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Happy Days introduces Mork in 'My Favorite Orkan'

When: 1978
Sources: 2 public sources

Henry Winkler and Robin Williams as Fonzie and Mork in the 1978 Happy Days episode ABC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Robin Williams first played the alien Mork from Ork in a Happy Days episode titled 'My Favorite Orkan'. The response led Garry Marshall to build the spin-off series Mork & Mindy around the character.

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Press47 Years Ago Today Mork & Mindy Premieres on ABC (opens in a new tab)Cord Cutters News
OtherMork & Mindy (opens in a new tab)The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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