Brains and Eggs

"**Brains and Eggs**"
"Brains and Eggs"
3rd Rock from the Sun episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 1
Directed by	James Burrows
Written by	Bonnie and Terry Turner
Featured music	"Louie Louie"; by Richard Berry; "Secret O' Life"; by James Taylor
Production code	101
Original air date	January 9, 1996
Guest appearances
	David DeLuise as Bug Pollone; Dan Gilvezan as Radio DJ; Chris Hogan as Aubrey Pitman; Susan Leslie as Kissing Woman; Ian Lithgow as Leon; Danielle Nicolet as Caryn; Marnette Patterson as Volleyball Girl; Jennifer Rhodes as Mrs. Sumner; Elmarie Wendel as Mrs. Mamie Dubcek;
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"Brains and Eggs" is the pilot episode of the American sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. The episode, which originally aired on NBC on January 9, 1996, depicts an extraterrestrial research expedition coming to Earth in the guise of what they think is a typical human family.