3rd Rock from the Sun Goes to a Gay Bar

Apr 13, 2022

“World’s Greatest Dick” (November 10, 1996)

 

Sally Solomon is a straight, cis character, but for the first two seasons of the 3rd Rock from the Sun, there was this queer or trans aura around her. This episode dispels it, for the most part, and allows the writers to craft storylines and jokes that are no longer different versions of the “man trapped in a woman’s body” trope. Drew and Glen disagree on exactly what the gay man trying to date her thinks is going on with Sally, but for all that could go wrong with this kind of plot, it’s not that bad. The ending sucks, sure, but we point out how it could have played out better.

 

There is actually a relationship between salmagundi, a dish that is basically charcuterie posing as a salad, and Solomon Grundy, the Superman villain.

 

There are only two bits of She TV on YouTube today: this one and this one.

 

My Living Doll is a trip.

 

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