jwikstro I recently caught a few episodes from the last season of the series. I either forgot, took for granted, or let some of the downright obtuse references in Robin Williams' lines and/or improvisations go over my head when I originally viewed some of this in the early 80s. My brief impression upon revisit has been that this was acutely humorous, and frequently hilarious, without sinking to tastelessness, as is the wont nowadays when shows or performers run low on comic material.I think maybe I was going through my early teens' "I'm too cool for this" stage when these originally aired. As others have stated, Pam Dawber was perky with never seeming to be saccharin, and she even had a certain "je ne sais quoi" that is quite wholesome. Jonathan Winters' turn on the show was inspired, and they had numerous great guest stars as the show went on, a la everyone wanting to be on an episode of "Batman" 15 years earlier, another show which is also funnier upon adult revisit. Inspired writing, some of which may have been Williams' improv, as I have been watching a lot of the last season and he would have been given some leeway by then. I too recall that at the time, I thought the last season was a dip in form. Perhaps having been starved of any truly inspired comedy of late, I am appreciating that this is a relative feast in the comedy sense. (I just read the Trivia section, which notes that Winters and Williams were given explicit license to improvise in parts of the scripts for the last season. Also, Conrad Janis' comments about Robin Williams are enlightening, as he was well liked by the cast. All this comes through in the positive overtone of the episodes that I recently viewed).I am downloading episodes from all the seasons to further explore. As another reviewer stated, some of the early episodes made more use of Mork's alien nature as the butt of jokes, so that is the juvenile, silly part I was remembering. By the 4th season, Robin Williams' character had become more earth-friendly, so he could reasonably make all these great jibes about Turlock, Marshall McLuhan, chewing lanolin, Eddie Fisher's bad marital luck, etc.. By then, Williams had carte blanche to improvise, and he ran with it, but many of us had turned off to the show by then.Hurray for Antenna TV for preserving these tasteful, uplifting gems of comedy! It is a few leagues above those American sitcoms which all seem generic starting at about ~2000, which are dire in comparison.

annmintz-1 I think the first season was awesome but i was surprised at how quickly mork "humanized." That was why i was glad that they had the episode where he "orkanized" him again, but he was never again his naturally clueless self. I also hated when they abandoned the music store and went for a diner instead. I think Mearth was a great addition to the cast and I loved when Mindy's father and grandmother came back. I didn't really like how Mindy changed, though. I think that she became more and more mature and not fun as the show progressed. All in all, season one was great, season two sucked, and season three was great when they got married and had Mearth.

forestbreeze40 Mork and Mindy 1978(only) is a warm-hearted and often poignant show. Although Robin Williams was the star, Pam Dawber created perhaps the most positive portrayal of a young woman in TV history. She is nurturing, always supportive, understanding, tolerant, and dresses with impeccable style. The season contains two episodes that reach the level of art: the famous"Window Scene" from "A Mommy for Morky", and "Mork's Mixed Emotions", its' most explosive sexual episode. There is a depth to Mork and Mindy's relationship that plays with the viewer's heart. The couple refers to each other as best friends, but the show is rife with sexual innuendos. Their chemistry is apparent from the first episode, and the show plays with terms such as "living together", "spent the night", and so on. But there is clearly a wonderful bond between them, and both of them grow as individuals, because of their special relationship.

S.R. Dipaling In the fall of 1983,I made it my mission to catch ALL of the episodes of this series,as I had caught only about 3/4 of the last season and was so impressed by it that when it went off the air,I decided I would track this show and give it a chance. I wasn't too blown away by the show when it first ran in the late seventies and early,early eighties and missed a lot of episodes early on(strange it wouldn't have appealed to me back then,since I was between the ages of six and nine back then,but maybe I just didn't get Robin Williams back then. I don't really recall). I must say that I am very pleased I did make the effort,because this show was quite the pleasant escape!Robin Williams' Mork,culled from an episode of "Happy Days",lands in Colorado and ends up staying with Boulder resident Mindy McConnell(pretty,game straight-woman Pam Dawber),laying low as he observes humans and their nature. His reports back to his mission commander,a basso-profundo disembodied voice named Orson. Through the episodes,from season to season,Mork goes from being a Tres-silly alien caricature to a thoughtfully funny adult who seems to find more questions to the answers he's seeking. The relationship he builds with Mindy is one of the most unforced and sweet ones I've sen on television,a nice contrast to the Sam-and-Diane,Muleder-and-Scully,Niles-and-Daphne type of "Will they/Won't they?" type of flirtations. Most of the rest of the cast seems to be expendable,shifting in-and-out each season,with probably her father(Conrad Janis)and local eccentric Exidor(Robert Donner)being the few constants. Jonathan Winters' turn as the son that the pair have was a great bonus,and probably what got me interested in the show to begin with. The high sense of improvisation was evident,and didn't hurt the show at all.It's a great memory from when I was in sixth grade,and a fun show to watch. Even though I haven't caught an ep of this show in God-knows how many years,I've seen each episode at least twice and was charmed each time. A fun,silly show that holds good memories for me.