My Favorite Martian · S1E13 — How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying
Season 1 episodes
1. My Favorite MartinSep 29, 1963
2. The MatchmakersOct 6, 1963
3. There is No Cure for the Common MartianOct 13, 1963
4. Russians R in SeasonOct 20, 1963
5. Man or AmoebaOct 27, 1963
6. The Man on the CouchNov 3, 1963
7. A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine and PeachesNov 10, 1963
8. The Awful TruthNov 17, 1963
9. Rocket to MarsDec 1, 1963
10. Raffles No. 2Dec 8, 1963
11. The Atom MisersDec 15, 1963
12. That Little Old Matchmaker, MartinDec 22, 1963
13. How to Be a Hero Without Really TryingDec 29, 1963
14. Blood Is Thicker than the MartianJan 5, 1964
15. Poor Little Rich CatJan 12, 1964
16. Rx for MartianJan 19, 1964
17. Going, Going, GoneFeb 2, 1964
18. Who Am I?Feb 9, 1964
19. Now You See It, Now You Don'tFeb 16, 1964
20. My Nephew the ArtistFeb 23, 1964
21. Hitchhike to MarsMar 1, 1964
22. Uncle Martin's BroadcastMar 8, 1964
23. An Old, Old Friend of the FamilyMar 15, 1964
24. Super-Duper SnooperMar 22, 1964
25. The Sinkable Mrs. BrownApr 5, 1964
26. Martin and the Eternal TriangleApr 12, 1964
27. Danger! High Voltage!Apr 19, 196428. If You Can't Lick ThemApr 26, 1964
29. Unidentified Flying Uncle MartinMay 3, 1964
30. How Are You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Pharmacy?May 10, 1964
31. Miss Jekyll and HydeMay 17, 1964
32. Who's Got the Power?May 24, 1964
33. Oh, My Aching AntennaMay 31, 1964
34. The Disastro-nautsJun 7, 1964
35. Shake Well and Don't UseJun 14, 1964
36. A Nose for NewsJun 21, 1964
37. Uncle Martin's Wisdom ToothJun 28, 1964Synopsis
The O'Hara's have new neighbors, the Richmonds, within the family being young Stevie and his grown up sister Jennifer. The foursome go on a picnic to Sunset Mountain, since Martin needs to pick up some bling, an alloy located there but that has not yet been discovered by humans. Stevie has a vivid imagination and likes to pretend he's from Mars, which intrigues Martin. That's OK with Tim, as that means he can spend time with Jennifer alone. However Jennifer is concerned with Stevie's ability to discern reality from fantasy. While Martin goes off to collect his bling, Stevie plays a game of pretend and climbs up the mountain, but reality hits when he can't get down on his own. Martin suggests that Tim climb up and get Stevie as an act of heroism, but Tim is afraid of heights. Martin reassures Tim that he will be safe with the assistance of his remote control gravitation machine. Tim bounds up the mountain, but doesn't know that Martin's machine breaks while he's half way up. Tim and Stevie have a couple of close calls, which Tim thinks is Martin just trying to be dramatic. Although Tim faints when he finds out the truth about the gravitation machine, he shows that one just needs to have a little faith to accomplish mountains.


