3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 3

1997 · 27 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 3 of 3rd Rock from the Sun

Four aliens settle in Rutherford, a fictional town in Ohio, posing as an ordinary family. Dick Solomon, their commander, acts as the head of the household and teaches physics at the university, while Tommy, in the body of a teenager, tries to fit in at high school. Dick breaks up with Mary and must marry Janet, the boss's niece, whom he has no choice but to obey. Amid romantic mix-ups and the clash between their way of understanding the world and the human customs they imitate, Sally and Harry look for their place in everyday life.

27episodes

Sep 24, 1997premiered

May 20, 1998latest episode

9.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
Sep 24, 1997 · 22 min
Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, David DeLuise, Roseanne Barr
3x02 Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
Sep 24, 1997 · 22 min
Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Bob Kushell, Mark Brazill · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, David DeLuise, Roseanne Barr
3x03 Tricky Dick
Oct 8, 1997 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Mike Schiff, Bill Martin · Starring: Shay Astar, Ileen Getz, Blake Soper, Justin Urich
3x04 Dick-in-Law
Oct 15, 1997 · 22 min
Dick meets Albright's parents; Sally decides to move in with Nina.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Christine Zander · Starring: Elaine Stritch, George Grizzard, Jodi Johnson
3x05 Scaredy Dick
Oct 29, 1997 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: David Sacks · Starring: Ian Lithgow, David DeLuise, Ileen Getz, Richard McGonagle
3x06 Moby Dick
Nov 5, 1997 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman · Starring: Shay Astar, Julia Sweeney, Shayne Benton, Jacee Jule
3x07 Eleven Angry Men and One Dick
Nov 12, 1997 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jason Venokur, David Goetsch · Starring: Danielle Nicolet, David DeLuise, Jason Carter, Richard Fancy
3x08 A Friend in Dick
Nov 19, 1997 · 22 min
Sally has a new boyfriend and Dick has a new friend: Don. Meanwhile, Harry goes to school.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Gregg Mettler · Starring: Ileen Getz, Spencer Vrooman, Jason Carter, Peter Krause
3x09 Seven Deadly Clips
Dec 3, 1997 · 22 min
The Solomons reflect on their sinful ways in an episode that illustrates their misdeeds in clips from past episodes.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman · Starring: Shay Astar, John D'Aquino, Jan Hooks, Brenda Strong
3x10 Tom, Dick and Mary
Dec 3, 1997 · 22 min
Dick has a new rival for Mary's affections: Tommy; Sally gets a job; and Harry must do without TV (commander's orders).
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner · Starring: Shay Astar, Cathrine Grace, Rex Linn
3x11 Jailhouse Dick
Dec 17, 1997 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jim O'Doherty, David Israel · Starring: Steve Larson, Nancy Yee, Sam Lloyd, Chad Einbinder
3x12 Dick on a Roll
Jan 7, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jason Venokur, David Goetsch · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, David DeLuise
3x13 The Great Dickdater
Jan 21, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: David Sacks · Starring: Pat Finn, John Benjamin Hickey, Suanne Spoke, Kathleen Garrett
3x14 36! 24! 36! Dick (1)
Jan 25, 1998 · 22 min
Venusians disguised as gorgeous women plot to plunder Earth of its riches.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Mike Schiff, Bill Martin, Christine Zander · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, David DeLuise
3x15 36! 24! 36! Dick (2)
Jan 25, 1998 · 22 min
Dick, Harry and Tommy set out on a cross-country odyssey to save Earth from a Venusian plot.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Mike Schiff, Bill Martin, Christine Zander · Starring: Brynn Hartman, Cindy Crawford, Ileen Getz, Chad Einbinder
3x16 Pickles and Ice Cream
Jan 28, 1998 · 22 min
Pickles, Harry's pet from the home planet, suddenly materializes--in human form. Meanwhile, Sally decides that she's pregnant.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Bob Kushell · Starring: Trisha Debski, Scott Klace, Denise Poirier, Audrey Kissel
3x17 Auto Eurodicka
Feb 4, 1998 · 22 min
While Dick is using the Solomons' car for "casual" sex, Sally decides that she must have a car of her own.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Mark Brazill · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, Shay Astar
3x18 Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man
Feb 25, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Bob Kushell, Gregg Mettler · Starring: Everett Greenbaum, Fred Pinkard, Ken Thorley, Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
3x19 Stuck with Dick
Mar 18, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jim O'Doherty, David Israel · Starring: Miriam Flynn, Jerry Lambert, Rebecca Roy
3x20 My Daddy's Little Girl
Apr 1, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Christine Zander, Mark Brazill · Starring: George Grizzard, Sam Lloyd
3x21 The Physics of Being Dick
Apr 15, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Dave Schiff · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, Shay Astar
3x22 Just Your Average Dick
Apr 28, 1998 · 22 min
Albright derides the Solomons as "weird," so Dick decides to make them "average."
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Andrew Orenstein, Michael Glouberman · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, Shay Astar
3x23 Dick and the Other Guy
Apr 28, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directing: Terry Hughes · Writing: Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, David DeLuise
3x24 Sally and Don's First Kiss
May 6, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: David Sacks · Starring: Ileen Getz, Steve Larson, Nancy Yee, Marianne Muellerleile
3x25 When Aliens Camp
May 13, 1998 · 22 min
Dick orders the Solomons to go on a family-only camping trip. Then he invites Mary to go along.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jim O'Doherty, David Israel, Jim O'Doherty · Starring: Marcus T. Paulk, Miles Marsico, Jack Salvatore Jr., Andrew Ducote
3x26 The Tooth Harry
May 20, 1998 · 22 min
Dick tapes a promotional video for Pendelton; Don gives Sally a key to his apartment; and Nina and Harry find each other.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin · Starring: Ian Lithgow, Danielle Nicolet, Chris Hogan, Eddie Allen
3x27 Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary Season Finale
May 20, 1998 · 22 min
Harry and Vicki prepare for an evening of amour. Then Vicki's jealous ex crashes the party. Meanwhile, Tommy "comes out" as a gourmet chef.
Directed by: Terry Hughes · Written by: Jason Venokur, David Goetsch · Starring: Shay Astar, Jan Hooks, Phil Hartman