Third Rock remains one of the funniest, cleverest and most innovative sitcoms ever produced. As for its reliance on so-called 'low comedy,' it's bluenose detractors would do well to remember that Shakespeare, the greatest Western playwright of all time, is often similarly criticized.
Love "3rd Rock" then & now! Everything about it screams awesome comedy; never missed a beat! Every episode can be enjoyed over & over again & still remains fresh. Thank you for such an amazing sitcom that will be everlasting & lovable in every regard. 😍
I injoyed it I wish they would have a reunion show that would be cool . NBC should off put it on the 9:00 slot and left it alone it would have been ok . It a lot better then the crap they are showing now.
The show made such great fun of the human condition. It showed Humans at their most basic, which turned out to be hilariously funny. I was a big fan when the show aired on prime time and enjoying it just as much now while binge watching. This is comic genius!
Im almost 70. I have yet to see a more humorous,brilliantly written and performed sitcom in my life. I downloaded the Tubi app for the simple reason of watching 3rd Rock on it.
Probably one of the best comedies of our time!! I'm fighting cancer & watching all of the shows has me laughing so hard it HURTS!! It's the best medicine when you're in need!! I have to be careful when I'm drinking something during a show.. I've had a couple accidents, like tea shooting out of my nose!! Especially when French, would do something completely OFF THE WALL!! I love the fact that you took the time to put this together. I'm very grateful for all of you folks that put together all of the bloopers & gag reels as well... Thanks
The fact that it broke all the “rules” for TV in its day made it truly an outstanding sitcom. The premise of the show was genius, literally an open floor plan for looking at life, all the stupid stuff we do, in a totally naïve way. The acting was superb, they really complimented each other.
When I was little, my dad and I were the only ones in my family who really liked that show. Our weekly tradition was to watch it while eating sourdough pretzels with glasses of milk. Like the Solomons, he has since left Earth but isn't forgotten.
I loved the first few seasons. Part of the charm was them learning to live here, getting used to the stupidity of the human race etc etc. By the 4th season, they were comfortable, conforming and knowledgeable, still funny but their innocence in the first few years was the best.
This one one of the first sitcoms I remember getting into as a kid. I rewatched it as an adult when it was on Netflix in 2015, and one episode where Dick learns about feelings, he says to his class "You just sit around worried about what everyone else is thinking of you while you're all blissfully unaware of the vaporizing meteor due in 2015!!!!!..." 😳😳😳".........which doesn't exist because I'm kiiiiiddiiiiing"
This was far from "low brow" or "lewd". It is easy I suppose to miss the frequent use of subtext, cultural references, classic theater techniques, and so on if you just take it on the surface level. The humor was always hitting on multiple meanings. The acting and comedic timing was unparalleled on TV. Extra points to the writers for incorporating many complex and sensitive social issues into the scripts and to the actors for handling them delicately and yet infusing the words with great comic skill.
3rd Rock was great. It had the right mix of screwball and sensitivity to make it unlike every other show. I loved Dick and Sally the most, but each character brought the right touches to the shoe and made it unique.
It is said that American humour doesn't always travel well. I'm English and I love Third Rock then and still do, one of the greatest show then and now.
HilarIously funny!!! I still love watching the entire seasons and still laugh like crazy, really great actors and actresses that I love! The complete cast is a great funny team, you can not take one member from this team bc each one was so great in this show! ♥️ one of my most hardest laughs is watching this show.♥️
I loved how the characters were morphed into extreme different people :) I think I remember Sally was formerly a Hans Solo character? Youngest was actually the oldest before...
"I know my way around a hose." I remember the show used to change timeslots a lot. I have seasons 2-4 on DVD and watch them quite often. I still have my 3-D glasses from that one episode they did.
Watched a lot of them first time around, currently screening again after all these years and I'm enjoying them much more second time round, I love the show and hold it and it's actors in high regard.
I never watched until just recently. My husband and me have been watching from the pilot and are now in the middle of season 2. This show is hilarious! People who complain about it are the pseudo PC crowd. It's certainly not deep but the crazy and often very PCINcorrectness is what is laugh out loud outrageous! Love it! I don't think I would have felt the same way back when it was first on. I honestly don't know how they managed to tape an episode without the actors keeping a straight face! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Absolutely loved it and so did my family and friends .. It´s one of the best comedy shows and I can´t think of another show that made us laugh out loud every time. This was in Iceland
I watch the show once… and leave a little time to go by and watch it again, and again! After three times watching the series… I am willing to watch it again 😝!! I just enjoy how my sons and now my grandson enjoy and laugh at it.
