It's a weird and wonderful world
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.
Created by
Garry Marshall
Network
ABC
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First Aired
1978-09-14
Last Aired
1982-05-27
Robin Williams
Mork
Pam Dawber
Mindy McConnell
Conrad Janis
Fred McConnell
Ralph James
Orson (Voice)
1. Pilot (1)
30m
Mork's boss, Orson, assigns Mork to study the planet Earth and, shortly after landing in the woods near Boulder, Colorado, he meets Mindy McConnell. Back at Mindy's apartment, she discovers that Mork is an alien, and offers to help him study Earth. In a flashback sequence, Mork tells Mindy about a previous visit to Earth when Fonzie arranged a date for him with Laverne.
2. Pilot (2)
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.
3. Mork Moves In
1978-09-21
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.
4. Mork Runs Away
1978-09-28
Realizing that his living with Mindy is making it difficult for her to date, Mork decides to move out. While looking for a flop house, he stumbles upon Exidor, the delusional leader (and only tangible member) of 'The Friends of Venus'.
5. Mork in Love
1978-10-05
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.
6. Mork's Seduction
1978-10-12
A new customer at the music store turns out to be Mindy's old rival, Susan, who promptly sets her sights on Mork, as revenge for Mindy stealing her boyfriend back in high school.
7. Mork Goes Public
1978-10-19
Mork has a run in with Clint Mullet, a reporter for a tabloid that is offering $25,000 for proof of alien life. After Fred saves Mork's life, Mork decides to turn himself in to pay for Fred's plumbing bills and Mindy's college tuition.
8. To Tell the Truth
1978-11-02
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.
9. Mork the Gullible
1978-11-09
Mork is jailed for freeing an escaped convict who's captured at the music store. Exidor begins worshiping O.J. Simpson.
10. A Mommy for Morky
1978-11-16
When Mindy is reunited with her ex-fiance, she wonders what it would be like to raise a family, while Mork wonders what it would have been like to have had a mother. Mork kills two birds with one stone by using his Orkan Age Machine to regress himself to 5 years old.
11. Mork's Greatest Hits
1978-11-23
Mork meets a bully who wants to dance with Mindy but Mork is opposed to violence. Humility is Mork's weapon.
12. Old Fears
1978-11-30
Happiness and loneliness haunts us all. Mork activates his time machine to age himself to be a companion to Mindy's grandmother after she feels all her friends have passed.
13. Mork's First Christmas
1978-12-14
Mork learns about Christmas, and his thoughtful gifts are unforgettable.
14. Mork and the Immigrant
1979-01-11
Mork meets an Immigrant from Russia and Mindy teaches Mork about democracy. An illegal alien has a new meaning for Mork.
15. Mork the Tolerant
1979-01-18
Mork and Mindy get a new neighbor and invite him to dinner, where Mork cooks.
