3rd Rock from the Sun
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1Fun with Dick and Janet (1)0
2Fun with Dick and Janet (2)0
3Tricky Dick1
4Dick-In-Law0
5Scaredy Dick1
6Moby Dick0
7Eleven Angry Men and One Dick0
8A Friend in Dick0
9Seven Deadly Clips0
10Tom, Dick and Mary0
11Jailhouse Dick0
12Dick on a Roll1
13The Great Dickdater0
1436! 24! 36! Dick! (1)1
1536! 24! 36! Dick! (2)0
16Pickles and Ice Cream0
17Auto EuroDicka0
18Stuck with Dick0
19Portrait of Tommy as an Old Man0
20My Daddy's Little Girl0
21The Physics of Being Dick0
22Just Your Average Dick (1)0
23Dick and the Other Guy (2)1
24Sally and Don's First Kiss1
25When Aliens Camp1
26The Tooth Harry0
27Eat, Drink, Mary (1)1
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See Dick Run (1) - S1-E20

Sally: You know, I just really resent how we're supposed to jump every time the Big Giant Head sends a message.
Dick: I know. Everyone knows he only got the job by kissing the big giant butt.

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Dick and Taxes - S4-E12

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?

Phaneron

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.

That makes total sense. I always interpreted it as perhaps snowshoes are an expensive item, and given that he was blaming Mary for his newfound financial woes, he was equating her living off his generosity and used snowshoeing as a metaphor.

Phaneron

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