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My Favorite Martian was an American television sitcom aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to September 4, 1966 for 107 episodes (75 in black and white 1963-1965, 32 color 1965-1966). The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was a stage, television and feature film character actor who played the title character on the situation comedy My Favorite Martian and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences. ...
Pamela Britton was an actress best known for appearing as Lorelei Brown in the television series My Favorite Martian. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
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CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ...
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also: 1962 in television, other events of 1963, 1964 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1963-64 American network television schedule. ...
September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ...
See also: 1965 in television, other events of 1966, 1967 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1966-67 American network television schedule. ...
A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...
CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ...
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was a stage, television and feature film character actor who played the title character on the situation comedy My Favorite Martian and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences. ...
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This series was produced by Jack Chertok. Jack Chertok born July 13, 1906 in Atlanta, Georgia – was a film and television producer, perhaps best know to modern viewers as producer for the 182 black and white episodes of The Lone Ranger and as executive producer of the series My Favorite Martian . Beginning in the mid-1930s...
Premise
A human-looking extraterrestrial in a one-man spaceship crash-lands near Los Angeles. The ship's pilot is, in fact, from Mars and is now stranded on Earth. Tim O'Hara, a young newspaper reporter for The Los Angeles Sun, is on his way home from Edwards Air Force Base (where he had gone to report on the flight of the X-15) back to Los Angeles when he spots the spaceship coming down. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ...
Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ...
A Female Reporter A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ...
Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond. ...
Description Role: Research Aircraft Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Length: 50. ...
Tim takes the Martian in as his roommate and passes him off as his Uncle Martin. Uncle Martin refuses to reveal any of his Martian traits to people other than Tim, to avoid publicity (or panic), and Tim agrees to keep Martin's identity a secret while the Martian attempts to repair his ship. Uncle Martin has various unusual powers: he can raise two retractable antennae and become invisible; he is telepathic and can read minds; he can levitate objects with the motion of his finger; and he can communicate with animals. A Martian is a hypothetical or fictional native inhabitant of the planet Mars. ...
Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ...
Martin also builds several advanced devices, such as a time machine which transports Tim and the Martian back to Medieval England and other times and places, such as St. Louis in 1849, the early days of Hollywood, or bring Leonardo da Vinci and Jesse James into the present. Another device he builds is a "molecular separator" which can take apart the molecules of a physical object, or rearrange them (a squirrel was made into a human). Another device can take memories and store them in pill form to "relearn" them later. Another device can create temporary duplicates. Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...
The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...
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1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847–April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, the most famous member of the James-Younger gang. ...
In science, a molecule is a group of atoms in a definite arrangement held together by chemical bonds. ...
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Tim and Uncle Martin live in an apartment house run by a congenial but scatterbrained landlady, Mrs. Lorelei Brown, who often shows up when not wanted. She later dates a vain, cold-hearted, plain-clothes police officer, Detective Bill Brennan, who dislikes Uncle Martin and is highly suspicious of him. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The first two seasons were filmed in black-and-white (at Desilu), but the final season was shot in color (at MGM), resulting in minor changes in the set and the format of the show. In addition to the extraterrestrial powers indicated in the first two seasons, Martin seemed to be able to do much more in the final season, such as stimulating facial hair to provide him and Tim with a quick disguise, and levitating with his nose. Brennan's boss, the police chief, was involved in many episodes in the third season, generally as a device to humiliate the overzealous detective.
Martin's real name, Exigius 12 1/2 (revealed in "We Love You, Mrs. Pringle") was heard again when his real nephew, Andromeda, crash-landed on Earth in the show's third season. Andromeda, originally devised to bring younger viewers to the aging show, disappeared without explanation after a single episode and was never referred to again in the two episodes filmed after it, or six episodes already filmed but aired afterward (Andromeda was, however, a regular on the later animated series My Favorite Martians). He had a single antenna, which Martin explains was because his baby antennae had fallen out and only one adult antenna had come in, so far.
Characters - Uncle Martin (the Martian), played by Ray Walston
- Tim O'Hara, played by Bill Bixby
- Mrs. Brown, played by Pamela Britton
- Mr. Burns, played by J. Pat O'Malley, first season only, as Tim's boss at the newspaper
- Detective Bill Brennan, played by Alan Hewitt, second and third seasons only
- Police Chief, played by Roy Engel, third season only
Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was a stage, television and feature film character actor who played the title character on the situation comedy My Favorite Martian and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences. ...
