Series synopsis
Mork & Mindy is an American comedy family sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on September 14, 1978. It ended on May 27, 1982. It was created by Garry Marshall. It stars Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Jay Thomas and Conrad Janis.
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Premise
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Premise: It's a weird and wonderful world
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Robin Williams as Mork
- Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell
- Jay Thomas as Remo DaVinci
- Conrad Janis as Fred McConnell
- Elizabeth Kerr as Cora Hudson
- Ralph James as Orson (Voice)
- Gina Hecht as Jean DaVinci
- Jim Staahl as Nelson Flavor
Guest cast
- Tom Poston as Franklin Delano Bickley
- Mike Mandel
- Melissa Francis
- Noah Hathaway
- Kim Fields
- Richard Moll as Baba Gentle
- Barry Van Dyke as Dan Phillips
- Don Galloway
- Barbara Billingsley
- Lyle Waggoner
- Paul Reubens as Dickie Nimitz
- Tom Sullivan
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 101 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | April 4, 2005 | December 29, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 25 | September 14, 1978 | May 10, 1979 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 16, 1979 | May 1, 1980 |
| Season 3 | 22 | November 13, 1980 | May 14, 1981 |
| Season 4 | 22 | October 8, 1981 | May 27, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' | April 4, 2005 |
| 2 | Gag Reel Part 1 | December 15, 2014 |
| 3 | Gag Reel Part 2 | December 15, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot (1) Mork's boss, Orson, assigns Mork to study the planet Earth and, shortly after landing in the woods near Boulder, Colorado, he meets Mindy McConnell. Back at Mindy's apartment, she discovers that Mork is an alien, and offers to help him study Earth. In a flashback sequence, Mork tells Mindy about a previous visit to Earth when Fonzie arranged a date for him with Laverne. |
September 14, 1978 |
| 2 |
Pilot (2) Mork continues his story about his date with Laverne. When Mindy's father, Fred, discovers that Mork had moved in with Mindy, Deputy Tilwick offers to scare Mork off. Tilwick believes Mork is insane and tries to have him committed. |
September 14, 1978 |
| 3 |
Mork Moves In After constant hounding from Fred, Mork agrees to move out of Mindy's apartment. But Mork's plans are complicated when he becomes drunk on ginger ale. |
September 21, 1978 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mork in Wonderland (1) Mork shrinks after taking a cold capsule. |
September 16, 1979 |
| 2 |
Mork in Wonderland (2) While shrunk, Mork finds himself in an odd world. |
September 16, 1979 |
| 3 |
Stark Raving Mork To keep excitement in his relationship with Mindy, Mork starts fights with her and then wants to kiss and make up. |
September 23, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Putting the Ork Back in Mork (1) Mindy's efforts to make Mork act like a normal earthling backfire, radically changing his personality. Orson sends the most respected Orkan elder to Earth to help Mork regain his Orkan traits. |
November 13, 1980 |
| 2 |
Putting the Ork Back in Mork (2) The Elder (whose name is actually the sound of ""blowing a raspberry"") converts the attic to a typical Orkan house, hoping it will help Mork revert to his old Orkan ways. |
November 13, 1980 |
| 3 |
Mork in Never Never Land Mork discovers that his penpal is living at an insane asylum, and believes that he is Peter Pan. |
November 20, 1980 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Limited Engagement (1) After decorating the apartment with flowers, Mork gets down on his knee and proposes to Mindy. Choosing between logic and her emotions, Mindy tells him that she cannot marry him. Mork asks for 24 hours to get her to change her mind. |
October 8, 1981 |
| 2 |
The Wedding (2) Orson forbids Mork to marry Mindy because marriage is outlawed on Ork. Because Mork goes ahead with the wedding anyway, Orson turns him into a dog. After a chat with Orson, Mork and Mindy finally get married. |
October 15, 1981 |
| 3 |
The Honeymoon (3) Mork and Mindy take their honeymoon on Ork, but Mindy becomes a tourist attraction. Things keep going wrong and Mork doesn't understand Earth honeymoon customs. He confesses to Mindy that he's scared of being married. |
October 22, 1981 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 14, 1978 |
| Last aired | May 27, 1982 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |