Nanu nanu! If you're not old enough to remember Mork and Mindy then you will, no doubt, think I've gone totally bonkers! "Nanu nanu" was the greeting used by Mork, an alien from Ork (played brilliantly by Robin Williams in his own, unique style) who arrived on planet Earth via an egg-shaped spacecraft. He becomes the roommate and friend of Mindy McConnell, played by Pam Dawber. The sitcom was first aired between 1978 and 1982 on ABC, but was also broadcast here in the UK
Mork actually made his first appearance on the fifth series of
Happy Days (another series I used to watch in my 70s childhood) where Richie Cunnigham had a dream about being the alien trying to take him back to Ork.
Anyway, as this post is supposed to be about T-shirts, let me now discuss them! By far, the best-looking tee is the one above which features an authentic print of the original Mork & Mindy logo. The tee is available at redbubble.com for men and women, and in a range of colours. It's aalso available as a sweatshirt or hoodie. Redbubble ship worldwide, too.
See
More Mork & Mindy T-shirts at Redbubble.
The best design award has to go this the official T-shirt which has a retro style ringer design. Ringer T-shirts were very popular in the 70s, which makes this one look like it's been plucked from a time capsule. Unfortunately, this particular tee is very hard to find in the UK, and I believe the only British supplier selling it is Fashion First on the Amazon website. Therefore, it's not cheap at £24.65 to £29.40 plus £8 delivery, but if you want to be amongst a minority of British people wearing this design then you may feel it's worth the asking price. It would certainly look fantastic at an 80s event/party.
The same logo (with a more faded look) appears on the following Carolina blue boys T-shirt which is available in three sizes for 4 to 7 year olds. The same design and colour is also available for
girls and adults -
Mork & Mindy Distressed Logo T-Shirt for Men
There are, of course, many other T-shirt designs available, but the items I've featured are certainly the most stylish and the only ones to feature the original logo. See all
Mork & Mindy T-shirts at Amazon.co.uk.
This distressed logo, slim-fitting tee for ladies is available at 80stees.com in sizes from small to XXL, and they ship worldwide. This design is also available for men -
men's tee
An interesting item I found at redbubble.com was this mini skirt which is available in sizes from XXS to XXL. Add it to your T-shirt and you have an instant costume!
You can read my review of the
Mork & Mindy TV series at my website simplyeighties.com.
Browse more
retro T-shirt ideas at Simplyeighties.com
No comments:
Post a comment