Tournament Round One: Mad About You (1992) vs. Mork and Mindy - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 11-04-2021, 07:17 PM

The original run of Mad About You aired 7 seasons on NBC from 1992-1999. Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt have great chemistry as the married leads Paul and Jamie Buchman. Starting out Paul's best friend was Jay Selby (Tommy Hinkley), who added nothing to the show. Selby was dropped halfway through season 1 and replaced with Paul's cousin Ira (John Pankow). Leila Kenzle was Jamie's boss and best friend Fran Devanow. Richard Kind was Fran's husband Dr. Mark Devanow. Fran and Mark got divorced in season 2. Anne Ramsay was Jamie's sister Lisa Stemple. Cynthia Harris was Paul's critical mother Sylvia, and Louis Zorich was Paul's father Burt who said hello to Regis Philbin. Carol Burnett recurred as Jaime's mother and Carroll O'Connor recurred as her father. Murray (played by Maui) was Paul's big dog from before marriage who lived in their tiny apartment.

Nanu nanu! Garry Marshall's daughter was a Star Wars fan, she wanted her father to start making sci-fi. In comes alien Mork from Ork, played by comedy legend Robin Williams on an episode of Happy Days. Mork was popular enough to get his own show, airing four seasons on ABC from 1978-1982. Mork's egg has landed on Earth, where he finds human Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber) and lives with her. Mindy's father Fred (Conrad Janis) owned a music store where her grandmother Cora Hudson (Elizabeth Kerr) was a teacher. Comedy veteran Tom Poston was Mindy's crotchety neighbor Mr. Bickley. Ralph James was the voice of Orson, Mork's Orkan boss. ABC was run by idiots who wanted to get rid of Mindy's family and the music store at the start of season 2. Jay Thomas and Gina Hecht replaced them as brother and sister restaurant owners Remo and Jean DaVinci. Two other regulars were cast in the middle seasons who added nothing to the show. Mork and Mindy went from roommates to a married couple. They ended up having a son Mearth (Jonathan Winters) in the final season who looked like a senior citizen but had a toddler's brain.

icecream · 11-09-2021, 12:03 AM

It is a close race with 19 hours of voting left.

icecream · 11-09-2021, 07:25 PM

We have our first tie of the tournament, which means I am the tie breaking vote. It is no contest here, Mad About You is the better show and will advance to the 2nd round.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
Mad About You (1992)	5	50.00%
Mork and Mindy	5	50.00%
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

11-04-2021, 07:17 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,910	Tournament Round One: Mad About You (1992) vs. Mork and Mindy The original run of Mad About You aired 7 seasons on NBC from 1992-1999. Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt have great chemistry as the married leads Paul and Jamie Buchman. Starting out Paul's best friend was Jay Selby (Tommy Hinkley), who added nothing to the show. Selby was dropped halfway through season 1 and replaced with Paul's cousin Ira (John Pankow). Leila Kenzle was Jamie's boss and best friend Fran Devanow. Richard Kind was Fran's husband Dr. Mark Devanow. Fran and Mark got divorced in season 2. Anne Ramsay was Jamie's sister Lisa Stemple. Cynthia Harris was Paul's critical mother Sylvia, and Louis Zorich was Paul's father Burt who said hello to Regis Philbin. Carol Burnett recurred as Jaime's mother and Carroll O'Connor recurred as her father. Murray (played by Maui) was Paul's big dog from before marriage who lived in their tiny apartment. Nanu nanu! Garry Marshall's daughter was a Star Wars fan, she wanted her father to start making sci-fi. In comes alien Mork from Ork, played by comedy legend Robin Williams on an episode of Happy Days. Mork was popular enough to get his own show, airing four seasons on ABC from 1978-1982. Mork's egg has landed on Earth, where he finds human Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber) and lives with her. Mindy's father Fred (Conrad Janis) owned a music store where her grandmother Cora Hudson (Elizabeth Kerr) was a teacher. Comedy veteran Tom Poston was Mindy's crotchety neighbor Mr. Bickley. Ralph James was the voice of Orson, Mork's Orkan boss. ABC was run by idiots who wanted to get rid of Mindy's family and the music store at the start of season 2. Jay Thomas and Gina Hecht replaced them as brother and sister restaurant owners Remo and Jean DaVinci. Two other regulars were cast in the middle seasons who added nothing to the show. Mork and Mindy went from roommates to a married couple. They ended up having a son Mearth (Jonathan Winters) in the final season who looked like a senior citizen but had a toddler's brain.
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11-09-2021, 12:03 AM	#2
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,910	It is a close race with 19 hours of voting left.

11-09-2021, 07:25 PM	#3
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,910	We have our first tie of the tournament, which means I am the tie breaking vote. It is no contest here, Mad About You is the better show and will advance to the 2nd round.