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"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1996-2001

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Overview

User Rating:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
9 January 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
A group of aliens has come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection... more
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 23 wins & 50 nominations more
User Comments:
LOve It, Love It, Love it LOVE IT!!!! more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 8 of 112)

John Lithgow ... Dr. Dick Solomon (139 episodes, 1996-2001)

Kristen Johnston ... Sally Solomon (139 episodes, 1996-2001)
French Stewart ... Harry Solomon / ... (139 episodes, 1996-2001)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt ... Tommy Solomon (133 episodes, 1996-2001)

Jane Curtin ... Dr. Mary Albright (117 episodes, 1996-2001)
Simbi Khali ... Nina Campbell / ... (95 episodes, 1996-2001)
Elmarie Wendel ... Mrs. Mamie Dubcek (65 episodes, 1996-2001)
Wayne Knight ... Officer Don Orville / ... (61 episodes, 1996-2001)
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Series Directed by
Terry Hughes (90 episodes, 1997-2001)
Robert Berlinger (37 episodes, 1996-1997)
Terry Hughes (7 episodes, 1997-2001)
James Burrows (2 episodes, 1996)
 
Series Writing credits
Bonnie Turner (49 episodes, 1996-2001)
Terry Turner (49 episodes, 1996-2001)
Christine Zander (18 episodes, 1996-2001)
Bob Kushell (16 episodes, 1996-2000)
Bill Martin (16 episodes, 1996-2000)
Mike Schiff (16 episodes, 1996-2000)
David Goetsch (14 episodes, 1996-2000)
Jason Venokur (14 episodes, 1996-2000)
David Sacks (13 episodes, 1996-2000)
David Israel (12 episodes, 1996-2001)
Michael Glouberman (12 episodes, 1996-1999)
Andrew Orenstein (12 episodes, 1996-1999)
Jim O'Doherty (11 episodes, 1996-2001)
Gregg Mettler (10 episodes, 1997-2000)
Aron Abrams (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Gregory Thompson (6 episodes, 2000-2001)
Dave Boerger (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Nastaran Dibai (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jeffrey B. Hodes (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
David Lewman (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Joe Liss (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Joe Fisch (3 episodes, 1996)
Mark Brazill (3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Will Forte (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Linwood Boomer (2 episodes, 1996)
Mark Nutter (2 episodes, 2000)
Danny Smith (2 episodes, 2001)

Series Produced by
Tim Ryder .... co-producer / associate producer (72 episodes, 1996-1998)
Marcy Carsey .... executive producer (41 episodes, 1997-2001)
Caryn Mandabach .... executive producer (41 episodes, 1997-2001)
Bonnie Turner .... executive producer (40 episodes, 1997-2001)
Tom Werner .... executive producer (40 episodes, 1997-2001)
Terry Turner .... executive producer (39 episodes, 1997-2001)
Bob Kushell .... co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (33 episodes, 1996-2000)
Patrick Kienlen .... producer (33 episodes, 1997-2000)
David Sacks .... co-executive producer / executive producer (32 episodes, 1997-2000)
Christine Zander .... co-executive producer / supervising producer / ... (31 episodes, 1996-2001)
David Goetsch .... supervising producer / producer / ... (31 episodes, 1998-2001)
Jason Venokur .... supervising producer / producer / ... (31 episodes, 1998-2001)
Bill Martin .... executive producer / supervising producer (30 episodes, 1997-2000)
Mike Schiff .... executive producer / supervising producer (29 episodes, 1997-2000)
David Israel .... supervising producer / producer / ... (29 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jim O'Doherty .... supervising producer / producer / ... (28 episodes, 1998-2000)
Patricia Valenzuela .... associate producer (20 episodes, 1999-2001)
Terry Hughes .... consulting producer (18 episodes, 1999-2001)
Aron Abrams .... co-producer / producer (17 episodes, 1999-2001)
Andrew Orenstein .... producer / co-producer (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Gregory Thompson .... co-producer (16 episodes, 1999-2000)
Michael Glouberman .... producer / co-producer (14 episodes, 1998-1999)
Nastaran Dibai .... consulting producer / co-executive producer (11 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jeffrey B. Hodes .... consulting producer / co-executive producer (10 episodes, 1999-2001)
Mark Brazill .... consulting producer / executive producer (6 episodes, 1997-1998)

Linwood Boomer .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Joe Fisch .... co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Original Music by
Jeff Sudakin (93 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ben Vaughn (78 episodes, 1996-2001)
 
Series Cinematography by
Ronald W. Browne (43 episodes, 1996-2001)
 
Series Film Editing by
Vince Humphrey (41 episodes, 1996-2001)

Briana London (unknown episodes)
Greg Wong (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting by
Gayle Pillsbury (69 episodes, 1996-1998)
Cecily Adams (49 episodes, 1998-2000)
Meg Liberman (38 episodes, 1996-2001)
Marc Hirschfeld (23 episodes, 1996-1999)
Camille H. Patton (14 episodes, 1999-2001)
 
