Mister T (TV series)

Did You Know?

• At the beginning of each episode, a live-action introduction featuring Mr. T himself explains what is going on.
• At the end of each episode, Mr. T narrates a moral lesson for viewers.
• Reruns of the series aired on the USA Cartoon Express in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Characters

Mr. T, voiced by himself, serves as the gymnastics team's coach. The team's bus driver is Ms. Priscilla Bisby, voiced by Takayo Fischer, a middle-aged woman with impeccable manners who devours mystery novels and often exclaims "My stars and garters." Jeff Harris, voiced by Shawn Lieber, is the group's arrogant wisecracker. Woody Daniels, voiced by Phil LaMarr, is an African-American gymnast who competes as Jeff's friendly rival and plans to become a lawyer after his gymnastics career ends. Robin O'Neill, voiced by Amy Linker, is a freckled white girl who dives headfirst into any situation and acts as Mr. T's second-in-command, frequently saying "What the hairy heck?" Kim Nakamura, voiced by Siu Ming Carson, is a Japanese girl whose father is a computer scientist; her photographic memory lets her recall magazine articles and book passages along with their volume, issue, and page number. Spike O'Neill, voiced by Teddy Field III, is Robin's younger brother who idolizes Mr. T; one episode reveals Spike is a nickname, though his real name stays unknown. Bulldozer, or Dozer for short, is Mr. T's pet bulldog who sports a mohawk just like his owner.

Home media and rights

Turner Broadcasting System bought the Ruby-Spears library, which included Mister T, on October 29, 1991. The series later aired on Turner channels like Boomerang and Cartoon Network. After Turner merged with Time Warner in 1996, Warner Bros. Discovery now holds the rights. The first season came out on DVD on May 10, 2011, as part of the Warner Archive Collection's Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection.