1981: Jonathan Winters’s First Appearance on Mork & Mindy The Mork & Mindy season three episode, “Mork and the Family Reunion,” first aired on this day in 1981. The episode guest starred Jonathan Winters as Mindy’s (Pam Dawber) estranged uncle, Dave. This was Winters’s first appearance on the show, but definitely not his last. In season four, he returns as a regular character, Mork (Robin Williams) and Mindy’s son, Mearth. Tom Poston, who played Mr. Bickley in most of season three, does not appear in this episode (keep reading to see why that’s significant).
On This Day in Sitcom History — April 9th
On This Day in Sitcom History — April 9th
On This Day in Sitcom History — April 9th
1981: Jonathan Winters’s First Appearance on Mork & Mindy The Mork & Mindy season three episode, “Mork and the Family Reunion,” first aired on this day in 1981. The episode guest starred Jonathan Winters as Mindy’s (Pam Dawber) estranged uncle, Dave. This was Winters’s first appearance on the show, but definitely not his last. In season four, he returns as a regular character, Mork (Robin Williams) and Mindy’s son, Mearth. Tom Poston, who played Mr. Bickley in most of season three, does not appear in this episode (keep reading to see why that’s significant).