14. My Mother, My Dick — Episode — 3rd Rock from the Sun

14. My Mother, My Dick

Mary reveals to Dick that she has issues with her mother and Dick tells Mary's mother that she is a bad mother; Sally and Harry leave the portal open after using it and a alien life form gets caught in it and they have to take care of the new visitor.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Mary's mother Martha ( Elaine Stritch ) arrives in town and Dick decides to tell her what Mary really thinks of her - that she ruined her childhood. Angry, Martha tries to attack Dick and falls over, ending up in hospital. When Dick goes to visit, however, Martha tells him her side of the story, and a deeply moved Dick takes her side and promises to tend to her during her recovery. Meanwhile, Harry and Sally get a nasty surprise when throwing junk into the time space portal - a new alien ( Mark McKinney ). ( Absent: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Solomon)

Sources and content license

Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, 3rd Rock from the Sun season 6. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license