Mork and Mindy Mork and the Family Reunion

"Mork and the Family Reunion"
Season iii, Episode #18 (#69) in series (95 episodes)
Mindy throws a dinner party to assistance Fred reconcile with his estranged, domineering blood brother Dave. Simply partaking of some of Mork'southward ceremonial 'Fleck' brings almost strange beliefs for both Niece & Uncle.
"Mork & Mindy" episode
Guest Star(s):	Jonathan Winters Beverly Sanders Bebo
Network:	ABC-TV
Production code:	318 (3x18)
Writer(s)	April Kelly
Director	Howard Tempest
Original airdate	April 9, 1981
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Mork and the Family unit Reunion is a Mork and Mindy episode from Season iii, the 18th episode of the flavor, also the 69th overall episode. Written by April Kelly, the episode, which was directed by Howard Tempest, was shot on March 20, 1981, and premiered on ABC-Goggle box on Apr 9, 1981.

Contents

• 1 Synopsis
• 2 Plot
• iii Trivia
  • 3.1 Orkan 'Facts'
  • 3.ii Full general
  • three.three Pop Civilisation
• 4 Quotes/Excerpts
• 5 Promo
• 6 Prototype Gallery
• 7 Cast
  • 7.ane Starring
  • 7.2 Guest starring
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Synopsis [ ]

When Fred's wealthy, domineering and cross brother, Dave comes to boondocks, Mindy invites him and his wife Caroline to dinner at her apartment to endeavor and improve the brothers relationship. Unfortunately, Mindy makes the fault of eating some of Mork's scrap, an Orkan food, which results in unusual behavior.

Plot [ ]

With Cathy away Fred is grateful for a decent meal at Mindy's but suffering feet pangs, and an outbreak of hives, considering of the impending first visit in 7 years, of his highly successful merely domineering older blood brother, Dave. Dave taking slap-up pleasure in reminding Fred of his island in the Caribbean area and Fred's mortgage in Boulder. Mindy attempts to calm her Dad and promises that she will make them all a smashing dinner tomorrow when they make it, even getting Mork to behave. at which point Mork arrives home, all his dress on backwards and walking backwards, checking with Mindy that he's finally backed into the right firm. After she is unable to resist asking 'Why?' he tells her that it's Orkan 'Backwards Day'.

When Fred heads out, asking Mindy to take Mork turned effectually before Dave gets at that place, Mindy's tone makes Mork end Backwards Twenty-four hours immediately. Springing around he asks her who Dave is, and Mindy explains he'south Fred's older blood brother, and Fred really wants to impress him, and then she asks Mork to please act like an earthling while he'south there. As they're talking the lights in the apartment become downwards, and the familiar sound of an Orkan arrival fills the apartment. Opening the door some Orkan ceremonial food that Mork had sent abroad for, for Backwards Twenty-four hour period, arrives by floating egg delivery. Intrigued Mindy asks him virtually and Mork explains it's called 'Flake', showing her the seeds, he plants them in some soil in a pot on the table, and Mindy watches in anaesthesia as the constitute grows immediately.

The next day, Mindy and Fred get in at her Uncle Dave & Aunt Caroline's suite, in the Empire Hotel, getting a warm welcome from Caroline who hasn't seen Mindy since she was in her teens. Calling her husband, telling him they've arrived, Dave comes out from the chamber, as gruff and surly as his married woman is warm and welcoming, and immediately notes that Fred is 4 minutes late, and he's bought companies in less time. Mindy gets a warmer welcome, though he comments on her apparel sense. His ordering his wife to get them nutrient and 'joking' that he thinks he'll keep her, has Mindy smile through gritted teeth, added to by request Fred where his 'brawl and chain' is which she really has to explain to her father sarcastically as the 'picayune wifey'. Fred, already scratching at his outbreak of hives, tells Dave that Cathy is in Chicago playing flute with her Chamber Group. While Caroline is amazed Fred 'lets' his married woman travel alone, Dave attacks Fred for letting his wife work, and not being able to 'cut it' on his own. Almost in the next breath, Dave challenges Fred to arm wrestling like they used to when they were younger. Fred reluctantly agrees and as they begin the phone rings. While Fred struggles to shift his brother'southward arm, Dave casually chats with the Boulder Association who want him to speak that night, and Mindy virtually what time they're eating, agreeing to talk to them at 9pm after visiting Mindy'south at 7.thirty, before casually pinning Fred as soon as he hangs upwards. When Fred comments that somethings never change, Dave notes that'south not true, this fourth dimension Fred didn't weep for Mommy, before mocking his 'boo boo'.

