Mork & Mindy (1978–1982)

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents, and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.

Creators:

Joe Glauberg, Garry Marshall, Dale McRaven

Stars:

Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Conrad Janis

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robin Williams	...	Mork (94 episodes, 1978-1982)
Pam Dawber	...	Mindy McConnell (94 episodes, 1978-1982)
Conrad Janis	...	Frederick McConnell (69 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ralph James	...	Orson (52 episodes, 1978-1982)

Storyline

Bizarre television comedy with Robin Williams as Mork from Ork, who is an alien sent to Earth in an egg, to investigate Earth and report back to his superiors. As an outsider, Mork is unfamiliar with human customs and often questions some of the strange traditions that we take for granted. Much of the humor relies on Williams' unique comic voices and mannerisms. The show was perhaps most famous for Mork's greeting, 'Nano Nano.'

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Plot Keywords:

alien | alien contact | miniaturization | improvisation | farce | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mork y Mindy

Filming Locations:

1619 Pine St, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henderson Productions, Miller-Milkis Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (95 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mork's Orkan Superior Orson was named after, and partly patterned after, Orson Welles.

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Quotes

Holly: [Mork places his hand on Holly's forehead] Why are you doing that?
Mork: Well, Eugene said you were hot stuff, you're actually only 98.4.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credits of season 2, 3 and 4, the "o" in the word "Mork" is the shape of an egg, a reference to the eggs in which Orkans travel through space.

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Connections

Referenced in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

User Reviews

Mork calling Orson. Come in Orson.

Mork & Mindy was a hilarious series that unleashed the comic talents of Robin Williams. This series began as a hilarious episode of Happy Days and ended with Mork getting his new assignment to go to the seventies. Mork even went back in another episode of Happy Days (a clip show but still funny). The series had a pretty good cast behind it, but it could have failed without Williams and his unique humor. It remains as one of Williams' best works.