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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
    5.8/10(5 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 13 - Proud Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 18 - I Brake for Dick
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 8 - A Friend in Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 10 - Tom, Dick and Mary
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 11 - Jailhouse Dick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 12 - Dick on a Roll
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 20 - My Daddy's Little Girl
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 22 - Just Your Average Dick
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 4 Episode 21 - Dick vs. Strudwick
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 1 - See Dick Continue to Run (2)
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - See Dick Continue to Run (2)

    S2:E1

    While Dick is trapped in the basement, Evil Dick begins a plan to impregnate all women in Ohio.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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  18. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 2 - See Dick Continue to Run, Continued (3)
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - See Dick Continue to Run, Continued (3)

    S2:E2

    Evil Dick plans to take over the world and pick up where Dick left off with Albright.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Mike Schiff, Bill Martin

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

    #19 - Hotel Dick

    S2:E3

    Aghast at the treatment of aliens in a hit science fiction movie, the Solomons attend a science fiction convention to try to set the record straight -- and Sally's first experience of hotels get her hooked on room service.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Bob Kushell

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  20. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 4 - Big Angry Virgin From Outer Space
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Big Angry Virgin From Outer Space

    S2:E4

    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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  21. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 9 - My Mother the Alien
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 14 - Romeo & Juliet & Dick
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Romeo & Juliet & Dick

    S2:E14

    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:Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner

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  23. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2 Episode 20 - Dickmalion
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Dickmalion

    S2:E20

    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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  24. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 4 - Dick-in-Law
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Dick-in-Law

    S3:E4

    Dick meets Albright's parents; Sally decides to move in with Nina.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  25. 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 3 Episode 23 - Dick and the Other Guy
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Dick and the Other Guy

    S3:E23

    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
    Writers:Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner

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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 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Indecent Dick".