Mork & Mindy (season 3)

Mork & Mindy (season 3)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	November 13, 1980 – May 14, 1981

This is a list of episodes from the third season of Mork & Mindy.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Thursday at 8:00-8:30 pm (EST).

DVD release

The season was released on DVD by Paramount Home Video.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
52/53	1/2	"Putting the Ork Back in Mork"	Howard Storm	Ed Scharlach & Tom Tenowich	November 13, 1980
Mindy's efforts to make Mork act like a normal earthling backfire, radically changing his personality. Upon learning of this situation from Mork and Mindy, Orson sends the most respected Orkan elder to Earth to help Mork regain his Orkan traits. The Elder (whose name is actually the sound of "blowing a raspberry") converts the attic to a typical Orkan house, hoping it will help Mork revert to his old Orkan ways. If Mork fails, he will be sent back to Ork and be ostracized from the other Orkans. NOTE: One-hour episode; Conrad Janis returns as a regular.
54	3	"Mork in Never-Never Land"	Howard Storm	Wendy Kout	November 20, 1980
Mork discovers that his pen-pal is living at an insane asylum, and believes that he is Peter Pan.
55	4	"Dueling Skates"	Garry K. Marshall	Dale McRaven & Bruce Johnson	November 27, 1980
To save the daycare center where he works from becoming a parking lot, Mork challenges a champion skater to a Rocky Mountain race.
56	5	"Mork the Prankster"	Jeff Chambers	Wendy Kout & George Zateslo	December 4, 1980
Mindy teaches Mork about practical jokes, but Mork does not quite get the hang of them. After a disastrous prank from Mork that involves assembling her jeep in the living room, Mindy moves out to live with Glenda Faye for a while. Glenda convinces Mindy to go back to Mork.
57	6	"Mork, the Monkey's Uncle"	Howard Storm	Teleplay by: Tom Tenowich & Ed Scharlach Story by: James Klein	December 11, 1980
Mork kidnaps a chimpanzee from the zoo saying he was being treated badly. Exidor investigates at the zoo and learns that the chimpanzee's mother was rushed to the hospital. Mork sneaks in to the zoo and reunites the chimp and its mother.
58	7	"Gunfight at the Mork-Kay Corral"	Jeff Chambers	Stuart Gillard	December 18, 1980
Mork dresses up as his favorite hero Squellman the Yellow. One boy at the day care named Bill idolizes Billy the Kid and starts imitating him in a dangerous game. Mork and Mindy teach him a lesson about violence.
59	8	"Mork's New Look"	Howard Storm	April Kelly	January 1, 1981
Mindy's dad wants to get plastic surgery to look younger. He says everyone could use a little improvement, which inspires Mork to go to a plastic surgeon. His make-over surprises everyone. Guest Star: Shelley Fabares as Cathy
60	9	"Alas, Poor Mork, We Knew Him Well"	Howard Storm	Steve Kreinberg & Andy Guerdat	January 8, 1981
When an insurance salesman scares Mork about dying from natural disasters, he seals himself into a glass bubble in the living room. In the process, he learns some things about living with risks.
61	10	"Mork and the Bum Rap"	Howard Storm	Deborah Raznick & John B. Collins	January 15, 1981
Although Mork doesn't understand the concept of charity, he is determined to help Mindy raise money for the children's hospital. He tries his Morkathon performance to no avail and ends up taking up panhandling to collect money for the children's hospital when he meets a panhandler named Godfrey. Guest Star: Ross Martin as Godfrey
62	11	"Mindy Gets Her Job"	Howard Storm	Tom Tenowich & Ed Scharlach	January 22, 1981
Mindy applies for a job at a TV station. After speaking her mind to the station manager Miles Sternhagen, she get hired. A blizzard keeps newscasters from getting to the station, so Mindy has to do the whole news show herself with help from Mork. Guest Star: Foster Brooks as Miles Sternhagen
63	12	"Twelve Angry Appliances"	Howard Storm	Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn	February 5, 1981
