My Favorite Martian
My Uncle the Folk Singer
TV Flash files “My Uncle the Folk Singer” as hour 44 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — My Favorite Martian (1963–1966) on CBS, season 2, episode 7, aired 1964-11-08, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E07: listed hour 44 of 107 in the My Favorite Martian guide, hour 7 of 38 in season 2. It aired 1964-11-08 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Extra! Extra! Sensory Perception!” (S02E06). Next is “The Great Brain Robbery” (S02E08).
Viewer FAQ
Where does My Uncle the Folk Singer sit in the My Favorite Martian guide?
S02E07 is listed hour 44 of 107 — hour 7 of 38 in season 2, season 2 episode 7.
When did My Favorite Martian S02E07 air?
My Uncle the Folk Singer aired 1964-11-08 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Uncle Martin hiding powers in Tim O'Hara's household is the roommate contract: Walston deadpan, Bixby straight man, antenna gags. Weekly near-misses, not a serialized invasion.
In the series
Why this series still plays
My Favorite Martian is the alien-roommate sitcom before Trek made space solemn: Ray Walston's Uncle Martin crash-lands, sprouts antennae, and hides in Bill Bixby's reporter household. Levitation gags and invisibility bits do the weekly work. Walston's deadpan extraterrestrial against Bixby's straight man — family-hour sci-fi that treats a Martian like a difficult relative with better technology.
The flash is an antenna on a Los Angeles cover story. Ray Walston's Uncle Martin crash-lands, sprouts the week's tell, and hides in Bill Bixby's reporter household while Pamela Britton's Mrs. Brown and the nosy neighbors almost catch the levitation gag. My Favorite Martian, CBS 1963–1966 — three seasons, 107 episodes — from John L. Greene. Walston's deadpan extraterrestrial against Bixby's straight man. **They are not amicable, the powers and the lease.** Family-hour sci-fi that treats a Martian like a difficult…
Filed against
- Ray Walston as Uncle Martin
Ray Walston played Uncle Martin on My Favorite Martian, the 1960s alien-roommate sitcom before space got solemn — crash-landing, antennae, hiding in Bill Bixby’s reporter household. Levitation gags and invisibility bits as weekly work. TV…
- Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara
Bill Bixby’s Tim O’Hara hid a Martian in a 1960s catalog reporter household, then The Incredible Hulk recast the nice-guy face as David Banner’s tragic road. TV Flash files him as the straight man who learned how to hitchhike: antennae…
- Pamela Britton as Mrs. Lorelei Brown
Pamela Britton played Mrs. Lorelei Brown on My Favorite Martian, the 1960s alien-roommate sitcom before space got solemn — Ray Walston’s Uncle Martin crash-landing, antennae, hiding in a reporter household. Levitation gags and…