mork and mindy is an american television sitcom which ran from 1978 to 1982. it stars robin williams and pam dawber as the title characters. the series was made by garry marshall. comedian jonathan winters has a recurring role in the series. "mork and mindy" is a spin-off from marshall's other popular tv series, "happy days". the plot of the series is that alien named mork from a planet called ork who travels to earth and becomes friends with a woman named mindy in boulder, colorado.