Mork & Mindy - Adlibs: Gags, Improvs and In-Jokes - Part 1

A look at SOME of the Ad-libbed, gags, improvs and in-jokes on the show by both (mostly!) Robin and other members of the cast that made it into the show. Including Robin poking fun at Garry Marshall, Pam and himself. Part 2 is at - • Mork & Mindy - Adlibs,...
Scenes from (in running order)
Midas Mork - 00:31 - 00:53
Mork in Love - 00:54 - 01:15
Mork Goes Public - 01:16 - 01:29
Mork Runs Down - 01:30 - 01:54
Skyflakes Keep Falling on My Head - 01:55 - 02:29
Young Love - 02:30 - 02:58
Mork's Health Hints - 02:59 - 3:21
Hold That Mork - 03:22 - 03:41
Mork The Prankster - 03:42 - 04:09
Limited Engagement - 04:10 - 04:36
Mork's Mixed Emotions - 04:37 - 05:02
PS 2001 - 05:03 - 05:21
Cheerleaders in Chains - 05:22 - 05:34
Gotta Run, Part 1 - 05:35 - 05:46
Mindy Gets Her Job - 05:47 - 05:56
Pajama Game II - 05:57 - 06:13
Metamorphosis the TV Show - 06:14 - 06:40
Cheerleaders in Chains - 06:41 - 06:55
Cheerleaders in Chains - 06:56 - 07:20
The Mork Report - 07:21 - 07:50
Featuring Robin and Pam naturally, but also Conrad Janis, Bill Kirchenbauer, Henry Polic II, Barbara Billingsley, Joe Regalbuto, Jonathan Winters and Charles Bloom.
Done solely from love of the show, everything is owned by ABC, or Paramount, or CBS Paramount, whoever owns the copyright these days!

[@RedDevilMoto]

There are many myths and legends regarding Robin Williams "unscripted' performances, including his performances in Good Morning Vietnam. In that movie it was also reported that his entire script was 'ad-libbed' when in fact, he did have a script to follow, but when he did his radio announcing scenes, that was truly Robin Williams doing what he does best. Robin was such a legend he became his own myth. Thankfully for film and audio, that legend can be preserved forever and we will always have him with us because of it. "Weep not that I am gone, but smile because I was here!"

[@MicheleLiveAndInColor]

This is the first time I've been able to watch any of Robin Williams' work since he passed back in 2014...I was so saddened by 'the way' in which he chose to leave this earth, I literally couldn't bear to until now...From funny, to serious roles...He was a great talent.

[@morkandmindy7826]

I absolutely hear you. It was traumatic for fans, and I can only imagine how it was for his family and those who knew and loved him. It was mitigated by knowing what he was going through, but I was the same in largely shying away for the same reasons, until Covid hit, and various events brought me back to the need for laughter and positivity, him and this show (a kind of Patch Adams effect really!). He left a wonderful legacy, as a comedian and an actor, and thankfully that's widely recognized. This channel (which I honestly didn't expect any kind of audience on) was started from love of him and the show, and as a funny and fun way of getting away from the stress of RL, focusing on the corner on where it began, mostly as a much belated thank you to him, Pam and everyone involved.

[@frazzyblue1384]

@@morkandmindy7826 beautifully said, we miss him but he’s helping us from beyond 💜

[@morkandmindy7826]

@@frazzyblue1384 100%! :-)

[@wd2001]

Same.

[@warrencroom7621]

Me too since I met him

[@walterengler5709]

Just think how talented Pam Dawber was to be able to work with such a person as Robin Williams for multiple years. His ad-libbing and jokes and you needed to be able to roll with it and keep the show going. I doubt many others would have been able to do so without constantly breaking down in laughter.

[@samsignorelli]

I think one time she said it made her a better actor because she HAD to keep up with him.

[@jaguilar300]

The thing about Robin Williams adlibbing is that it seemed scripted; he was just that good. His ability to adlib a humorous response to other people speaking on just about any topic was uncanny. No one could come to matching his delivery speed.

[@morkandmindy7826]

Absolutely! Uncanny is *the* perfect word for it. His speed of thought was insane, and he read voraciously so he had info at will on almost anything to draw on. The word genius gets bandied about a lot, but in case he really did operate on a genius level.

