Recently I have found numerous opportunities to either talk about or watch things with Mr. T. Born, Laurence Tureaud, he has been one of my favorite celebrities of all-time. With quotes like “I pity the fool!” and “Treat your mother right!” his pearls of wisdom have always made me smile. This week in my history of American popular culture class I let slip a very non-theoretical statement about Mr. T and I had to laugh. While covering a book discussing television and its role in defining visions of American culture, the presenting group showed numerous clips to back up their statements. When it came to the 80s, my classmate came to The A-Team and he asked, “does anyone know why I would show this clip?” The answer was the pervasive violence and how the show was a product of President Reagan’s deregulation of the entertainment industry, especially television. However, with no inner-monologue, I quickly blurted, “because it’s awesome.” The class as well as the prof got a laugh out of it…
Anyway, Mr. T is awesome and he should be preserved forever. Please watch the attached video from Late Night with Conan O’Brien you will smile/laugh.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/57462/late-night-with-conan-obrien-picking-apples-with-mr-t
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