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Pamela Britton was an actress best known for appearing as Lorelei Brown in the television series My Favorite Martian. ...
J. Pat OMalley (March 15, 1904 - February 27, 1985) was an English singer and actor of Irish extraction. ...
DVD Releases The first two complete seasons are available on DVD from Rhino Entertainment. The third season exists in its entirety on VHS (appropriately on green tapes), and is expected to be released by Rhino on DVD in 2007. Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label. ...
September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ...
shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Spin-offs
Animated series An animated series, My Favorite Martians, was made by Filmation, and ran on the primetime series' network, CBS, from September 1973 to September 1975. The series features Tim, Martin, Mrs. Brown and Detective Brennan (Brennan is considerably different). To appeal to a younger audience, Uncle Martin is joined by his Martian nephew named Andromeda, nicknamed "Andy", who only has one antenna and thus lesser powers than Uncle Martin. The pair also have a Martian pet named Okey, a sort of bouncing sheepdog with antenna. Tim also had a niece named Katy, living with them. None of the characters were voiced by the original actors; Jonathan Harris voiced Martin. Howard Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) was an American comic actor and director. ...
Jonathan Harris in the Twilight Zone television episode Twenty-Two Jonathan Harris (November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002), was a stage and character actor best known for his TV work as Bradford Webster in The Third Man and Dr. Zachary Smith in Lost in Space. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ...
September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ...
See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ...
This is a list of television-related events in 1975. ...
An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...
The first Filmation logo. ...
CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Jonathan Harris in the Twilight Zone television episode Twenty-Two Jonathan Harris (November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002), was a stage and character actor best known for his TV work as Bradford Webster in The Third Man and Dr. Zachary Smith in Lost in Space. ...
Feature film The series was also remade as a feature film in 1999 starring Christopher Lloyd as Martin and Jeff Daniels as Tim. Ray Walston also featured in the film. However, the premise was changed: Martians are four-armed, four-legged, three-eyed, creatures who use a "gumball" (in which they call "nerplex") to assume human form. The "nerplex" comes in a selection that will turn the person ingesting it into assorted life forms, including Martian and one to "never use", (Venox 7). A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a 3-time Emmy Award-winning American character actor. ...
Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton in a scene from the TNT cable network remake of The Goodbye Girl Jeff Daniels (born February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia) is an American actor. ...
Trivia - Ray Walston appeared in a television commercial, a long distance service promotion for AT&T, circa 2000. The conversation makes it evident to those who remember the TV series that he is playing the role of Uncle Martin, still on Earth. He asks if the rates AT&T offers also apply for phoning fellow Martians living in the United States.
- In an episode of the TV series Picket Fences, Walston's character, Judge Henry Bone, attends a Halloween party wearing antennae like those he wore on Martian.
- This series marks the debut of Bill Bixby. After Martian ended, Bixby went on to have a successful acting career. He co-starred with Elvis Presley in two movies, Clambake and Speedway, and gained greater fame starring in two additional TV series, The Courtship of Eddie's Father in the 1970s and The Incredible Hulk in the 1980s. He also became a director.
- The first two seasons were filmed in studio space leased from Desilu, while the third season was filmed at MGM. This move was made because Desilu needed the studio space for a new television series - Star Trek.
- In the end title theme music for the film Spaced Invaders, a Halloween comedy involving incompetent invaders from Mars, one of the Martians hums the first bars of the theme from My Favorite Martian.
Long distance in telecommunications, refers to telephone calls made outside a certain area, usually characterized by an area code outside of a local call area. ...
AT&T Inc. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Disambiguation: you may be looking for picket fence or picket fencing Picket Fences is a 60-minute drama which initially ran from September 18, 1992 to June 26, 1996 on the CBS television network in the United States. ...
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Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...
Clambake is a 1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley. ...
Speedway is a 1968 action film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver. ...
The Courtship of Eddies Father is a 1963 comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
The Incredible Hulk is an American television series loosely based on the Marvel comic book character of the same name. ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Desilu Productions was a company jointly owned by American actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. ...
The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series. ...
Spaced Invaders is a 1990 science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Tony Cox, Royal Dano and a young Ariana Richards. ...
See also This is a partial list of television series that include episodes about time travel. ...
External Links - My Favorite Martian (1999 movie) at the Internet Movie Database
- A T.V. Classic - My Favorite Martian
- http://www.epguides.com/MyFavoriteMartian
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