3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)

Season 3

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.

Released Jan. 9, 1996 Episode 21 min 14+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction

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Production Companies: Carsey-Werner Company

Network: NBC

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 1220

7.8

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Bonnie Turner
Director

John Lithgow
Dick Solomon

Kristen Johnston
Sally Solomon

Jane Curtin
Mary Albright

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tommy Solomon

Elmarie Wendel
Mrs. Dubcek

French Stewart
Harry Solomon

Simbi Khali
Nina Campbell

Wayne Knight
Don Orville

8.0

S3E1 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)

Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.

Sept. 24, 1997, midnight

7.5

S3E2 - Fun with Dick and Janet (2)

Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.

Sept. 24, 1997, midnight

7.5

S3E3 - Tricky Dick

Dick and Albright wage a war of practical jokes and Sally tires of Don when she meets a yoga instructor. Meanwhile, Tommy joins a rock band, with Harry as his roadie.

Oct. 8, 1997, midnight

8.0

S3E4 - Dick-in-Law

Dick meets Albright's parents; Sally decides to move in with Nina.

Oct. 15, 1997, midnight

8.0

S3E5 - Scaredy Dick

Dick quakes at the prospect of a physical exam. Meanwhile, Sally and Tommy house-sit Albright's house on Halloween. Which is bad news for neighborhood trick-or-treaters.

Oct. 29, 1997, midnight

7.5

S3E6 - Moby Dick

Dick compensates for the loss of Mary's affections with a gain in another area: he puts on weight. Meanwhile, Tommy thinks August is cheating on him.

Nov. 5, 1997, midnight

8.0

S3E7 - Eleven Angry Men and One Dick

Dick gets jury duty for the first time and struggles to deliver a guilty verdict for a clearly guilty man. Meanwhile, Sally, much to Officer Don's distress, falls for a cockney 'artist' called Seth, and makes herself over to look and sound just like him. Elsewhere, Harry and Tommy volunteer themselves for Mary's class project - they must communicate without words for five days.

Nov. 12, 1997, midnight

7.5

S3E8 - A Friend in Dick

Sally has a new boyfriend and Dick has a new friend: Don. Meanwhile, Harry goes to school.

Nov. 19, 1997, midnight

6.5

S3E9 - Seven Deadly Clips

The Solomons reflect on their sinful ways in an episode that illustrates their misdeeds in clips from past episodes.

Dec. 3, 1997, midnight

7.5

S3E10 - Tom, Dick and Mary

Dick has a new rival for Mary's affections: Tommy; Sally gets a job; and Harry must do without TV (commander's orders).

Dec. 3, 1997, midnight

7.0

S3E11 - Jailhouse Dick

Dick decides to "rehabilitate" one of Officer Don's prisoners, so he pays his fine and takes him home; Mary decides to give away the dog Dick gave her.

Dec. 17, 1997, midnight

7.5

S3E12 - Dick on a Roll

Dick hurts himself playing in a wheelchair, which puts him in one for real; Dubcek's daughter Vicki opts for celibacy, much to Harry's chagrin.

Jan. 7, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E13 - The Great Dickdater

Dick decides to date again, so he goes to Sally and Officer Don for advice; Harry and Tommy find a wallet with $200 in it, and decide to give the money back to its owner.

Jan. 21, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E14 - 36! 24! 36! Dick (1)

Venusians disguised as gorgeous women plot to plunder Earth of its riches.

Jan. 25, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E15 - 36! 24! 36! Dick (2)

Dick, Harry and Tommy set out on a cross-country odyssey to save Earth from a Venusian plot.

Jan. 25, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E16 - Pickles and Ice Cream

Pickles, Harry's pet from the home planet, suddenly materializes--in human form. Meanwhile, Sally decides that she's pregnant.

Jan. 28, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E17 - Auto Eurodicka

While Dick is using the Solomons' car for "casual" sex, Sally decides that she must have a car of her own.

Feb. 4, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E18 - Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man

Tommy, an old man on the home planet, says he's tired of being a kid and "retires"; Mary tells Dick she wishes she had become a singer, so Dick decides to make her wish come true.

Feb. 25, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E19 - Stuck with Dick

Dick wants to get back with Mary, so he's in luck when they find themselves locked in the school library overnight. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy search for Dick.

March 18, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E20 - My Daddy's Little Girl

Albright's father walks out on his wife and into Sally's life; Harry begins his career as a radio shock jock when he walks into Rutherford College's radio studio and finds it unoccupied.

April 1, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E21 - The Physics of Being Dick

Dick demands that Sally and Harry go to work, so she signs on as Albright's assistant and he gets a job tending bar. Then Dick decides on a career change: he wants to be cop.

April 15, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E22 - Just Your Average Dick

Albright derides the Solomons as "weird," so Dick decides to make them "average."

April 28, 1998, midnight

8.0

S3E23 - Dick and the Other Guy

Conclusion. Dick has a rival for the title of Pendelton's nuttiest professor with the arrival of the mysterious Dr. Liam Neesam. Meanwhile, Sally thinks she's losing her touch with men.

April 28, 1998, midnight

7.5

S3E24 - Sally and Don's First Kiss

Sally's been reading romance novels, and decides to try out her fantasies on Don; Dick thinks the college cafeteria's cashier hates him; Harry receives surprising results on his GED exam.

May 6, 1998, midnight