My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Eps 23: An Old, Old Friend of the Family
After Martin makes Tim miss a deadline, Martin decides to help Tim get an exclusive interview. Jakobar, the rogue leader of Kobima, is the story's subject matter. Martin is a legend in Kobima and has inside knowledge of Kobiman legend since he was good friends with Jakobar's great-grandfather Kobima, for who the country was named. After displaying the sign of Cocobahn - Martin's name in Kobiman - Jakobar agrees to see Martin. Martin talks Jakobar into making himself accessible to the media, namely Tim, but later reneges since he still has the suspicious mind of an outlaw leader. Martin needs to convince Jakobar to be a more forthright leader for the betterment of Kobima, which will perish as a country otherwise, this strategy which again includes being accessible to the media. Because of Martin's sage advice, Jakobar muses that Martin may actually be Cocobahn.
About My Favorite Martian
Title: My Favorite Martian
First Air Date: 1963-09-29
Last Air Date: 1966-05-01
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.9/10 (from 28 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 107
Network: CBS
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Bill Bixby
Tim O'Hara
Ray Walston
Uncle Martin
Alan Hewitt
Det. Bill Brennan
Pamela Britton
Mrs. Lorelei Brown
