My Favorite Martian (1963)

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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.

• Released: 1963-09-29
• Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family
• Seasons: 3, 107 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: CBS
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 36 votes

Created by John L. Greene.

Top cast

• Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara
• Ray Walston as Uncle Martin
• Alan Hewitt as Det. Bill Brennan
• Pamela Britton as Mrs. Lorelei Brown

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Where to watch My Favorite Martian

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus; watch free on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Xumo Play, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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