To Ork or Not to Ork

"To Ork or Not to Ork" is the third episode of Mork & Mindy season one. It aired on October 9, 1982 on ABC. It was written by Michael Mauer, and directed by Len Jenson and Rudy Larriva, and Alan Dinehart.

Mork is ordered to learn about human love, which leads to him getting jealous of Mindy and Hamilton when they are cast in the lead roles of Romeo & Juliet.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mork
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Robin Williams
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Librarian
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ralph James
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mindy McConnell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pam Dawber
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Linda
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hamilton Dupont XXV
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mark L. Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hamilton's friend
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charlie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teacher
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Eugene
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shavar Ross
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Wayne
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| The Fonz
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| James Cagney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred McConnell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Conrad Janis
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Travolta
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Eugene
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shavar Ross
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Wayne
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| The Fonz
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| James Cagney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred McConnell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Conrad Janis
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Travolta
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| James Cagney
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred McConnell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Conrad Janis
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Travolta
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Travolta
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Travolta

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Mt. Mount High School
 * Park
 * Eugene's residence
 * McConnell residence

Objects

 * None

Vehicles

 * Mork's car

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 9, 1982 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Hamilton's full name is revealed in this episode.

Errors

 * The Fonz from Happy Days is treated as a fictional character, even though the live-action version of Mork originally appeared in Happy Days.
 * Mork mentions the film Saturday Night Fever, although he calls it Saturday Night Pneumonia.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😥