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TVFactFan · 05-27-2003, 07:10 PM

Do you think Mork and Mindy only finished the 78-79 season tied with Happy Days for the 3 spot because Mork appeared on Happy Days before Mork and Mindy was created?

Brian · 07-06-2003, 07:25 PM

I would say it is part of the reason. However, I think the show's humor, comedy, and cast did not have to rely on a parent show to keep it's ratings high.

TVFactFan · 07-06-2003, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by Brian
I would say it is part of the reason. However, I think the show's humor, comedy, and cast did not have to rely on a parent show to keep it's ratings high.

I think the guest appearance by Penny Marshall and Henry Winkler gave Mork and Mindy a HUGE BOOST that season.

Brian · 07-06-2003, 08:39 PM

The first season is the best but it was one of those series that would inevitably get stale after a while like Aunt Esther in Sanford and Son. There was a thread about that a looooong time back. It's probably a few pages down.

TVFactFan · 11-27-2003, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by Brian
The first season is the best but it was one of those series that would inevitably get stale after a while like Aunt Esther in Sanford and Son. There was a thread about that a looooong time back. It's probably a few pages down.

I just think without the connection to the Fonz, Mork and Mindy would have been much lower in the ratings. So since Mork and the Fonz was together twice in 1978, i think it helped the show a lot.

05-27-2003, 07:10 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,048	1978-1979 TV Season Ratings Do you think Mork and Mindy only finished the 78-79 season tied with Happy Days for the 3 spot because Mork appeared on Happy Days before Mork and Mindy was created?

07-06-2003, 07:25 PM	#2
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I would say it is part of the reason. However, I think the show's humor, comedy, and cast did not have to rely on a parent show to keep it's ratings high.

07-06-2003, 08:39 PM	#4
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	The first season is the best but it was one of those series that would inevitably get stale after a while like Aunt Esther in Sanford and Son. There was a thread about that a looooong time back. It's probably a few pages down.