They were always on the edge of presenting something that could easily fall on its face and be totally stupid if not done right but they always ended up doing it better than right. They took chances and nailed it over and over again. Easily one of the bet sitcoms of all time.
Ironically, I didn't consider their humor "low brow" because it was so well done. Humor is akin to fashion in that some things that are unusual looking last while the copies fade into non-existence. I still remember the "jello" skit as one of the funniest scenes on TV (right up there with Murphy Brown in labor). Sally as cook making meatballs (You mean I have dead cow on my hands!) or bringing out the turkey on Thanksgiving with the frazzled look many of us have lived are still funny.
American prudery and network incompetence, the only two negative aspects of this brilliant show. Superb cast and good writing - a thousand times better than 90% of the garbage churned out then and since.
I bought the DVD set 3 yrs ago, and we still pop it on weekly...it's hilarious...Harry and Dick.....it's like raising toddlers....with a big sister raising them and the teenage uncle!!
I think that this show was one of the most underrated shows on TV. It always made me laugh and I always looked forward to each and every episode. The five main cast members were all so good and even the regulars who weren’t part of the main five. It stands the test of time and it will always be a ‘go to’ for me when I want to laugh.
I thought it was a terrific show when it first aired as well as now. I thought the ending was sad - I wish they could have stayed on earth. It is hard to find it in syndication. I have recently been watching in on Pluto. I don't like the format there, but at least I get to see it whenever I want.
I didn't know this show existed. If I had known I would have watched. Watching the clips have been a refreshing wind down of a day!! Loved every one of them!!
It was and still is one of my favorite shows.Brilliant and Funny.My favorite episode is Sally babysits the landlords grandson.He is one of the cutest little guys ever!Bye baby..Bye Sally
I loved 3rd Rock .It always made me laugh. I grew very fond of the characters. It was never met to be anything but fun. I thank them all for a half hour of insane situations once a week
I loved every single episode of the 3rd rock and I am very sorry that they didn't make more episodes. by the way, I think that John Lithgow is a comedic Genius.
One of the best comedy shows ever, because of the topics! Thx NBC for airing this! Critics will always be unsatisfied! Pffff!! Please, bring it back on air!
One of my favorite shows ever. I wish it could have kept going but it had to be difficult to keep the level of writing as strong it was. One thing I never hear mention of was the thought that went into the characters names, specifically the three men. What I understood from something I read years back, the concept was to have three aliens that blended in as much as possible. The thought was that they should be seen simply as any Tom, Dick, and Harry. And that, in my opinion was simply genius!
I loved this show, the premise allowed them to do and say things that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible! You have to respect their ability to pull off a show about aliens with almost no special effects 😅
Stupendously good, it was a composite of surrealism, clever word play, silliness and thoughtful social observation. All the characters bounced off each other so well, and brought nuance and suitability for their parts. Probably my favourite part was that 3D dream of Sally's where she had the world brought to her on a plate, literally, and she shot Don as he was really a chicken, because it's funny but psychologically accurate. Also Dicks facial expressions, like a very screwed up Humpty Dumpty egg! Nina was great as well, her smiles and exasperation at Dick. Harry was my favourite, he reminded me of Buster Keaton, slim, handsome and childlike, and that funny eye screwed tight thing and his funky dancing! I'm rewatching it now on Channel 4 as I haven't seen it since I was in my twenties, and it's every bit as bonkers and clever as I remember.
I didn't and don't watch much television, so while I was aware that Third Rock existed, I didn't get around to watching it while it was on the air. I worked nights. I did catch a few episodes and liked it, so I purchased the complete set on DVD when I remembered it.
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Third Rock remains one of the funniest, cleverest and most innovative sitcoms ever produced. As for its reliance on so-called 'low comedy,' it's bluenose detractors would do well to remember that Shakespeare, the greatest Western playwright of all time, is often similarly criticized.
Low brow? Not at all, There were so many "jokes" that only an adult would have gotten.
Love "3rd Rock" then & now! Everything about it screams awesome comedy; never missed a beat! Every episode can be enjoyed over & over again & still remains fresh. Thank you for such an amazing sitcom that will be everlasting & lovable in every regard. 😍
I injoyed it I wish they would have a reunion show that would be cool . NBC should off put it on the 9:00 slot and left it alone it would have been ok . It a lot better then the crap they are showing now.
