How Robin Williams Became Mork From Ork: That Happy Days Episode Was Supposed to Be the "Biggest Piece of S--t"
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How Robin Williams Became Mork From Ork: That Happy Days Episode Was Supposed to Be the "Biggest Piece of S--t"
Former Happy Days and Mork & Mindy writer-producer explains how what was supposed to be a terrible plot point instead led to a spin-off
Aug 13, 2014
My Favorite Orkan Mork and Mindy
In the TV show "Mork & Mindy," Mork arrived on Earth in an egg because, according to the show's lore, Orkans (Mork's alien species) travel in egg-shaped spacecraft, which is a key part of their physiology and how they navigate space; essentially, the egg is his "spaceship" that allows him to land on Earth and begin his mission to study human behavior. Key points about Mork's egg:Orkan biology:The egg is not just a vessel, it's a natural part of Orkan life, allowing them to travel and even hatch
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In the TV show "Mork & Mindy," Mork arrived on Earth in an egg because, according to the show's lore, Orkans (Mork's alien species) travel in egg-shaped spacecraft, which is a key part of their physiology and how they navigate space; essentially, the egg is his "spaceship" that allows him to land on Earth and begin his mission to study human behavior. Key points about Mork's egg:Orkan biology:The egg is not just a vessel, it's a natural part of Orkan life, allowing them to travel and even hatch
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The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.-Heyyy! Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated -Nanu-Nanu! It seemed like a good formula when a prime time TV show was a hit, the characters would get a cartoon on the same network for the kids. Really genius idea to build a brand and sell rack toys and lunch boxes. In 1982, Hanna-Barbera Productions striking on the popular Happy Days characters created a one season hour long series for Mork &
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