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3rd Rock from the Sun

1996–2001 · 6 seasons, 139 episodes · 22m episodes · Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · NBC · United States · Rated TV-PG (US)

There's a new family in town. They're not from another city... They're from another planet.

The high commander of an alien expedition lands on Earth -- what he considers to be the least-important planet -- in human form as Dick Solomon. Along for the ride are his alien compatriots Harry, Sally and Tommy -- who is the eldest of the group but is now angrily trapped in a teen's body.

Created by
Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner
Starring
John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, French Stewart, Simbi Khali
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