Ray Walston was a treasure, and in My Favorite Martian Bill Bixby began a long run of successful TV series. The combination here was inspired.
Like so many well-written 60s comedies, it appeals on two levels. As a kid, I took most of the stories seriously and only laughed at the slapstick. As an adult, I get the jokes the wrote at an adult level.
But as either a kid or an adult, I have fun trying to figure out which of Uncle Martin's Martian abilities he'll use, and how, to solve each show's particular problem. Of course, sometimes his abilities get them into worse problems, such as when he read the oil shiek's mind and the shiek considered he might be a spy.
I've never seen an episode I didn't enjoy.
Like so many well-written 60s comedies, it appeals on two levels. As a kid, I took most of the stories seriously and only laughed at the slapstick. As an adult, I get the jokes the wrote at an adult level.
But as either a kid or an adult, I have fun trying to figure out which of Uncle Martin's Martian abilities he'll use, and how, to solve each show's particular problem. Of course, sometimes his abilities get them into worse problems, such as when he read the oil shiek's mind and the shiek considered he might be a spy.
I've never seen an episode I didn't enjoy.