{"title":"Mister T","dateDebut":"1983","dateEnd":"1984","description":"\u0093I pity the fool\u0085\u0094 \r\n\r\nA catchphrase as instantly recognizable as the man behind it. Big, tough, Mohawk-sporting (the haircut was technically a Mandinkan, to the purists), and decked out in over $300,000 worth of gold chains and earrings, Mr. T entered the ring as the unstoppable Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then shot to instant stardom as mechanic\/tough guy B.A. Barracus on NBC\u0092s wildly popular The A-Team. \r\n\r\nEager to expand Mr. T\u0091s already huge fan following among youngsters, the network commissioned Ruby-Spears to create a Saturday morning series around their golden boy, with the former Laurence Tureaud (he changed his name so everyone would have to call him \u0093Mister\u0094) himself to star. After a guest-starring launch on the premiere of Ruby-Spears\u0092 Alvin and the Chipmunks, Mr. T got his own, self-titled program, an animated half-hour framed by live-action inserts. \r\n\r\nIn the show, T ran a gymnasium, where a rainbow coalition of young gymnasts came to practice: Kim, Woody, Jeff, Sky, Vinnie, Courtney, Garcia, Robin, and Robin\u0092s little brother Jeff, a wannabe tough who copied his idol to a \u0093T.\u0094 Together with Miss Bisby and T\u0092s bulldog, Spike (same haircut, same attitude), the group spent their off hours finding trouble and fixing it. \r\n\r\nMr. T provided the voice of his own character and appeared in the opening and closing segments, which provided the moral of the day\u0092s adventures: don\u0092t ride with strangers, never be afraid to walk away from a fight, etc. \r\n\r\nThe show lasted three seasons and thirty episodes, ending shortly before the final primetime season of The A-Team. ","leadImageMedUrl":"http:\/\/distro-1.retrojunk.com\/secure\/74343578448186f9e285d5683752b2e06088356dfd79f455c9b1d831bdc9b1824de7f1\/image\/43e_40afd3a37c.jpg"}