Orkan

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Orkan is the alien species from the planet Ork featured in the TV sitcom "Mork & Mindy," most famously represented by the character Mork played by Robin Williams.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional alien species
television fictional species
appearsIn TV series "Happy Days" NERFINISHED
TV series "Mork & Mindy" NERFINISHED
TV series "Out of the Blue" NERFINISHED
TV series "The Love Boat" NERFINISHED
associatedCatchphrase "Nanu Nanu" NERFINISHED
associatedExclamation "Shazbot" GENERATED
associatedGesture hand sign accompanying "Nanu Nanu"
broadcastNetworkContext ABC NERFINISHED
communicationStyle literal and socially awkward by human standards
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
creatorOfContext Garry Marshall (franchise context) NERFINISHED
culturalImpactContext part of late-1970s and early-1980s American pop culture
culturalTrait observational study of other planets
fictionalSpeciesOfCharacter Mork NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus non-human intelligent lifeform
fictionalUniverse "Mork & Mindy" universe
firstAppearance "Happy Days" episode "My Favorite Orkan"
firstAppearanceYear 1978
genreContext sitcom
governingAuthority Orkan High Command NERFINISHED
homePlanet Ork NERFINISHED
language Orkan language NERFINISHED
leaderTitle Orkan leader
medium American television
missionTypeForMork observe human behavior on Earth
narrativeFunction comic exploration of human society through alien perspective
notableHumanAssociatesInFiction Mindy McConnell GENERATED
notableMember Mork NERFINISHED
notableWorkContext ABC television network programming
originatesFrom planet Ork NERFINISHED
portrayalMedium live-action television
portrayedByForNotableMember Robin Williams NERFINISHED
reproductionConcept age in reverse compared to humans (as depicted for Mork)
settingOfMainStoryline Boulder, Colorado (via Mork) NERFINISHED
technologyLevel advanced spacefaring civilization
timePeriodOfMainDepiction late 1970s to early 1980s
travelMethod egg-shaped spacecraft
typicalAppearanceContext humanoid form indistinguishable from humans

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