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The Worst Episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun

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The Worst Episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun

The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick...

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  1. Background image for Seven Deadly Clips
    6.2/10(359 votes)

    #1 - Seven Deadly Clips

    S3:E9

    The Solomons reflect on their sinful ways in an episode that illustrates their misdeeds in clips from past episodes.

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  2. Background image for Dick'll Take Manhattan (2)
    7.2/10(295 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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  3. Background image for Les Liaisons Dickgereuses
    7.3/10(308 votes)

    #3 - Les Liaisons Dickgereuses

    S6:E1

    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.

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  4. Background image for The Dicks They Are A-Changin'
    7.4/10(470 votes)

    #4 - The Dicks They Are A-Changin'

    S1:E14

    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.

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  5. Background image for Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
    7.4/10(367 votes)

    #5 - Fun with Dick and Janet (1)

    S3:E1

    Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.

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  6. Background image for Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
    7.4/10(354 votes)

    #6 - Fun with Dick and Janet (2)

    S3:E2

    Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.

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  8. Background image for Dick'll Take Manhattan (1)
    7.4/10(328 votes)

    #7 - Dick'll Take Manhattan (1)

    S6:E4

    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.

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  9. Background image for A Dick Replacement
    7.4/10(280 votes)

    #8 - A Dick Replacement

    S6:E11

    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.

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  10. Background image for My Mother, My Dick
    7.4/10(277 votes)

    #9 - My Mother, My Dick

    S6:E14

    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.

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  11. Background image for Dick Soup for the Soul
    7.4/10(283 votes)

    #10 - Dick Soup for the Soul

    S6:E16

    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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  12. Background image for Ab-Dick-ted
    7.5/10(502 votes)

    #11 - Ab-Dick-ted

    S1:E9

    Dick receives a roundabout lesson in family values from Dr. Albright's loopy brother, who claims to have been abducted by aliens.

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  13. Background image for Big Angry Virgin From Outer Space
    7.5/10(426 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for Dick Jokes
    7.5/10(406 votes)

    #13 - Dick Jokes

    S2:E11

    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.

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  15. Background image for A Dick on One Knee
    7.5/10(389 votes)

    #14 - A Dick on One Knee

    S2:E16

    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.

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  16. Background image for The Great Dickdater
    7.5/10(337 votes)

    #15 - The Great Dickdater

    S3:E13

    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
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  17. Background image for Episode I: The Baby Menace
    7.5/10(317 votes)

    #16 - Episode I: The Baby Menace

    S5:E1

    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.

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  18. Background image for InDickscretion
    7.5/10(283 votes)

    #17 - InDickscretion

    S6:E3

    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.

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  19. Background image for Father Knows Dick
    7.6/10(454 votes)

    #18 - Father Knows Dick

    S1:E18

    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.

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  20. Background image for Dick the Vote
    7.6/10(416 votes)

    #19 - Dick the Vote

    S2:E6

    When Harry runs for city councilman, Dick discovers the complexity of the democratic system and struggles to make the right vote.

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  21. Background image for Romeo & Juliet & Dick
    7.6/10(396 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for Same Old Song and Dick
    7.6/10(380 votes)

    #21 - Same Old Song and Dick

    S2:E17

    Dick fears his relationship with Mary has grown stale. Tommy's growing tired of August's “perfection.” Harry and Sally switch jobs.

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  23. Background image for Dickmalion
    7.6/10(393 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for 15 Minutes of Dick
    7.6/10(386 votes)

    #23 - 15 Minutes of Dick

    S2:E23

    Sally becomes a pseudo celebrity when she beats up Mark Hamill in a restaurant, and Dick becomes jealous while Tommy's school life is affected by Sally's newfound fame. As Sally's assistant, Harry becomes obsessed with keeping Sally on top.

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  25. Background image for A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)
    7.6/10(443 votes)

    #24 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (1)

    S2:E25

    The Solomons discover dreaming---and are shaken so much that they might have to go home for repairs.

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  26. Background image for A Nightmare on Dick Street (2)
    7.6/10(397 votes)

    #25 - A Nightmare on Dick Street (2)

    S2:E26

    Shaken by dreams, the Solomons may have to return home for repairs. But Dick doesn't want to go---he wants to marry Mary.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Seven Deadly Clips" is the worst rated episode of "3rd Rock from the Sun". It scored 6.2/10 based on 359 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman, it aired on 12/3/1997. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dick'll Take Manhattan (2)".