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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...
Genres:FamilySci-Fi & FantasyComedyDrama
Network:NBC

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Fun with Dick and Janet (1)" is the best rated episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 348 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill, it aired on 9/24/1997. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fun with Dick and Janet (2)".

  • Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
    7.4/10348 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

  • Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
    7.4/10337 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

  • Tricky Dick
    7.8/10365 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

  • Dick-in-Law
    7.9/10357 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

  • Scaredy Dick
    7.8/10362 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

  • Moby Dick
    7.7/10345 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

  • Eleven Angry Men and One Dick
    7.9/10347 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

  • A Friend in Dick
    7.7/10359 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

  • Seven Deadly Clips
    6.2/10342 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

  • Tom, Dick and Mary
    7.9/10343 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

  • Jailhouse Dick
    7.6/10325 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

  • Dick on a Roll
    7.6/10323 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

  • The Great Dickdater
    7.5/10321 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

  • 36! 24! 36! Dick (1)
    7.7/10365 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

  • 36! 24! 36! Dick (2)
    7.6/10353 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

  • Pickles and Ice Cream
    7.6/10341 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

  • Auto Eurodicka
    7.9/10338 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

  • Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man
    7.8/10325 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

  • Stuck with Dick
    7.7/10322 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

  • My Daddy's Little Girl
    7.7/10314 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

  • The Physics of Being Dick
    7.6/10310 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

  • Just Your Average Dick
    8.0/10333 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

  • Dick and the Other Guy
    8.0/10359 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

  • Sally and Don's First Kiss
    7.7/10305 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

  • When Aliens Camp
    7.7/10315 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