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The premise is simple: A Martian astronaut, played by Ray Walston, is stranded on Earth when his saucer crashes. He is taken in by a kindly but not too bright earthling (Bill Bixby). 'Uncle Martin' fortunately looks just like a human being except for two
It was also made into [[My Favorite Martian (film)|a movie in 1999]], starring [[Christopher Lloyd]] as Uncle Martin.
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* [[Amusing Alien]]
* [[Cowboy Episode]]: The 2-parter "Go West, Young Martian"
* [[Fantastic Comedy]]: One of the [[Trope Codifier]]s, in fact.
* [[Flying Saucer]]: Martin's spacecraft. It's smaller than an Italian sports car (with much the same lines), and fits easily in Tim's garage.
* [[Human Aliens]]
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* [[Literal Split Personality]]: In one episode, one of Uncle Martin's machines gets struck by lightning, splitting him into triplets: one who agrees with everything, one who disagrees with everything, and one who can never make up his mind.
* [[Mind Over Matter]]: Martin can move things with his mind.
* [[Monster Roommate]]: Loosely speaking. Martin's far from a monster, as condescending as he can be about earthlings.
* [[Pstandard Psychic Pstance]]
* [[Psychic Powers]]: In addition to invisibility, Martin could read minds and levitate objects.
* [[Reset Button]]: A literal one ends the episode with Martin's nephew Andy, when Martin sets off a [[Time Machine]] to undo Andy's revelation of their true nature.
* [[Secret-Chaser]]/[[Nosy Neighbor]]: Lorelei Brown
* [[Stop Trick]]: At least [[Once an Episode]], and usually more often.
* [[Witch Hunt]]: In the episode with Martin's (genuine) nephew Andy, after he carelessly reveals their true nature, the rest of the cast lay
* [[Worthless Yellow Rocks]]: Tim O'Hara accidentally breaks some ordinary drinking glasses, and Uncle Martin muses that it's a pity because on Mars, objects made from glass are exceptionally valuable. ([[Artistic License Chemistry|This despite glass being made from sand, which Mars has in vast abundance.]])
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