Friday, January 11, 2013

It's Mork & Mindy Day!

Mork & Mindy was a huge ratings hit it's first year finishing tied for 3rd with Happy Days with a 28.6 rating ranking behind only Laverne & Shirley (#1) and Three's Company (#2). They messed with the time slot and the characters the next season and the show consistently lost viewers. 

Mork & Mindy was a spin-off of Happy Days. Mork (Robin Williams) appeared in two episodes: My Favorite Orkan (originally aired 2/28/78) and a follow-up episode called Mork Returns (originally aired 3/6/79).


The Mork & Mindy animated series began September 25, 1982 and ran until September 3, 1983. The cast of the prime-time Mork and Mindy series lended their voices to this animated version of the show. The series chronicled alien Mork's experiences as a student at Mt. Mount High, where he had enrolled under orders from Orson, his superior from the planet Ork. Orson wanted him to report back on the lifestyle of teen-aged Earthlings. 
 
Mork and Mindy animated cast

Dork Note: Some awesome Mork & Mindy toys that were made!

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