Mork & Mindy - The Complete First Season

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Summary: Robin Williams: the only real alien who applied!
Review: Based on his son's request for an alien on Happy Days, Garry Marshall planned an episode where the Fonz is abducted by aliens. At the audition when Marshall asked Robin to sit down, he sat on his head. Marshall said he was the only real alien who applied. Two appearances on Happy Days were so successful that Mork & Mindy became its own show.

A generous first season of 25 episodes. Robin Williams in his first TV series is a standout. This first season is generally considered to be the best. I'm a Robin Williams fan, and this show is a perfect venue for his particular brand of humor complete with funny faces, goofy noises, and acrobatics. A brief episode guide of the first season:

1. Pilot (1) gs: Penny Marshall (Laverne), Henry Winkler (Fonzie). Mork, on assignment to study planet Earth, meets Mindy McConnell. She discovers that he is an alien.
2. Pilot (2) Penny Marshall (Laverne) Henry Winkler (Fonzie) Mindy's father finds out that Mork is living with Mindy and wants him to move out.
3. Mork Moves In: Mork agrees to move out but becomes drunk on ginger ale.
4. Mork Runs Away: Mork decides to move out because Mindy is having problems dating because of him.
5. Mork in Love: Mindy tells Mork that he has to experience love to understand humanity, so he falls in love.
6. Mork's Seduction gs: Morgan Fairchild. An old rival of Mindy's decides to go after Mork in revenge.
7. Mork Goes Public gs: Jeff Altman. Mork decides to reveal his origins to a reporter offering big bucks for proof of alien life.
8. To Tell the Truth: Mindy tells Mork that he should never lie.
9. Mork the Gullible: Mork helps an escaped convict after hearing his story about his sick mother.
10. A Mommy For Mork: Mork wonders what it would be like to have had a mother.
11. Mork's Greatest Hits: Mork puts a bully in his place.
12. Old Fears: Mindy's grandmother is depressed over the death of a friend.
13. Mork's First Christmas: gs: David Ketchum. Mork is overwhelmed by the Christmas rush.
14. Mork and the Immigrant: Mork contacts the Immigration Bureau after hearing that immigrants are required to register.
15. Mork the Tolerant: Mork invites a complaining neighbor to dinner.
16. Young Love: When Eugene and his girlfriend want to get married, Mork performs the ceremony.
17. Snowflakes Keep Dancing On My Head: Mork and Mindy go to a mountain cabin offered by a new friend, only to find out that it has no roof.
18. Mork Goes Erk: gs: Morgan Fairchild, David Letterman. Mork is ordered to leave Earth.
19. Yes Sir, That's My Baby: Mork decides that he wants to buy a baby.
20. Mork's Mixed Emotions: Mork has a surprise reaction to being kissed by Mindy.
21. Mork's Night Out: Mork goes out with a friend when Mindy is away.
22. In Mork We Trust: A friend steals Mork's age machine.
23. Mork Runs Down: Mork suffers from a potentially fatal condition: his birthday!
24. It's a Wonderful Mork: Mork decides to return to Mork after costing Mindy the opportunity for a new job.
25. Mork's Best Friend: Mork has a pet caterpillar.

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Summary: Absolutely wonderful TV show
Review: I first saw Mork and Mindy when I was about five and thought it was the funniest thing on earth. I would even sit on my head like Mork did and I had some of the Mork toys too.

So it's obvious I would grab this DVD box set as soon as it came out. And is Mork and Mindy as good today as it was back then? Of course! In fact it might be even better coz when you compare it to modern sitcoms M&M has more integrity as Robin Williams and Pam Dawber seem to be performing to a much rawer audience with more theatrical performances.

Robin Williams is just completely crazy as Mork (from Ork), an alien sent to Earth to investigate our strange customs and report back telepathically to Orson, his boss. Mindy is the girl he meets who gives him a home in her attic, much to the annoyance of her cynical dad. And, trust me, you can clearly see that Robin Williams often gives up the script to manically ad-lib his own madness while Pam Dawber runs after him, desperately trying to keep the show under control. It's so cool in certain moments when they're close together during a manic moment and she's looking into his eyes in amazement, petrified at what he's about to do next. He would also go crazy off-stage in an effort to distract Dawber when she had a scene on her own.

Supporting characters are also cool. Mr Bickley, Mindy's dad and grandma, Eugene and the outrageous Exidor all grab as much attention as they can whenever Williams isn't going mental. David Letterman, Dana Hill, Tammy Lauren, Morgan Fairchild, Penny Marshall and Geoffrey Lewis show up in cameos too. Plus Fonzie is the first episode (a flashback to Mork's first ever appearance in Happy Days).

