How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying
Episode 13 · 1963-12-29

- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Comedy
- Family
Episode overview
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.
30 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. My Favorite Martin1963-09-29
2. The Matchmakers1963-10-06
3. There is No Cure for the Common Martian1963-10-13
4. Russians R in Season1963-10-20
5. Man or Amoeba1963-10-27
6. The Man on the Couch1963-11-03
7. A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine and Peaches1963-11-10
8. The Awful Truth1963-11-17
9. Rocket to Mars1963-12-01
10. Raffles No. 21963-12-08
11. The Atom Misers1963-12-15
12. That Little Old Matchmaker, Martin1963-12-22
13. How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying1963-12-29
14. Blood Is Thicker than the Martian1964-01-05
15. Poor Little Rich Cat1964-01-12
16. Rx for Martian1964-01-19
17. Going, Going, Gone1964-02-02
18. Who Am I?1964-02-09
19. Now You See It, Now You Don't1964-02-16
20. My Nephew the Artist1964-02-23
21. Hitchhike to Mars1964-03-01
22. Uncle Martin's Broadcast1964-03-08
23. An Old, Old Friend of the Family1964-03-15
24. Super-Duper Snooper1964-03-22
25. The Sinkable Mrs. Brown1964-04-05
26. Martin and the Eternal Triangle1964-04-12
27. Danger! High Voltage!1964-04-19
28. If You Can't Lick Them1964-04-26
29. Unidentified Flying Uncle Martin1964-05-03
30. How Are You Gonna Keep Them Down on the Pharmacy?1964-05-10
31. Miss Jekyll and Hyde1964-05-17
32. Who's Got the Power?1964-05-24
33. Oh, My Aching Antenna1964-05-31
34. The Disastro-nauts1964-06-07
35. Shake Well and Don't Use1964-06-14
36. A Nose for News1964-06-21
37. Uncle Martin's Wisdom Tooth1964-06-28