Mindy has a broken record player that the repairman Augustus J. Strand won't fix for a second time. Mork wants to get revenge on Augustus J. Strand, so he puts him on trial before a jury of broken appliances that are in Augustus' repair shop. Guest Star: Richard Libertini as Augustus J. Strand
64	13	"There's a New Mork in Town"	Howard Storm	Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn	February 12, 1981
Mork is ecstatic when he hears that Orkan VIP Xerko is coming to visit him. Xerko turns out to be an arrogant and egotistical man and he wants Mork's job of reporting back to Orson. Xerko and Mork duel to see who will get the job. Guest Star: Lyle Waggoner as Xerko
65	14	"Mork Meets Robin Williams"	Howard Storm	Dale McRaven & Bruce Johnson	February 19, 1981
Robin Williams is in town to do a live Solar Energy Benefit show and Mindy can't get an interview. Mork does not think he looks anything like Robin Williams, but he gets chased by a mob of fans. Mork gets Mindy and himself into Robin Williams' dressing room, leading to a face-to-face interview with him. Guest Star: Foster Brooks as Miles Sternhagen
66	15	"Mindy, Mindy, Mindy"	Howard Storm	Steve Kreinberg & Andy Guerdat	February 26, 1981
Mindy goes away for the weekend, and Mork goes crazy missing her. The Orkan Elder comes to visit and regrets that Mindy isn't there. He tries to clone Mindy, but each clone is worse than the last. Now Mork must deactivate the defective copies before they can cause any trouble.
67	16	"Mork, the Swinging Single"	Howard Storm	Wendy Kout	March 12, 1981
Mindy tells Mork she thinks they should date other people. He takes lessons from a swinger named T.N.T. and turns into a party animal.
68	17	"Mork and Mindy Meet Rick and Ruby"	Howard Storm	Dale McRaven & Bruce Johnson	March 26, 1981
Remo fires Ruby, the pregnant singer of the restaurant's band. Mindy takes in Rick and Ruby and she tries to convince Remo to rehire them. She makes a bet with Remo, so he rehires the group. Ruby goes into labor during a performance and Mork takes her place.
69	18	"Mork and the Family Reunion"	Howard Storm	April Kelly	April 9, 1981
Fred's successful but domineering brother Dave comes to dinner. Mindy accidentally eats an Orkan dessert which makes her behave strangely. Things get even worse when Uncle Dave eats some of the dessert also. Guest Star: Jonathan Winters as Uncle Dave. In most of Season 4 he would appear as Mork's son Mearth.
70	19	"Old Muggable Mork"	Don Barnhart	John B. Collins & Deborah Raznick	April 16, 1981
Grandma Cora comes to visit, but the trip takes a turn for the worse when she gets mugged. Cora feels very scared and Mork thinks up a plan to get even with the muggers. Special Guest Star: Elizabeth Kerr as Cora Hudson
71	20	"I Heard It Through the Morkvine"	Howard Storm	Teleplay by: Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn Story by: Jim Fisher & Jim Staahl	April 30, 1981
Mork learns about gossip after Mindy gets her own gossip show. Mindy thinks she won't be able to get those kinds of stories, so Mork gets some for her. While taking her place on the show, he spreads gossip about his friends. Mindy makes Mork apologize on the air. Mork also convinces Mr. Sternhagen to drop the show. Guest Star: Foster Brooks as Miles Sternhagen
72	21	"Mindy and Mork"	Howard Storm	Brian Levant	May 7, 1981
Mindy is working a lot and Mork can't adjust. Mork and Mindy switch places for a morning to see how the other feels.
73	22	"Reflections and Regrets"	Howard Storm	Tom Tenowich & Ed Scharlach	May 14, 1981
At Mr. Bickley's 50th birthday party, everyone shares what they regret in their life. Mindy makes excuses to put off her turn, but after everyone leaves, she shares her regret with Mork. NOTES: This was Tom Poston's final episode as a regular and the final appearances of Jay Thomas, Gina Hecht, Jim Staahl and Crissy Wilzak. No report to Orson is made in this episode.