Which planet did Mork come from
"""splinking"") on Ork. At the end of each episode, Mork reports back to Orson on what he has learned about Earth. These end-of-show summaries allow Mork to humorously comment on social norms. Mork's greeting is ""Na-Nu Na-Nu"" (pronounced ) along with a hand gesture similar to Mr. Spock's Vulcan salute from """" combined with a handshake. It became a popular catchphrase at the time, as did ""Shazbot"" (), an Orkan profanity that Mork uses. Mork says ""KO"" in place of ""OK"". This series was Robin Williams' first major acting role and became famous for Williams' use of his manic improvisational"
"was rejected by Chris Columbus due to the ""British-only edict"". Won: Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, and is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame playing the alien Mork in the sitcom ""Mork & Mindy"", Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisation skills and the wide variety of memorable character voices he created. Williams has"
"Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, and is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame playing the alien Mork in the sitcom ""Mork & Mindy"", Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisation skills and the wide variety of memorable character voices he created. Williams has been called the funniest person of all time. After his first"
"met. Marshall was looking for an actor for an episode of ""Happy Days"". When Williams was asked to take a seat at the audition, Williams immediately sat on his head on the chair and Marshall cast him on the spot, and later wryly commented that Williams was the only alien who auditioned for the role. Mork appears in the ""Happy Days"" season five episode ""My Favorite Orkan"", which first aired in February 1978 and is a take on the 1960s sitcom ""My Favorite Martian"". The show wanted to feature a spaceman in order to capitalize on the popularity of the"
"Mor-Tax Mor-Tax is the name of the planet on which the aliens from the first season of the ""War of the Worlds"" TV series, the Mor-Taxans, originate. While the show's existence as a continuation from the 1953 film would make the aliens Martians, the first season rewrites this origin due to the supported fact that no intelligent life is evident to exist or have existed on Mars. Their connection to Mars is never mentioned onscreen, though creator/executive producer Greg Strangis has stated in an interview that the aliens used Mars only as a staging point to launch their invasion on"
"spelling among fans is sometimes given as Mor'Tax or MorTax, with variations on the capitalization of the 'T'. Mor-Tax Mor-Tax is the name of the planet on which the aliens from the first season of the ""War of the Worlds"" TV series, the Mor-Taxans, originate. While the show's existence as a continuation from the 1953 film would make the aliens Martians, the first season rewrites this origin due to the supported fact that no intelligent life is evident to exist or have existed on Mars. Their connection to Mars is never mentioned onscreen, though creator/executive producer Greg Strangis has stated"
"Eric John Stark Eric John Stark is a character created by the science fiction author Leigh Brackett. Stark is the hero of a series of pulp adventures set in a time when the Solar System has been colonized. His origin-story shares some characteristics with feral characters such as Mowgli and Tarzan; his adventures take place in the shared space opera planets of 1940s and 1950s science fiction. Stark was born on Mercury. His parents were employees of the mineral extraction company Mercury Metals and Mining. After his parents died in a cave-in caused by a quake, Stark was adopted by"
"Eric John Stark Eric John Stark is a character created by the science fiction author Leigh Brackett. Stark is the hero of a series of pulp adventures set in a time when the Solar System has been colonized. His origin-story shares some characteristics with feral characters such as Mowgli and Tarzan; his adventures take place in the shared space opera planets of 1940s and 1950s science fiction. Stark was born on Mercury. His parents were employees of the mineral extraction company Mercury Metals and Mining. After his parents died in a cave-in caused by a quake, Stark was adopted by"
"Torgo (Marvel Comics robot) Torgo is a fictional character, an alien robot appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Torgo first appeared in ""Fantastic Four"" #91 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Torgo is from the planet Maarin (where all life is robotic) where it was one of the first robots created by its inhabitants. That race died out due to a deadly spore virus centuries ago. It was Torgo who buried the last inhabitant and renamed the planet Mekka. Torgo was captured by the Skrulls of Kral led by Boss Barker where they forced"
