My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Eps 4: Russians R in Season
Martin reads about a $2 billion American space program, a program he knows is doomed for failure. Not wanting to see the American government waste $2 billion, Tim writes himself a fake letter to the newspaper which includes Martin's nighttime musings; Tim thinks Martin's mumblings are key to the flaw in the space program. Based on the fake letter, Tim writes a newspaper story criticizing the wasted $2 billion. Tim's masquerade is uncovered by the government, agents for whom think he's a spy working for the Russians. Tim is questioned under a lie detector, and he fails miserably when it comes to questions about Martin. So the agents call in Martin, the agents who question him under the lie detector, under hypnosis, and through brainwashing. Martin overcomes each, to him, primitive method. But he can't overcome the truth serum, and he spills the beans about being a Martian. It isn't until then that the agents let Tim and Martin go. They figure that Martin is crazy and delusional, which is causing stress on Tim which in turn made him write the letter.
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
