The Worst Episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun

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6.3/10(385 votes)
#1 - Seven Deadly Clips
S3:E912/3/1997
The Solomons reflect on their sinful ways in an episode that illustrates their misdeeds in clips from past episodes.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
7.2/10(318 votes)
#2 - Dick'll Take Manhattan (2)
S6:E511/28/2000
Dick takes Mary up to his penthouse and wines and dines her, but she tells him that she doesn't believe in true love anymore, no matter how hard he might try to persuade her otherwise. Meanwhile, Sally isn't happy being second fiddle to Don's wife so she asks him to break up with her. Don, however, wants to run for president and so refuses, so Sally breaks up with him; while at NBC, Tommy's huge ego and demand for a high pay on Saturday Night Live leads Harry to fire him.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Christine Zander, Mark Nutter
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Christine Zander, Mark Nutter
7.3/10(331 votes)
#3 - Les Liaisons Dickgereuses
S6:E110/24/2000
Mary's wealthy sister Renata Albright has donated a large sum of money to have an extension built onto Pendelton University, but Mary knows that it is in fact a spiteful gesture designed to quite literally block the sunlight into her office. To retaliate, Dick schemes with Mary that he will woo Renata, win her, and then break her heart. Meanwhile, Sally and Harry are given ten thousand dollars by Renata to convert their house into a teen center.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:David Goetsch, Jason Venokur
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:David Goetsch, Jason Venokur
7.3/10(299 votes)
#4 - My Mother, My Dick
S6:E142/20/2001
Mary's mother Martha arrives in town and Dick decides to tell her what Mary really thinks of her - that she ruined her childhood. Angry, Martha tries to attack Dick and falls over, ending up in hospital. When Dick goes to visit, however, Martha tells him her side of the story, and a deeply moved Dick takes her side and promises to tend to her during her recovery. Meanwhile, Harry and Sally get a nasty surprise when throwing junk in the time space portal - a new alien.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
7.4/10(509 votes)
#5 - The Dicks They Are A-Changin'
S1:E144/9/1996
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.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
7.4/10(398 votes)
#6 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
S3:E19/24/1997
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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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill

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7.4/10(383 votes)
#7 - Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
S3:E29/24/1997
Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill
7.4/10(351 votes)
#8 - Dick'll Take Manhattan (1)
S6:E411/21/2000
The Solomons visit a parallel universe, in which they are living in New York City, where Dick is a highly regarded attorney, Sally writes a sex column and Harry is President of NBC, while Tommy is a star on Saturday Night Live. Despite this, Dick is unhappy because he cannot find Mary; however, upon entering a basement bar he discovers her, a failed actress-turned torch singer who has renamed herself Kiki Lyle. Meanwhile, Sally discovers that Don is the Mayor of New York, and that she isn't his girlfriend, but his mistress.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Christine Zander, Mark Nutter
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Writers:Christine Zander, Mark Nutter
7.4/10(338 votes)
#9 - Episode I: The Baby Menace
S5:E19/21/1999
The Solomons are relieved when Vicki's baby turns out to be human, but horrified when she announces her plans to sell her story to the papers. When a reporter comes sniffing around, Sally gives Dick the title of Security Officer and orders him to kill him; however he can't, so she makes him High Commander and herself Security Officer so that she can kill the reporter herself. Dick then reminds Sally that he is now the High Commander, and that there is nothing she can do to reverse it.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
7.4/10(307 votes)
#10 - InDickscretion
S6:E311/14/2000
Dick and Mary decide to go on a double date with Sally and Don, but things start to become uncomfortable when Dick and Sally begin talking incessantly about how good their other half is in bed. The next day Dick and Sally come to realize that neither Mary or Don said anything about how good they are, and immediately worry that they aren't. Meanwhile, in a food store, Mary and Don run into each other and, consumed by what they'd heard about each other in bed, share a kiss. Elsewhere, Harry and Tommy follow in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac and take to the open road.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Nastaran Dibai, Jeffrey B. Hodes
7.4/10(302 votes)
#11 - A Dick Replacement
S6:E111/30/2001
Dick and Mary visit a psychic together, who claims that the pair are from two different worlds and predicts that Dick will one day up and leave Mary. Horrified at this news, Dick decides to find a replacement boyfriend for her, settling on a man called Gary; who thinks he's actually being offered Dick's position of physics professor. Meanwhile, Sally and Harry decide that if the psychic really knows that they are aliens, then they must kill her, but in a way that isn't possible for her to predict.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Matthew Silverstein, Dave Jeser
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Writers:Matthew Silverstein, Dave Jeser
7.4/10(301 votes)
#12 - Dick Soup for the Soul
