83. Drive, She Said

General Information

• Directed by

  Bob Claver

• Written by

  Lesa Kite & Cindy Begel

• Original Air Date

  February 4, 1982

• Production Companies

  Henderson Production Company, Miller-Milkis Productions, Paramount Television

• Distribution Company

  ABC (television), Paramount Home Video (DVD)

Summary

Mindy, weary of having to do all the driving errands after work, attempts to give Mork a driving lesson in their Jeep, but he and Mearth wear out her patience with their fun and games. She then presses for driving school. Mork's hip friend, Todd Norman Taylor, shows up as the instructor, and unnerves his pupil with talk about traffic accidents. It causes Mork to have a nightmare. Later at the Department of Motor Vehicles, Mork comes unglued when he meets examiner S. Devlin, a dead ringer for the satanic figure in his dream. Terror-stricken Mork believes the examiner assigned to give him the driving test is an incarnation of the devil, and careens along the test course in a spectacular tilted wheelie.

Quotes

• Mindy

  Mork, you know, it'd be a lot easier for all of us if you would learn how to drive.

• Mork

  Min, you want me to drive some primitive Earth vehicle financed by the government? Come on now. Min, Min, that'd be like asking the great Pele to play soccer with a BB.

• Mindy

  Mork, look at it this way. What if something happened to Mearth during the day, like a real emergency? What would you do?

• Mork

  Well, I'd do what I always do... fall apart.

• Mearth

  Listen, daddy, I was just thinking... maybe I could fix you a nice big hot cup of cocoa with a marshmallow in it, and maybe a goldfish sandwich!

• Mindy

  Mearth!

• Mearth

  I know, no mustard.

Comments

Filming Info

• Locations

  Los Angeles, CA
  Boulder, CO