My Favorite Martians is an animated series based on the science fiction sitcom called My Favorite Martian, it was made by Filmation and was broadcast as part of the Saturday morning programming on CBS from September 8, 1973, to December 22, 1973, for a total of sixteen episodes. The series features Tim, Martin, Mrs. Brown and Detective Brennan (Brennan is considerably different). To appeal to a younger audience, Uncle Martin is joined by his Martian nephew named Andromeda, nicknamed "Andy", who only has one antenna and thus lesser powers than Uncle Martin and did appear in one episode of the live-action series. The pair also have a Martian pet named Okey, a sort of bouncing sheepdog with antennae. Tim also had a niece of his own, named Katie, living with them. Brennan also had a teenage son named Brad living with him and a pet chimpanzee named Chump. None of the characters were voiced by the original actors; Bixby was at the time committed to his latest project, The Magician, and Walston tried to distance himself from the role. As a result, Jonathan Harris voiced Martin and Jane Webb voiced Mrs. Brown.
The cartoon utilized a number of scripts from what would have been season four of the live action show; as of early July 2013, Jack Chertok Television co-owned it, with the Chertok company retaining all merchandising rights to the show.
At least two VHS tape volumes were released of the cartoon series in 1989 by UAV. Distribution rights were held, as of April 2013, by Classic Media as part of their Filmation holdings.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | USA | Mex |
|---|---|---|---|
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Uncle Martin O'Hara | Jonathan Harris | Quintín Bulnes |
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Andromeda (Andy) | Lane Scheimer | Edgar Wald |
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Tim O'Hara | Howard Morris | José María Iglesias |
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Katy O'Hara | Jane Webb | Gloria Rocha |
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Bill Brennan | Howard Morris | Rubens Medel |
| Jorge Arvizu | |||
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Brad Brennan | Howard Morris | Jorge Sánchez Fogarty |
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Lorelei Brown | Jane Webb | |
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Okay | Howard Morris | |
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Chump | Howard Morris | |