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"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) More at IMDbPro »

• The Solomons live at 417 Pensdale Road, Rutherford, Ohio.
  
  
• Physicist Brian Greene wrote some dialogue for John Lithgow's character.
  
  
• During its five-year run on primetime, the show underwent more than 15 time-slot changes.
  
  
• The three main male characters' names are Tom, Dick and Harry.
  
  
• In the episode where they go to New York to start a different life, Harry gets a job as the President of NBC. As president he arranges a new schedule for the spoof of "Will & Grace" (1998). ("Will & Grace" (1998) is produced by NBC).
  
  
• The character Dick Solomon was ranked #24 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends" (1 August 2004 issue).
  
  
• 95% of all episode titles are a play on the word "Dick".
  
  
• A lot of the sets are used more than once, hence the similar designs in some places. (eg. The classroom used for Harry's night school is in fact Mary's classroom.)
  
  
• Cancelled on 8 April 2001 due to falling viewing figures in its final season.
  
  
• John Lithgow's son, Ian Lithgow, played Dick Solomon's student Leon throughout the series.
  
  
• The coffee house frequented by the main characters, Johnny Foam's, is named after the series' costuming supervisor, Johnny Foam.
  
  

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