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.

References

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

Muppet Mentions

• 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."

Connections

• John Aylward played a registrar in the episode "Dick the Vote" and the Chancellor in "B.D.O.C."
• 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"