3rd Rock from the Sun

Sally is still High Commander, Dick has been made Security Officer and Vicki gives birth to her baby. The Solomons rejoice when the baby appears to be human. Trouble erupts, however, when Vicki phones a tabloid reporter to sell him the story of little Eric Travis's alien conception.

Dick seethes with jealousy over the many successes of his faculty rival, Dr. Strudwick. However, it's more than Dick can bear when he learns that Strudwick had an affair with Mary before Dick met her. To settle the score, Dick decides he must have an affair with Strudwick's wife Dottie.

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.

Mary invites the Solomons to accompany her to a murder-mystery weekend. The victim of bad prawns, she takes to her bed, unaware that the oblivious Solomons have no idea that all of the events are being staged by actors.

Prompted by a Harrison Ford magazine cover, Dick considers having plastic surgery, despite Mary's assurances that she loves him just the way he is.

Dick can't understand why Nina won't let him attend the Black Student Union meeting with her. When Nina explains that it's a kind of support group for black students, Dick assumes it must be something like Weight Watchers. The next day in class, Dick learns that Caryn attended the meeting and he wants to know what happened.

Sally decides to go on the pill without telling Don because she thinks he'll be insulted that she doesn't want to breed with him.

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.

When Mary asks Dick if the Solomons will be the subjects of her documentary on the typical American family, he's thrilled and agrees immediately.

Tired of always spending time with Dick's family, Mary suggests that they make plans with another couple. After a few dates, Mary and Dick are hooked on hanging with Gwen and Larry, but then the other couple mysteriously stops calling.

Dick discovers that Mary is seeing a therapist and freaks out that she may be talking about him. Meanwhile, Tommy plans to take Alissa to a hotel on Valentine's Day to lose his virginity. And Don gives Sally a Valentine's card, teasingly telling her that it's from a secret admirer.

Dick and Nina are at the office when the Big Giant Head, who goes by Stone Phillips, suddenly appears in the doorway. Obnoxious as ever, he announces that he's back in Rutherford to claim his son so he can groom him for his future throne.

Dick has erotic fantasies about Nina, which he foolishly tells Mary about. Mary is furious with Dick and noticeably upset with Nina as well. When Nina wonders what's going on, Dick confesses his fantasies, which disgust Nina and further fuels the tension between her and Mary.

Dick walks in while his teaching colleagues are discussing the killings they've made in the stock market. Not to be outdone and without a clue of what they're talking about, Dick invites Mary on a six-day vacation in Cancun to be paid for with his stock-market profits.

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.

When huge funding cuts are announced, Dick tells Pendelton's new chancellor that the entire faculty is willing to resign in protest, but the chancellor calls Dick's bluff.

Strudwick and Judith announce that they've teamed up for the Badger Day dance contest. Although she protests that she has two left feet, Mary agrees to be Dick's partner while Nina reluctantly pairs up with Harry.

On their way to pick up a pizza, Dick and Harry run out of gas. As they cross a field going after gas, Dick falls into a giant hole. Moments later, Harry falls in too. Stuck, Dick panics while Harry remains calm. Soon, both Rutherford police and press arrive.

Frank Cooper, a former student of Mary's and now an academic himself, shows up at Rutherford. Cooper, a very handsome man, greets Mary affectionately and Dick's instantly overwhelmed with jealousy.

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.

The other aliens learn that the BGH is Dick's father. Meanwhile, Tommy discovers that Sally dumped Alissa on his behalf.