 episodes.
The show had a Saturday morning cartoon spin-off during the 1970's titled "My Favorite Martians" that aired on CBS' Saturday morning schedule from 1973-1974. A live action theatrical feature starring Christopher Lloyd based on the 1960's television series was released by Disney in the mid 1990's. Revised on July 1, 2023.