3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 3rd Rock from the Sun Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Fun with Dick and Janet (1)
Sep 24, 1997
Sally, Tommy and Harry return from the home planet with a surprise for Dick: a bride-to-be.
Fun with Dick and Janet (2)
Sep 24, 1997
Dick tries to hide his Janet predicament from Mary; Officer Don suspects that aliens have landed.
Tricky Dick
Oct 8, 1997
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.
Dick-in-Law
Oct 15, 1997
Dick meets Albright's parents; Sally decides to move in with Nina.
Scaredy Dick
Oct 29, 1997
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.
Moby Dick
Nov 5, 1997
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.
Eleven Angry Men and One Dick
Nov 12, 1997
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 'ar
A Friend in Dick
Nov 19, 1997
Sally has a new boyfriend and Dick has a new friend: Don. Meanwhile, Harry goes to school.
Seven Deadly Clips
Dec 3, 1997
The Solomons reflect on their sinful ways in an episode that illustrates their misdeeds in clips from past episodes.
Tom, Dick and Mary
Dec 3, 1997
Dick has a new rival for Mary's affections: Tommy; Sally gets a job; and Harry must do without TV (commander's orders).
Jailhouse Dick
Dec 17, 1997
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.
Dick on a Roll
Jan 7, 1998
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.
The Great Dickdater
Jan 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.
36! 24! 36! Dick (1)
Jan 25, 1998
Venusians disguised as gorgeous women plot to plunder Earth of its riches.
36! 24! 36! Dick (2)
Jan 25, 1998
Dick, Harry and Tommy set out on a cross-country odyssey to save Earth from a Venusian plot.
Pickles and Ice Cream
Jan 28, 1998
Pickles, Harry's pet from the home planet, suddenly materializes--in human form. Meanwhile, Sally decides that she's pregnant.
Auto Eurodicka
Feb 4, 1998
While Dick is using the Solomons' car for "casual" sex, Sally decides that she must have a car of her own.
Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man
Feb 25, 1998
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.
Stuck with Dick
Mar 18, 1998
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.
My Daddy's Little Girl
Apr 1, 1998
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 unocc
The Physics of Being Dick
Apr 15, 1998
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.
Just Your Average Dick
Apr 28, 1998
Albright derides the Solomons as "weird," so Dick decides to make them "average."
Dick and the Other Guy
Apr 28, 1998
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
Sally and Don's First Kiss
May 6, 1998
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 GE
When Aliens Camp
May 13, 1998
Dick orders the Solomons to go on a family-only camping trip. Then he invites Mary to go along.
The Tooth Harry
May 20, 1998
Dick tapes a promotional video for Pendelton; Don gives Sally a key to his apartment; and Nina and Harry find each other.
Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary
May 20, 1998
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.