"dismay, it is a man who looks exactly like Mork, except in regular clothes, asking for directions. When production on ""Mork & Mindy"" began, an extra scene was filmed and added to this episode for subsequent reruns. In the scene, Mork contacts Orson and explains that he decided to let Fonzie go, and was going to travel to the year 1978 to continue his mission. In the pilot episode of ""Mork & Mindy,"" Orson tells Mork that he is assigning him to study the planet Earth. Mork remembers that he has been to Earth before to collect a specimen (Fonzie)"
"Mork Goes Erk ""Mork Goes Erk"" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of ""Mork & Mindy"". The episode first premiered on ABC on February 8, 1979. ""Mork Goes Erk"" was later released on VHS on January 1, 1998 as part of a two-episode special which also included ""Mork's First Christmas,"" and on DVD on September 7, 2004 as part of the ""Mork & Mindy - The Complete First Season"" DVD boxed set. In the episode, David Letterman portrayed a self-help group leader by the name of ""Ellsworth"" offering ERK or Ellsworth Revitalization Konditioning. Mork (Robin Williams) and Mindy"
"Shrike (comics) Shrike is the name of multiple fictional characters appearing in publications from DC Comics. Toron Tos was a super-powered orphan from the highly advanced planet Moronon in the distant Mizar system where everyone has wings. He was raised on Earth by Comoc Indians who believed he was a divine messenger from their ancient god Kukulkán, sent to reclaim their stolen treasures from the white man. As the Shrike (in a long-beaked dark blue and gold ""demon bird"" costume design submitted by a teenage Dave Cockrum), he encountered Hawkman and Hawkgirl in ""Hawkman"" #11 where the Thanagarian police officers"
"of ""The Richard Pryor Show"" on NBC, Williams was cast by Garry Marshall as the alien Mork in a 1978 episode of the TV series ""Happy Days"", ""My Favorite Orkan"". Sought after as a last minute cast replacement for a departing actor, Williams impressed the producer with his quirky sense of humor when he sat on his head when asked to take a seat for the audition. As Mork, Williams improvised much of his dialogue and physical comedy, speaking in a high, nasal voice. The cast and crew, as well as TV network executives were deeply impressed at his performance."
"Morg Morg is a fictional supervillain published by Marvel Comics universe, appearing as a herald of Galactus. He was created by Ron Lim and Ron Marz and first appeared in ""Silver Surfer"" vol. 3, #69 (Aug. 1992) Morg served as a herald of Galactus after Galactus' previous herald, Nova, was expelled for sparing suitable but inhabited planets from his hunger. Subsequently, prior to consuming his latest planet, Galactus was confronted by Morg; a court executioner who had betrayed his own race by executing his own people for those that had defeated them. In the presence of the world-devourer, Morg showed"
"despite her having relatively little acting experience and not having auditioned for the part, as one of the two title characters of the ABC sitcom ""Mork & Mindy,"" which ran from 1978 to 1982. She portrayed Mindy McConnell, the comedic foil and eventual love interest for the extraterrestrial Mork from the planet Ork, played by a then-unknown Robin Williams. The show was extremely popular in its debut season, when it averaged at number three in the Nielsen ratings for the year. The only major difficulty for her on set was that she often found it impossible to maintain the proper"
"planet from theirs - statements which both deviate from the information given above. The aliens' homeworld was initially called Kor-'Tax before becoming Mor-Tax. The canonical spelling of the name remained unknown as it appears only in commercial print in the novelization of the episode ""The Resurrection"" written by J.M. Dillard. Although Dillard's book was adapted from the teleplay, it contains much information either of questionable or no canonical value, which left the spelling unverified. This spelling was confirmed as canonical when the name was found used in an obtained copy of ""The Resurrection"" script. Due mostly to secondhand sources, the"
"and killed by Worf for sending Klingon troops on suicide missions to discredit General Martok (J. G. Hertzler) during the Dominion War; after killing Gowron, Worf passes leadership of the empire to Martok. Kor, a Klingon character from ""Star Trek: The Original Series"" resurfaces in three ""DS9"" episodes. One of them, """", unites Kor with two other Klingons from the original series: Koloth and Kang. John Colicos, William Campbell and Michael Ansara reprised their original series roles. Morn is a minor character who is a fixture in Quark's establishment, sitting at the bar over the course of seven years. According"