The show made such great fun of the human condition. It showed Humans at their most basic, which turned out to be hilariously funny. I was a big fan when the show aired on prime time and enjoying it just as much now while binge watching. This is comic genius!
Third rock from the sun is by far my favorite show of all time. I have the box set and watch it fully at least once a year. Makes me laugh every time.
Im almost 70.
I have yet to see a more humorous,brilliantly written and performed sitcom in my life.
I downloaded the Tubi app for the simple reason of watching 3rd Rock on it.
Probably one of the best comedies of our time!! I'm fighting cancer & watching all of the shows has me laughing so hard it HURTS!! It's the best medicine when you're in need!! I have to be careful when I'm drinking something during a show.. I've had a couple accidents, like tea shooting out of my nose!! Especially when French, would do something completely OFF THE WALL!! I love the fact that you took the time to put this together. I'm very grateful for all of you folks that put together all of the bloopers & gag reels as well... Thanks
The fact that it broke all the “rules” for TV in its day made it truly an outstanding sitcom. The premise of the show was genius, literally an open floor plan for looking at life, all the stupid stuff we do, in a totally naïve way. The acting was superb, they really complimented each other.
I loved this quirky show and still enjoy the reruns.
When I was little, my dad and I were the only ones in my family who really liked that show. Our weekly tradition was to watch it while eating sourdough pretzels with glasses of milk.
Like the Solomons, he has since left Earth but isn't forgotten.
"it may not be your favorite show ever" well it is good sir
I loved the first few seasons. Part of the charm was them learning to live here, getting used to the stupidity of the human race etc etc. By the 4th season, they were comfortable, conforming and knowledgeable, still funny but their innocence in the first few years was the best.
This one one of the first sitcoms I remember getting into as a kid. I rewatched it as an adult when it was on Netflix in 2015, and one episode where Dick learns about feelings, he says to his class "You just sit around worried about what everyone else is thinking of you while you're all blissfully unaware of the vaporizing meteor due in 2015!!!!!..." 😳😳😳".........which doesn't exist because I'm kiiiiiddiiiiing"
This was far from "low brow" or "lewd". It is easy I suppose to miss the frequent use of subtext, cultural references, classic theater techniques, and so on if you just take it on the surface level. The humor was always hitting on multiple meanings. The acting and comedic timing was unparalleled on TV. Extra points to the writers for incorporating many complex and sensitive social issues into the scripts and to the actors for handling them delicately and yet infusing the words with great comic skill.
My family loved this show... including my grandmother who had alzheimer's.
One of my favourite sitcoms of all time. Loved it then - and I love it now ... along with all the brilliant characters ❤
3rd Rock was great. It had the right mix of screwball and sensitivity to make it unlike every other show. I loved Dick and Sally the most, but each character brought the right touches to the shoe and made it unique.
It is said that American humour doesn't always travel well. I'm English and I love Third Rock then and still do, one of the greatest show then and now.
HilarIously funny!!! I still love watching the entire seasons and still laugh like crazy, really great actors and actresses that I love! The complete cast is a great funny team, you can not take one member from this team bc each one was so great in this show! ♥️ one of my most hardest laughs is watching this show.♥️
I loved how the characters were morphed into extreme different people :) I think I remember Sally was formerly a Hans Solo character? Youngest was actually the oldest before...
but Dick was always a dick
"I know my way around a hose." I remember the show used to change timeslots a lot. I have seasons 2-4 on DVD and watch them quite often. I still have my 3-D glasses from that one episode they did.
Still to this day it's the only TV series that can make me laugh out loud. So clever.
Watched a lot of them first time around, currently screening again after all these years and I'm enjoying them much more second time round, I love the show and hold it and it's actors in high regard.
I never watched until just recently. My husband and me have been watching from the pilot and are now in the middle of season 2. This show is hilarious! People who complain about it are the pseudo PC crowd. It's certainly not deep but the crazy and often very PCINcorrectness is what is laugh out loud outrageous! Love it! I don't think I would have felt the same way back when it was first on. I honestly don't know how they managed to tape an episode without the actors keeping a straight face! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Absolutely loved it and so did my family and friends .. It´s one of the best comedy shows and I can´t think of another show that made us laugh out loud every time. This was in Iceland
3RD ROCK!!..Loved ❤it..Jane Curtain was always my favorite
I watch the show once… and leave a little time to go by and watch it again, and again! After three times watching the series… I am willing to watch it again 😝!! I just enjoy how my sons and now my grandson enjoy and laugh at it.
