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The Best Episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun

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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,

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    3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 10 - Two-Faced Dick
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Two-Faced Dick

    S4:E10

    After three years, the Big Giant Head has finally accepted Sally's request to have her body changed for a man's. For their convenience, the bodies of Dick and Sally are switched. Now, in each other's bodies, Dick and Sally must try and maintain each other's romantic relationships and get accustomed to the changes that their new gender brings, while waiting for their request to be switched back to be accepted. Meanwhile, Harry is left in charge of Happy Doug's when Doug goes on vacation, but becomes worried when a group of burly, tough-looking bikers arrive.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Gail Goldberg

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  2. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 27 - Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary

    S3:E27

    Harry and Vicki prepare for an evening of amour. Then Vicki's jealous ex crashes the party. Meanwhile, Tommy "comes out" as a gourmet chef.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  3. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 5 - What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do With Dick?
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do With Dick?

    S4:E5

    Dick is annoyed that Mary, in her new position as Dean, has little time for him anymore, and is even more annoyed when he is told that he has to share is office with new professor Jennifer Ravelli. Despite his initial dislike, and attempts to stay loyal to Mary, he soon begins to fall for Ravelli. Sally tries to fix Nina up with Don's cop friend Eric, but becomes irritated when they don't take to each other. At Happy Doug's bar, Tommy fixes up an old 'love tester' machine but is disappointed when it classifies him as 'cold fish' and Harry 'hot stuff'.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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  4. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 18 - Dick the Mouth Solomon
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Dick the Mouth Solomon

    S4:E18

    When at an Italian restaurant, Sally meets an Italian-American man and begins dating him. After learning that he is known as Sammy 'The Butcher' Marchetti, she and Tommy assume that he is some kind of mobster, and when he starts giving Tommy errands to run, Tommy is delighted to think that he is an errand boy for the mob. Sally, however, is less than happy. Mary suggests that she and Dick go on a couples retreat so that they can work on their communication skills. Despite her good intentions, everybody, including Harry and Vicki, embraces Dick's openness and criticizes her for pointing the finger.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Bob Kushell, Christine Zander

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  5. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 23 - Dick's Big Giant Headache (1)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Dick's Big Giant Headache (1)

    S4:E23

    The Big Giant Head sends a message that he intends to visit Earth, so Dick quickly orders Sally to move back in and Harry to stop attempting to make a baby with Vicki. He then attempts to prepare Mary for his visit by telling her that an 'old college chum' is visiting and that she would be well advised to discuss how much he has learned in bed. Harry tries his best to avoid Vicki, but eventually resorts to telling her that he can't father a child with her right now. When the Big Giant Head arrives on Earth, he is unimpressed with Dick, his leadership skills and his choice of girlfriend, while being impressed with Sally, her style, and her body.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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  6. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 2 - Dick for Tat
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Dick for Tat

    S5:E2

    When a drunk Mary tells Dick she once had a fling with his archenemy Vincent Strudwick, he is outraged and decides to get even with the pair of them by convincing Strudwick's wife to sleep with him. Tommy supports Dick's decision, imagining double dates - himself with Alissa and Dick with Strudwick's wife. Meanwhile, Sally gets the hots for Don after he starts riding a police motorbike, but the pair crash and Don ends up in full body plaster.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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  7. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 3 - The Fifth Solomon
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Fifth Solomon

    S5:E3

    Dick crashes the car into a tree and calls an insurance company to cover it, but the salesman informs him that in order to be covered, he needed to have taken out insurance before the crash. Instead, the salesman manages to convince Harry to buy insurance, but then ignores all of Harry's attempts to call him. Dick, meanwhile, is pleasantly surprised when he discovers just how much more advanced his rental car is than the old Rambler, and so sells the latter for scrap; however, the Solomons soon begin to miss it.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Gregg Mettler

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  8. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 6 - Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner?
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Dick, Who's Coming to Dinner?

    S5:E6

    Dick is confused when Nina won't let him accompany her to her Black Student Union meeting, believing it to be a Weight Watchers type club; so, in an attempt to understand the concept, he mistakenly takes the Solomons to a racist white power rally. Dick realizes that the rally was a bad idea, and tries to make it up to Nina by firing her, to release her from what he calls her 'servile role' (as he and Mary's assistant), but she informs him that she is happy in her job. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy are preparing to take part in a poetry competition and decide to use racism as their subject.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  9. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 13 - Rutherford Beauty
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Rutherford Beauty

    S5:E13

    Dick begins to have erotic fantasies about Nina, and makes the mistake of telling Mary about it, leading to an argument between the three of them. Dick is confused, and Don explains to him that his confession makes Mary feel as if she no longer excites him. Meanwhile, Sally falls under the spell of Margaret Williams, a lifestyle guru very similar to Martha Stewart, and an impressed Mary asks her to cater for a fund raiser she is holding. However, Sally becomes annoyed when the guests do not appreciate all the hard work she has put in.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Bob Kushell, Gregg Mettler

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  10. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 15 - Youth Is Wasted on the Dick
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Youth Is Wasted on the Dick

    S5:E15

    Dick tries to experience youth for the first time by partying with his students during spring break, but his drunken antics are wasted on Mary, who is trying to relive a favorite, and more relaxing, family outing. Meanwhile, Don and the police have moved into the Solomons' apartment in order to survey a video pirate living opposite. Sally is hugely turned on when she sees Don ordering his fellows about, but he is emasculated when tough government agent Jack McMannus arrives and takes over the operation, and Sally becomes attracted to him.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes

