Total Recall
Mork & Mindy
Personal recollections of cherished sci-fi and fantasy
Leila Latif, freelance writer
Robin Williams (Mork) and Pam Dawber (er… Mindy).
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The fifth season of Happy Days is best known for two things: the episode where the Fonz literally “jumps the shark” on water skis, coining the term for when a show runs out of ideas; and the episode where an alien comes to visit, “My Favourite Orkan”, in which the world was first delighted by the late, great Robin Williams.