Series Production Design by
Garvin Eddy (40 episodes, 1996-2001)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Tara Stephenson (39 episodes, 1996-2001)
Diane Yates (16 episodes, 2000-2001)

Rochelle Moser (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume Design by
Melina Root (40 episodes, 1996-2001)
 
Series Makeup Department
Wendy Hogan .... makeup artist (43 episodes, 1996-2001)
Pixie Schwartz .... hair stylist / hair artist (43 episodes, 1996-2001)

Camille Friend .... hair stylist (unknown episodes, 1996-2000)
Tom Irvin .... special makeup effects: Optic Nerve Studios (unknown episodes)
Paula Le Mieux .... makeup artist: John Lithgow (unknown episodes)
Leslie Lightfoot .... makeup artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Management
Courtney B. Conte .... executive in charge of production (41 episodes, 1996-2001)
Sean Veder .... production supervisor (26 episodes, 1998-2001)
Patrick Kienlen .... unit production manager (19 episodes, 1999-2001)
Patricia Valenzuela .... post-production supervisor (18 episodes, 1998-1999)
Doug Tobin .... unit production manager (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
A. Chisholm Halle .... unit production manager (4 episodes, 1997)

Ariana Squar .... production manager (unknown episodes)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Ghaffary .... second assistant director (37 episodes, 1998-2001)
Doug Tobin .... first assistant director (37 episodes, 1998-2001)
Michael Risner .... dga trainee (5 episodes, 1996)
A. Chisholm Halle .... first assistant director (4 episodes, 1997)
Jessica Kreps .... second assistant director (4 episodes, 1997)

Ron Dempsey .... second second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Phil Joanou .... second unit director: 3-D dream sequences (unknown episodes)
Jessy Melowicz .... assistant director (unknown episodes)
Cynthia Riddle .... second assistant director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Cliff Bernay .... property master (41 episodes, 1996-2001)
John Ballowe .... carpenter (20 episodes, 1996)
John A. Gomez .... leadman (20 episodes, 1996)

Don 'Tex' Clark .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
Ashley Davies .... assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Don Elliott .... lead man (unknown episodes)
Brock Helfer .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
Amy F. Ho .... assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Richard J. Ramirez Jr. .... assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Ron Shulem .... leadman (unknown episodes)
Jeffry C. Voorhees .... set dresser: 1998 (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Todd Grace .... sound re-recording mixer (138 episodes, 1996-2001)
Craig Porter .... sound re-recording mixer / sound re-recording editor (43 episodes, 1996-2001)
Jesse Peck .... production sound / production sound mixer (43 episodes, 1997-2001)

Omie Craden .... sound editor / sound re-recordist (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Kathy Oldham .... sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
David Tobocman .... layback engineer (unknown episodes)
Otis Van Osten .... sound editor (unknown episodes)
Norman Webster .... production sound (unknown episodes)
 
Series Special Effects by
Ron Petruccione .... special effects (unknown episodes)
 
Series Visual Effects by
Daniel Carrington .... Flame artist (1 episode, 1999)

Glen Bennett .... visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
Scott Milne .... visual effects / visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Steven J. Scott .... digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Patrick Shearn .... visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Chris Staves .... visual effects artist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Marijane Cole .... stunts (unknown episodes)
Jean-Luc Martin .... stunt performer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Yarish .... still photographer (139 episodes, 1996-2001)
Bill Tenny .... gaffer (40 episodes, 1996-2001)
Andy Anderson .... key grip (37 episodes, 1996-2000)
John Colorado .... grip (3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Gregory Beard .... best boy grip (unknown episodes)
Kevin Blauvelt .... electrician (unknown episodes)
James M. Chizmar Jr. .... grip (unknown episodes)
David Colclasure .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Michael Fastoso .... grip (unknown episodes)
Jack Harmon .... gaffer (unknown episodes)
Jerry Hill .... Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Andrew Robison .... grip (unknown episodes)
R. Michael Stringer .... company grip (unknown episodes)
Zak Walshon .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Kurpaska .... costume supervisor (34 episodes, 1998-2001)
Johnny Foam .... costume supervisor / costumer (9 episodes, 1997-2001)

Jayne Marie Kehoe .... key costumer (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Lax .... wardrobe supervisor (unknown episodes)
Lori Jean Sacks .... set costumer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Editorial Department
Mark Romano .... post-production coordinator (30 episodes, 1998-2001)

Karla Nappi .... post-production assistant (unknown episodes)
 
Series Music Department
John McCullough .... music supervisor (43 episodes, 1996-2001)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy .... performer: theme (5 episodes, 2000)

Lana Hale .... music supervisor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Transportation Department
Frank Khoury .... driver (2 episodes, 1996)
 
