Dick Solomon
Dick Solomon | |
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First appearance | "Brains and Eggs" |
Last appearance | "The Thing That Wouldn't Die: Part 2" |
Created by | Bonnie and Terry Turner |
Portrayed by | John Lithgow Kristen Johnston (body switched with Sally in "Two-Faced Dick") |
In-universe information | |
Species | Extraterrestrial |
Gender | Male (in human form) |
Title | "The High Commander" |
Occupation | High Commander (alien rank) Physics professor (human occupation) Lawyer (alternative universe in "Dick'll Take Manhattan") |
Family | The Big Giant Head (father) |
Significant other | Mary Albright Janet Solomon (ex-wife) Renata Albright (ex-wife) |
Dr. Dick Solomon is a character played by John Lithgow in the late-1990s early 2000s NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. Solomon is the High Commander of a highly trained alien unit, sent to Earth by their leader, The Big Giant Head. His crew is made up of Sally Solomon (played by Kristen Johnston), Harry Solomon (played by French Stewart), and Tommy Solomon (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt). In the first episode, "Brains and Eggs", Dick states that he has made a home of a "third rate planet, has a job at a third rate university, and now we are looking at a third floor apartment."[1]
Work
When Mary was growing up, Dick worked as a color spectrum particle separator at the Assemblage Dome.[2]
Dick works at
Love life
Throughout the course of the series, Dick maintains a tense love-hate relationship with Mary Albright. At times they are together, while at others Mary quite clearly disfavors Dick. At the end of the second season, Dick and Mary are to be married as the other Solomons (Sally, Harry, and Tommy) return to the home planet.[5]
At one point, Dick discovers what he calls the "freedom" of casual sex. He has sex with the recently divorced mother of a student, Bug (
In season four's episode five, "What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick," Dick is forced to share his office with Dr. Jennifer Ravelli (played by Laurie Metcalf), a professor of Comparative Literature from Harvard for whom Dick coins the caustic appellation "Professor McBitch." Dick enjoys the free-hearted literary genius of his new office partner and develops a crush; however, due to his lack of familiarity with relationships, he assumes he is in love and seeks permission from Mary Albright to "see other people" and it is granted. The quirks that attracted Dick soon become a nuisance, bringing a quick end to their relationship, but not before Dick attempts to use Mary's new jealousy to gain "quantity time as well as quality time."[7][8][9]
Alternate universe
After Dick, Harry and Sally enter a parallel universe in the two-part episode "Dick'll Take Manhattan" from the sixth season, Dick discovers that in the parallel universe, he is a highly successful lawyer; unfortunately, he does not have a girlfriend. When looking for Mary, Dick enters a bar, where he finds Mary, performing on stage under the name of "Kiki".[10]
References
- ^ "Brains and Eggs". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 1. Episode 1. 1996-01-09. NBC.
- ^ "Youth is Wasted on the Dick". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 5. Episode 15. 2000. NBC.
- ^ "Dick Digs". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 6. Episode 9. 2001-01-09. NBC.
- ^ "The Big Giant Head Returns Again: Pt. 1". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 5. Episode 23. 2000-05-23. NBC.
- ^ "A Nightmare on Dick Street - Part I". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 2. Episode 26. 1997-05-18. NBC.
- ^ "Auto Eurodicka". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 3. Episode 17. 1998-02-04. NBC.
- ^ "What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick?". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 4. Episode 5. 1998-10-28. NBC.
- ^ "I Am Dick Pentameter!". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 4. Episode 6. 1998-11-04. NBC.
- ^ "DIII: Judgement Day". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 4. Episode 7. 1998-11-11. NBC.
- ^ "Dick'll Take Manhattan (Pt. 1)". 3rd Rock from the Sun. Season 6. Episode 4. 2000-11-21. NBC.