That night at her apartment, Mindy, dressed and finishing getting ready for the dinner she'due south putting on, smells something good on the kitchen counter that Mork has made, and tastes it, liking information technology even more. Mork zips down from the attic in his all-time conform, and Mindy asks him to help her gear up the table equally Dave wants to swallow the second he gets there so everything needs to be ready. Though she confesses to him she doesn't know why they are going to all this problem, Dave has hardly been dainty to her father, yet she's made this large repast for him, and Mork has fabricated a delicious dessert. That stops Mork in his tracks, and he nervously asks her by 'delicious' does that mean she'due south eaten some, when she confirms it, he tells her that's Fleck and no human has ever eaten it before, panicking slightly he tries to utilise the plunger to pump out her stomach, just she tells him she feels absolutely fine. He decides peradventure he'south overreacting, and that if information technology's okay for Orkans information technology should be okay for humans.

The doorbell goes and she goes to go information technology, but before she can reach the door, equally Mork watches she freezes, turns, makes a high pitched squealing racket, hops down the step to the floor and cartwheels across it. Stunned she asks Mork what did she just practice, and he gives her a alive activity replay. He tells her information technology has to be the Flake, but she says she feels perfectly normal right at that moment. Her father knocks calling out to her, and she pleads with Mork to cover for her if she starts to human action strange, and rushes to answer the door. Fred enters smiling and hands Mindy a bottle of vino telling her she looks beautiful and Mork looks almost human. While he's talking to Mork however, Mindy has put the bottle on the counter and is doing a handstand behind it. Mork tries to cover for her, earlier rushing over to her, and panicked she tells him she tin can't command it, right every bit a single heavy knock lands on the door, Fred confirming it'southward Dave as he never has time to knock more than one time. Mindy tells Fred and Mork she'll get information technology, only to hop down off the step once more and this time bunny hop into her bedroom, leaving Fred gaping.

As Fred tries to notice out what'due south going on, Mork opens the door to Dave and Caroline enter all dressed up and ready to eat. Dave makes his married woman present Fred with a bottle of wine 'Chateau Lafitte McConnell' from the vineyard he owns north of Napa. As Dave brags nigh the vineyard and the monks who make the vino for them, backside them in the kitchen, Mindy starts to walk around like a chicken, Mork grabbing them to requite them a really short bout while Fred moves quickly to bring together his girl asking if she's okay. But even every bit she tries to reassure him she is, her voice goes strange and she whistles and hoots, before announcing loudly that dinners ready. As they all head to the table, Dave moves to sit at the head of information technology, only for Mindy to barge him out of the way laughing at beating him to it, poking him in the stomach and calling him 'jelly abdomen' quietly infuriating Dave who tells Fred he should go therapy for her. As Mindy lines up a cocktail stick similar a Javelin, Mork tries and fails to cover for her, as Mindy starts to concur a chat with her hand, feeding it olives, and Dave tells Fred she needs electro shock therapy, muzzling and to be sent to obedience school, before she calls him picklepuss and flicks a big spoonful of wild rice in Dave's confront.

The last straw, Dave gets upwards to go ordering Caroline with him, merely equally Mindy comes to, looking around bewildered at everyone getting up. Rushing after him she pleads with them to come back, and getting them back in apologizes, proverb that the evening ways so much to her father and her, before she falls asleep on her feet, Mork having to wake her up. Fred says he doesn't know what's come over Mindy, but asks Dave to please stay, but Dave's reply is zip less than a snarl proverb he knew this trip was going to be a bummer and that's what information technology is, and he wants out. Before he can move to get though, Mork tells him he can't go out with bitter memories and to Mindy's warning, asks him to endeavor some of his dessert. Dave accepts telling Mork he seems like the but normal i there. As he eats the Fleck, Mindy & Mork watch him attentively, and stepping forward Mindy asks him if he's feeling alright, getting stuck on the right and repeating it several times, to which Dave replies of course he's feeling alright...and does exactly the same on the right, before yelling out left, and turning information technology into a military march.

