Mister T (TV series)

Mister T is an animated series that aired on NBC on Saturday morning from 1983 to 1986. A total of 30 episodes were produced during the first two seasons, with the final season consisting entirely of reruns. The series was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. Reruns were later seen on the USA Cartoon Express in the late 1980s, and more recently as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim late-night programming block.

Plot

The cartoon stars Mr. T as a coach to a gymnastics team (with a specific emphasis on members Jeff, Woody, Robin, and Kim), travelling the world while becoming involved in and solving various mysteries.

Paul Dini, Jack Kirby, and Neal Adams have all contributed to Mr. T's comic book and cartoon show.

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 the audience.

Characters

Mr. T (voiced by Mr. T) - He is the coach of the gymnastics team.
Ms. Priscilla Bisby (voiced by Takayo Fischer) - The team's well-mannered driver 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.
Robin O'Neill (voiced by Amy Linker) - A beautiful, blue-eyed redhead with freckles who's 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 scientist. She has a photographic memory that comes in handy as she can remember various magazine articles and book passages, including the issue or volume, and the page she read it on.
Spike O'Neill (voiced by Teddy Field III) - Robin's little brother who hero worships Mr. T.
Skye Redfern (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) - A Native American gymnast, whose grandfather was accused of a crime.
Garcia Lopez - A Latin American gymnast whose big brother Miguel is an archaeologist. He is a keen photographer.
Vince D'Amato - An Italian American who has dreams of being a movie star.
Courtney Howard - An African-American girl gymnast whose father is a major in the military. Her uncle is a magician who was previously a burglar.
Grant Kline - An ex-gang member who turned his life around, thanks to Jeff.
Bulldozer - Mr. T's bulldog with a similar mohawk. He is also called Dozer for short.

List of episodes

NÂº = Overall episode number
Ep = Episode number by season

Season 1: 1983

Season 2: 1984

Cast

Mr. T - Himself
Siu Ming Carson - Kim Nakamura
Teddy Field III - Spike O'Neill
Takayo Fischer - Ms. Priscilla Bisby
Phil LaMarr - Woody Daniels
Shawn Lieber - Jeff Harris
Amy Linker - Robin O'Neill

Additional voices

Lauren Anders -
Michael Bell -
Mike Road â€"
Mario Careaga -
Cathy Cavadini - Skye Redfern
Henry Corden -
Anson Williams â€"
Alan Dinehart -
Dale Ishimoto -
Allan Melvin â€"
Keye Luke -
Stanley Ralph Ross
Julio Medina -
Shepard Menken -
Ted McGinley â€"
Tim Rooney -
Bob Denver â€"
Fran Ryan -
John Stephenson -
Bob Holt â€"
Jean Vander Pyl -
Florence Henderson â€"
Janet Waldo -
Penny Marshall â€"
Cameron Young -

Home Media releases

On May 10, 2011, Warner Archive released Mister T: The Complete First Season on DVD in Region 1 territories (North America and Japan). This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. As Mister T and the other 1978-91 Ruby-Spears programs were sold to Turner Broadcasting in 1991 alongside the Hanna-Barbera library and studio (both corporations shared a parent company, Great American (formerly Taft) Broadcasting), the Mister T DVD set is branded as part of the Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection. The second and final season has yet to be released.

References

External links

Mister T at the Internet Movie Database
Mister T at TV.com
Mister T at the Big Cartoon Database

Mister T (TV series)

Sunday, March 22, 2015