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A fledgling reporter discovered the story of a lifetime Tim O’Hara came upon an alien aircraft that had crashed He took pity on the sole survivor who’d committed no crime Helping him out of the strange orb that in a barren desert smashed Tim brought the alien home but his identity concealed Suddenly living with a bachelor, Uncle Martin was his nickname For four years we laughed as Martin’s odd behavior was revealed Tim came to love his new “uncle,” realizing this was no con game Martin, you see, had been blessed with more than telekinesis His antennae kept emitting radio station songs and news To hide them, Martin donned a hat that caused antennae creases And the scope of human behavior Uncle Martin did bemuse Bill Bixby and Ray Walton quickly stole my heart away And as a child I could barely wait for the next episode Perhaps my favorite show explains the feelings I have today Belief in life on other planets to this TV show I owed For Michael's "Rhyme Me an Old TV Show" contest TV Show: "My Favorite Martian" By Carolyn Devonshire, January 11, 2012 * "My Favorite Martian" was an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. The show starred Ray Walston as Uncle Martin (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara (a reporter).
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