In front of everyone'southward optics, Dave turns into a British Fusiliers Captain on a horse, in the trenches, fighting the Germans, Mork joining him as his 'son' Brian from Sandhurst as the Zulu set on from the rear. The 'war' finishing, Dave gain to tickle his wife, and Fred asks him what'southward going on, he never used to play like that with him growing upwards. Dave says he knows that, and suddenly regresses to childhood talking about how happy he was when he was an only child, how much enjoyed playing with their parents, and then he came forth and took all their attending and he was insanely jealous and he doesn't' like him because he took their parents from him. Sticking his tongue out at Fred he leaves.

Dorsum at the hotel, Mindy tries to calm her aunt, telling her if anyone can notice Dave, Mork can. Entering he tells them he'southward had no luck, he institute him. On the top of city hall, and Dave enters wrapped in the flag, walks to the chamber and slams the door shut. Caroline goes in subsequently him, and Fred feels that information technology. Mindy tries to panel him maxim information technology was but the Fleck, only Fred said he's ever been like this, they've never gotten along and they never will. Mindy tries to prevail upon him to attempt, that he's his blood brother and he happens to feel like he's been robbed of something special, only Fred doesn't know what to say to him he doesn't' mind to him. Mork volunteers to try and goes in merely comes out 10 seconds later with the flag over his caput. At that fifty-fifty Mindy gives up, and heads them out, Mork relating that Dave never wants to meet him again, and Caroline rushing out to pack pretty much confirming it to them, before Dave himself emerges.

Fred approaches him to say he doesn't desire it to finish similar this, and Dave starts to yell at him but for Fred to startle him past cutting him dead loudly. Telling him what information technology was like for him, trying all those years to get Dave'southward approving, and request him does he know what it'due south like to love a brother who doesn't love you lot back? Telling him it hurts, he says cheerio, and that he still wishes him well. Caroline goes to her husband and tries to go him to apply his negotiation skills with his brother, and afterward a second Dave goes afterwards him. He admits that he made a fool out of himself that dark and came off looking bad, and maybe it's improve that way, but he doesn't want it to stay that way. Their parents are gone, and all they have is each other, and they're withal alive, and he wants his love as bad as Fred wants his. He extends his hand, and Fred takes it, both brothers starting to smile, earlier Dave offers to have them all to dinner. As Caroline goes to get her purse, Mindy looks to Mork with a grinning, and to his surprise, places a soft kiss on his cheek. When he asks her what that was for, she tells him for giving her Male parent a brother.

The episode concludes with Mork's report to Orson, this week having learned about competition, the type that occurs between different branches of the same family tree. Orson recalls that Mork told him that Earthlings were very competitive, simply he didn't realize they brought it domicile with them. Mork tells him that sibling rivalry goes dorsum to Cain & Abel in the Bible, competing for God'due south attention to Donnie & Marie competing for the same hairdo. Orson's wonders if competition isn't a good for you thing, and Mork replies it tin exist simply families should be like a squad, they shouldn't have to wearable pads to protect each other from contact, they should be rooting each other on. Orson asks why don't they? And Mork conjectures that he thinks its considering one person starts to compare himself to another, forgetting that the only standards he actually has to meet are the ones he sets for himself. Orson points out that it's through competition that greater heights are reached, and Mork agrees but feels you shouldn't use your family every bit stepping stones.

Trivia [ ]

Orkan 'Facts' [ ]

• Backwards Day an Orkan Planetary Holiday, which Orkans 'look forwards to' in which people dress and walk backwards and swallow ceremonial nutrient like Chip
• Nargle is another ceremonial Orkan food, simply causes you to grow Feathers when you swallow it.
• Orkan Plants grow almost immediately on being planted.

General [ ]

• This episode is also known as "Orkan Veggies."
• Robin Williams got his idol, Jonathan Winters, to appear in this episode. The next season, Winters joined the bandage equally Mork & Mindy'due south son, Mearth. No mention was ever made of Mearth resembling Mindy's uncle.
• A clip of Mindy doing a cartwheel was used in the adjacent season'southward opening credits sequence.
• Although his character was supposed to exist the older blood brother, Jonathan Winters was nine months younger than Conrad Janis.
• In one of his final interviews, Robin Williams discussed the scene that occurs afterwards Uncle Dave (Jonathan Winters) at the fleck. "They shot for like 45 minutes, to the signal where the cameras were running out of motion-picture show. Nosotros were just riffing."^[1]
• This is the only episode with Jonathan Winters helmed by resident manager Howard Tempest, who left the show the following season.

