Corrected entry: In the episode, The Solomons and Dr. Albright go on a "Murder Mystery Weekend". Toward the end of the episode Tommy and Sally are in a hallway upstairs. Sally is carrying a lit candle. Tommy says to stop waving it under her face because it makes her look spooky. Suddenly the lit candle disappears, never to be seen again - the only place it might have been put is a long table to Sally's right, about 5ft away with some kind of arrangement on it, but it's not there.
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
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Other mistake: When Harry spits baby food on the baby (the camera lens in actuality) in retaliation for the baby spitting food on him and Tommy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt breaks character and laughs uncontrollably and looks at and gestures to off-screen crew members a couple times. (00:06:25)
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Tricky Dick - S3-E3
Trivia: Dick's rant about his perceived evils of rock music is identical to Reverend Moore's (also played by John Lithgow) opposition to dancing from the film "Footloose."
Question: When Mary asks Dick what he expected for not paying his taxes when he learns he owes thousands to the IRS, he responds with, "I certainly didn't expect my girlfriend to wear my ass as a snowshoe!" I'm not sure I have ever understood this joke. What is the meaning behind it?
Answer: The writers often have Dick respond to Mary with a retort that he thinks is in the common vernacular but makes a mistake in wording that is often funny. Dick seems to be imputing a criticism from Mary and responds with a corruption of the more common "I'm going to wear your ass like a hat!" I doubt it has anything to do with owing taxes. Probably just one of the writers assuming a common regional phrase would be universally recognized.
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Correction: If you look to the far right of the screen, you get a glimpse of the candle so it is actually there, you see it when Don turns the corner at 15:38.