"called the Sargs. A Morg Minimate will be featured in the Toys R Us exclusive ""Heralds of Galactus"" boxset. Morg Morg is a fictional supervillain published by Marvel Comics universe, appearing as a herald of Galactus. He was created by Ron Lim and Ron Marz and first appeared in ""Silver Surfer"" vol. 3, #69 (Aug. 1992) Morg served as a herald of Galactus after Galactus' previous herald, Nova, was expelled for sparing suitable but inhabited planets from his hunger. Subsequently, prior to consuming his latest planet, Galactus was confronted by Morg; a court executioner who had betrayed his own race"
"one episode) was supposed to be the character who became Chachi. Season five also saw the introduction of more outlandish and bizarre plots including Fonzie making a bet with the Devil, and the appearance of Mork (Robin Williams), an alien who wanted to take Richie back to his homeworld. Although when first aired this ended with it all simply being a dream Richie was having, this episode was retconned in subsequent airings by way of additional footage to have actually taken place, with Mork having wiped everyone's memory except Richie's and then deciding to time travel to the present day"
"uncle and Fred's brother). It had been previously explained that Orkans aged ""backwards"", thus explaining Mearth's appearance and that of his teacher, Miss Geezba (portrayed by then-11-year-old actress Louanne Sirota). After four seasons and 95 episodes, ""Mork & Mindy"" was canceled in the summer of 1982. The show ended at 60th place at season's end. Actor-director Jerry Paris was inspired to create the character of Mork after directing an unusual and memorable episode of ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"" titled ""It May Look Like a Walnut"", in which Van Dyke's Rob Petrie has a dream wherein he believes the Earth"
"Kashyyyk Kashyyyk (), also known as Wookiee Planet C, is a fictional planet in the ""Star Wars"" universe. It is the tropical, forested home world of the Wookiees. According to interviews given by ""Star Wars"" creator George Lucas, the home of the Wookiees was originally intended to be the forest moon of Endor which plays a key role in the plot of the sixth film of the series, ""Return of the Jedi"". However, Lucas decided that since the Wookiee Chewbacca was clearly proficient with advanced technology (i.e. he was pilot and mechanic of the spaceship the ""Millennium Falcon"" and he"
"Garokk Garokk (also known as the Petrified Man) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Garokk first appeared in ""Astonishing Tales"" vol. 1 #2 (November 1970) and was created by Roy Thomas and Jack Kirby. Garokk was originally a sailor from Great Britain, whose ship the ""H.M.S. Drake"" crashed on the shores of Antarctica during the 15th century. The sailor was swept overboard and taken by a warm stream to the Savage Land. Wandering the Savage Land, the sailor entered the lands of the Sun People, who worshipped the Sun god Garokk. The sailor"
"as being Mor-Taxan; though, the race as a collective whole would be referred to as the Mor-Tax. In the second season of the series, a new set of aliens arrive on Earth, said to be the same race as those from Mor-Tax. However, these aliens call the planet ""Morthrai"", and themselves Morthren, which is seen exploding in the very first shot of the premiere episode. In the final episode, it is stated that the Morthren were unaware of any other intelligent lifeforms until the discovery of Earth in 1945 and it took sometime less than a year to reach the"
"Moron (Book of Mormon) Moron () is the name of a location and a king in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. They are both connected with the Jaredite people. According to the Book of Mormon, Moron was a Jaredite king who lived during the 1st millennium B.C. in the Americas. He was the son of Ethem, the grandson of Ahah, as well as being the father of Coriantor, and grandfather of Ether, after whom the Book of Ether is named. He was a descendant of Jared. Moron is described as doing ""that which was wicked before"
"reward for Quark, making the whole experience a worthwhile one after all. Who Mourns for Morn? ""Who Mourns for Morn?"" is the 136th episode of the television series """", and the 12th episode of the . This episode is centered on the character Quark, who manages a bar on the Deep Space Nine space station. Mark Allen Shepherd, who acts as Morn, a character that has no lines and whose presentation as an alien involves wearing a thick costume mask and suit, gets a cameo as a Bajoran mourner at Morn’s memorial service (Quark asks him to keep Morn’s chair"
