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Two Martians (played by Creator/BarryMorse and Creator/CarrollOConnor) conduct a controlled experiment on Earth in order to figure out the cause of murder.
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* {{Martians}}{{Martians}}: Two of them are the main characters.
* PocketProtector: Phobos saves Bert by having Carla's bullet bounce off of the metal cigarette case in Bert's pocket.
* PocketProtector: Phobos saves Bert by having Carla's bullet bounce off of the metal cigarette case in Bert's pocket.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and sta WorldWarIII.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and sta start WorldWarIII.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and cause WorldWarIII.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and cause sta WorldWarIII.
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* HumanityOnTrial: The mission of Phobos is to find out if humans, who have a tendency to destroy each other, pose a danger for the galaxy, hence whether Earth needs to be eliminated or not.
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* HumanityOnTrial: The mission of Phobos is to find out if humans, who have [[InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves a tendency to destroy each other, other]], pose a danger for the galaxy, hence whether Earth needs to be eliminated or not.
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** TakeAThirdOption: Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save Bert anyway through a lucky accident; this saves everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son won't grow up to destroy Earth.
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** TakeAThirdOption: Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save spare Bert anyway through a lucky accident; this saves everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son won't grow up to destroy Earth.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Bert's affair with Arleen causes a jealous Carla to shoot him, with indirectly kickstarts the plot.
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** TakeAThirdOption:Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save Bert anyway through a lucky accident; this will save everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son won't grow up to destroy Earth.
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** TakeAThirdOption:Nevertheless, TakeAThirdOption: Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save Bert anyway through a lucky accident; this will save saves everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son won't grow up to destroy Earth.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and cause WorldWarIII. Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save Bert through a lucky accident; this will save everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son grow up to destroy Earth.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and cause WorldWarIII. Nevertheless,
** TakeAThirdOption:Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save Bert anyway through a lucky accident; this will save everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son won't grow up to destroy Earth.
** TakeAThirdOption:Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save Bert anyway through a lucky accident; this will save everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son won't grow up to destroy Earth.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting her boyfriend, the couple will marry and have a son, who grows up to become a dictator and cause WorldWarIII. Neverthless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save the poor guy.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting her boyfriend, Bert, he'll think he's indestructible. Then, the couple will marry and have a son, who grows up will also think he's indestructible, which will cause him to eventually become a dictator and cause WorldWarIII. Neverthless, Nevertheless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save the poor guy.Bert through a lucky accident; this will save everybody, since Bert will no longer think he's indestructible, which means his son grow up to destroy Earth.
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* HumanAliens: Phobos and Diemos, which is why they blend in with human society so well.
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* HumanAliens: Phobos and Diemos, Deimos, which is why they blend in with human society so well.
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* HumanityOnTrial: The mission of Phobos is to find out if humans, who have a tendency to destroy each other, pose a danger for the galaxy, hence Earth needs to be eliminated or not.
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* LongLived: Phobos is 208 and Deimos is 220 years old.
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* WeAreAsMayflies: Phobos is 208 and Deimos is 220 years old.
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* AliensLoveHumanFood: Phobos grows quite fond of coffee and cigarettes.
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* ButterflyOfDoom: Martian control warns Phobos and Deimos that if they prevent Carla shooting her boyfriend, the couple will marry and have a son, who grows up to become a dictator and cause WorldWarIII. Neverthless, Phobos decides to ScrewDestiny and save the poor guy.
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* HumanAliens: Phobos and Diemos, which is why they blend in with human society so well.
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* TimeStandsStill: The Martians have a "temporal condenser" that can stop time, then reverse or fast forward it like a cosmic VCR.
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* TimeStandsStill: The Martians have a "temporal condenser" that can stop time, then reverse or fast forward it like a cosmic VCR.VCR.
* YourCheatingHeart: Bert's affair with Arleen causes a jealous Carla to shoot him, with indirectly kickstarts the plot.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Bert's affair with Arleen causes a jealous Carla to shoot him, with indirectly kickstarts the plot.
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* DolledUpInstallment: This episode is actually a rejected pilot for an unrelated half hour comedy series, hence why It feels so out of place in the series.
* HumansAreSmelly: The Martian Phobos One comments on humans' smell shortly after his arrival on Earth. Deimos tells him that he has gotten used to it.
* HumansThroughAlienEyes: This episode features two comical [[HumanAliens humanoid]] Martians who strive to understand humanity, especially its strange custom of murder.
* ThemeNaming: The Martians are named Phobos and Deimos after the moons of Mars.
* TimeStandsStill: The Martians have a "temporal condenser" that can stop time, then reverse or fast forward it like a cosmic VCR.
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->'''The Control Voice:''' Who hasn't seen the dark corners of great cities, where small and shabby creatures wander without purpose in the secret corners of the night? Without purpose? There are those whose purpose reaches far beyond our wildest dreams.
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->'''The Control Voice:''' Who knows? Perhaps the alteration of one small event may someday bring about the end of the world. But that someday is a long way off, and until then there is a good life to be lived in the here and now.
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->'''The Control Voice:''' Who knows? Perhaps the alteration of one small event may someday bring about the end of the world. But that someday is a long way off, and until then there is a good life to be lived in the here and now.
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