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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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 19 - Frankie Goes to Rutherford
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Frankie Goes to Rutherford

    S5:E19

    Frank, a former student of Mary's, returns for a lecture series, making Dick jealous, and paranoid that he is after her. When confronting Frank, however, he hints that he is gay, but Dick misreads him and is convinced that he is hinting at being an alien. Therefore, Dick begins to regularly accompany Frank to Geoffrey's Lounge, which he thinks is an alien bar. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy receive a visit from Don, who has just inadvertently foiled a bank robbery, and decide to use their superior knowledge to rob a bank themselves. As the episode progresses, each of the Solomons dons a costume of one of the Village People (Dick as the construction worker, Harry as the indian, etc). At the end of the episode on their porch roof get-together, they are joined by Don in his police uniform to complete the tableau, and the episode ends to a Village People song.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Gregg Mettler, Will Forte

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  2. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 8 - Indecent Dick
    5.3/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Indecent Dick

    S4:E8

    When Playpen magazine arrives at Pendleton, looking for students to pose nude, Sally decides to take part. While Dick encourages this, Don is furious. Dick is horrified when he discovers that Mary posed nude for an art shoot twenty years ago, and tracks down the photographer. Harry decides to test if clothes are "all a big scam" by becoming a nudist. Tommy has his eyes on his new lab partner, Alissa Strudwick.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Bob Kushell

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  3. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 1 Episode 7 - Lonely Dick
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Lonely Dick

    S1:E7

    Dick's one lonely guy when Dr. Albright goes on vacation. Sally and Harry are lured by skin-care products that promise eternal youth.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  4. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 6 Episode 5 - Dick'll Take Manhattan (2)
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Dick'll Take Manhattan (2)

    S6:E5

    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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  5. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 1 Episode 5 - Dick, Smoker
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Dick, Smoker

    S1:E5

    While Sally does a slow burn at being the often-overruled second in command, Dick lights up his life by taking up smoking.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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  6. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 1 Episode 13 - Angry Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Angry Dick

    S1:E13

    The Solomons learn about the give and take necessary to human friendships when they turn their anthropological gaze to the next-door neighbors.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Linwood Boomer

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  7. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 1 Episode 15 - I Enjoy Being a Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - I Enjoy Being a Dick

    S1:E15

    Flummoxed by feminism, Dick dons a dress to infiltrate Dr. Albright's women-only study group. Harry and Sally get jobs at a pancake restaurant.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  8. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 9 - My Mother the Alien
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - My Mother the Alien

    S2:E9

    Sally discovers the joys of motherhood when Mrs. Dubcek asks the Solomons to baby-sit her grandson. Meanwhile, Dick begs Mary to let him “fish sit” for her while she’s away at a conference.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel

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  9. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 13 - Proud Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Proud Dick

    S2:E13

    Dick, upset that Mary got a prime parking space and he didn't, quits his job. Harry loses his memory and becomes paranoid thinking aliens are taking over the world.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:David Sacks

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  10. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 18 - I Brake for Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - I Brake for Dick

    S2:E18

    Dick's guilt over hitting a chipmunk with his car spurs him to animal-rights activism. Tommy's in trouble with August again. Meanwhile, Harry joins the Boy Scouts.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Gregg Mettler

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  11. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 8 - A Friend in Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - A Friend in Dick

    S3:E8

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

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Gregg Mettler

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  12. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 10 - Tom, Dick and Mary
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Tom, Dick and Mary

    S3:E10

    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
    Writers:Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner

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  13. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 11 - Jailhouse Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Jailhouse Dick

    S3:E11

    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
    Writers:Jim O'Doherty, David Israel

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  14. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 12 - Dick on a Roll
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Dick on a Roll

    S3:E12

    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
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  15. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 20 - My Daddy's Little Girl
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - My Daddy's Little Girl

    S3:E20

    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
    Writers:Christine Zander, Mark Brazill

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  16. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 22 - Just Your Average Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Just Your Average Dick

    S3:E22

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

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman

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  17. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 2 - Power Mad Dick
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Power Mad Dick

    S4:E2

    After Mary is made the new Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Dick uses her position to his advantage and ends up firing his arch nemesis, cafeteria worker Lucy, who then files a grievance. Sally prepares to lose her virginity to Don, but afterwards finds that she cannot talk to anyone about it, much to the other Solomons' annoyance.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:David Sacks

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  18. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 14 - Paranoid Dick
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Paranoid Dick

    S4:E14

    When a meeting is rescheduled without her having been notified, Mary begins to have doubts about the longevity of her position as Dean, and Dick leads her to become paranoid that there is a conspiracy to have her removed from her job. The pair decide to investigate, and end up breaking into Judith's office by night for evidence, only to be caught by the police. Vicki Dubcek decides that the best thing Sally needs to help her get over her break up with Don is a weekend of riverboat gambling on the Cincinnati Queen, a floating casino - where Harry manages to win big, while Sally gets her lips on a Neil Diamond impersonator.

