Mork & Mindy: Season 2
Mork and Mindy is a television sitcom that centers on Mork, a wacky alien who comes to Earth from the planet Ork to study its residents, and Mindy McConnell, a human woman. Mork lands outside of Boulder, Colorado, where he finds Mindy abandoned by her date and tells her about his background. After Mork begins boarding with Mindy, the life of the human woman is never the same. The series is a spin-off from Happy Days
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Mork is a wacky extraterrestrial who arrives on Earth from the planet Ork.
- Mork lands outside of Boulder, Colorado, where he first meets Mindy McConnell after she is abandoned by her date.
- Mork boards with Mindy McConnell, which changes the life of the human woman forever as he studies Earth residents.
- The series originates as a spin-off following a successful episode of Happy Days titled My Favorite Orkan.
Season overview
Mork and Mindy is a television sitcom that centers on Mork, a wacky alien who comes to Earth from the planet Ork to study its residents, and Mindy McConnell, a human woman. Mork lands outside of Boulder, Colorado, where he finds Mindy abandoned by her date and tells her about his background. After Mork begins boarding with Mindy, the life of the human woman is never the same. The series is a spin-off from Happy Days and originally aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to May 27, 1982. This season consists of a list of episodes documenting the continued adventures of the extraterrestrial and his human companion in a weird and wonderful world.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Mork in Wonderland (1)
Sep 16, 1979 · 30 min
Mork shrinks after taking a cold capsule.
Mork in Wonderland (2)
Sep 16, 1979 · 30 min
While shrunk, Mork finds himself in an odd world.
Stark Raving Mork
Sep 23, 1979 · 24 min
To keep excitement in his relationship with Mindy, Mork starts fights with her and then wants to kiss and make up.
Mork's Baby Blues
Sep 30, 1979 · 30 min
Due to a misunderstanding about Monopoly money, gold-digger Kathy believes Mork is rich, and claims she is carrying his child.
Dr. Morkenstein
Oct 7, 1979 · 30 min
Working as a security guard in a science museum, Mork befriends a robot.
Mork vs. Mindy
Oct 14, 1979 · 30 min
After Mork and Mindy are hired as campaign workers by Mindy's cousin, Nelson Flavor, who is running for city councilman, they end up competing for the same job.
Mork Gets Mindy-itis
Oct 21, 1979 · 30 min
Mork discovers he is allergic to Mindy, when he has uncontrollable fits of laughter (the Orkan equivalent to sneezing) around her.
A Morkville Horror
Oct 28, 1979 · 30 min
On Halloween, Mork and Mindy believe the house she grew up in is haunted.
Mork's Health Hints
Nov 4, 1979 · 30 min
While in the hospital, Mindy is mistakenly scheduled for brain surgery.
Dial 'N' for Nelson
Nov 11, 1979 · 30 min
When Nelson receives threatening phone calls, Mork and Mindy investigate a shady club.
Hold That Mork
Nov 25, 1979 · 30 min
Mork becomes a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos, making him pro football's first male cheerleader.
The Exidor Affair
Dec 2, 1979 · 30 min
Exidor wants to propose to a meter maid and asks Mork for help.
Exidor's Wedding
Dec 16, 1979 · 30 min
Exidor's mother shows up and tries to keep her son from getting married.
A Mommy for Mindy
Jan 3, 1980 · 30 min
When Mindy's dad visits with a younger woman he has just married, Mork is happy, but Mindy is not.
The Night They Raided Mind-skis
Jan 10, 1980 · 30 min
Mindy is targeted by a bigoted fanatical group.
Mork Learns to See
Jan 17, 1980 · 30 min
When Mr. Bickley's blind son comes to visit, Mork learns to see the world differently.
Mork's Vacation
Jan 24, 1980 · 30 min
Needing a vacation, Mork gets Orson's permission to swap bodies with other aliens.
Jeanie Loves Mork
Jan 31, 1980 · 30 min
Mindy secretly writes for a newspaper's lonely hearts column and unknowingly gives advice to Jeanie, who then falls for Mork.
Little Orphan Morkie
Feb 7, 1980 · 30 min
Mork could be deported, unless he marries an American or finds someone to adopt him.
Looney Tunes and Morkie Melodies
Feb 14, 1980 · 30 min
Mork recruits his friends to turn the hour devoted to Nelson's 7am, Saturday morning campaign speech into a variety show for kids.
Clerical Error
Feb 28, 1980 · 30 min
Mork thinks he is a priest when he dresses in a black jacket and white collar, and begins advising church parishioners.
Invasion of the Mork Snatchers
Mar 20, 1980 · 30 min
When Mork becomes addicted to advertising, he becomes a ""buy-a-holic"", causing problems for Mindy.
The Way Mork Were
May 1, 1980 · 30 min
When marital problems plague Mindy's father, he turns to Mork and Mindy for help.