[@mikehughes4969]

At any given moment, Robin Williams was the funniest man on the planet.

[@ceciliarodriguezroge7692]

Era imposible CONTROLAR su TALENTO, su velocidad, su gracia... Quienes trabajaban con él, aún en escenas dramáticas, debían repetirlas porque con algo jocoso salía!!🥰 Un hombre adorable, un actor increíble porque te hacía reír y a los 3 segundos te hacía llorar...una expresividad en sus gestos, miradas, movimientos, y la vida que siguió mostró un gran amigo de sus amigos, sensibilidad social, realmente hoy, 8 años después de su partida tan,tan triste, ROBIN se fué como empezó, UN SER DE OTRO MUNDO!!! ADORACIÓN POR EL ES POCO DECIR SOBRE LO QUE SIENTO. PORQUE FUE Y ES Y SERÁ PARTE DE MI VIDA, POR TODO LO QUE NOS HIZO SENTIR Y ENSEÑÓ... TE AMOOOOOO Y NO DEJO DE VER TUS PELICULAS, UNA Y OTRA VEZ DESCUBRO GESTOS, VOCES, MIRADAS, MOVIMIENTOS QUE ME HACEN MORIR DE RISA O DE EMOCIÓN. UNICO, IRREPETIBLE Y ETERNO!!!!🙏❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@kenfrievalt7826]

Mindy had the greatest hair in the first season

[@chrismillington2729]

2024, and 61, Pam was stunning, heart broken when Robin left us, but SO grateful he was here, RIP Robin

[@henningjust]

“Oh, I know that. I’ve read Lolita”😂

[@gadger99]

This brilliant actor will be missed forever.

[@TOPCHEF19733]

You have to be pretty good to get anything past the censors.Robin sure was. "A bush is a terrible thing to waste"🤣🤣Brilliant

[@BubbaSmurft]

THANK you. I re-ran it a dozen times and every time heard "Porsche"... could not understand the "past the censors" line.

[@r.awilliams9815]

And the "I know about ramifications, that's why Mary had a little lamb" line.😲

[@helnbak9372]

Incredible acting all round. Keeping a straight face in that environment - torture 😂❤

[@timmccrory7630]

It was said the best Comedy is the stuff that didn’t make it on the air. This was the best show to ever see in person. It was even funnier in person.

[@waynefinnicumbb7218]

Qs a kid, I never missed an episode of Mork and Mindy. Saw him on Halpy Days as Mork. I followed his career as I grew up. Absolutely one of my favorite actors. He could fit almost any role. He never failed to make me laugh. And I really needed those laughs. I have severe depression, and when he passed, I was devastated. I still miss him so much. And when I found out how he died, and how down he was, I was shocked. I never knew. But I love that his legacy is still able to be watched and treasures, and when my depression gets to be more than I cane handle, all I have to do is turn on one of his movies, and I can spend a few hours forgetting mybpain and smiling from his performances. Plus he knocked it out of the park in Aladdin, that always makes me laugh.

[@facedownchuck]

God Pam Dawber was beautiful.

[@morkandmindy7826]

Absolutely. A natural beauty. And has aged incredibly.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@morkandmindy7826 She's still beautiful today!

[@morkandmindy7826]

@@SuperMarioBrosIII She absolutely is. She looked incredible in her recent NCIS appearances.

[@BubbaSmurft]

WAS??

[@fantomghost6213]

I had a mad crush on Pam when I was a Kid. Loved this show!!

[@jakerazmataz852]

Robbin: Gooood Moring Vietnam: "adlib".

[@MitchellTF]

I love how they handle it by basically making it canon that Mork cracks them up IC, or at least makes them facepalm.

[@MitchellTF]

Also: Robin Williams gets past censors because the censors can't keep up with him, and they're too busy laughing.

