Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy
Premiere	September 14, 1978
Finale	May 27, 1982
Creator	Garry Marshall, Dale McRaven, Joe Glauberg
Network/Provider	ABC
Style	30-minute sitcom
Company	Henderson Production Company Miller/Milkis Productions (seasons 1-3), Miller/Milkis/Boyett Productions (season 4) Paramount Television
Distributor	Paramount Domestic Television (1982-2006) CBS Paramount Television (2006-2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007-2021) CBS Media Ventures (2021- )
Seasons	4
Episodes	95
Origin	USA

Mork & Mindy is a sitcom that aired on ABC. The show is a spinoff of Happy Days.

Mork arrives on Earth in an egg-shaped spacecraft. He has been assigned to observe human behavior, by Orson, his mostly unseen and long-suffering superior (voiced by Ralph James). Orson has sent Mork, in order to get him off Ork, where humor is not permitted. Attempting to fit in, Mork dresses in an Earth suit, but wears it backward. He encounters 21-year-old Mindy (Pam Dawber) who is upset after an argument with her boyfriend, and offers assistance. Because of his odd garb, she mistakes him for a priest and is taken in by his willingness to listen (in fact, simply observing her behavior). When Mindy notices his backward suit and unconventional behavior, she asks who he really is, and he innocently tells her the truth. She promises to keep his identity a secret and allows him to move into her attic. Mindy's father Fred (Conrad Janis) objects to his daughter living with a man (particularly one as bizarre as Mork), but Fred's mother-in-law Cora (Elizabeth Kerr) approves of Mork and the living arrangement. Mindy and Cora work at Fred's music store, where Cora gives lessons to Eugene Jeffrey Jacquet, a child who becomes Mork's friend.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4
Robin Williams	Mork	*	*	*	*
Pam Dawber	Mindy McConnell	*	*	*	*
Elizabeth Kerr	Cora Hudson	*		o	o
Conrad Janis	Fred McConnell	*		*	*
Tom Poston	Franklin Bickley	*	*	*	o
Jay Thomas	Remo Da Vinci		*	*
Gina Hecht	Jean Da Vinci		*	*
Jim Staahl	Nelson Flavor		*	*
Crissy Wilzak	Glenda Faye Comstock			*	o
Jonathan Winters	Mearth				*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4
Ralph James	Orson (voice)	*	*	*	*
Robert Donner	Exidor	*	*	*	*
Shelley Fabares	Cathy McConnell			*	*
Jeffrey Jacquet	Eugene	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
ABC
Season One	September 14, 1978	May 10, 1979				25
Season Two	September 16, 1979	May 1, 1980				26
Season Three	November 13, 1980	May 14, 1981				22
Season Four	October 8, 1981	May 27, 1982				22

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
The Complete First Season			September 7, 2004	purchase		4
The Complete Second Season			April 17, 2007	purchase		4
The Complete Third Season			November 27, 2007	purchase		4
The Complete Fourth Season			December 9, 2014	purchase		3

External Links

• opening credits for season 1on YouTube