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Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour facts for kids
| Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Directed by | George Gordon Bob Hathcock John Kimball Rudy Larriva Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora |
| Starring | Robin Williams Pam Dawber Conrad Janis Henry Winkler |
| Voices of | Ralph James Stan Jones Ron Palillo Lynne Marie Stewart Frank Welker Shavar Ross Mark L. Taylor |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Producer(s) | Joe Ruby Art Scott Ken Spears |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions Ruby-Spears Enterprises Paramount Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original release | September 25, 1982 – September 3, 1983 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang Laverne & Shirley in the Army |
| Related shows | Mork & Mindy Laverne & Shirley Happy Days |
The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour was a fun cartoon show that aired from 1982 to 1983. It brought together animated versions of popular characters from three live-action TV shows: Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley, and Happy Days. This show was made by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Ruby-Spears Enterprises. It only lasted for one season on the ABC network.
The show was split into two main parts. One part was about Mork & Mindy, and the other was called Laverne & Shirley with the Fonz. The Laverne & Shirley part was actually the second season of an earlier cartoon called Laverne & Shirley in the Army. The big change was that The Fonz and his dog, Mr. Cool, from The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, joined the fun!
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Mork & Mindy Adventures
In the Mork & Mindy part of the show, a teenage Mork is sent from his home planet, Ork, to Earth. His mission is to learn about human teenagers and go to a local school. Just like in the original live-action show, Mindy McConnell and her dad, Fred, are the only humans who know Mork is an alien. Mork sends special mind-reports about his experiences back to his Orkan ruler, Orson.
New Characters and Friends
This cartoon version added a new character: Mork's pet! It was a pink, six-legged, dog-like creature from Ork named Doing (pronounced "Doyng"). Mork also made friends at school, like Eugene and Hamilton. The school principal, Principal Caruthers, was also a character.
Voice Actors
Many of the original actors from the live-action shows lent their voices to their cartoon characters.
- Robin Williams voiced Mork.
- Pam Dawber voiced Mindy McConnell.
- Conrad Janis voiced Mindy's father, Frederick McConnell.
- Ralph James was the voice of Orson.
- Stan Jones voiced Principal Caruthers.
- Shavar Ross voiced Eugene.
- Mark L. Taylor voiced Hamilton.
- Frank Welker voiced Mork's pet, Doing.
Episode Highlights
There were 27 episodes in the Mork & Mindy segment. Here are a few examples of the adventures Mork had:
- Who's Minding the Brat? Mindy asks Mork to babysit while she takes her dad to the airport.
- Every Doing Has His Day: Mork helps his pet, Doing, earn his way back into the house.
- The Incredible Shrinking Mork: Mork, Mindy, and Doing use a special device to shrink themselves to get Mork's watch back from a rat.
- The Invisible Mork: Mork drinks strawberry juice that makes him invisible! He tries to use his invisibility to fight a bully and impress Mindy.
Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz
This part of the show continued the story of Laverne and Shirley in the army. The big change was that The Fonz and his dog, Mr. Cool, joined them! The Fonz (voiced by Henry Winkler) and Mr. Cool (voiced by Frank Welker) worked as mechanics in the army camp's motor pool.
Voice Cast Changes
Interestingly, Cindy Williams, who played Shirley in the live-action show, had left the original series. So, her friend Lynne Marie Stewart took over the voice role of Shirley Feeney in the cartoon.
- Penny Marshall voiced Laverne DeFazio.
- Henry Winkler voiced Arthur "Fonzie"/"The Fonz" Fonzarelli.
- Lynne Marie Stewart voiced Shirley Feeney.
- Kenneth Mars voiced Sgt. Turnbuckle.
- Ron Palillo voiced Sgt. Squealy.
- Frank Welker voiced Mr. Cool.
Exciting Episodes
Only eight new episodes were made for Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz. After these new episodes aired, the show re-ran the existing ones. Some of their adventures included:
- The Speed Demon Get-Away Caper: The Fonz is wrongly accused of stealing a car. Laverne and Shirley, with Squealy, try to find the real thief.
- Swamp Monsters Speak with Forked Face: Laverne, Shirley, Squealy, The Fonz, and Mr. Cool go on a boat trip to get pictures of a two-headed swamp monster!
- Movie Madness: A movie is being filmed at the military base. Laverne and Shirley pretend to be stunt people, hoping to meet the movie star.
- One Million Laughs B.C.: Laverne and Shirley accidentally travel back in time to prehistoric times in a jeep that Fonzie was fixing!
- The Robot Recruit: A robot named M.A.B.E.L. is sent to the camp to mess up the military games. Laverne and Shirley get blamed, but The Fonz fixes the robot.