3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun is a sitcom about four aliens posing as humans to study the planet Earth. The show ran on NBC from 1996 to 2001.

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In episode 202 of Muppets Tonight, Meepzorp tells Clifford he "turned down 3rd Rock" to be in the "Co-Dependence Day" sketch.

In the episode "My Mother the Alien," Sally Solomon takes a baby (and Harry) to a toy store. Throughout the scene, Elmo and Cookie Monster dolls can be seen in the background.
The DVD for the show's sixth season includes a featurette titled "Six Seasons of Memories." One of the feature's subsections is referred to as "It's Not Easy Being Me: The Challenge of Playing an Alien."

John Aylward played a registrar in the episode "Dick the Vote" and the Chancellor in "B.D.O.C."
Roseanne Barr played Janet in "Fun with Dick and Janet"
Jason Carter played Seth in the episodes "A Friend in Dick" and "Eleven Angry Men and One Dick"
John Cleese played Liam Neesam
Cindy Crawford played Mascha in the episode "36! 24! 36! Dick!"
Jane Curtin played Mary Albright
Mark Hamill played himself in the episode "Fifteen Minutes of Dick"
John Lithgow played Dick Solomon
Marianne Muellerleile played Lucy
Randy Newman composed the song "Life Has Been Good to Me" for, and appeared in, "A Nightmare on Dick Street"
William Shatner played the Big Giant Head/Stone Phillips
French Stewart played Harry Solomon
George Takei played himself in "Hotel Dick"