Pop Civilisation [ ]

• Mork jokily mentions Dr. Joyce Brothers, when Mindy points out that Brothers are usually always male. Dr. Joyce Brothers beingness the TV Personality and Psychologist in the 1950s working steadily from and then on in the media.
• Dave tells Caroline to move her piffling Adidas and go them some food, and compounds his sexist behavior by quoting the much derided (even then) line from the Geritol advertizement 'My wife I think I'll go along her'
• Mork'due south character Brian has been kicked out of Sandhurst for wearing a gown. Sandhurst being the War machine Preparation College for British Army Officers.
• Dave is brought dorsum to the hotel by Mork, wrapped in the Colorado State Flag.
• Mork makes a cleft about the Osmond siblings, Donnie & Marie's 'rivalry' over the same hairdo.

Quotes/Excerpts [ ]

• Mindy: So...you've been out walking effectually all day backwards. Didn't people stare at y'all?
• Mork: I dunno Mind, I don't take eyes in the back of my head.

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• Mork: Pop has a biological brother?! Oh huzzah!! Huzzah!! Is he older? Younger? Male? Female person?
• Mindy: Well he'south older....and brothers are almost e'er usually male person.
• Mork: Oh not Dr. Joyce Brothers!

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• Mindy: It's been years since we've seen Uncle Dave and Aunt Caroline. Dad actually wants to print his brother, so please, try and human activity like an Earthling?
• Mork: You got it Mind...who do y'all want me to be?

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• Dave McConnell: Aw, come on, Junior, you gotta be kidding me. I mean, you got your married woman playing a flute in Chicago, puttin' a stick in her face? Y'all tin't cut it on your own?

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• Mindy: Y'all know, I don't know why we're going to all this trouble for Uncle Dave. I mean, he hasn't been very prissy to dad, and I'm making this big meal and you made this delicious dessert.
• Mork: *anxious* By "succulent," Mind, are you inferring that some of that has passed by your perky niggling lips?
• Mindy: Oh, yeah! It'southward good!
• Mork: Oh, Mind, that was fleck.
• Mindy: Bit? *
• Mork: Yeah, and no earthling has ever eaten that before.
• Mindy: *nervous* I'm gonna be alright, aren't I?
• Mork: But be calm! Be calm, and tell me where you keep your tummy pump.
• Mindy: *alarmed* Stomach pump?!!!
• Mork: Well, I don't mean to affright you. That's alright, nosotros'll just take to use the plunger.
• Mork: *picks upwardly the plunger* Open up!

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[Mindy holds a conversation with her mitt]

• Dave McConnell: I wanna tell you something. Fit her for an electric bonnet at present! Set it at 580!

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• Dave: I'm telling yous you should put a muzzle on her and send her to an obedience school!
• Mindy: Hey picklepuss! *fires wild rice into his face*

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• Fred *as Mork enters the hotel room* Mork? Any luck?!
• Mork: No. I found him.

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• Caroline: It was wonderful seeing you, and it's a good affair we did considering we'll probably never see you lot again!

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• Mork: I'll talk to him, Pops. I mean, who talked him out of the lobster tank at the seafood shanty? Me.

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• Mork: Sibling rivalry has been around for a long fourth dimension. It started off with Cain and Abel competing for God's attention, right through Donny and Marie competing for the aforementioned hairdo.

Promo [ ]

Mork & Mindy - 1981 - Mork & The Family Reunion - Episode Promo

Promo for Mork & The Family Reunion - S3 Episode 18 - Apr1981.

(Promos for Barney Miller & Taxi follow after)

Prototype Gallery [ ]

Bandage [ ]

Starring [ ]

• Robin Williams as Mork
• Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell
• Conrad Janis as Fred McConnell
• Jay Thomas equally Remo DaVinci (credited but)
• Gina Hecht as Jean DaVinci (credited but)
• Jim Staahl as Nelson Flavor (credit simply)
• Crissy Wilzak as Glenda Faye Comstock (equally Crissy Wilzak) (credited only)
• Ralph James every bit Vocalisation of Orson

Guest starring [ ]

• Jonathan Winters as Dave McConnell
• Beverly Sanders every bit Caroline McConnell
• Bebo as Himself

References [ ]

1. ↑ Pioneers of Television: Remembering Robin Williams

External links [ ]

• "Mork and the Family Reunion" at Boob tube.com
• "Mork and the Family Reunion" episode at Hulu

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