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

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  19. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 16 - Superstitious Dick
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Superstitious Dick

    S4:E16

    Dick is up for a prestigious grant but his chances look somewhat marred when he and Mary receive chain letters, and Mary, upon throwing hers away, becomes victim to a series of misfortunes. Dick looks toward superstitious rituals and lucky charms for help. Don treats Tommy and Alissa to a series of ice hockey games for which he bought tickets for when he was dating Sally, but Tommy begins to worry that he isn't manly enough to compete with the likes of the players. Sally and Harry visit a hardware store, where Sally takes a liking to a series of workers, while Harry is mistaken for an employee, due to his bright orange shirt.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Gregg Mettler

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  20. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 20 - Alien Hunter
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Alien Hunter

    S4:E20

    It is the day before Dick's birthday and he has ordered Sally, Harry and Tommy to throw him a surprise party. When in class he meets a woman called Charlotte Everly who appears to be very taken by his 'brilliance'. Charlotte first claims to be auditing his class, then later claims to be a reporter, then an intellectual groupie. She and her son wangle her way into his birthday plans, cancel his party and lock the guests that do arrive in the basement. She then reveals to Dick that she knows that Dick is an alien - and she wants to cut him open. Kathy Bates' appearance in this episode spoofed her role in the film Misery, when Dick refers to her as his "number one fan".

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner

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  21. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 21 - Dick vs. Strudwick
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Dick vs. Strudwick

    S4:E21

    Dick is jealous when fellow physics professor Vincent Strudwick publishes a critically acclaimed, bestselling book on physics, and, while Mary busies herself showing the visiting Nobel Prize winners around the campus, he decides to write a second book that will better Strudwick's. He then realizes, however, that he cannot publish all the secrets of the universe without raising unwanted questions, and so looks for another way to get at Strudwick, using Tommy and Alissa - who, it turns out, is Strudwick's daughter. Sally and Don decide to start hanging out as friends, but soon find themselves unable to resist each other.

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

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  22. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 24 - Dick's Big Giant Headache (2)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Dick's Big Giant Headache (2)

    S4:E24

    Dick is suffering the humiliation of having been demoted from High Commander to Harry's assistant, performing the most menial jobs, while Sally has been promoted to his old role. Tommy is preparing for his high school prom with Alissa, but when the Big Giant Head insists on coming, things start to slide, especially when Vicki, who missed out on her own high school prom, turns up. After ruining the prom for Tommy and Alissa, the Big Giant Head whisks Vicki off to his bachelor pod in space.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman

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  23. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 8 - Charitable Dick
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Charitable Dick

    S5:E8

    At a charity auction for the Rutherford Boys Home, Dick wants everybody to applaud him and so starts a bidding war with Studwick for a painting and ends up paying seventeen hundred dollars for it. Meanwhile, Don complains when Sally's snoring keeps him up all night, so she decides to try to stay awake all night so that he can sleep, but ends up keeping him awake anyway. Back at home, Harry and Tommy have been given the job of devising a new mission statement, and so try to work out what their purpose is on Earth.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:David Sacks

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  24. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 11 - Dick Puts the ID in Cupid
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Dick Puts the ID in Cupid

    S5:E11

    Valentines Day is approaching and Tommy hopes to get a hotel room and lose his virginity to Alissa, however, he is nervous when he discovers that she is sexually experienced and so loses his virginity to Mary's niece Tiffany first. Meanwhile, Dick discovers that Mary is seeing a therapist and, paranoid, he starts seeing her too, in order to find out what Mary has been saying about him. Paranoia fills Sally also, when Don gives her a gift which he teasingly says is from her 'secret admirer', and she mistakenly believes she has a stalker.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Jason Venokur, David Goetsch

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  25. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 5 Episode 18 - Dick and Harry Fall in a Hole
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Dick and Harry Fall in a Hole

    S5:E18

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Frankie Goes to Rutherford" is the worst rated episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun". It scored 5/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Gregg Mettler, Will Forte, it aired on 5/9/2000. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Indecent Dick".