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Mork & Mindy is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to May 27, 1982. A spin-off after a highly successful episode of Happy Days, "My Favorite Orkan", it starred Robin Williams as Mork, an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth from the planet Ork, and Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell, his human friend, roommate, and eventual love interest.
He was cast in Happy Days as Mork from Ork but found the premise ridiculous, so he declined the role days before filming began. Robin Williams was called in at the last minute, and this substitution proved to be a career-making part for Williams.
The cast was astounded on set at Williams effortlessly improvising the whole Mork persona on the spot and thus creating a highly amusing character that transcended the poor script. Encouraged by Williams' talent, the cast and crew invited everyone around the studio to see Williams perform with the typical description of him being "He's a genius!"
Williams made his debut as Mork, the alien from Ork, in season 5, episode 22. Titled "My Favorite Orkan," the episode centered around Richie (Ron Howard) and how no one believes him after he ...
The following is an episode list for the ABC sitcom television series Mork & Mindy. The series ran from September 14, 1978, to May 27, 1982, with a total of 91 episodes (split into 95 for syndication). Series overview Season Episodes Originally released Rank Rating First released Last released 1 25 September 14, 1978 (1978-09-14) May 10, 1979 (1979-05-10) 3 28.6 (Tied with Happy Days) 2 26 ...
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour is a 1982 American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Ruby-Spears Enterprises in association with Paramount Television, featuring animated versions of characters from the live-action sitcoms Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days , all part of the same franchise.
Robin's son Zak posted a tribute on Instagram, featuring a photo of the actor from his 'Mork & Mindy' days Kevin Mazur/WireImage Zak Williams and his father Robin Williams in 2012
In this series, Mork is an alien from the planet Ork, who lands in 1970s Boulder, Colorado, to study humans. He moves in with Pam Dawber 's character of Mindy McConnell. Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–83) was a show about Richie's younger sister Joanie and Fonzie's younger cousin Chachi's relationship during their years as musicians in Chicago.