Hitchhike to Mars
Martin tries to hitch a ride on a corporate-financed rocket to Mars. Martin: Ray Walston. Tim: Bill Bixby. Buckley: Herbert Rudley. Miss Maxwell: Alice Backes., Upon learning that the Astro-Dynamics Corporation plans to launch an instrument-bearing rocket into space, Martin (Ray Walston) hopes to hitch a ride home to Mars. His next step is to convince Astro-Dynamic’s CEO J.M. Buckley (Herbert Rudley) to aim for Mars rather than Venus. Unfortunately, Buckley is a superstitious man, whose final decision hinges upon a lucky rabbit’s foot–which at the moment, is nowhere to be found., Martin tries to hitch a ride on a corporate-financed rocket to Mars.
