1978 Topps Mork & Mindy Card # 11 Nice Outfit (EX)

Plot

Mork & Mindy is a situational comedy staring Robin Williams as a alien from the planet Ork sent to Earth in an egg, to study its inhabitants. He will report to his unseen superior, Orson (Ralph James), until reassigned. On Earth, he meets Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber), an average woman who takes him in and shelters him. On befriending Mork, she signs herself up for some wacky adventures as Mork learns about human life, acting (and looking) very eccentric along the way. In addition to spouting "Nanu, Nanu", Mork had an uncanny ability to impersonate celebrity voices. Eventually, the relationship between Mork and Mindy jumped from a strong friendship to romance, and they married, eventually bearing a son, Mearth from Earth (Jonathan Winters), who aged backwards like his father.

Product Details

Mork & Mindy helped launch the legend of Robin Williams. A runaway hit its first two seasons, the show spawned lots of commercial, and now collectible, tie-ins. Among them is 1978 Topps Mork & Mindy trading cards. Like the show, the cards' attempts at comedy are somewhat lost today, but there's no denying the energy Williams brings, even when it's translated to a small piece of cardboard.

The 1978 Topps Mork & Mindy set has 99 base cards and another 22 stickers. Base cards use stills from the show that are accompanied by speech bubbles rather than traditional captions. The dialogue is big on gags, one-lines and exclamation points. Fronts have starry borders, matching Mork's intergalactic origins.

Backs are a mix of dialogue excerpts, background on the show and quotes from the cast. Those that aren't puzzle pieces have a large graphic on the top half of the card.

Stickers are inserted one per pack meaning a box has a maximum of one full set. These use a couple of different designs. The first seven are posed studio shots, complete with the background. The remaining 15 are more traditional Topps stickers. While the images are still posed promotional shots, they have the die-cut borders that were common in the era.

The set commands respectable, albeit reasonable, amounts today. It's not terribly tough to track down. However, the combination of age and dark borders means that condition is more of an issue.

1978 Topps Mork & Mindy boxes have 36 packs. Each pack has ten cards and one sticker.

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