Absolutely loved it!! It was the highlight of my week. I still love watching it, always will. We don't have good comedy shows like it anymore.
I would say 3rd rock from the sun is definitely in my top 10 favorite sitcoms I remember laughing so hard I absolutely loved it!!
They were always on the edge of presenting something that could easily fall on its face and be totally stupid if not done right but they always ended up doing it better than right. They took chances and nailed it over and over again. Easily one of the bet sitcoms of all time.
It was brilliant and timeless. Excellent characters and physical humour.
Ironically, I didn't consider their humor "low brow" because it was so well done. Humor is akin to fashion in that some things that are unusual looking last while the copies fade into non-existence.
I still remember the "jello" skit as one of the funniest scenes on TV (right up there with Murphy Brown in labor). Sally as cook making meatballs (You mean I have dead cow on my hands!) or bringing out the turkey on Thanksgiving with the frazzled look many of us have lived are still funny.
My favorite sitcom. I still watch
It is my favorite show ever!!! There is no show funnier than this! John Lithgow is a superb comedian!
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American prudery and network incompetence, the only two negative aspects of this brilliant show. Superb cast and good writing - a thousand times better than 90% of the garbage churned out then and since.
Big 3rd Rock fan. Never tired of the reruns. John Lithgow and crew are great!
I bought the DVD set 3 yrs ago, and we still pop it on weekly...it's hilarious...Harry and Dick.....it's like raising toddlers....with a big sister raising them and the teenage uncle!!
3rd Rock From The Sun and That 70s Show are my childhood Shows
I think that this show was one of the most underrated shows on TV. It always made me laugh and I always looked forward to each and every episode. The five main cast members were all so good and even the regulars who weren’t part of the main five. It stands the test of time and it will always be a ‘go to’ for me when I want to laugh.
One of the best ever.
I used to watch it regularly, but can’t recall the last episode.
Always been a huge 3rd rock fan. I still have the 3D episode on VHS that we sent away for with the Barqs root beer stereoscopic glasses!
I absolutely loved every minute of the show and watch it on DVD frequently. Its my go to when I'm stressed out. Love, love, love the show!
When Gordon-Leavitt returned to acting in 2004, he played the lead role in the intensely dramatic independent film _Mysterious Skin_ .
I thought it was a terrific show when it first aired as well as now. I thought the ending was sad - I wish they could have stayed on earth. It is hard to find it in syndication. I have recently been watching in on Pluto. I don't like the format there, but at least I get to see it whenever I want.
Do you not find it very cold there, barren and a thin atmosphere lol 😂
I didn't know this show existed. If I had known I would have watched. Watching the clips have been a refreshing wind down of a day!! Loved every one of them!!
My favorite! I watch them over and over. Brilliant!
I love this show , they can't make them funny like this anymore .when they were in trouble with the IRS was great
I loved that show. Watched it dedicatedly ❤️John “Dick made the show 💯
It was and still is one of my favorite shows.Brilliant and Funny.My favorite episode is Sally babysits the landlords grandson.He is one of the cutest little guys ever!Bye baby..Bye Sally
I loved 3rd Rock .It always made me laugh. I grew very fond of the characters. It was never met to be anything but fun. I thank them all for a half hour of insane situations once a week
The absolute best sitcom on the air .. ever!
It was really good, need laughs like that again on TV.
Thanks for sharing, great way to start off my day😂
EYL Chris from Chicago ❤
An accurate title would be 'Trivia Ripped Directly from IMDb and Tedious Filler Information Delivered Without Charisma'
The Show was one of the only Sitcoms I ever liked...
It deserved much better from the network.
I loved every single episode of the 3rd rock and I am very sorry that they didn't make more episodes. by the way, I think that John Lithgow is a comedic Genius.
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John Lithgow is such a good actor.
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Miss this show too but still watch the reruns!!
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My personal favourite and the greatest testament to comedy to ever be screened.
I love this show. Watching it right now. Cracks me up. Good acting. Great characters.
LOVED this show then, and I love it now on COZI TV!!
