Tommy Solomon (3rd Rock from the Sun)

Infobox character


caption = Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Solomon
name = Tommy Solomon
first = "Brains and Eggs"
last = ""
cause = End of the series
species = Extraterrestrial
gender = Male (in human form)
occupation = Information officer/student
title = Information Officer
portrayer = Joseph Gordon-Levitt
creator = Bonnie and Terry Turner
imdb_id = 0022408

Tommy Solomon is a fictional character from the American sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun". He was portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Ironic age

When the Solomons originally arrived on Earth, Tommy, despite being the oldest of the aliens, was given the body of a young teenage boy, although the body aged to young adulthood over the course of the mission. As Information Officer, Tommy is the most intelligent of the Solomons, and he is typically charged with gathering information about Earth, mainly from television shows and films. During the final season Joseph Gordon-Levitt left the series and became a recurring character, so in the storyline Tommy is sent to college.cite episode |title=B.D.O.C |episodelink=List of 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes#Season 6: 2000 - 2001 |series=3rd Rock from the Sun |serieslink=3rd Rock from the Sun|network=NBC |airdate=2000-12-12 |season=6 |number=7]

Running gag

The major running gag of Tommy is that he is the "least" sexy of the alien colleagues, for Dick has charm, Sally has looks and Harry has an exotic sexual behavior. For example, in one episode, at the bar where Harry works later in the series, there was a machine that tests how sexy you are. When Tommy tries it out, he gets the lowest score, while Harry gets the highest.cite episode |title=What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick? |episodelink=List of 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes#Season 4: 1998 - 1999 |series=3rd Rock from the Sun |serieslink=3rd Rock from the Sun|network=NBC |airdate=1998-10-28 |season=4 |number=5]

Romantic life

Tommy has had two main girlfriends over the course of the show, August Leffler and Alissa Strudwick. He has a lot of difficulty maintaining a relationship with any girl, as he often forced to come up with plausible explanations for his family's bizarre behavior. Therefore, much of his relationships seem to involve him begging his girlfriend to not leave him.

Tommy has had other love interests, although typically ones that only last a single episode. Among the most notable were his glee club teacher, a goth student and even, on one occasion, Dr. Mary Albrightcite episode |title=Tom, Dick and Mary |episodelink=List of 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes#Season 3: 1997 - 1998 |series=3rd Rock from the Sun |serieslink=3rd Rock from the Sun|network=NBC |airdate=1997-12-03 |season=3 |number=10] and her sexually experienced niece.cite episode |title=Dick Puts the Id in Cupid |episodelink=List of 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes#Season 5: 1999 - 2000 |series=3rd Rock from the Sun |serieslink=3rd Rock from the Sun|network=NBC |airdate=2000-02-08 |season=5 |number=11]

Notes

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/3rd-rock-from-the-sun/fun-with-dick-and-janet-1/episode/11020/summary.html TV.com's summary]

* [http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=100004&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=1000350 TV Guide's summary]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0502618/ IMDB's summary]