A complete list of mork and mindy episodes, including some related appearances and crossovers. The show wanted to feature a spaceman in order to capitalize on the popularity of the then recently released star wars film. September 1962happy dayslaverne and shirleyshotgun weddingthe happy days gang and the laverne and shirley gang all go out camping in redneck land at the same time by coincidence. Mork was played by robin williams, a comedian with extraordinary talents. Mork returns to 1950s milwaukee to learn about relationships in this retrospective episode. Nanu nanu in 1978 robin williams crash landed on tv on an episode of happy days where he played an alien named mork. Robin williams as mork in a episode of happy days, 1979. Henry winkler recalls robin williams happy days debut. The series starred robin williams as mork, an alien who came to earth from the planet ork in a large egg. This spinoff of happy days features robin williams as mork in an early starring role for the. Read how robin williams saved his debut on happy days. My favorite orkan is the twentysecond episode of the fifth season of happy. Robin williams first appeared as mork in the season 6 episode of happy days titled my favorite orkan. Happy days cast reveals how robin williams got cast as a.
Three of the original happy days castmembers recently reunited to explain just how robin williams got cast as an alien on the comedy series. Watch happy days season 6, episode 24 mork returns. Well, looking around online i see opinions going both ways. Garry thought this was a good idea and created the character of mork, an alien from the planet ork. Henry winkler recalls robin williamss storming happy days debut. Mork robin williams, an alien from the planet ork, arrives on earth and tries to. In the episode in which mork spins on to pay for his spinoff, he reports to orson about human relationship problems the framing device for the clip show. It was a smash hit, skyrocketing williams career into superstardom.
This box set contains every episode of the show which all. The happy days episode my favorite orkan introduced robin williams as the alien mork from ork, and eventually led to the spinoff mork. Wwe raw 2018 roman reigns returns for attacking lana and rusev in wedding days, the beautiful lana is on wedding days with rusev but the doog roman reigns returns and interrumps the wedding, roman reigns attack lana and rusev, emocional match real. Fleeing to arnolds for a showdown with the fonz, morks finger cannot conquer the almighty thumb, but finally wins because fonzie doesnt want his friends hurt. Welcome to the sitcoms online message boards forums. Anson williams really drove it home that the mork episode which happened in season 5 was the worst script in the history of happy days, and that it was basically inspired by show creator. Even before the audience phone calls started coming in after that happy days episode, everybody knew that mork from ork deserved his. He has her basically plug herself into his head and. Ralph and potsie let their imaginations run wild while they help richie cunningham fix a fence for a beautiful divorcee, especially after she asks richie to have dinner with her when the job is done. Mork and mindy was one of the most unlikely miracles in. Mork first nanunanud his way into the zeitgeist on feb. The character was eventually spun off in to its own.
So the plan was to start random on happy days in a single episode and then spin him off ala mork but in terms of the airing schedule since he appear first on his own show and then on happy days it makes it more of an odd crossover. At the beginning of the episode, a reference was made to the twopart fearless fonzarelli. It is notable for occurring during the sharkjumping season of the sitcoms run, as well as introducing robin williams to a larger audience. Fonzie, richie cunningham and ralph malph starred in a saturday morning cartoon spinoff, the fonz and the happy days gang, where the characters, with a female character named cupcake and a fonz dog an anthropomorphic dog named mr. I do not own this, this is a clip from happy days, episode 22 season 5, my favourite orkan. March 3, 1992 a 90minute special hosted by henry winkler with various clips shown from past episodes and cast members reminisce about their time on the show. Mork meets the fonz in the 1978 episode of happy days my favorite orkan which introduced the character mork from ork played by robin. My favorite orkan, its title in reference to ray walstons 60s series my favorite martian, might have disappeared into the ether of forgotten episodes were it not for the casting of newcomer robin williams in the role of mork from ork, a name brilliant in its simplicity. Within the first few episodes, mork and mindy quickly did a crossover episode with happy days and another happy day s spin off, laverne and shirley. That happy days episode was supposed to be the biggest piece of st.
Jenn dances the night away in ron howards torturous game that almost claims the fonzs life. With ron howard, henry winkler, marion ross, anson williams. Mork appears in the happy days season five episode my favorite orkan, which first aired in february 1978 and is a take on the 1960s sitcom my favorite martian. With ron howard, marion ross, anson williams, henry winkler. This 197882 fantastic comedy series on abc, created by garry marshall and spun off from an episode of happy days, introduced the world to the comic genius of robin williams williams played mork, a visitor from the planet ork. Mork and mindy was one of the most unlikely miracles in the. Kyle hangs with robin williams and gets obsessed with a new york deli shirt. Mork responds that there were sad days too and mentions that humans tend to forget things like mccarthy and the korean war. Mischievous mork from ork takes a break from earth year 1979, where he has been assigned to observe humanity, to visit 1950s richie cunningham, get a dose of humdrum and learn about relationships. After his egglike space vessel landed near boulder, colorado, mork bonded with a pretty earth woman named mindy mcconnell pam dawber.
My favorite orkan is the 23rd episode of the fifth season of the 1970s television sitcom happy days, making it the 110th episode overall. Mork is a member of a race of humanoid lifeforms, known as orkans, from the planet ork. A spinoff after a highly successful episode of happy days, it starred robin williams as mork, an extraterrestrial who comes to earth from the planet ork in a small, oneorkan eggshaped s. Later on there was a hd episode mork returns, where mork dropped in when the hd gang was celebrating marions birthday. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest. Mork appears in the happy days season five episode my favorite orkan, which first aired in february 1978 and is a take on the 1960s sitcom my favorite. In 1978 in the episode my favorite orkan and in 1979 in the episode mork returns. So popular was the nutty character created by robin williams that williams was given his own series in the fall of 1978, and it became an instant hit.
How robin williams saved the worst happy days episode in. Robin williams first happy days appearance as mork will air. Richie tells everyone he has seen a flying saucer but no one else believes him. The first episode was broadcast on september 14, 1978. On february 28, 1975, the character mork from ork first appeared on our tv screens in an episode of happy days, and a tv icon and movie stars career. The series ran from september 14, 1978, to may 27, 1982, with a total of 91 episodes split into 95 for syndication.
Mork tells mindy he has been to earth before several times. My favorite orkan is the 22nd episode of the fifth season of the 1970s television sitcom happy days. Mischievous mork from ork takes a break from earth year 1979, where. Mork first appeared in the episode my favorite orkan on february 28, 1978 where he landed on earth from the planet ork and attempted to kidnap richie cunningham to be part of an experiment. Robin williams first happy days appearance as mork will. No one believes richies claims that he not only saw a flying saucer but personally interviewed its pilot, an alien named mork, who tried to take him back to. Mork meets the fonz in the 1978 episode of happy days my favorite orkan which introduced the character mork from ork played by robin williams.