There are NO FEATURES AT ALL on the DVDs. Which is annoying seeing as how this time I would have liked to have seen stuff. But I'm just glad to have it. Hey, Paramount, give us Season 2 NOW!!!

The show is presented in 1.33:1 full frame, as originally shot. And for a 27 year old show it looks great with very little in the way of print damage or grain. The sound is plain old mono but it's fine for what it is.

You MUST buy.

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Summary: Barrells of Laughs
Review: I got the Mork & Mindy Season 1 Box set for my birthday & I'm LOVING it! It is actually even funnier than I remember it being. And you don't even have to remember the show to love it! I can watch it for hours! When is Season TWO coming out????

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Summary: i want mork and mindy SEASON 2 NOW!
Review: I HAD FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH I LOVED THAT SHOW PLEASE DO WHATEVER TO PUSH ALONG SEASON 2 I WANT TO WATCH MORE SOON LOL I AM ADDICTED NOW .

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Summary: No Disappointment
Review: I sat down one evening to show my girlfriend and her teen sisters what I was so crazy about when I was a child. Before viewing any episodes, they saw the 80's attire and immediately dismissed the show. I was amazed to see how the comedy broke down our differences in generations and had us all laughing out loud in only a few minutes. Robin Williams is an outstanding actor, and quite possibly the most talented comedian in the industry. To see how he performed when he first started in his career is amazing, and I will stalk the producers at paramount if they decide not to release the rest of the seasons.

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Summary: Kids love Robin Williams !
Review: I was searching TIVO for years looking for episodes of Mork & Mindy, without luck. I knew my 12 year old son would love this show, and couldn't wait for it to come out on DVD.

Kids of all ages know who Robin Williams is, and he was at his absolute best in this show.

And as I guessed, my son thinks this show is absolutely hilarious. I remember in later years they ran out of ideas and the plots were a real stretch, but the first season was phenominal.

Give your kids a surprise, and get this box set.

They will love it !

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Summary: Greatest old series ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Mork and Mindy is great buy it or Mork will come down from Mork and get and mindy dad will put you in coart. jacob


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Summary: This is one of my favorite TV shows, Very Funny.
Review: Robin williams (Mork) is more than excellent and Mindy also. I love this show and hope that all seasons will be released so I can get rid of those old VHS I recorded some years ago.
Thank you very much for making my dreams come true:).

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Summary: shazbat! That's right...i said it...
Review: Some shows have aged well, Taxi, MASH, All in the Family, Bob Newhart Show (when's that one coming out on DVD? one of the best sitcoms ever, we have no DVD's of that! yet how many seasons of Buffy or Saved by the Bell do we have now??? 150??) Mork on the other hand hasn't aged quite as well, there are some funny moments but not nearly as many as there should be, a little too much of the catchphrases (nanu-nanu...et al) and not enough real humor, aside from Robins antics, which can be funny...but tiring after a while (it's like the writers would introduce a situation then say "Robin...just do your schtick here for five mintues" and Robin would proceed to riff endlessly) One problem is the supporting cast as well...the "rock and roll Granny" is not my idea of big yuks...and Conrad Janis is a giggle killer. (things will get worse later, remember Jay Thomas and the Deli?? Yikes!) Still, the first season is enjoyable enough, just set your sites low when you watch this, otherwise you'll be be calling Orson to ask for your money back....

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Summary: The earth welcomes Mork!
Review: This is a second spinoff of ABC's Happy Days. Comedian Robin Williams as Mork,a citizen of the planet Ork,was first seen on HD in early 1978,kidnapping Ron Howard's character,Richie Cunningham. The guest character became so wildly popular that the HD producers decided to spin off Mork. Mork is sent to Earth to study human life in a large eggshell landing in Boulder,Colorado. Mindy McConnell(Pam Dawber) discovers Mork and invites him residentially to her home. Mindy's father Fred(Conrad Janis) owns and operates a music store. Also seen is Mindy's grandmother Cora(possibly Fred's mother). At the end of every episode,Mork would communicate with his Ork leader,Orson,while still on earth. Mork said,"Nanu,nanu",meaning "goodbye" or "goodnight" in Orkan. M&M would stay on the air for another three years. When M&M was cancelled in 1982,its sister show Laverne & Shirley and HD were still on ABC.