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My Favorite Martian

Seen it?

1963 | 3 seasons | 30 min | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and families. If you loved Phineas and Ferb or Futurama, start here.
The mood
Light and funny, feel-good.
The pace
3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 54 hours in all.
What might put you off
Made in 1963: an older pace and style.

Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair his spaceship so that he can return to Mars.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 95K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11963 · 37 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Season 21964 · 38 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Season 31965 · 32 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by John L. Greene

  • Bill BixbyTim O'Hara
  • Ray WalstonUncle Martin
  • Alan HewittDet. Bill Brennan
  • Pamela BrittonMrs. Lorelei Brown