Series Other crew
Jeffrey Wheat .... technical coordinator (42 episodes, 1996-2001)
Will Forte .... story editor / executive story editor (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Daliah Rogow Nichols .... production executive (41 episodes, 1997-2001)
Linda Parker .... production assistant / assistant to producers (40 episodes, 1996-2000)
Gregg Mettler .... executive story editor / story editor / ... (36 episodes, 1997-2000)
Hayden Ghaffary .... script supervisor (35 episodes, 1998-2001)
Mona Nash .... production assistant / assistant: Audio Motion, UK (35 episodes, 1998-2001)
Dave Boerger .... assistant to writers (35 episodes, 1998-2000)
Leslie Rylke .... production assistant (35 episodes, 1998-2000)
Valerie Watson .... assistant to writers (33 episodes, 1998-2000)
Natasha Goldstone .... production staff / production assistant (30 episodes, 1998-2000)
Laura Black .... production assistant / assistant to producers (24 episodes, 1996-1999)
Gil Goldberg .... production assistant / assistant to producers (24 episodes, 1996-1999)
Melanie Patterson .... production coordinator / assistant to producers / ... (23 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chris Atwood .... assistant to writers (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mark Brazill .... creative consultant (19 episodes, 1996)
Sallie Houston .... assistant: Audio Motion, UK (19 episodes, 1999-2001)
Melodie Moore .... assistant: Audio Motion, UK (19 episodes, 1999-2001)
Katy Penland .... assistant to writers / assistant to writer (17 episodes, 1999-2001)
Sean Veder .... production coordinator / assistant to producers / ... (16 episodes, 1996-1999)
Terry Hughes .... executive consultant (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Orit Schwartz .... production coordinator (16 episodes, 1999-2000)
Mike Doto .... production staff (9 episodes, 1999)
David Goetsch .... story editor / executive story editor (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Mark Romano .... assistant to producers / production assistant (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jason Venokur .... story editor / executive story editor (7 episodes, 1997-1998)
Julie Sherman Wolfe .... story editor (7 episodes, 1999-2000)
Katy Ballard .... assistant to writers (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sandra Pearson .... script supervisor (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tony Gonzalez .... choreographer (4 episodes, 1996)
Denise Downer .... assistant to writers (4 episodes, 1997)
Michael Glouberman .... executive story editor (4 episodes, 1997)
David Israel .... executive story editor (4 episodes, 1997)
Jim O'Doherty .... executive story editor (4 episodes, 1997)
Andrew Orenstein .... executive story editor (4 episodes, 1997)
Christina Nelson .... production assistant (4 episodes, 2000)
Marcia Gould .... script supervisor (3 episodes, 1998)
Dave Jeser .... story editor (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jennifer Keene .... assistant to writer / assistant to writers (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Christina Nelson Visosky .... production assistant (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Matthew Silverstein .... story editor (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Joshua Sternin .... executive consultant (2 episodes, 1998)
Jeffrey Ventimilia .... executive consultant (2 episodes, 1998)
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks .... choreographer (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Erik Durbin .... assistant to writers (2 episodes, 2001)
Dina Marovich .... assistant: Audio Motion, UK (2 episodes, 2001)

James Anderson .... publicist (unknown episodes)
Adam Buchsbaum .... production staff (unknown episodes)
Doug J. Campbell .... technical coordinator (unknown episodes)
Andy Cowan .... executive story consultant (unknown episodes)
John Davidson .... production staff (unknown episodes)
Jaime Fowler .... consultant: avid (unknown episodes)
Artemisa Gutierrez .... publicist (unknown episodes)
Shaun Newton .... production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jackie Oberhauser .... production staff (unknown episodes)
Nicole Sacker .... production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Diann Shaw .... publicist (unknown episodes)
Eli Shtrum .... production staff (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Lee Wright .... production staff (unknown episodes)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"3rd Rock" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Life As We Know It"
"Third Rock from the Sun" (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
25 min (124 episodes) | 60 min (7 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
Hungarian | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During its five-year run on primetime, the show underwent more than 15 time-slot changes. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Harry brings home a dog in the episode "Green Eyed Dick", the dog runs towards Dick. When he bends down to pick up the dog, you can see the treat in his hand used to draw the dog over. more
Quotes:
Dick Solomon: Oh, Mary! I've had one of those terrible dreams again! We were getting married!
Mary Albright: Oh.
Dick Solomon: No, that's the good part. Then, my family showed up.
Mary Albright: Oh, and they objected?
Dick Solomon: Well... They had issues.
Mary Albright: Don't worry. I wrote a speech in case that happens. Well, it's just two words. One of them's "off".
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000) (TV) more

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29 out of 38 people found the following comment useful:-
LOve It, Love It, Love it LOVE IT!!!!, 14 September 1999
Author: Jeff Colvin (tweetter22@aol.com) from BR, La.

I love this show. John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, & Jane Curtin give excellent performance. The funniest people on the show are of course Kirsten Johnson, French Stewart, and Jan Hooks. Kirsten plays Sally Solomon a 6-foot tall, sexy model type, who really was a guy on her home planet and was a great warrior. French plays Harry, the stupid and hilarious guy who is the somewhat communication reciever from The Big, Giant Head. and Jan plays Vicki, Harry's lover. Jan Hooks is such a fox! I give 3rd Rock from the Sun(who you haven't guessed, they mean Earth, i'm sure you already know that) 10 stars on the jeff Scale! Thank you drive through.

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