"Mister T" (1983) TV series 1983-1985

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creators:

Steve Gerber
Martin Pasko

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

17 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation

Plot:

Mr. T and his young gymnastics team fight crime whenever they encounter it on their tour.

Plot Keywords:

Gymnastic | Teen | Amateur Detective | Acrobat | Mohawk Haircut

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mr. T

...

Himself (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

"Mr. T" (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Ruby-Spears Productions

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006) (V)

"Take it from ME.......Mr T!"

One of the many milestone cartoons of the 1980's. Involved Mr T. touring around with a team of gymnasts, a kid (Mr T wannabe with the sleeveless denim shirt) and a dog with a mo-hawk. The gang would encounter crimes taking place along the tour...and make the badguys PAY!

Most episodes followed the pattern some crime occurring and the kid finding out about it and getting into trouble. Then Mr.T and the gang would catch up and take care of business. The dog was there for comic relief...

At the end we would always the real live Mr T. would appear and tell us the moral of the story, how the kid could have avoided trouble, and what you can do in your own neighborhood. At the end, T would punctuate his advice by pointing his finger to the camera (a subconscious threat to the bad guys),saying, "Take it from ME...MR T!"

Role model cartoons like this were the standard in 80's, with Mr T blazing the trail for Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos, and Rambo: The Force of Freedom. But none of those other guys ever grabbed a crocodile by its tail, swung it around, and threw it off the screen during the opening sequence.