Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best sitcoms and comedy shows from both the UK and the USA.
Today we will be looking at a sitcom that had loads of schedule changes in the time it was on air – 3rd Rock From The Sun
Opening Titles / Theme Tune
About the Show
Summary of Plot
A group of aliens are sent to Earth, disguised as a human family, to experience and report life on the 3rd planet from the sun.- IMDb
Number of Seasons / Episodes
6 seasons
Characters:
John Lithgow – Dr Dick Solomon
Jane Curtin – Dr Mary Albright
Kristen Johnston – Sally Solomon
French Stewart – Harry Solomon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Tommy Solomon
Trivia
+ 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. “Tom, Dick and Harry” is a phrase used as a synonym for “everyone” or when referring to “a set of nobodies; a persons of no note” (from “Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable”). “Tom, Dick or Harry” is no specific person but could be any random person.
+ The Big Giant Head first was leader of the galaxy later that became the whole universe.
+ Cancelled on 8 April 2001 due to falling viewing figures in its final season
+ In the first episode, the Solomons enter their attic apartment from a door off the living room. Later in the series, this door actually leads to Dick’s bedroom and the entrance to the attic changes to a set of stairs leading down from the same living room.
+ Joseph Gordon-Levitt first worked with Carsey-Werner in four episodes of “Roseanne” as one of D.J.’s friends.
Classic Clips
Clip of Harry
Why Vote
Baby Spit
