John Lithgow
1) Bark, George
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English
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George likes to please his mother, but when she tells him to bark he says "meow" and "quack-quack" and "oink" and "moo" - until she takes him to the vet, who finally figures out what's going on with George. Or does he? Children will roar with laughter at this funny, silly story, told by the master of foolishness and farce.
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 18
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English
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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.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 17
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English
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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.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 12
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English
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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.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 8
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English
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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.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 18
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English
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An obsessed Don steals a pair of Sally's panties while she's folding laundry. Later, feeling guilty, he unsuccessfully tries to return them. When Dick orders Tommy to go observe a rave, Tommy says he's too old; he's retiring from the mission effective immediately.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 10
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English
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Chaos ensues when the Big Giant Head, responding to a three-year-old request, switches Sally's body with Dick's. Both Dick and Sally are completely freaked out to be in different bodies. Harry immediately puts in a request for them to be returned to their original bodies, but they're informed that they've been put on a waiting list.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 1
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English
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Mary's fuming because her sister Renata has endowed a new wing for Pendleton's museum. Mary tells Dick that Renata's always been the "pretty sister," the "smart sister," the "successful sister" and she takes every opportunity to cram it down Mary's throat.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 8
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English
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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.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 6
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English
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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.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 13
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English
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When Nina quizzes Dick about Mary's likes and dislikes, it becomes clear that Nina knows virtually everything about her while Dick knows nothing.
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 16
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English
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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.
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 27
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English
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The other aliens feel betrayed when they learn that Tommy's been hiding the fact that he's an accomplished chef. Meanwhile, Harry gets a transmission from the Big Giant Head that the aliens' status report is long overdue.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 21
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English
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It's Career Day at Tommy's school, and Dick's outraged that Officer Don will be a speaker while he hasn't been invited. Dr. Albright gives Sally a job as a research assistant, and, although Dick thinks it's great, he observes that Sally's never shown any interest in physics.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 17
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English
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The aliens decide that they need to be a two-car family, so Sally, Harry and Tommy go shopping. Sally sees a Viper and falls in love; she must have it, even though it's way out of their price range. While standing in line at the movie theater, Dick meets Anita, a woman who immediately begins coming on to him.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 16
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English
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Dick, Nina and Mary are at a book-signing for "A Road Map to Permanent Happiness." As they're standing in line, Dick scoffs and makes fun of the people who believe this foolishness. But when he leafs through the book, he's converted in a matter of seconds.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 15
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English
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Vicki has a vision of Harry as the dancing baby from "Ally McBeal" and later tells him that she wants him to be the father of her child. When Harry shares this news with Dick, Dick reminds him that his child may turn out to be a large purple tube.
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 12
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English
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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.
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Series
3rd Rock From the Sun volume 15
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English
Description
Dick hears a pitch for a $10,000 timeshare and he immediately obsesses over owning his own little piece of Earth.