"Mork & Mindy" (1978) TV series 1978-1982

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Joe Glauberg
Garry Marshall
Dale McRaven
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

14 September 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Music Store | Space | Miniature People | Happy Days Spin Off

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Mork (94 episodes, 1978-1982)
Pam Dawber	...	Mindy McConnell (94 episodes, 1978-1982)
Conrad Janis	...	Fred 'Fredzo' McConnell (69 episodes, 1978-1982)
Ralph James	...	Orson (46 episodes, 1978-1982)

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Series Directed by
Howard Storm		(59 episodes, 1978-1981)
Bob Claver		(15 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jeff Chambers		(5 episodes, 1978-1980)
Frank Buxton		(4 episodes, 1981)
Harvey Medlinsky		(3 episodes, 1978-1979)
Joel Zwick		(3 episodes, 1978)
Don Barnhart		(3 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Writing credits
Tom Tenowich		(17 episodes, 1978-1981)
April Kelly		(15 episodes, 1978-1981)
Ed Scharlach		(14 episodes, 1979-1981)
Dale McRaven		(13 episodes, 1978-1981)
Bruce Johnson		(12 episodes, 1978-1981)
David Misch		(7 episodes, 1978-1980)
Wendy Kout		(7 episodes, 1980-1982)
George Zateslo		(5 episodes, 1980-1982)
Cindy Begel		(5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Lesa Kite		(5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Gordon Mitchell		(4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Lloyd Turner		(4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Alan Eisenstock		(4 episodes, 1979-1982)
Larry Mintz		(4 episodes, 1979-1982)
John B. Collins		(4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Deborah Raznick		(4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Bruce Kalish		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Philip John Taylor		(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Andy Guerdat		(3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Steve Kreinberg		(3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Ron Osborn		(3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jeff Reno		(3 episodes, 1981)
Winifred Hervey		(3 episodes, 1982)
Neil Lebowitz		(2 episodes, 1978)
David O'Malley		(2 episodes, 1979)
Brian Levant		(2 episodes, 1981)
Richard Rosenstock		(2 episodes, 1981)
Roy Teicher		(2 episodes, 1981)
Joe Glauberg		(unknown episodes)
Garry Marshall		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Bruce Johnson	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1978-1982)
Elizabeth Kerr Hudson	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Anthony W. Marshall	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Garry Marshall	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Dale McRaven	....	producer (unknown episodes)
James O'Keefe	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Crissy Wilzak Comstock	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
David Michael Frank		(1 episode, 1981)

Series Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum		(unknown episodes)
F. Bud Mautino		(unknown episodes)
Meredith M. Nicholson		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Robert A. Daniels		(unknown episodes)
Daniel P. Hanley		(unknown episodes)
Robert Kern		(unknown episodes)
Kenneth R. Koch		(unknown episodes)
Robert Paltz		(unknown episodes)
Bruce Schoengarth		(unknown episodes)
Robert P. Seppey		(unknown episodes)
John Therieau		(unknown episodes)
Mike Wilcox		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Bobby Hoffman		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Dorinda Carey	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee Rafner	....	second unit director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Frank Bellina	....	property master (36 episodes, 1979-1980)
Louis Zamora	....	labor foreman (7 episodes, 1978-1979)
Joe Wood	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kim Richards	....	sound recordist (24 episodes, 1978-1979)
Bill Henderson	....	sound re-recording engineer (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Rusty Amodeo	....	utility sound (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Ken Speed	....	special effects assistant (1 episode, 1979)

Series Stunts
Billy Warlock	....	stunt double: Robin Williams. (1 episode, 1980)
Laura Reed	....	stunt double (1 episode, 1981)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt double: Robin Williams (1 episode, 1981)
Rok Cvetkov	....	stunts (1 episode, 1982)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Debolt	....	camera & mechanical design (24 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dennis Young	....	grip (3 episodes, 1978)
John C. Moulds	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1978)
Cliff Concialdi	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Dave Friedman	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Michael Hofstein	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Gerald B. Wolfe	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Bobby Hoffman	....	casting consultant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Fuca	....	costume supervisor (unknown episodes, 1978-1981)

Series Editorial Department
David Hill	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Maureen O'Connell	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Perry Botkin Jr.	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
James Nordberg	....	transportation (12 episodes, 1978)

Series Other crew
Robert Banas	....	choreographer (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jane Ficker	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Ed Meyer	....	advertising (unknown episodes)
Deborah Raznick	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Tom Tenowich	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Henderson Productions
• Miller-Milkis Productions
• Paramount Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Television (1982-)

Other Companies

• Paramount Studios  filmed at

Runtime:

30 min (95 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:G | Finland:S | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

1619 Pine St, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Company:

Henderson Productions

Trivia:

Pam Dawber did not attend her audition for the part of Mindy McConnell in person. She made an audition videotape of her performance as Mindy, spliced together with scenes from 'Robin Williams'' earlier appearance as Mork on "Happy Days" (1974). In the audition tape, Dawber simply reacted to everything that Williams said in his "Happy Days" appearance. She got the part because the producers felt she was the perfect "straight-person" for Williams' wacky alien.

Quotes:

Mork: If Holly liked him so much, how come she punched him and told him he was weird.
Mindy McConnell: Boys and girls often punch or push or hit each other as a sign of affection.
Mork: Punching and pushing and calling someone names means you like them?
Mindy McConnell: Yeah, it can.
Mork: Then the cowboys and Indians are lovers?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XII (#13.1)" (2001)

Don't Tamper With A Hit!

MORK AND MINDY was hilarious during its first season, but the producers and the network got so full of themselves over it, they decided "let's improve on perfection!", and naturally, they destroyed the show doing so.

Season 2 was no longer the least bit funny, and season 3 with Jonathan Winters was so absurd (and actually tasteless if you think about it) that the series sank like a stone. None of the "new" supporting characters had any charisma, and the producers' "feel good" decision to start sermonizing to the viewers was as poor a decision as has ever been made in television.

Bottom line: Buy the first season on DVD and enjoy it. Pretend the rest of it didn't happen.