Robert Berlinger
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 22
Language
English
Description
When Sally, Harry and Tommy barely miss being hit by a falling chandelier at a local restaurant, they feel as if their near-death experience has made them view the world in a whole new way. They look at everything with wonder and amazement as if they're seeing things for the very first time.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 12
Language
English
Description
When Mary tells Dick that she wants some time apart from him, he thinks it's all over between them until Nina explains that taking time apart is what healthy couples do.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 23
Language
English
Description
Harry gets a transmission from the Big Giant Head: the mission has received a sub-standard evaluation, and the BGH is on his way to Earth to check things out. The aliens go into panic mode, each blaming the other for the shortcomings of the mission.
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 7
Language
English
Description
Sally urges Dick to be honest and tell Jennifer that it's over. Dick tries, but Jennifer doesn't get it. Don takes Sally bowling and finds her unorthodox style a bit alarming. Mary blames herself for losing Dick and tells Nina that she's really blown it.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 2
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 9
Language
English
Description
Dick, Harry, Sally and Tommy are enjoying a dinner of ice cream and cake when the discussion turns to the concept of sin. Tommy, who just studied the seven deadly sins in school, begins to list them. When it comes to sinning, it seems that all of the Solomons are equally adept.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 21
Language
English
Description
The Big Giant Head and Vicki arrive unexpectedly, and it's immediately clear that the honeymoon is over. The BGH insists that Dick take him out clubbing that night in spite of the fact that Dick has already made plans with Mary.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 14
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 7
Language
English
Description
Dick gets called for jury duty and finds the experience baffling from the very beginning. He doesn't want to be on the jury for any case that he finds boring or insignificant, but he is also highly insulted when he's excused several times in the jury selection process.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 3
Language
English
Description
With Mary's promotion to dean, Dick soon learns that he's being perceived as Mrs. Albright. While he's a bit uncomfortable with his new status, it doesn't seem to bother Mary at all. When Mrs. Dubcek's grandson opens a lemonade stand, Tommy and Harry open their own but have no success. And when Sally learns that Don has had other women in his life, she tracks down all his ex-girlfriends.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 13
Language
English
Description
Because of his pride over a parking space, Dick quits his job at the university and gets one at Rusty's Burgers. Meanwhile, Harry loses his memory and becomes paranoid thinking aliens are taking over the world.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 14
Language
English
Description
While in a panic at the Super Bowl, Dick says the big women are angry and things are about to blow. Rutherford has been overrun by breathtakingly beautiful women. As if by magic, suddenly every nerd has his own stunning girlfriend, and the aliens are no exception.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 25
Language
English
Description
Dick decides that the aliens are not spending enough time together as a family and proposes a camping trip with just the four of them and no outsiders. Sally, Harry and Tommy are not enthusiastic, but agree to go. When Mary finds out about the trip, she drops so many broad hints that Dick feels compelled to invite her.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 18
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 13
Language
English
Description
Dick realizes that he's beginning to be attracted to women other than Mary and that maybe he's ready to start dating. Meanwhile, Tommy and Harry find a wallet and return it to its owner. At first they're pleased to have done a good deed but change their minds when Mrs. Dubcek says they should have been given a reward.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 20
Language
English
Description
The aliens are trying to process the fact that their mission has been cancelled. They're involved in too many things to leave Earth right now - and how will they say goodbye? Harry suggests that, since they have to leave Saturday night, maybe they should throw a party. Elvis Costello guest stars.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 24
Language
English
Description
A shy and brainy librarian is attracted to Dick, while Sally realizes why she's attracted to Officer Don: his uniform. Meanwhile, Tommy and Harry write a "killer" episode of "The X-Files."
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 19
Language
English
Description
Dick informs the other aliens that Mary saw him turn Neesam into a chimp. After a brief discussion, it's agreed upon that denial is the best method of damage control.
Author
Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 5
Language
English
Description
Dick arrives at the doctor's office to take his first physical but gets frightened and leaves before it starts. Dick tells the other aliens, who are getting ready for their Halloween festivities, that he couldn't go through with the physical.