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  11. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 6 Episode 6 - Why Dickie Can't Teach
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Why Dickie Can't Teach

    S6:E6

    Tommy is looking for a college to attend and Dick steers him away from the big names such as Harvard and tries to convince him to attend Pendelton instead. Upon taking one of Dick's classes, however, Tommy decides that Dick is a lousy teacher and that he would rather look elsewhere. Outraged, Dick orders Tommy to go to Pendelton. Meanwhile, Sally is concerned that Don isn't listed one of Rutherford's ten most powerful men and so she gets him a job working for one of them.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Dave Lewman, Joe Liss

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  12. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 6 Episode 17 - Mary Loves Scoochie (1)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Mary Loves Scoochie (1)

    S6:E17

    Dick discovers that Mary has been receiving elaborate love letters from a mystery man named 'Scoochie' and confronts her about it. She reveals that she has been receiving them for years but has no idea who Scoochie actually is, so Dick pretends that it has been him all along. This goes wrong, however, when the real Scoochie arranges to meet Mary at the Medieval Festival. Meanwhile, after another alien unit operating in Ohio wins an award over the Solomons at the Alien Award Show, Sally and Harry make it their mission to track them down, and eventually move in with an Amish family, who they believe to be the other unit, since they are so different.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Aron Abrams, Dave Boerger, Greg Thompson

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  13. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 6 Episode 19 - The Thing That Wouldn't Die (1)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Thing That Wouldn't Die (1)

    S6:E19

    Mary is having trouble dealing with what she has just seen - Dick transforming Liam into a monkey, which he had done to stop him doing the same to the Earth's population. Dick consults the other Solomons and they decide that the best approach is to deny everything. Meanwhile, Mary meets with Nina and Judith, who confess that they believe Dick to be an international terrorist, so when Dick and Mary next meet, she demands that he tell her the truth about himself. So, Dick tells Mary that he and the others are aliens. Mary's reaction is first disbelief, then shock, and then she finds it sexy to be dating a spaceman. Elsewhere, the local store has been robbed and Sally catches Don hiding in the frozen foods freezer, where he admits that he hid because he was scared. Harry takes a different line and asks the shopkeeper Sam out on a date, but later runs into her working at a posh restaurant, where she instructs him to call her Samantha. Confused, Harry believes that he is dating twins.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Dave Jeser, Matthew Silverstein

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  14. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 1 Episode 19 - Selfish Dick
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Selfish Dick

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:David Sacks

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  15. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 8 - World's Greatest Dick
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - World's Greatest Dick

    S2:E8

    Dick's delighted (but Tommy isn't) when Tommy's accepted to a school for smart kids. Sally falls for a guy she met in a gay bar. Harry dabbles in magic.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  16. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 17 - Same Old Song and Dick
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Same Old Song and Dick

    S2:E17

    Dick fears his relationship with Mary has grown stale. Tommy's growing tired of August's “perfection.” Harry and Sally switch jobs.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Katy Ballard

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  17. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 22 - Will Work For Dick
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Will Work For Dick

    S2:E22

    When an insulted Nina has had enough and quits, Harry becomes secretary to Dick and Dr. Albright. Meanwhile, Sally decides to live out the human childhood she never had.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  18. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 24 - Dick and the Single Girl
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Dick and the Single Girl

    S2:E24

    A shy and brainy librarian is attracted to Dick, while Sally realizes why she's attracted to Officer Don. Meanwhile, Tommy and Harry write a “killer” episode of The X-Files.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Christine Zander, Mark Brazill

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  19. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 25 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)

    S2:E25

    The Solomons discover dreaming---and are shaken so much that they might have to go home for repairs.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Bob Kushell, Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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  20. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 1 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill

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  21. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 7 - Eleven Angry Men and One Dick
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Eleven Angry Men and One Dick

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  22. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 4 - Collect Call for Dick
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Collect Call for Dick

    S4:E4

    The Solomons discover a brand of new collectibles called Fuzzy Buddies (a parody of Beanie Babies) when eating at a fast food diner, and Dick soon becomes so obsessed with collecting them that he begins to lose control of his family's finances. Tommy's coach is annoyed at his lack of team 'pep' and so makes him the school mascot - a giant owl called Hootie. Things goes wrong, however, when Tommy becomes so high on school pep that he attacks the coach.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel

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  23. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 1 Episode 1 - Brains and Eggs
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Brains and Eggs

    S1:E1

    The leader of an alien recon party on Earth discovers he has "feelings" for a professor.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner

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  24. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 7 - Fourth and Dick
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Fourth and Dick

    S2:E7

    Homecoming's upcoming, but Dick can't seem to understand football's appeal. Tommy has a crush on his Glee Club teacher. Sally makes Nina her best friend. Harry gets a job as a security officer.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman

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  25. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 1 - Dr. Solomon's Traveling Alien Show
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Dr. Solomon's Traveling Alien Show

    S4:E1

    Randy "sells" Harry to a circus, where he achieves popularity as the act "Hargo the Alien". In order to try to find him, Tommy and Vicki visit a psychic, but it turns out that she's actually seen the Hargo act herself and so knows where Harry is. Meanwhile, the loss of Harry means that the aliens' annual status report cannot be sent, so the Big Giant Head punishes Dick for not submitting it by slowly shutting down his brain.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Christine Zander

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Best Episodes Summary

"Two-Faced Dick" is the best rated episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Gail Goldberg, it aired on 1/5/1999. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary".