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Mister T (TV series)

Mister T is an American animated series that aired on NBC on Saturday morning from 1983 to 1985, but ran for two years. It mainly featured the popular A-Team actor Mr. T. A total of 30 episodes were produced during all three seasons, with the thirteen episodes for Season 1, eleven for Season 2, and six episodes for the third and last season. The series was produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises.

Reruns were later seen on the USA Cartoon Express between in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and more recently as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night programming block and spin-off network, Boomerang that airs classic cartoons from Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears (pre-1991 era), Turner, and classic Warner's animation libraries. This is also Phil LaMarr's first voice-acting role.

Plot

The animated show stars Mr. T as a coach to a gymnastics team (with a specific emphasis on young-aged members: Jeff, Woody, Robin, and Kim), travelling across the world while becoming involved in and solving many different mysteries.

At the beginning of each episode, a live-action introduction featuring Mr. T himself is shown to explain what is going on. At the end of each episode, Mr. T narrates a moral lesson for all of the viewers.

Characters

  • Mr. T (voiced by himself) – He is the coach of the gymnastics team.
  • Ms. Priscilla Bisby (voiced by Takayo Fischer) – The team's well-mannered bus driver, a middle-aged woman who loves mystery novels. Her catchphrase is "My stars and garters".
  • Jeff Harris (voiced by Shawn Lieber) – The wise guy of the team with a big ego.
  • Woody Daniels (voiced by Phil LaMarr) – An African-American gymnast and Jeff's friendly rival. He hopes to become a lawyer when he retires from gymnastics.
  • Robin O'Neill (voiced by Amy Linker) – A beautiful, white girl with freckles who is eager to jump into any situation. She also acts as Mr. T's second-in-command. Her catchphrase is "What the hairy heck?".
  • Kim Nakamura (voiced by Siu Ming Carson) – A Japanese girl who is a daughter to a computer scientist. She has a photographic memory that comes in handy as she can remember several magazine articles and book passages, including the issue or volume, and the page where she read it on.
  • Spike O'Neill (voiced by Teddy Field III) – Robin's younger brother who worships Mr. T. (Note: in "Secret Of The Spectral Sister", it is revealed that Spike is just a nickname; his real name is not revealed.)
  • Bulldozer – Mr. T's pet bulldog with a similar mohawk. He is also called Dozer for short.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1983)

Season 2 (1984)

Season 3 (1985)

Home media and rights

On October 29, 1991, the rights to the library of Ruby-Spears Enterprises, including Mister T, were acquired by Turner Broadcasting System, and the show subsequently aired on Turner-owned cable TV channels such as Boomerang and Cartoon Network. Turner Broadcasting System later merged with Time Warner in 1996, and the rights to the series are currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

The first season was released DVD on May 10, 2011, via the Warner Archive Collection, as part of the Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection.

See also

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