Mork & Mindy

Original title : Pilot (1/2)
First Aired : 14.09.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Dale McRaven
Cast : Jeff Harlan (Bill), Penny Marshall (Laverne DeFazio), Henry Winkler (Fonzie), Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene)

The Story : 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.

Original title : Pilot (2/2)
First Aired : 14.09.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Dale McRaven
Cast : Michael Prince (The Judge), Hank Jones (Defense Attorney), Woody Eney (Prosecuting Attorney), Geoffrey Lewis (Deputy Tilwick), Dick Yarmy (Dr. Litney), Leslie Vallen (Court Reporter), Penny Marshall (Laverne DeFazio), Henry Winkler (Fonzie)

The Story : 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.

Original title : Mork Moves In
First Aired : 21.09.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell
Cast :

The Story : 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.

Original title : Mork Runs Away
First Aired : 28.09.1978 (USA)
Director : Joel Zwick
Writing credits : April Kelly
Cast : James David Hinton (Brad), Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene), Robert Donner (Exidor)

The Story : 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."

Original title : Mork in Love
First Aired : 05.10.1978 (USA)
Director : Harvey Medlinsky
Writing credits : Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell
Cast :

The Story : 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.

Original title : Mork's Seduction
First Aired : 12.10.1978 (USA)
Director : Harvey Medlinsky
Writing credits : Neil Lebowitz
Cast : Bruce M. Fischer (The Big Man), Morgan Fairchild (Susan Taylor)

The Story : A new customer at the music store turns out to be Mindy's old rival, Susan Taylor. Susan sets her sights on Mork, as revenge for Mindy stealing her boyfriend back in high school.

Original title : Mork Goes Public
First Aired : 19.10.1978 (USA)
Director : Joel Zwick
Writing credits : David Misch, April Kelly
Cast : Jeff Altman (Clint Mullet)

The Story : At the music store, 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.

Original title : To Tell the Truth
First Aired : 02.11.1978 (USA)
Director : Joel Zwick
Writing credits : April Kelly
Cast : Stu Silver (The Paramedic #1), Jeremy West (The Funeral Home , Attendant), Logan Ramsey (Arnold Wanker), Fay DeWitt (Annie Wanker)

The Story : 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.

Original title : Mork the Gullible
First Aired : 09.11.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Neil Lebowitz
Cast : Wally Dalton (The Guard), Dana Hill (The Girl Scout), Dan Barrows (Dittman), Ed Bernard (Officer Boyd), Patrick Cranshaw (The Man in The , Store), Robert Donner (Exidor)

The Story : Mork experiences snow for the first time and learns something about gullibility.

Original title : A Mommy For Morky
First Aired : 16.11.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Tom Tenowich
Cast : Susan Lawrence (Sally), Barry Van Dyke (Dan Phillips)

The Story : When Mindy is reunited with her ex-fiance, Dan, 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 three years old.

Original title : Mork's Greatest Hits
First Aired : 23.11.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : David Misch
Cast : Kit McDonough (Marcia), Brion James (George), Tom Kindle (Rick)

The Story : When a goon tries to put the moves on an unwilling Mindy, Mork can't protect her because Orkans don't believe in violence. When the goon insists on a fight, Mork uses Orkan strategies to deal with him without using violence.

Original title : Old Fears
First Aired : 30.11.1978 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : April Kelly
Cast : Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene)

The Story : When a friend of Cora's passes away, she goes into a funk. When Mork hears she needs more friends her age, he decides to become one.

Original title : Mork's First Christmas
First Aired : 14.12.1978 (USA)
Director : Jeff Chambers
Writing credits : Bruce Johnson, Dale McRaven
Cast : Ysabel MacCloskey (The Woman), David Ketchum (The Salesman), Morgan Fairchild (Susan Taylor), Patrick Cranshaw (The Old Man), Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene)

The Story : Mork learns about the meaning of Christmas, and helps remind everyone else about it when he invites the obnoxious Susan Taylor to spend Christmas with the McConnell's because she's got no one to celebrate with.

