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DJM77 · 09-20-2001, 06:53 PM

Mork & Mindy finished #3 in the season ratings for the 1978-1979 season. The producers and ABC made the decision to tamper with a hit and it backfired. The second season almost destroyed the series. In an attempt to give the show more meaningful stories the second season opened with a strange surrealistic episode in which Mork shrank and fell into a never-never world. Practically the whole supporting cast changed. The series got moved to a different night and then it lost nearly half its audience. Three months after the season premiere ABC and the producers scrambled to fix their mistakes. Mork & Mindy lasted four seasons but the season ratings were never in the top 25 after the first season.

Richard · 09-22-2001, 11:00 AM

Amen!The people at Mork & Mindy didn't realize that,"If it ain't broke,don't fix it!"Not only that,but after the first year Mork's character had been pretty well established and Robin Williams ad-libbed less and less.The initial season was great for him but he felt too hemmed-in afterwards.

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Richard Ranke

09-20-2001, 06:53 PM	#1
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,563	second season damage Mork & Mindy finished #3 in the season ratings for the 1978-1979 season. The producers and ABC made the decision to tamper with a hit and it backfired. The second season almost destroyed the series. In an attempt to give the show more meaningful stories the second season opened with a strange surrealistic episode in which Mork shrank and fell into a never-never world. Practically the whole supporting cast changed. The series got moved to a different night and then it lost nearly half its audience. Three months after the season premiere ABC and the producers scrambled to fix their mistakes. Mork & Mindy lasted four seasons but the season ratings were never in the top 25 after the first season.

09-22-2001, 11:00 AM	#2
Richard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Cleveland,Ohio-USA Posts: 352	Amen!The people at Mork & Mindy didn't realize that,"If it ain't broke,don't fix it!"Not only that,but after the first year Mork's character had been pretty well established and Robin Williams ad-libbed less and less.The initial season was great for him but he felt too hemmed-in afterwards. ------------------ Richard Ranke