The Awful Truth

My Favorite Martian Season 1 Episode 8

Overview:
Tim talks Martin into temporarily giving him a Martian power. Martin decides to give him the power of levitation for a 24 hour period. When he thinks the power practically useless beyond performing mere parlor tricks, Tim asks for another, to him, more useful power: mind-reading. Martin grants him his wish, to be activated the next day and to last until midnight. Tim also uses this power for parlor tricks, which gets him into trouble. But he also wants to use it for an interview he has that afternoon with Councilman Jack Gramby. Tim wants to write a story about the Councilman's true political intentions. Tim is unable to read his mind because the Councilman is uncommitted in his political intentions, even to himself. So Tim writes a story on what he calls the mental ping-pong of the Councilman. The Councilman telephones Mr. Burns, Mr. Burns thinking that it is to sue the paper for libel. Distraught about probably losing his job, Tim goes into hiding for the rest of the day. However when Mr. Burns finds Tim just before midnight, he tells Tim that Gramby actually wanted to congratulate the paper. Reading the story made Gramby realize that he as a politician really did need to take a stand. Mr. Burns wants Tim to do such an exposé with all politicians at City Hall. Unfortunately Tim's mind-reading powers are just about to run out.

Release Date : 1963-11-17

Genre : Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Duration : 30 minutes

Rating : ⭐ 0/10 (0 votes)

Actors : Bill Bixby, Ray Walston, Alan Hewitt, Pamela Britton

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

My Favorite Martin
1. My Favorite Martin
The Matchmakers
2. The Matchmakers
There is No Cure for the Common Martian
3. There is No Cure for the Common Martian
Russians R in Season
4. Russians R in Season
Man or Amoeba
5. Man or Amoeba
The Man on the Couch
6. The Man on the Couch
A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine and Peaches
7. A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine and Peaches
The Awful Truth
8. The Awful Truth
Rocket to Mars
9. Rocket to Mars
Raffles No. 2
10. Raffles No. 2
The Atom Misers
11. The Atom Misers
That Little Old Matchmaker, Martin
12. That Little Old Matchmaker, Martin
How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying
13. How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying
Blood Is Thicker than the Martian
14. Blood Is Thicker than the Martian
Poor Little Rich Cat
15. Poor Little Rich Cat
Rx for Martian
16. Rx for Martian
Going, Going, Gone
17. Going, Going, Gone
Who Am I?
18. Who Am I?
Now You See It, Now You Don't
19. Now You See It, Now You Don't
My Nephew the Artist
20. My Nephew the Artist
Hitchhike to Mars
21. Hitchhike to Mars
Uncle Martin's Broadcast
22. Uncle Martin's Broadcast
An Old, Old Friend of the Family
23. An Old, Old Friend of the Family
Super-Duper Snooper
24. Super-Duper Snooper
The Sinkable Mrs. Brown
25. The Sinkable Mrs. Brown
Martin and the Eternal Triangle
26. Martin and the Eternal Triangle
Danger! High Voltage!
27. Danger! High Voltage!
If You Can't Lick Them
28. If You Can't Lick Them
Unidentified Flying Uncle Martin
29. Unidentified Flying Uncle Martin
How Are You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Pharmacy?
30. How Are You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Pharmacy?
Miss Jekyll and Hyde
31. Miss Jekyll and Hyde
Who's Got the Power?
32. Who's Got the Power?
Oh, My Aching Antenna
33. Oh, My Aching Antenna
The Disastro-nauts
34. The Disastro-nauts
Shake Well and Don't Use
35. Shake Well and Don't Use
A Nose for News
36. A Nose for News
Uncle Martin's Wisdom Tooth
37. Uncle Martin's Wisdom Tooth


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