Global InformationMork Goes Erk information
| "Mork Goes Erk" | |
|---|---|
| Mork & Mindy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Howard Storm |
| Written by | Lloyd Turner Gordon Mitchell |
| Cinematography by | Stephen H. Burum F. Bud Mautino, Meredith M. Nicholson |
| Production code | Episode 018 |
| Original air date | February 8, 1979 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Morgan Fairchild as Susan Conrad Janis as Fred "Fredzo" McConnell David Letterman as Ellsworth | |
"Mork Goes Erk" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the television sitcom, Mork & Mindy. The episode premiered on ABC February 8, 1979.[1] It was issued on VHS January 1, 1998, as part of a two-episode special release that also included "Mork's First Christmas".[2][3] It was issued on DVD September 7, 2004, as part of the Mork & Mindy - The Complete First Season boxed set.[4]
In the episode, David Letterman portrays a self-help group leader named Ellsworth who offers "erk" (Ellsworth Revitalization Konditioning). The episode has been called a parody of the Erhard Seminars Training, or "est" course. The episode received mostly positive reviews, and was highlighted as one of the season's best episodes. David Letterman's performance also received good reviews.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Mork & Mindy Volume 2: Mork's First Christmas/Mork Goes Erk (1978)", Paramount Studios, January 1, 1998, 50 minutes.
- ^ "Mork & Mindy - The Complete First Season", Paramount Studios, September 4, 2004, UPC: 097360537949