Mork & Mindy: Midas Mork

Mork & Mindy: Midas Mork
ABC
April 15, 1982
Sitcom
DVD
C+

This Kout & Zateslo story has both Mork and Fred acting so out of character, and a premise that's a bit much even for this series, that it's clear early on that it has to be someone's dream sequence, most logically Mindy's, and sure enough it is.  She dreams that Mork can turn polyester into gold, and he spends the money lavishly, including on NBC for her.  (Williams makes a jab at the then third-place network, again demonstrating that M & M was more conscious of ratings than most sitcoms of the time.)  Except for the appearance of tennis champ Tracy Austin, the episode manages to feel both off and predictable.  Note that I have a hunch that Mindy's red & gold dress (shown above) would be worn on the next Three's Company episode, "Up in the Air," and if it's not the same I think it has the same designer.  (I'll confirm this when we get there.)

George Pentecost's third and last Mork role is as Quentin the butler.