The Best Episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3
Every episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun 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.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun" season 3 is "Fun with Dick and Janet (1)", rated 7.4/10 from 344 user votes. It was directed by Terry Hughes and written by Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill. "Fun with Dick and Janet (1)" aired on 9/24/1997 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Fun with Dick and Janet (2)".
7.4/10 344 votes#1 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1997
Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill
- 7.4/10 333 votes
#2 - Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1997
Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill
- 7.8/10 361 votes
#3 - Tricky Dick
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1997
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
- 7.9/10 352 votes
#4 - Dick-in-Law
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1997
Dick meets Albright's parents; Sally decides to move in with Nina.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Christine Zander
- 7.8/10 356 votes
#5 - Scaredy Dick
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1997
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: David Sacks
- 7.7/10 340 votes
#6 - Moby Dick
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1997
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
- 7.9/10 342 votes
#7 - Eleven Angry Men and One Dick
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1997
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
Writer: David Goetsch, Jason Venokur
- 7.8/10 354 votes
#8 - A Friend in Dick
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1997
Sally has a new boyfriend and Dick has a new friend: Don. Meanwhile, Harry goes to school.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Gregg Mettler
- 6.3/10 336 votes
#9 - Seven Deadly Clips
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1997
The Solomons reflect on their sinful ways in an episode that illustrates their misdeeds in clips from past episodes.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
- 7.9/10 339 votes
#10 - Tom, Dick and Mary
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1997
Dick has a new rival for Mary's affections: Tommy; Sally gets a job; and Harry must do without TV (commander's orders).
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
- 7.6/10 321 votes
#11 - Jailhouse Dick
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1997
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
- 7.6/10 319 votes
#12 - Dick on a Roll
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: David Goetsch, Jason Venokur
- 7.5/10 318 votes
#13 - The Great Dickdater
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: David Sacks
- 7.7/10 362 votes
#14 - 36! 24! 36! Dick (1)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/25/1998
Venusians disguised as gorgeous women plot to plunder Earth of its riches.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, Christine Zander
- 7.6/10 351 votes
#15 - 36! 24! 36! Dick (2)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1998
Dick, Harry and Tommy set out on a cross-country odyssey to save Earth from a Venusian plot.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, Christine Zander
- 7.6/10 339 votes
#16 - Pickles and Ice Cream
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1998
Pickles, Harry's pet from the home planet, suddenly materializes--in human form. Meanwhile, Sally decides that she's pregnant.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bob Kushell
- 7.9/10 335 votes
#17 - Auto Eurodicka
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/1998
While Dick is using the Solomons' car for "casual" sex, Sally decides that she must have a car of her own.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Mark Brazill
- 7.8/10 324 votes
#18 - Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bob Kushell, Gregg Mettler
- 7.7/10 320 votes
#19 - Stuck with Dick
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
- 7.7/10 313 votes
#20 - My Daddy's Little Girl
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Christine Zander, Mark Brazill
- 7.6/10 309 votes
#21 - The Physics of Being Dick
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Dave Schiff
- 8.0/10 331 votes
#22 - Just Your Average Dick
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1998
Albright derides the Solomons as "weird," so Dick decides to make them "average."
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
- 8.0/10 358 votes
#23 - Dick and the Other Guy
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 4/28/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
- 7.7/10 304 votes
#24 - Sally and Don's First Kiss
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/6/1998
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.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: David Sacks
- 7.7/10 314 votes
#25 - When Aliens Camp
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/13/1998
Dick orders the Solomons to go on a family-only camping trip. Then he invites Mary to go along.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Jim O'Doherty, David Israel