My Favorite Martian - Season Three (MPI Home Video) DVD Review - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TJ · 11-27-2012, 01:48 AM

My Favorite Martian marked the beginning of television's fascination with fantasy-themed comedy series, originally airing on CBS-TV from 1963 to 1966. Debuting in the top ten upon its premiere season, My Favorite Martian stars Bill Bixby (The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Incredible Hulk) as newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara and Ray Walston (Picket Fences) as the Martian whom Tim discovers and passes off as his Uncle Martin. Pamela Britton plays their snoopy landlady, Lorelei Brown.

The hit series switched to color in its third and final season, presented here on DVD in the U.S. for the first time. These 32 complete, digitally-remastered episodes include guest appearances by other classic TV actors such as Gavin MacLeod (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H), Allan Melvin (The Phil Silvers Show), Stafford Repp (Batman), Shelley Morrison (The Flying Nun), Michael Constantine (Room 222), Leon Askin (Hogan's Heroes) and others.

Read my review here:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/myfavor...dvdreview.html

gilligan fanatic · 11-27-2012, 07:55 AM

I wish the first two seasons weren't out of print because now I want to get them all

robyrob · 11-27-2012, 08:37 PM

i got the first two seasons many years ago and I really had just given up all hope that the 3rd season would ever be released - maybe there is some hope for other abandoned classic TV series

My Favorite Martian · 12-04-2012, 11:19 PM

Thank You for a great review..but let me tell you the pilot "Man In The Square suit" is a trivia gold mine..

* Alan Reed the original voice artist for Fred Flinstone almost breaks into a full Fred in his performance..it's amazing!

* when the character Gary Young (Micheal Blodget) goes to his office he sits in the chair used a couple of years later in George Pals "The Time Machine".

*Actress Jan Shuttan would next act in the "Dick Tracy" pilot for Greenway Productions and make a guest spin in classic "Star Trek".

*which actor would go onto a major role in the first Superman Movie ?

*the rock and roll music was a re-use from "My Living Doll".

11-27-2012, 01:48 AM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,745	My Favorite Martian - Season Three (MPI Home Video) DVD Review My Favorite Martian marked the beginning of television's fascination with fantasy-themed comedy series, originally airing on CBS-TV from 1963 to 1966. Debuting in the top ten upon its premiere season, My Favorite Martian stars Bill Bixby (The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Incredible Hulk) as newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara and Ray Walston (Picket Fences) as the Martian whom Tim discovers and passes off as his Uncle Martin. Pamela Britton plays their snoopy landlady, Lorelei Brown. The hit series switched to color in its third and final season, presented here on DVD in the U.S. for the first time. These 32 complete, digitally-remastered episodes include guest appearances by other classic TV actors such as Gavin MacLeod (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Jamie Farr (MAS*H), Allan Melvin (The Phil Silvers Show), Stafford Repp (Batman), Shelley Morrison (The Flying Nun), Michael Constantine (Room 222), Leon Askin (Hogan's Heroes) and others. Read my review here: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/myfavor...dvdreview.html

11-27-2012, 07:55 AM	#2
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11-27-2012, 08:37 PM	#3
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12-04-2012, 11:19 PM	#4
My Favorite Martian Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Location: LA Posts: 204	Not a bad review...but you missed some trivia.. Thank You for a great review..but let me tell you the pilot "Man In The Square suit" is a trivia gold mine.. * Alan Reed the original voice artist for Fred Flinstone almost breaks into a full Fred in his performance..it's amazing! * when the character Gary Young (Micheal Blodget) goes to his office he sits in the chair used a couple of years later in George Pals "The Time Machine". Actress Jan Shuttan would next act in the "Dick Tracy" pilot for Greenway Productions and make a guest spin in classic "Star Trek". which actor would go onto a major role in the first Superman Movie ? *the rock and roll music was a re-use from "My Living Doll". Attached Images