My Favorite Martian: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Martian crash-lands on Earth and is taken in by young newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara. Disguised asTim's Uncle Martin, he attempts to repair his ship and keep himself out of trouble. But Tim's nosy landlady, Mrs. Brown, takes a liking to Uncle Martin, which complicates things, as does Uncle Martin's tendency to use his Martian powers at the wrong time.

Series details

• Title: My Favorite Martian
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1963-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-05-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 4512

Cast and credited roles

• Ray Walston — Uncle Martin
• Bill Bixby — Tim O'Hara
• Pamela Britton — Mrs. Lorelei Brown
• Alan Hewitt — Detective Bill Brennan
• J. Pat O'Malley — Harry Burns
• Roy Engel — Police Chief

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-09-29; final listed air date 1964-06-28.
• Season 2: premiered 1964-09-27; final listed air date 1965-06-27.
• Season 3: premiered 1965-09-12; final listed air date 1966-05-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Favorite Martian on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.