My Favorite Martian — Season 1, Episode 9: Rocket to Mars

Episode synopsis

When the junk men come by, they mistakenly empty Martin and Tim's garage instead of Mrs. Brown's, and in doing so take Martin's space ship. Mrs. Brown has no idea the name of the junk yard, but there was a witness to the incident: Booboo, a neighborhood dog. Booboo, with the help of his dog friends and acquaintances, helps Martin track down the junk yard. When Martin and Tim get to the junk yard, they find out that the ship has already been sold to a Mr. Carter, who is using it as a "rocket" carousel at a children's amusement park. Mr. Carter refuses to sell it back to Martin. So Martin decides to disappear and fly the spaceship away, although he does slip Carter the money for the ship anonymously. Martin has one other debt to pay: a steak dinner for Booboo and all his friends for all their help.

About My Favorite Martian

Newspaper reporter Tim O'Hara finds a crashed alien spaceship that contains one live alien. Not wanting to be discovered by the authorities, the Martian assumes the identity of Tim's Uncle Martin and begins to repair his spaceship so that he can return to Mars.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1My Favorite Martin
• E2The Matchmakers
• E3There is No Cure for the Common Martian
• E4Russians R in Season
• E5Man or Amoeba
• E6The Man on the Couch
• E7A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine and Peaches
• E8The Awful Truth
• E10Raffles No. 2
• E11The Atom Misers
• E12That Little Old Matchmaker, Martin
• E13How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying