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3rd Rock from the Sun
"There's a new family in town. They're not from another city... They're from another planet."
Overview
The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.
Status
Ended
Created By
Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner
Network
NBC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
Brains and Eggs
The leader of an alien recon party on Earth discovers he has "feelings" for a professor.
Post-Nasal Dick
When Tommy catches a bug, the crew gets its first taste of human illness.
Dick's First Birthday
Dick is introduced to the concept of birthdays--and it dawns on him that he's getting old.
Dick Is From Mars, Sally Is From Venus
Dick assigns Sally to go on a date and, not surprisingly, the guy turns out to be a jerk.
Dick, Smoker
While Sally does a slow burn at being the often-overruled second in command, Dick lights up his life by taking up smoking.
Green-Eyed Dick
Dick discovers the emotion of jealousy when Dr. Albright's old boyfriend returns to visit on a promotional tour of the novel he dedicated to her. Harry adopts a stray dog.
Lonely Dick
Dick's one lonely guy when Dr. Albright goes on vacation. Sally and Harry are lured by skin-care products that promise eternal youth.
Body & Soul & Dick
When an obnoxious professor dies during a party in his honor, Dick finds the will specifies that he must deliver a “forthright and honest” eulogy about the universally despised academic. Tommy neglects his female pal August to hit it off with an “easy” cheerleader.
Ab-Dick-ted
Dick receives a roundabout lesson in family values from Dr. Albright's loopy brother, who claims to have been abducted by aliens.
Truth or Dick
Dick discovers the consequences of unvarnished truth when he repeats some of Dr. Albright's unflattering comments at an academic committee meeting. Sally and Harry apply for driver's licenses.
The Art of Dick
While Dick and Harry take up painting (Harry's good; Dick isn't), Sally takes over the school bake sale with the gusto of Gen. Patton.
Frozen Dick
A snowstorm -- the Solomons' first -- spoils Dr. Albright's trip to Chicago, leaving her stranded in a truck stop with Dick.
Angry Dick
The Solomons learn about the give and take necessary to human friendships when they turn their anthropological gaze to the next-door neighbors.
The Dicks They Are A-Changin'
When Dick's evasive about his past, Dr. Albright suspects he's a '60s radical fugitive. Harry joins a CD-of-the-month club, and is swamped with CDs.
I Enjoy Being a Dick
Flummoxed by feminism, Dick dons a dress to infiltrate Dr. Albright's women-only study group. Harry and Sally get jobs at a pancake restaurant.
Dick Like Me
Dick decides that the Solomons don't “fit in” on Earth, so he shops for an ethnic group to join. Meanwhile, Sally wants to fit in with Tommy's handsome teacher.
Assault with a Deadly Dick
The Solomons' faith in human nature is shaken when they fall victim to crime (“This planet is in a bad neighborhood,” sighs Sally). Meanwhile, Dick makes Tommy join the school basketball team.
Father Knows Dick
Dick decides the reason Harry is “odd” is because he lacks a father, and sets out nurture the suddenly rebellious Harry. Meanwhile, sparks fly when Sally meets the hostile mother of her boyfriend.
Selfish Dick
Albright gets a new office, much to Dick's chagrin. Sally lands in the hospital---where she, Harry and Tommy pretend to be “ER” doctors.
See Dick Run (1)
Dr. Albright finally agrees to date Dick and Harry receives an ominous message from the home planet.
Top Cast
John Lithgow
Dick Solomon
Kristen Johnston
Sally Solomon
Jane Curtin
Mary Albright
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tommy Solomon
French Stewart
Harry Solomon
Simbi Khali
Nina Campbell
Wayne Knight
Don Orville
Elmarie Wendel
Mrs. Dubcek
