My Favorite Martian - Season 1 - Eps 6: The Man on the Couch
To get some rarefied air, Martin goes atop a water tower. Passersby, including the police, think he's a jumper and he's promptly sent to the psychiatric ward of the hospital. Martin thinks he can quickly exit the hospital by reading the psychiatrist's mind and tell him what he wants to hear. However the psychiatrist, Dr. Harvey Bonnett, has other things on his mind, like his troubled marriage. Ultimately, Dr. Bonnett becomes the patient and Martin the doctor.
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
