Exigius Twelve and a Half, an exoanthropologist from the planet Mars, becomes stranded on Earth after his one-man spaceship narrowly misses a NASA rocket plane and crashes near Los Angeles. The alien is rescued by Tim O'Hara, a newspaper reporter who explains the Martian to friends and authorities by introducing him as his Uncle Martin. "Uncle Martin" looks human, except when he extends his retractable antennae with which he can become invisible. His special powers and unusual illnesses present a constant challenge to Tim in his efforts to preserve his friend's cover. 你来自火星。 电视剧《火星叔叔马丁》在CBS从1963年播放到1966年，1980年代他走进了中国观众的视野。由于飞船出现故障，马丁叔叔不得不在地球上暂作停留以寻找重新启动飞船的能源。马丁叔叔长得和人类一样，并且说英文。但他头后有可以伸缩的天线，能把自己隐身，能看透别人的心思，能遥指移物。不仅头长天线，能钻墙能打洞，而且还热衷于为地球人做红娘，惟一与他过意不去的似乎是人类最好的朋友———狗。1999年，电影《火星叔叔马丁》在美国上映，情节与电视版相似，他依然是个善良的外星人，喜欢吃冰淇淋。他的衣服会说话，喜欢在洗衣机里泡着……。
