Appreciating Robin Williams: Mork from Ork taught kids that weirdness was OK
“Like any American child, I loved the Fonz,” says James Poniewozik, a child of the ’70s. “But the Fonz was a grownup, with his motorcycles and dates with triplets. Mork, who soon got his spinoff in 1978, was something else: an adult, and a kid, and a magical being. He was a grown man who looked at our world with the delighted surprise of a baby. The Fonz was cool. Mork was weird – popping-out-of-an-egg, rainbow-suspenders, scat-riffing-about-the Shah of Iran weird. And he communicated an idea that I hadn”t seen in non-cartoon pop culture before then: that weirdness was OK. No, it was great. It was energy. It opened up worlds.”
–Henry Winkler recalls Williams” “Happy Days” debut
–Williams changed TV forever: “I have always believed that television didn't create Robin Williams as much as Williams recreated television comedy”
–Here is Sarah Michelle Gellar”s tribute to her “Crazy Ones” co-star
–Williams” most memorable TV moments, from “The Richard Pryor Show” to “Mork and Mindy”
–Listen to Marc Maron”s emotional tribute — and his revealing 2010 interview with Williams
–Read the 1978 TV Guide profile that introduced America to Williams
–Pam Dawber is “completely and totally devastated”
–Mindy Kaling, named after “Mork and Mindy,” says: He meant so much, to so many, so far away”
–“Chaos in Television”: See some of Robin Williams” magazine covers
–Relive Robin Williams on “Sesame Street” from 2012
–Read Williams” Reddit Ask Me Anything from Sept. 25, 2013
–Read The NY Times” full obituary on Williams
–“Robin Williams' scene on 'Louie' was an incredible joke of the darkest kind”
–Jay Leno has known Williams from their early days in standup: “It's a very sad day”
–Read President Obama”s tribute: “He arrived in our lives as an alien…”
–3 hilarious Robin Williams standup specials that showcase his genius
–Watch his 1st appearance on Johnny Carson
–I was lucky enough to spend a few moments with Robin Williams 2 days after he won his Oscar
Appreciating Robin Williams: Mork from Ork taught kids that weirdness was OK
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