Mork & Mindy: Three the Hard Way

Mork & Mindy: Three the Hard Way
ABC
October 29, 1981
Sitcom
DVD
B-

Richard Rosenstock and Roy Teicher's first of two Mork stories is set one month after the wedding and Mork is diagnosed by Exidor (who was also his best man) as pregnant, although even Exidor has a hard time believing it.  Mork develops a navel and apparently gives birth to an egg through it.  The egg grows to a great size and eventually hatches a grown man played by Jonathan Winters.  Mindy is understandably surprised and upset.  She wanted to spend more time as a couple before having kids, and she expected herself to be the one who'd become pregnant.  Her feeling that things are being rushed is one that the viewer can't help sharing.  Although the individual episodes of this season aren't bad, it does feel like there could've been a few episodes spent on the engagement and that M & M becoming parents only four episodes in is unnecessary.  This all could've been stretched out to a full season.  I don't really remember much of my reaction at the time, beyond I was definitely curious to see what would happen next.  And again they tease us with "To Be Continued," although really, what could they do for an encore at this point?

This episode also marks the last appearance of Mr. Bickley, who's upset because his girlfriend has run off with his father.  It would've been interesting to see his reaction to Mearth, but M & M are more isolated this season than in the last two.