"Mork & Mindy" is an American television sitcom that aired on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from September 14, 1978, to May 27, 1982. A spin-off after a highly successful episode of "Happy Days", "My Favorite Orkan", it starred Robin Williams as Mork, an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth from the planet Ork, and Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell, his human friend, roommate, and eventual love interest.

"Mork & Mindy" is set in Boulder, Colorado, in the then-present-day late 1970s and early 1980s (as opposed to the "Happy Days" setting of Milwaukee in the late 1950s and early 1960s). Mork explains to Richie that he is from the "future": the 1970s.

The character of Mork was played by then-unknown Robin Williams, who impressed producer Garry Marshall with his quirky comedic ability as soon as they met. When Williams was asked to take a seat at the audition, he sat on his head, and Marshall cast him on the spot, later wryly commenting that Williams was the only alien who auditioned.

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