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nascarfan43 · 12-06-2008, 10:20 PM

Was the Mork Report the last episode of Mork and Mindy? I've seen episode guides that list it as the last one aired on tv. I loved this show when I was a child, but couldn't remember which episode was the last one. It is disturbing to think such a funny show could end on such a sad note as Mork and Mindy lost in time. I need a made for tv movie to settle the issue. What do you all think?

Nelson_Flavor · 12-19-2008, 02:06 AM

It was the last episode aired in the series. I'm sure it wasn't meant to be, but it was. It was just a tad out of place after the Kalnik stuff.

I'd like to see an M&M movie, but I'd be a little apprehensive at what they, the writers, would do with them. Mork is aging backwards, so the writers may choose to go that way with a story, and I like the image of M&M that I have right now and would hate for it to be clouded.

If the movie never happens, just make up your own ending

Kalnik was a dream sequence that never happened, it just wasn't explained in the Mork Report, and the Mork Report actually ended the series with Mork getting his promotion.

nascarfan43 · 12-24-2008, 11:40 PM

Nelson_Flavor thanks for the response.

I do agree that I'd be a little apprehensive as to what a new M&M movie would be about. I would like to see one though. I've even thought about how to solve the whole Mork aging backwards thing. Here's my thought on that. When Orson changed Mork back to himself for the wedding, he still had to punish Mork for breaking Orkan law on marriage. So, Orson changed Mork's molecular structure to age forward, and he would then get older instead of age backward. This would allow writters to have Robin Williams still play Mork. Just a thought.

Nelson_Flavor · 12-26-2008, 06:37 PM

Here's my thought on that. When Orson changed Mork back to himself for the wedding, he still had to punish Mork for breaking Orkan law on marriage. So, Orson changed Mork's molecular structure to age forward, and he would then get older instead of age backward. This would allow writters to have Robin Williams still play Mork. Just a thought.

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Yeah, I like that idea

treky · 12-27-2008, 11:29 PM

whatwas "THE MORK REPORT" about? Was it the first part of that cliffhanger that had them lost in time, and traveling back and forth to different eras, and in the episode they were in the prehistoric era, then when they "leapt" or whatever (to borrow a word from "QUANTUM LEAP")

the last we saw, they were paintings on a wall?

Nelson_Flavor · 12-30-2008, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

whatwas "THE MORK REPORT" about? Was it the first part of that cliffhanger that had them lost in time, and traveling back and forth to different eras, and in the episode they were in the prehistoric era, then when they "leapt" or whatever (to borrow a word from "QUANTUM LEAP")

the last we saw, they were paintings on a wall?

The Mork report was an expanded report to Orson, the entire episode. Basically, the report was about how it was going in Mork & Mindy's marriage. At the end, Mork got a promotion.

It had nothing to do with Kalnik and the prehistoric era, etc. That's why the episode was strangely out of place.

steevo · 01-26-2009, 09:43 PM

^ Still, I would hate for the very last scene in Mork And Mindy to be while they were in pre-historic times, so I'm glad it was the last episode.

Dr. Thong · 07-11-2010, 05:02 PM

"The Mork Report" was indeed the final episode, but it wasn't supposed to be.

The final installment of the "Gotta Run" episodes with Kalnick was supposed to be a cliffhanger that would be resolved in season five. There's an explanation for "The Mork Report" becoming the final episode at this site. It's part of an analysis of "what went wrong with Mork & Mindy."

http://www.techtite.com/WWWrong/Wwwrng10.html

And is it just me, or were the "Gotta Run" episodes kind of a downer? Mork & Mindy started off as a funny show, but after that first season, they took it in creative directions that ultimately derailed the show, IMO.

12-06-2008, 10:20 PM	#1
nascarfan43 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2008 Location: United States Posts: 11	Was The Mork Report the last episode? Was the Mork Report the last episode of Mork and Mindy? I've seen episode guides that list it as the last one aired on tv. I loved this show when I was a child, but couldn't remember which episode was the last one. It is disturbing to think such a funny show could end on such a sad note as Mork and Mindy lost in time. I need a made for tv movie to settle the issue. What do you all think?

12-19-2008, 02:06 AM	#2
Nelson_Flavor Pardon, where's the restroom? Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2003 Location: IL Posts: 69	It was the last episode aired in the series. I'm sure it wasn't meant to be, but it was. It was just a tad out of place after the Kalnik stuff. I'd like to see an M&M movie, but I'd be a little apprehensive at what they, the writers, would do with them. Mork is aging backwards, so the writers may choose to go that way with a story, and I like the image of M&M that I have right now and would hate for it to be clouded. If the movie never happens, just make up your own ending Kalnik was a dream sequence that never happened, it just wasn't explained in the Mork Report, and the Mork Report actually ended the series with Mork getting his promotion.
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12-27-2008, 11:29 PM	#5
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	whatwas "THE MORK REPORT" about? Was it the first part of that cliffhanger that had them lost in time, and traveling back and forth to different eras, and in the episode they were in the prehistoric era, then when they "leapt" or whatever (to borrow a word from "QUANTUM LEAP") the last we saw, they were paintings on a wall?
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01-26-2009, 09:43 PM	#7
steevo It is Green Senior Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,474	^ Still, I would hate for the very last scene in Mork And Mindy to be while they were in pre-historic times, so I'm glad it was the last episode.
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07-11-2010, 05:02 PM	#8
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	"The Mork Report" was indeed the final episode, but it wasn't supposed to be. The final installment of the "Gotta Run" episodes with Kalnick was supposed to be a cliffhanger that would be resolved in season five. There's an explanation for "The Mork Report" becoming the final episode at this site. It's part of an analysis of "what went wrong with Mork & Mindy." http://www.techtite.com/WWWrong/Wwwrng10.html And is it just me, or were the "Gotta Run" episodes kind of a downer? Mork & Mindy started off as a funny show, but after that first season, they took it in creative directions that ultimately derailed the show, IMO.
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12-24-2008, 11:40 PM	#3
nascarfan43 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 06, 2008 Location: United States Posts: 11	Nelson_Flavor thanks for the response. I do agree that I'd be a little apprehensive as to what a new M&M movie would be about. I would like to see one though. I've even thought about how to solve the whole Mork aging backwards thing. Here's my thought on that. When Orson changed Mork back to himself for the wedding, he still had to punish Mork for breaking Orkan law on marriage. So, Orson changed Mork's molecular structure to age forward, and he would then get older instead of age backward. This would allow writters to have Robin Williams still play Mork. Just a thought.

12-26-2008, 06:37 PM	#4
Nelson_Flavor Pardon, where's the restroom? Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2003 Location: IL Posts: 69	Here's my thought on that. When Orson changed Mork back to himself for the wedding, he still had to punish Mork for breaking Orkan law on marriage. So, Orson changed Mork's molecular structure to age forward, and he would then get older instead of age backward. This would allow writters to have Robin Williams still play Mork. Just a thought. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I like that idea