3rd Rock From The Sun - Season 5 Episode 9

The Loud Solomon Family Dickumentary

     This comedy ran from 1996-2001, and is one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen.

     A four-man team of alien scientists come to earth on an intelligence gathering mission. To avoid suspicion they take on human bodies and the common names Tom, Dick, Harry, and Sally. They picked their last name, Solomon, off a delivery truck.

     Dr. Dick Solomon ( John Lithgow ), is the High Commander who gets a job as a Physics professor at the second-rate Pendleton College.

     Sally Solomon ( Kristen Johnson ), is a Lieutenant, Security Officer, and a former commando. Ended up in a female body because of a lost bet and is being passed off as Dick's sister. Sally eventually becomes so comfortable in a female body that she develops a taste for mini shirts and stiletto heels. Also falls in love, and begins dating a police officer.

     Harry Solomon ( French Stewart ), is an idiot with no impulse control when it comes to women. He was only allowed on the mission because some of his high-ranking relatives on the home planet pulled some strings to get him aboard. He has a communications chip implanted in his head and he serves as a two-way radio which keeps them in contact with home base. He is supposedly Dick's brother.

     Tommy Solomon ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt ) is the Information Officer who was placed in an adolescent body. He is passed off as Dick's son.

     Dr. Mary Albright ( Jane Curtain ), is an Anthropologist at Pendleton College. She shares an office with Dick and eventually becomes his love interest.

     Dr. Albright receives a grant to do a documentary about a typical American family, and she chooses the Solomons. During the filming, Dick slips up and refers to Sally as Lieutenant. This causes the Solomons to tell one lie after another to cover up the mistake.