3rd Rock was released in the year 1996。3rd Rock is also called as "3rd Rock from the Sun", Famiglia del terzo tipo, Encounters of the Personal Kind, Cosas de marcianos, Caiguts del cel, 3rd Rock from the Sun, 3e planète après le soleil, 3º Calhau a Contar do Sol。

A group of aliens have come to Earth to learn about its population, customs, etc. To avoid detection, they have taken on human form which gives them human emotions, physical needs etc. WITHOUT the understanding of what they mean or the inhibitions normally present in humans. Their leader takes the position of a college professor, their military expert as his sister, their intelligence expert, supposedly oldest of group takes form of his teenage son. The uninhibited reactions turn everyday events into unusual situations.

3rd Rock actors and actresses include Dan Gilvezan, French Stewart, Jane Curtin, John Cleese, John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Justin Urich, Larisa Oleynik, Marianne Muellerleile, Michael Milhoan, Richard McGonagle, William Shatner。