Wednesday, April 15, 2015

M is for...

Mork & Mindy

Shows I was watching in the seventies is my theme for the A-Z challenge this April.

Nanoo, nanoo!
It didn't matter how implausible the plot of this show was. Right from the opening insult of Orson, it was time to just let go and laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. These were the early days of Robin Williams showing us the energy he could pour into a character with such a twinkle in his eye. Larger than life. 

My wish to be Mindy was unrealistic, as it was unlikely that another egg would fall to earth, but no more so than swooning over a vampire or werewolf. Shazbot! Not only did she have Mork, but I thought her hair was all that, she drove that cool jeep, and the music store thing! I used to enjoy watching how exasperated Mork made Mindy's father. Remember Grandma Cora too?


Of course I had the khaki pants with the rainbow suspenders. You didn't doubt it, did you?

8 comments:

  1. I really liked this show the first season or two. I believe it was a spin off from Happy Days.

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  2. Robin Williams was so brilliant! He is sorely missed. :( Nanoo Robin....

    -andi

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  3. It will be a miracle to replace the dynamic of Robin Williams, or the craziness. He brought laughter to us for many years, and some really good acting as well.

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  4. This was such an original idea for a comedy at the time, and I so wanted to be Mindy.
    Reminds me of how brilliant Robin Williams was.

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  5. I loved this show. And Robin Williams. Makes me sad to think about how much happiness he brought to millions yet couldn't find it himself

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  6. Robin Williams was such a good actor. It's too bad he's gone. He oozed so much happiness that no one would have ever guessed how he was hurting on the inside.

    Sunni
    http://sunni-survivinglife.blogspot.com/

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  7. Mork and Mindy was amazing. It was on on a Saturday teatime in the UK and I loved every minute of it. What a loss to our world is Robin Williams.

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  8. Mork and Mindy was amazing. It was on on a Saturday teatime in the UK and I loved every minute of it. What a loss to our world is Robin Williams.

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