to be his deliciously goofy side. look, life forms! and they re cleaning each other. we were a whole school of fish out of water. and i was an alien who could do anything but understood nothing. what is that thing on your head? it s called a duku. oh, i think it s beautiful. thank you. it s authentic, it makes me feel connected to my ancestors. oh, so that s the traditional headdress of ancient secretaries? [ laughter ] 3rd rock from the sun is looking at our society from a different perspective and going, oh, my goodness, we re ridiculous, aren t we? in case you haven t noticed, i m black. oh, of course i noticed, and doctor albright, you are? could i be any whiter? 3rd rock was a curiosity. it had a certain comedy style that was like nothing else on television. what?