I absolutely loved the show when I could watch it but it was again so random I never could get all episodes.
One of the best comedy shows ever, because of the topics! Thx NBC for airing this! Critics will always be unsatisfied! Pffff!! Please, bring it back on air!
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I love 3rd Rock From the Sun. I still watch it every day. I hope they never take it off.
loved 3rd Rock from the Sun.. It's a classic...
I enjoyed 3rd Rock when it was new. I enjoy watching repeats even more now.
Loved it, one of my fav shows,
"It might not be your favorite show..." What a bizarre way of introducing the show, as if you have to apologize for covering it. WTF?
Simply saying Legendary Classic Comedy.
The entire series is being shown in the UK right now, funny in 1996 and even funnier 28 years later!!!!!
One of the most clever premises for a show ever . It is brilliant!
I’m rewatching it at the minute and it still stands up
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My favorite sitcom of all time! How come no spotlight on Kristen Johnston’s Sally Solomon? That character was iconic!
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It took me a embarrasing amount of time to realize the characters were called Tom, Dick and Harry. (and Sally)
Well I'm embarrassed...
I never put that together. Thank you for pointing that out!
I didn't get it until they said it in an episode. Then I was like..oh yeah..couldn't believe I missed it.
Yeah I spotted it, and also I thought of a cartoon strip in either the Beano or Dandy comic called Tom, Dick and Sally!
Still watch it now, ALMOST daily (Dec 2021).
Loved it. I felt as if they were part of my family. Out of this world
For me it was one of the top comedys, of all time, and it seems timeless.
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One of my favorite shows ever. I wish it could have kept going but it had to be difficult to keep the level of writing as strong it was. One thing I never hear mention of was the thought that went into the characters names, specifically the three men. What I understood from something I read years back, the concept was to have three aliens that blended in as much as possible. The thought was that they should be seen simply as any Tom, Dick, and Harry. And that, in my opinion was simply genius!
Loved it and love the reruns. There are many things I missed back then.
I loved 3rd rock from the sun.and miss it so much I went and bought the whole episode on dvd.
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Still comes on antenna TV
This is my favorite TV show of all time!
I loved 3rd rock from the very beginning and still do. My favorite sitcom. (Soap #2)
Great show. Still get a huge laugh watching it today.
I just Love "Third dock from the sun" and adore that they undere underslating seasons😉🇵🇹
you TOTALLY Dissed Sally! Goober! re-edit and re-publish immediately!!!
I peeped that shade.
He needs to redo... Quick.😁😁
I loved this show, the premise allowed them to do and say things that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible!
You have to respect their ability to pull off a show about aliens with almost no special effects 😅
Always watching the reruns on IFC. Mondays and Tuesdays.
My all time favorite episodes is
Nightmare On Dick Street Part 1 & 2.
Things you didn’t know if you had never seen the show before or even knew that it existed
As autistic kid, that was my favorite show. I felt like one of the Solomon
Stupendously good, it was a composite of surrealism, clever word play, silliness and thoughtful social observation. All the characters bounced off each other so well, and brought nuance and suitability for their parts. Probably my favourite part was that 3D dream of Sally's where she had the world brought to her on a plate, literally, and she shot Don as he was really a chicken, because it's funny but psychologically accurate. Also Dicks facial expressions, like a very screwed up Humpty Dumpty egg! Nina was great as well, her smiles and exasperation at Dick.
Harry was my favourite, he reminded me of Buster Keaton, slim, handsome and childlike, and that funny eye screwed tight thing and his funky dancing!
I'm rewatching it now on Channel 4 as I haven't seen it since I was in my twenties, and it's every bit as bonkers and clever as I remember.
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I didn't and don't watch much television, so while I was aware that Third Rock existed, I didn't get around to watching it while it was on the air. I worked nights. I did catch a few episodes and liked it, so I purchased the complete set on DVD when I remembered it.
My opinion, one of the top funny shows ever on TV.
You have no soul if you don't laugh out loud at this brilliant show!
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@@Trender1 My favorite was the Lord of the Dance one where they all performed it outside the theater!! I loved so many of them though 😊
Loved 3rd Rock then and love watching the reruns!! It remains my favorite sitcom of all time!
I loved the show!
Great show!
I loved this show! The folks that don't like their humor could have just switched the channel or turn it off.
Best comedic show of all time.
loved it...still watching on CW
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By Far my fave of all time.
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