My Favorite Martian - The Complete First Season

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Summary: TV's Favorite Martian - Season 1 DVD!
Review: Before Mork (Orkan) and ALF (Melmacian) came to Earth and moved in with their humans, L.A. Sun reporter Tim O'Hara (Bill Bixby) took in a Martian (Ray Walston) as his "Uncle Martin". The series ranks up there with Mr. Ed on the laugh-o-meter. Viewers who only know Bixby from his more dramatic role as Dr. David Banner from TV's The Incredible Hulk will be floored by Bixby's incredible sense of comedic timing. The show also received solid support from Pamela Britton as Tim's befuddled landlady Mrs. Lorelei Brown and Alan Hewitt as L.A. cop Bill Brennan. Unlike previous Rhino "Martian" DVDs, this Rhino Home Video release of My Favorite Martian: Season 1, features all 37 original, uncut episodes on 3 discs. Rhino was even able to track down the uncut pilot for the set. Here's a list of the season 1 episodes:

My Favorite Martin
The Matchmakers
There Is No Cure for the Common Martin
Russians "R" in Season
Man or Amoeba
The Man on the Couch
A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine and Peaches
The Awful Truth
Rocket to Mars
Raffles No. 2
The Atom Misers
That Little Old Matchmaker, Martin
How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying
Blood is Thicker than the Martian
Poor Little Rich Cat
Rx for Martian
Going, Going, Gone
Who Am I?
Now You See It, Now You Don't
My Nephew the Artist
Hitchhike to Mars
Uncle Martin's Broadcast
An Old, Old Friend of the Family
Super-Duper Snooper
The Sinkable Mrs. Brown
Martin and the Eternal Triangle
Danger! High Voltage!
If You Can't Lick Them
Unidentified Flying Uncle Martin
How Are You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Pharmacy?
Miss Jekyll and Hyde
Who's Got the Power?
Oh, My Aching Antenna
The Disastro-nauts
Shake Well and Don't Use
A Nose for News
Uncle Martin's Wisdom Tooth


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Summary: Awesome
Review: My favorite Martian is one of my favorite series! I think it's great that they cut costs so that the set could be made affordable to fans. 37 episodes that's less than a dollar an episode!
It looks fantastic. No special features but I never watch them myself. Another reveiwer complained about the packaging. I like that it is compact. Personally I need to conserve space for my ever expanding collection of DVD's. The other reviewer felt the packaging could damage the discs but they look perfectly secure to me.
One other personal comment I think it's wonderful that each episode starts up on it's own and doesn't go back to the main menu until the disc is finished. I really really can't stand the discs that go back to the main menu after ever episode!!! I've often wondered why anyone would design a disc that did that.
All in all it is a wonderful set!

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Summary: FINALLY!!!!
Review: My Favorite Martian is one of my favorite shows even though I am 13! Yet, ever since it went off the air on TVLAND, I haven't seen the show since! Thanks to Rhino, we will finally be able to take this masterpiece to our classic tv collections! My Favorite Martian is perfect for all ages and fits most genres like comedy, family, science-fiction, and much more! When this dvd set comes out in Sept. I will be one of the first people in line to get this! When you buy this, believe me, you will not be dissapointed!!

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Summary: Great transfers...a must buy, in spite of some misgivings
Review: Okay, first, I have to admit that I haven't made it through all 37 shows in this set, so all I can say about the transfers is....so far, they are excellent. Other non-studio companies packaging television programs would learn a lot to follow the lead of Rhino. They include all intro and outro sequences, and are the full program, as originally broadcast.

The one thing that distracts from this being a 5 star set is the packaging. This is the worst packaging job I have seen yet of a season set. The single DVD plastic keep-case, with a hinged 2-DVD insert is just plain cheap. Not only that, it promotes the damage of the discs...including the fact that one of the dual-sided discs rests on the mount for the third disk (which is stored on the back flap of the case).

The insert is a simple cardboard one....no booklet detailing the different episodes, or giving any additional information. Just a list of the shows.

Also, a menu of the episode selections would have been greatly appreciated. The only choices on the main menu are "Play All" and "Scene Selections". In order to choose an episode, you must page through the "Scene Selections" and choose the beginning scene of the desired episode.

Another note....when an episode concludes, the viewer is not sent back to the menu, but instead, the next episode starts playing.

Rhino really gets an "A" for releasing this show, and for it's video transfers (not only the quality, but that they are in their entirety).

Unfortunately, they are prevented from getting 5 stars by their poor menu programming, and the packaging which doesn't protect the disks.

Still, if you are a fan of classic TV, this set is still well recommended.