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The Best Episodes of Mork & Mindy Season 1

Every episode of Mork & Mindy Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mork & Mindy Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Mork & Mindy Season 1

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.

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  1. Background image for Pilot (1)
    7.6/10(274 votes)

    #1 - Pilot (1)

    S1:E1

    Mork's boss, Orson, assigns Mork to study the planet Earth and, shortly after landing in the woods near Boulder, Colorado, he meets Mindy McConnell. Back at Mindy's apartment, she discovers that Mork is an alien, and offers to help him study Earth. In a flashback sequence, Mork tells Mindy about a previous visit to Earth when Fonzie arranged a date for him with Laverne.

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    Director:Howard Storm
  2. Background image for Pilot (2)
    7.3/10(213 votes)

    #2 - Pilot (2)

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Mork Moves In
    7.4/10(170 votes)

    #3 - Mork Moves In

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Mork Runs Away
    7.3/10(173 votes)

    #4 - Mork Runs Away

    S1:E4

    Realizing that his living with Mindy is making it difficult for her to date, Mork decides to move out. While looking for a flop house, he stumbles upon Exidor, the delusional leader (and only tangible member) of 'The Friends of Venus'.

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    Director:Joel Zwick
  5. Background image for Mork in Love
    7.5/10(169 votes)

    #5 - Mork in Love

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Mork's Seduction
    7.5/10(171 votes)

    #6 - Mork's Seduction

    S1:E6

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

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  8. Background image for Mork Goes Public
    7.4/10(147 votes)

    #7 - Mork Goes Public

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:Joel Zwick
  9. Background image for To Tell the Truth
    7.6/10(158 votes)

    #8 - To Tell the Truth

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:Joel Zwick
  10. Background image for Mork the Gullible
    7.3/10(157 votes)

    #9 - Mork the Gullible

    S1:E9

    Mork is jailed for freeing an escaped convict who's captured at the music store. Exidor begins worshiping O.J. Simpson.

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  11. Background image for A Mommy for Morky
    7.5/10(151 votes)

    #10 - A Mommy for Morky

    S1:E10

    When Mindy is reunited with her ex-fiance, 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 5 years old.

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    Director:Howard Storm
  12. Background image for Mork's Greatest Hits
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    #11 - Mork's Greatest Hits

    S1:E11

    Mork meets a bully who wants to dance with Mindy but Mork is opposed to violence. Humility is Mork's weapon.

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    Director:Howard Storm
  13. Background image for Old Fears
    7.5/10(181 votes)

    #12 - Old Fears

    S1:E12

    Happiness and loneliness haunts us all. Mork activates his time machine to age himself to be a companion to Mindy's grandmother after she feels all her friends have passed.

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    Director:Unknown
  14. Background image for Mork's First Christmas
    7.3/10(154 votes)

    #13 - Mork's First Christmas

    S1:E13

    Mork learns about Christmas, and his thoughtful gifts are unforgettable.

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  15. Background image for Mork and the Immigrant
    7.3/10(140 votes)

    #14 - Mork and the Immigrant

    S1:E14

    Mork meets an Immigrant from Russia and Mindy teaches Mork about democracy. An illegal alien has a new meaning for Mork.

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  16. Background image for Mork the Tolerant
    7.1/10(153 votes)

    #15 - Mork the Tolerant

    S1:E15

    Mork and Mindy get a new neighbor and invite him to dinner, where Mork cooks.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Young Love
    7.4/10(136 votes)

    #16 - Young Love

    S1:E16

    Mork performs a wedding ceremony to marry his friend Eugene and his girlfriend.

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  18. Background image for Sky Flakes Keep Falling on My Head
    7.3/10(162 votes)

    #17 - Sky Flakes Keep Falling on My Head

    S1:E17

    Mork and Mindy vacation in a cabin in the woods.

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  19. Background image for Mork Goes Erk
    7.3/10(136 votes)

    #18 - Mork Goes Erk

    S1:E18

    Mork tells Mindy that he's been transferred to another planet and will be leaving in a few days.

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  20. Background image for Yes Sir, That's My Baby
    7.7/10(167 votes)

    #19 - Yes Sir, That's My Baby

    S1:E19

    Mork wants to know more about where babies come from. A man offers to sell him one.

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  21. Background image for Mork's Mixed Emotions
    7.2/10(136 votes)

    #20 - Mork's Mixed Emotions

    S1:E20

    A kiss from Mindy brings out Mork's suppressed emotions.

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  22. Background image for Mork's Night Out
    7.2/10(130 votes)

    #21 - Mork's Night Out

    S1:E21

    When Mindy goes away for the weekend, Mork and Mr. Bickley go for a night out at a singles bar.

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  23. Background image for In Mork We Trust
    7.2/10(134 votes)

    #22 - In Mork We Trust

    S1:E22

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

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  24. Background image for Mork Runs Down
    7.5/10(148 votes)

    #23 - Mork Runs Down

    S1:E23

    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'.

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  25. Background image for It's a Wonderful Mork
    7.3/10(137 votes)

    #24 - It's a Wonderful Mork

    S1:E24

    When Mork inadvertantly 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.

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  26. Background image for Mork's Best Friend
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Mork's Best Friend

    S1:E25

    Mork gets a pet caterpillar which he names Bob.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot (1)" is the best rated episode of "Mork & Mindy" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 274 votes. Directed by Howard Storm and written by Dale McRaven, it aired on 9/14/1978. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Pilot (2)".