Original title : Mork and the Immigrant
First Aired : 11.01.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : April Kelly, David O'Malley
Cast : Tim Thomerson (Sergei), Ned Wertimer (The Clerk)

The Story : Mork thinks Russian immigrant Sergei Krushnev is an alien like him, and tries to help welcome him. Trouble ensues when Sergei tells Mork that 'aliens' need to be registered.

Original title : Mork the Tolerant
First Aired : 18.01.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell
Cast : Ed Greenberg (Jack), Tom Poston (Bickley)

The Story : Mindy is irritated by her grouchy new neighbor, Mr. Bickley, but Mork is determined to be friends with him.

Original title : Young Love
First Aired : 25.01.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Tom Tenowich
Cast : Tammy Lauren (Holly), Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene)

The Story : Mork agrees to perform a secret wedding ceremony for his 10-year-old friend Eugene and a girl named Holly after they decide it's the only way to break the hold of their overbearing parents.

Original title : Snowflakes Keep Dancing On My Head
First Aired : 01.02.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Dale McRaven, Bruce Johnson
Cast : Robert Donner (Exidor)

The Story : Mork's decision to help Exidor with a zany plan to become Emperor of Earth results in him and Mindy nearly freezing to death in Exidor's derelict summer home.
Note : aka Sky Flakes Keep Falling On My Head

Original title : Mork Goes Erk
First Aired : 08.02.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Cast : David Letterman (Ellsworth), Morgan Fairchild (Susan Taylor), Tom Poston (Bickley)

The Story : 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.

Original title : Yes Sir, That's My Baby
First Aired : 15.02.1979 (USA)
Director : Jeff Chambers
Writing credits : April Kelly
Cast : Don Galloway (FBI Man), Will Porter (Sleazy), Susan Lawrence (Sally)

The Story : When Mork meets Sally's newborn son, his zealous desire to have a baby of his own is overheard by a kidnapper who offers to sell him one for $10,000.

Original title : Mork's Mixed Emotions
First Aired : 22.02.1979 (USA)
Director : Jeff Chambers
Writing credits : Ed Scharlach, Tom Tenowich
Cast : Peter Elbling (The French Waiter), George Pentecost (The Maitre D'), Bill Kirchenbauer (The "Customer"), Jeffrey Jacquet (Eugene)

The Story : Mork decides to shut down all of his emotions after being traumatized by his first vivid nightmare. A kiss from Mindy brings them back, but also causes Mork to lose his ability to control them.

Original title : Mork's Night Out
First Aired : 08.03.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Bruce Johnson, Dale McRaven
Cast : Robin Eisenman (Penny (as Robin G. , Eisenman)), Ruta Lee (Lisa), Linda Ewen (The Waitress), Tom Poston (Bickley)

The Story : When Mindy goes away for the weekend, Mork and Mr. Bickley goes to a single bar for a night out.

Original title : In Mork We Trust
First Aired : 15.03.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Michael Endler
Cast : David Wall (Julius), Sandie Newton (Jennifer), Bob Arbogast (The Policeman), Tom Poston (Bickley)

The Story : When Mr. Bickley steals Mork's age machine, he unknowingly causes Mork's age to change from that of a baby to middle aged.

Original title : Mork Runs Down
First Aired : 12.04.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Ben Starr
Cast : Susan Elliot (Rainbow), Henry Polic II (Dr. Phillips), Michael Danahy (The Customer)

The Story : 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".

Original title : It's a Wonderful Mork
First Aired : 03.05.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Tom Tenowich, Ed Scharlach
Cast : Sam Freed (Cliff), Linda Henning (Margaret)

The Story : 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.

Original title : Mork's Best Friend
First Aired : 10.05.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Simon Muntner
Cast : George Pentecost (Herman), Tom Poston (Bickley), Robert Donner (Exidor)

The Story : Mork learns all about life, death and pets when he brings home a pet caterpillar which he names Bob.

Original title : Mork in Wonderland (1)
First Aired : 16.09.1979 (USA)
Director : Howard Storm
Writing credits : Bruce Johnson, Dale McRaven
Cast : Robert Donner (Exidor)

The Story : Mork shrinks after taking a cold capsule.