The WORST episodes of My Favorite Martian

Every episode of My Favorite Martian ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of My Favorite Martian!

On the way to cover an assignment for his paper, The Los Angeles Sun, reporter Tim O'Hara stumbled upon a Martian whose one-man ship had crashed on Earth. Tim took the dazed Martian back to his rooming house to help him recuperate, while thinking of the fantastic story he would be able to present to his boss, Mr. Burns, about his find. The Martian, however, looked human, spoke English, and refused to admit to anyone but Tim what he was. Tim befriended him, passed him off as his uncle, and had many an interesting adventure with the stranded alien.

Last Updated: 6/9/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended

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#1 - Virus M for Martin

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/13/1966

Trouble begins when Tim contracts a Martian virus.

Directors: David Alexander

Writer: Bill Kelsay

5.00

1 votes

#2 - Hate Me a Little

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1965

Martin's benevolence-inducing light has an unusual effect on Brennan.

Directors: Mel Ferber

Writer: Gene L. Coon

5.67

3 votes

#3 - We Love You, Miss Pringle

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/28/1965

Tim is placed on the Teacher of the Year selection committee.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph

Writer: Blanche Hanalis

5.67

6 votes

#4 - The Case of the Missing Sleuth

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1965

The Case of the Missing Sleuth: Detective Brennan (Alan Hewitt) dissolves himself with Martin's molecular separator.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph

Writer: Ben Gershman, Bill Freedman

5.80

5 votes

#5 - Who's Got the Power?

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/24/1964

During an electrical storm, Martin gets an affliction called popsy, which causes him to appear and disappear uncontrollably. With Tim's help, Martin needs to long ground himself electrically to cure the popsy. Just as he does so, Mrs. Brown drops by and accidentally completes the grounding. In doing so, she gets Martin's levitation power. Martin temporarily fixes the symptom of appearing and disappearing by a concoction of household cleaners. But that is only in a need to get his levitation powers back from Mrs. Brown, which requires an electrically charged transfer. With much maneuvering and wiring and some hand holding (to control Mrs. Brown's levitation, but which she construes as Martin being affectionate with her), Martin manages to do the transfer successfully. After that, Martin and Tim need to try the grounding procedure once again. Just as they are about to do it, Mrs. Brown comes by once again, which Martin and Tim think will cause the transfer of the levitation power all over again. But Mrs. Brown fakes them out - this time, she doesn't cause a problem, and Martin's popsy is finally cured.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph

Writer: James Komack

6.00

2 votes

#6 - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1965

Martin's latest machine effects a mind swap with Mrs. Brown.

Directors: David Alexander

Writer: Philip Rapp

6.00

1 votes

#7 - Lorelei Brown vs. Everybody

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/1965

A Martian pill turns Mrs. Brown into a crusading crime-fighter.

Directors: Jean Yarbrough

Writer: Bill Kelsay

6.00

4 votes

#8 - My Nut Cup Runneth Over

Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/24/1966

Martin's molecular reassembler turns a squirrel into a human.

Directors: Bill Kelsay, John Erman

Writer: Bill Kelsay, Gene Thompson

6.25

4 votes

#9 - Butterball

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/13/1966

Tim is kidnapped by sinister C.R.U.S.H. agent Butterball.

Directors: David Alexander

Writer: Blanche Hanalis

6.25

4 votes

#10 - Martin's Revoltin' Development

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1966

An invisible Martin is photographed capturing an escaped criminal.

Directors: Jean Yarbrough

Writer: Leigh Chapman

6.33

3 votes

#11 - Uncle Baby

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/4/1965

Martin feels that his youth is fading and asks Tim to help him rejuvenate himself with the aid of Black Light. However, things go awry when Tim screws up the process and Martin gets turned into an infant.

Directors: James V. Kern

Writer: Marty Roth

6.33

6 votes

#12 - A Nose for News

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/21/1964

Tim gets mad at Martin for "disappearing and spying" on him while he has a date at the apartment. To make up for this, Martin covers for Tim when he goes missing from the office and Mr. Burns calls the apartment looking for him. Martin goes on the story in his place and phones back to Mr. Burns with an exclusive using Tim's voice. Unfortunately, Mr. Burns sees Tim in the office when he is also on the talking to him on the phone; Tim confesses that it is Martin on the phone covering for him. Also unfortunately, the exclusive is regarding an old friend of Mr. Burns', Ambassodor Lloyd Thomas, who decides to sue the paper for invasion of privacy because of the story. Martin finds out that the suit is in part due to some old animosity between Mr. Burns and Ambassador Thomas, and thus Martin decides to try and mend some old wounds.

Directors: Alan Rafkin

Writer: Michael Gleason, William Blinn

Uncle Martin and the Identified Flying Object

6.40

5 votes

#13 - Uncle Martin and the Identified Flying Object

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1965

Martin loses control of his power to move large objects.

Directors: Byron Paul

Writer: Lissa Charell, Marty Roth

6.50

2 votes

#14 - Tim and Tim Again

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/1965

Double trouble - Martin's duplicating machine creates two Tims.

Directors: John Erman, Marty Roth

Writer: Bill Kelsay

6.50

6 votes

#15 - Uncle Martin's Wisdom Tooth

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/28/1964

A toothache of his "eye" tooth causes "eye" problems for Martin: he can't see. Tim takes him to see his dentist, although Martin doesn't have typical human teeth. He needs dental expertise and some dental powder without the dentist actually examining him, which is why dentist-phobic Tim takes the place in the dental chair. The remedy causes Martin's eye teeth to go crossed eyed, as does his vision. The only answer is tooth extraction.

Directors: Oscar Rudolph

Writer: James Komack