"Ralph James Ralph James Torrez (November 29, 1924 – March 14, 1992) was an American voice and character actor who lived in Los Angeles County, California. Although he did voices for the ""Looney Tunes"", James might be remembered best for performing the voice of Mr. Turtle in the classic commercials for Tootsie Pops which ran throughout the 1970s. From 1978 to 1982, he could be heard as Orson, Mork’s (Robin Williams) boss on the Planet Ork, in the live-action TV series ""Mork & Mindy"" (a Happy Days spin-off). In addition, he provided character voice overs in the Pink Panther cartoon"
"Mongo (fictional planet) Mongo is a fictional planet where the comic strip (and later movie serials) of ""Flash Gordon"" takes place. Mongo was created by the comics artist Alex Raymond in 1934, with the assistance of Raymond's ghostwriter Don Moore. Mongo is depicted as being ruled by a usurper named Ming the Merciless, who is shown as ruling Mongo in a harsh and oppressive manner. The planet is depicted as being inhabited by different cultures, and having a varying ecosystem. The technology of these cultures varies from groups at a Stone Age level, to highly technologically advanced peoples. At the"
"""familiarly Asian"". Mongo (fictional planet) Mongo is a fictional planet where the comic strip (and later movie serials) of ""Flash Gordon"" takes place. Mongo was created by the comics artist Alex Raymond in 1934, with the assistance of Raymond's ghostwriter Don Moore. Mongo is depicted as being ruled by a usurper named Ming the Merciless, who is shown as ruling Mongo in a harsh and oppressive manner. The planet is depicted as being inhabited by different cultures, and having a varying ecosystem. The technology of these cultures varies from groups at a Stone Age level, to highly technologically advanced peoples."
"Mor-Taxan Mor-Taxans are the extraterrestrial inhabitants of the fictional planet Mor-Tax, in the first season of the ""War of the Worlds"" television series. They are loosely based on the Martians from the 1953 film version of ""The War of the Worlds"". Mor-Taxan society is divided into three functional castes: ruling class, military, and scientists. The ruling class is represented on Earth by a triad called the Advocacy who oversee the invasion while their leaders known as the Council (never seen on screen) remain on Mor-Tax to supervise evacuation from their dying planet. The lower class belong mainly to so-called 'field"
"Norman Tolk Dr. Norman Henry Tolk (born January 9, 1938) is an American physicist and musician. Tolk was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He grew up in a Mormon and Protestant family. He majored in physics at Harvard College, graduating in 1960, and earned his Ph.D. in atomic physics from Columbia University in 1966. Currently he is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University. For all his life Tolk has been a Mormon. Ever since second grade, Tolk wanted to become a physicist. After earning his degrees at Columbia and Harvard, he worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories in"
"somehow returned to their original form and in the episodes ""To Heal the Leper"" and ""The Angel of Death"" they melted into humans twice. This ability is somehow connected with immunology or alien genetics. Quinn, who is immune to Earth bacteria, is also imprisoned in a human body. Mor-Taxan Mor-Taxans are the extraterrestrial inhabitants of the fictional planet Mor-Tax, in the first season of the ""War of the Worlds"" television series. They are loosely based on the Martians from the 1953 film version of ""The War of the Worlds"". Mor-Taxan society is divided into three functional castes: ruling class, military,"
"With a whole new Waaagh! at his disposal Ghazghkull turns his attentions to the galactic southeast and the empire of Octarius. If the whole galaxy is going to be engulfed in war, Gork and Mork will need a lot more Orks for their Great Waaagh! Besides, Ghazghkull has decided to show the Ork ruler of Octarius what a real Overfiend looks like. Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka (usually shortened to Ghazghkull Thraka) is a fictional character from the table top miniature game ""Warhammer 40,000"". He featured heavily in the Armageddon campaigns in which he led a huge"
"Moria. It was the dead Uruks from Isengard whom Aragorn found remarkable. The Uruk-hai of Isengard were the tallest of these orcs, and had large hands and thick legs. The orcs of Mordor were all long-armed and crook-legged, not as tall as the Isengarders but larger and more powerful than the orcs from Moria. The orcs of Moria in turn could see better in the dark than the Isengarders. Grishnákh from Mordor is described as ""short"" but ""very broad"". In ""The Return of the King"" the orcs Shagrat and Gorbag are identified as Uruks of Mordor. ""The Lord of the"