My Favorite Martian
I'd Rather Fight Than Switch
TV Flash files “I'd Rather Fight Than Switch” as hour 80 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — My Favorite Martian (1963–1966) on CBS, season 3, episode 5, aired 1965-10-10, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E05: listed hour 80 of 107 in the My Favorite Martian guide, hour 5 of 32 in season 3. It aired 1965-10-10 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Keep Me From the Church on Time” (S03E04). Next is “Tim, the Mastermind” (S03E06).
Viewer FAQ
Where does I'd Rather Fight Than Switch sit in the My Favorite Martian guide?
S03E05 is listed hour 80 of 107 — hour 5 of 32 in season 3, season 3 episode 5.
When did My Favorite Martian S03E05 air?
I'd Rather Fight Than Switch aired 1965-10-10 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
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- Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara
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- 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…