S6:E165/1/2001
Dick accompanies Mary and Nina to a book-signing for a self-help book entitled 'A Road Map to Happiness', and despite first thinking it stupid, Dick opens the book and is immediately converted. He then concludes that his relationship with Mary stands in the way of his happiness, and attempts to break up with her. At college, Tommy is attempting to get into a fraternity but is doubtful that he'll pass the entry rituals, so he enlists Sally's help, but she just ends up making it harder. Meanwhile, Mrs. Dubcek gives Harry the job of painting the kitchen ceiling, and he is determined to create a work of art.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writer:Sean Veder
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writer:Sean Veder
7.5/10(547 votes)
#13 - Ab-Dick-ted
S1:E93/5/1996
Dick receives a roundabout lesson in family values from Dr. Albright's loopy brother, who claims to have been abducted by aliens.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Bob Kushell, Christine Zander
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Bob Kushell, Christine Zander
7.5/10(461 votes)
#14 - Big Angry Virgin From Outer Space
S2:E410/6/1996
Romantic woes between Sally and Randell don't deter Harry from signing up with a dating service. August tests Tommy's loyalty.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writer:Christine Zander
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writer:Christine Zander
7.5/10(440 votes)
#15 - Dick Jokes
S2:E1112/8/1996
A jealous Dick decides to show Mary how funny he is after she asks another professor to emcee a college fund-raiser she's organizing. Meanwhile, Harry loses his beloved coat, and Sally builds a shelf to hold her shoes.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel
7.5/10(424 votes)
#16 - Dickmalion
S2:E204/13/1997
While Dick cracks North Rutherford society (to Albright's chagrin), Tommy hangs out with school toughs. Meanwhile, "Mustang Sally" develops an interest in wrestling.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman
7.5/10(419 votes)
#17 - A Dick on One Knee
S2:E162/16/1997
A Frenchman asks an unwitting Sally to marry him so that he can remain in the country. Tommy discovers he has a talent for flower arranging and styling. Dick is inspired to discuss marriage with Albright.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writer:Christine Zander
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Writer:Christine Zander
7.5/10(362 votes)
#18 - The Great Dickdater
S3:E131/21/1998
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
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writer:David Sacks
7.5/10(346 votes)
#19 - Dick and Harry Fall in a Hole
S5:E185/2/2000
Dick and Harry fall into a large hole in the woods, which covers over when they attempt to climb out. Dick then panics, whilst Harry remains in a relaxed, zen-like state. A hole expert, named Angus 'The Hole' McDuff is called to the scene and devises a plan to build a second hole in order to access the one Dick and Harry are stuck in; however he becomes highly offended when Sally belittles his idea.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Aron Abrams, Greg Thompson
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Aron Abrams, Greg Thompson
7.5/10(307 votes)
#20 - B.D.O.C.
S6:E712/12/2000
The Solomons' say goodbye to Tommy as he goes to college, but Dick soon begins to miss him and attempts to convince him to come home. Tommy, however, is enjoying college life and doesn't want to, so Dick convinces him to pull an elaborate freshman prank to gain himself popularity, but really in the hope that Tommy will be expelled. Meanwhile, Sally and Harry are interviewing candidates for Tommy's replacement and although their best candidate appears to be a woman called Christie, when a handsome man named Bryce walks through the door, Sally hires him on the spot.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Aron Abrams, Greg Thompson
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Aron Abrams, Greg Thompson
7.5/10(304 votes)
#21 - Why Dickie Can't Teach
S6:E612/5/2000
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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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Dave Lewman, Joe Liss
7.6/10(492 votes)
#22 - Father Knows Dick
S1:E185/7/1996
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.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writer:Bob Kushell
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writer:Bob Kushell
7.6/10(472 votes)
#23 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)
S2:E255/18/1997
The Solomons discover dreaming---and are shaken so much that they might have to go home for repairs.
Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Bob Kushell, Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
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Director:Terry Hughes
Writers:Bob Kushell, Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
7.6/10(452 votes)
#24 - Dick the Vote
S2:E610/27/1996
When Harry runs for city councilman, Dick discovers the complexity of the democratic system and struggles to make the right vote.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:David Goetsch, Jason Venokur
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:David Goetsch, Jason Venokur
7.6/10(429 votes)
#25 - Romeo & Juliet & Dick
S2:E141/12/1997
When Tommy asks Dick to direct his high school production of “Romeo and Juliet,” Dick takes the role a little too seriously. Sally tries to get Officer Don to fix Albright’s parking tickets.
Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
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Director:Robert Berlinger
Writers:Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner