The essential episodes of Mork & Mindy
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Mork & Mindy — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Mork's boss, Orson, assigns Mork to study the planet Earth. After landing near Boulder, Colorado, he meets Mindy McConnell who was stranded in the woods by her lecherous boyfriend. Thinking Mork is a priest, Mindy lets Mork escort her home. However, when they are back at Mindy's apartment she discovers that he is an alien. Later, in a flashback sequence, Mork tells Mindy about a previous visit to Earth when Fonzie arranged a date for him with Laverne De Fazio.
- 02
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.
- 03
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.
- 04
Realizing that his living with Mindy is making it difficult for her to date, Mork decides to move out. While looking for a flophouse, he stumbles upon Exidor, the delusional leader (and only tangible member) of "The Friends of Venus."
- 05
When Mindy tells Mork that he has to experience love in order to understand the human experience, he takes her advice and falls head over heels for the lovely Dolly, oblivious to the fact that she's a mannequin.
- 06
When Mork tricks Mindy into believing that he can predict the weather, Mindy tells him that he should never lie. The music store's despicable landlord, Arnold Wanker, dies while trying to evict Fred from the music store. Mork, hearing the family try to comfort his widow, assumes that that Wanker is their friend, and brings him back from the dead.
- 07
Mork announces he's decided to move to another planet, and Mindy's resulting depression spreads to Mr. Bickley. Susan Taylor convinces them to join her in a self-help program that turns out to be a fraud.
- 08
Mork's attempt to find a new job is complicated by his "birthday", a potentially fatal condition that causes him to behave stranger than usual unless he recharges himself with his egg-like "gleek".
- 09
When Mork inadvertently costs Mindy a potential job, he decides to return to Ork. Orson then shows him what would have happened to Mindy over the last year had Mork not been there.
- 10
Mork learns all about life, death and pets when he brings home a pet caterpillar which he names Bob.
- 11
Working as a security guard in a science museum, Mork befriends a robot.
- 12
Mindy has failed getting access to comedian/actor Robin Williams for an interview and while he's in town Mork gets hounded by a crowd of Robin's fans and can't understand why.
- 13
When Mindy's grandmother comes to visit, she is mugged, so Mork disguises himself as an old lady to catch the muggers.
- 14
Mindy is held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal a source of news.
- 15
Mork bucks hard for a promotion from leader Orson on planet Ork, and unintentionally comes up with a report on how to stay happily married on Earth.Note: This episode was filmed before "Gotta Run", but was aired last because of the show's cancellation and to give the series appropriate closure.
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