[@jaguilar300]

Gooooood Morning Vietnam...Underrated humor playing a military DJ. RW as DJ: "Hey, uh, hi. Can you help me? What's your name?" RW as Caller: "My name's Roosevelt E. Roosevelt." RW as DJ: "Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in? " RW as Caller: "I'm stationed in Poontang." RW as DJ: "Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What's the weather like out there?" RW as Caller: "It's hot. Damn hot! Real hot!. Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking." RW as DJ: "Well, can you tell me what it feels| like?" RW as Caller: "Fool, it's hot! I told you again! It's hot. Damn hot! Real hot! RW as Caller: "Were you born on the sun? It's damn hot! RW as Caller: "I saw-- It's so damn hot, saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames." RW as Caller: "It's that hot! Do you know what I'm talking about?" RW as DJ: "What do you think it's going to be like tonight? RW as Caller: ""It's gonna be hot and wet"

[@morkandmindy7826]

LOL! You can so tell this was a guy who when a kid growing up used to have these conversations/create these kinds of characters/interactions, when alone in his bedroom.

[@Flowshow88]

Its 2023 and I'm 33 and I find that woman so beautiful ❤

[@chrismillington2729]

2024, and 61, and yes Pam was stunning, heart broken when Robin left us, but SO grateful he was here, RIP Robin

[@jackal59]

I'm pretty sure he was doing that Popeye joke ("And if you run it backwards, it has an ending") in his stand-up already.

[@stoneysauce]

when picking flowers @ 4:29 "eeny meeny miney moe... you die!'

[@theshadow100]

The world lost the most funniest man on the planet,the man of many voices the man who made great films some that made you laugh and cry at the same time😂,

[@SpeccyMan]

One of the funniest maybe. There are others. America doesn't have exclusivity here.

[@RonJohn63]

4:01 That's _really funny._ Kissing his own hand is better. 6:25 An Orange Crush jacket.

[@bugy_sponge]

oh this is great! may i ask how do you know all of this was adlibed? i was looking for information about the behaind the scenes for a while now

[@morkandmindy7826]

Hey! Thanks! Some info comes from old interviews with the cast from vids/papers/magazines, and some from the 'Shooting' Scripts I had access to, which are the finalized scripts (3rd from 3 drafts) used on the day of shooting in front of the live audience. The stuff that appeared on screen that didn't appear in those scripts was largely adlibbed on the day. 😀

[@renee1582]

Miss robin so much love u robin

[@robbiemitchell6930]

Interesting how he mentioned Popeye a couple times, then he ended up playing Popeye

[@beholdiamglamdringsbane89]

Popeye came out in 1980. This show ran from 1978-1982. He may very well have been referencing his own movie. Which bombed but I thought was entertaining.

[@georgepierson4920]

@@beholdiamglamdringsbane89 He was.

[@StolenEyesX]

Mrs Cleaver can also speak Jive… 😉

[@fantomghost6213]

I subbed

[@remmidemmi496]

Does anyone remember the time when it was cool to hate on Robin? Or was that just a fever dream of mine?

[@JonasPolsky]

Pam's perm tho... 😳

[@morkandmindy7826]

Yeah, got more and more intense till it was seriously full on by Season's End! I seem to remember a knowing comment about it she worked into My Sister Sam a few years later, saying it was all about uncertainty about her self image (just going with the fashion instead of what worked for her).

[@freaker126]

sigh. those were the days ..

[@SouledOut357]

total improv - no way was this @ 3:26 script. this is Robin on the tip of his silver tongue "i know about ramification..thats how mary had a little lamb"

[@Jimi_T_Rex]

That's slipping one by the censors.

[@MelindaPearson-o3c]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊

[@michaelnelson1128]

PAM DAWBER ( MINDY) IS MARRIED TO MARK HERMON

[@jakerazmataz852]

Harmon. 😉

[@waynescott137]

Love Robin, but too over the top, not that funny.

[@jakerazmataz852]

You had to be 15.

[@waynescott137]

@@jakerazmataz852 presume nothing!

[@SpeccyMan]

@@waynescott137 You missed the point completely.

[@fantomghost6213]

I hear the $2 shop sells senses of humour. You should go there. Maybe they can fix you!

[@waynescott137]

@@fantomghost6213 if you think having a coked up maniac doing irrational comedy and worst of it having the least funny guy like Jonathan Winters the your show (mind you a drug addict himself) is funny, I will send you the two dollars! Don't ever comment on my sense of humor ,you better check your's!