#10

Mork and Mindy

Na Nu, Na Nu.

We enter into the top 10 with one of my childhood’s favorite shows, Mork and Mindy. Robin Williams and Pam Dawber starred in this Happy Days spin off that went for four spectacular seasons on ABC.

Mork was an alien from the planet Ork who arrived in Boulder, Colorado and met Mindy McConnell. Mork had his suit on backwards, making Mindy think he was a priest and she gave him a ride. Little did she know that she was getting into a situation that would lead to her having a child named Mearth, who was played by Jonathan Winters.

Mork and Mindy was comedy at its best as the manic and ultra-energetic Robin Williams bounced around the show with amazingly sharp dialogue and thigns that had to be improv. Mork learned about humans and their ways as he slowly became more human every week.

I was obsessed with Mork and Mindy, and by extention, with Robin Williams. As a child, I sent away a letter to Willaims asking for an autograph. He (or someone) sent me an autograph on a post card personalized to me. Sadly, I no longer have that post card, but it was one of my prized possessions as a 10 year old.

Mork and Mindy was a classic and hlped lead to Robin Williams becoming the massive star that he became.