John Lithgow
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 17
Language
English
Description
When Dick attempts to put the magic back into his relationship, he learns it was never missing - their rut is really comfort. Meanwhile, Sally and Harry switch jobs. Sally discovers Harry's job is more difficult than it appears, while Harry finds himself enjoying the housework and having a purpose. Tommy finds, to his delight, that August is not perfect.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 12
Language
English
Description
The aliens are introduced to the concept of paying income tax. Dick has been warned that it's a complicated process, but the aliens find the tax forms silly and boring as they make their first attempt to file a return. It isn't long, however, before they're as dazed and confused as any human taxpayer.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 18
Language
English
Description
Consumed with guilt after running over a chipmunk, Dick becomes an animal rights activist, forcing his views on Dr. Albright and the family. Meanwhile, Tommy writes a letter to an advice columnist after neglecting to ask August to the spring dance.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 19
Language
English
Description
Dick surprises Mary at the library -- he's come with champagne in hopes of winning her back. They talk briefly, and she assures him it's over between them, but as they start to leave, they realize that they're locked in.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 6
Language
English
Description
Dick is perplexed when he finds that his clothes no longer fit, but it's apparent to everyone else that he's gained a significant amount of weight. Nina tells him that he's probably eating to fill the void left by Mary.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 8
Language
English
Description
The aliens are fed up with Seth, Sally's "artist" boyfriend. Under his influence, Sally has become unkempt, anti-establishment and extremely pretentious and when Seth's around, food disappears as if by magic. Dick has tickets to a dance performance that he ordered when he and Mary were still dating. He's upset that Mary now refuses to go with him and he has no friends to invite.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 8
Language
English
Description
Dick and Mary attend a charity auction benefiting an orphanage. Dick, caught up in the way the winning bidders are applauded and congratulated, outbids Strudwick for an expensive item.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 22
Language
English
Description
The other aliens learn that the BGH is Dick's father. Meanwhile, Tommy discovers that Sally dumped Alissa on his behalf.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 25
Language
English
Description
When Dr. Albright announces she is going to Borneo for a year, Dick decides to ask her to marry him. Due to his anxiety, Dick experiences his first nightmare, leading the other aliens to believe that Dick's brain is breaking down, creating stress for Sally and Tommy.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 11
Language
English
Description
Dick and Mary visit Rita, a psychic. Dick scoffs that the whole thing's a rip-off until the psychic says that Dick and Mary are from two different worlds.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Dick smashes the Rambler into a tree, Mary assumes that he's insured, but he isn't. He pretends he has the same agent as Mary and when the agent drops by, Dick is annoyed to discover that it's necessary to buy the insurance before the accident. But when Dick rents a car, he falls in love with it.
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 26
Language
English
Description
Mary's doing a promotional video for the university directed by Aubrey Pitman, one of Dick's students, and Dick's upset that he wasn't asked to participate. When the guy she's been dating doesn't show up as promised, Nina accepts Harry's offer to drive her to the dentist to have her wisdom teeth extracted.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 1
Language
English
Description
Dick feels devastated and alone, deserted by his alien crewmates. While sitting in his Rambler convertible in a field, Harry, Sally and Tommy appear beside the car with Janet, a wife for Dick sent by the Big Giant Head. They explain that the BGH thinks that Dr. Albright is distracting Dick from his duties.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 18
Language
English
Description
Liam Neesam, a man from Mary's past, confesses to the "Scoochie" letters. Mary can't believe that he has been writing them for the past three years. Dick tells the other aliens that he has to fight back to keep Liam from stealing Mary.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 15
Language
English
Description
Dick had always thought that students rested during the break but his class quickly sets him straight. Mary shows Dick a brochure for "The Bed and Breakfast on Sterling Lake" where she spent many happy summers with her family as a young girl. Dick suggests that they go and recapture her youth.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 1
Language
English
Description
Harry's kidnapper has sold him to a carnival freak show where he is billed as "Hargo the Alien," and his transmissions from the Big Giant Head are a huge hit.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 20
Language
English
Description
When Nina announces that she's sick and won't be in the next day, Mary has to explain the concept of "sick days" to Dick. It's such a beautiful day that Dick, already dressed for work, decides to call in sick too.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 18
Language
English
Description
Mary is concerned that she and Dick don't communicate well, so they go to a New Age couples' retreat accompanied by Harry and Vicki. Meanwhile, in an Italian restaurant, Sally catches the eye of a tough-looking guy and soon, he's sending flowers and asking her out.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 3
Language
English
Description
High school's over for Tommy, so he decides it's time to follow Jack Kerouac's lead and hit the road. Dick and Mary go to the movies with Sally and Don and then go to dinner. While discussing the sexy movie they've just seen, Dick and Sally begin to rave about how wonderful their respective partners are in bed.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 10
Language
English
Description
Dick, Mary, Harry and Sally walk in the park. A magician entertains children at a nearby party. When the magician asks for an assistant, Dick volunteers and he's immediately swept away by the attention and applause.