While the 80s-ness of this has dated badly, and the sincerity was a bit much in places, at least Mr. T meant well, and nothing dodgy came out about him years later. Being of a certain age, obviously I thought he was cool back in the day!
I quite possibly watched this video on rental circa 1985/86. Either this one or another Mr T one. Despite the 1980s cheesiness there was some sage advice. Loving the rapping. Eat your heart out Grandmaster Flash. Some of the music sounds a little bit like Prince or maybe even a bit of Funkadelic.
"all these trees are different but they all live together in harmony. Unless they get too close, and there's a battle for nutrients from the soil. Some plants die under the large canopies of the larger trees because the light can't get through to them, and there are even some plants that are parasitic upon others. So...I guess the lesson is that we can all live in harmony so long as we separate out into segregated groups and don't mix. Get them soil nutrients before the other do kids!"
went down a bit of a rabbit hole after seeing the fantastic name 'Popsicle Delfin' pop up at 15:44. turns out she was one of the dancers in the video for Raspberry Beret, appeared at the Grammys with Donna Summer, and was something of an innovator in the breakdancing scene of the mid-80s. i was hoping to find some fun anecdote to come back with but unfortunately it seems she died in 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer, so big RIP to Popsicle, gone but not forgotten
In a similar vein, are you aware of the Roddy Piper motivational video VHS? Fighting Fit, filmed and released in the UK - it's very odd. Also, while I'm here, I thought I'd mention one of the VHS horrors that has stuck with me since primary school in the early '90s; Carol Vorderman's Pop Music Times Tables, which is as painful as it sounds.
Mr.T will always be a real one. Sure his whole presentation is seriously dated and hilarious but he was always about doing the right thing, and he's grown to understand and play on the hilarity of his personae, but his overall message, and what he represents is timeless, and still essential. Kids today seriously need a modern equivalent to him.
This must have been the inspo fit the whole “just say no” Grange Hill fiasco. Which they used to release an album which I bought at a school jumble a sale. There could be a vhs associated. Definitely needs analysing 👀😂
Have a few beers and smoke ciggies, It’s done me no harm and I’m 62. Indeed I’m off down to my local now to get power hammered with the gang, and on the way home i might even stuff a kebab down me’ grid.
I once saw mr t being interviewed for rocky 3 on letterman. To get into character mr t took up boxing and took it so seriously as clubber lang as rockys foe in the movie that when mr t went on the letterman show he looked he was just in a mean mood and looked like he want to whup lettermans ass. You weren't sure if t knew he was on a comedy show
I have that second Mr T LP. It's surprisingly a bit crap. I expected a bit more "punch" from it. Someone did a great website years ago where they mixed up the messages "Drink your drugs" "say not to your mom" etc.
Mr T. always did seem to be an all round good egg.
Very hard boiled, but a good ‘un nonetheless.
While the 80s-ness of this has dated badly, and the sincerity was a bit much in places, at least Mr. T meant well, and nothing dodgy came out about him years later. Being of a certain age, obviously I thought he was cool back in the day!
"Finding unopened beer cans in a bin...which has literally never happened." 🤣
Watching this again just now with my husband. Him: "I used to drink juice out of his head".
Such was the eighties.
Mr. T was da man!
I loved that guy in the 80's.
A-team, rocky 3, wrestlemania 1 & 2.
Guy was practically my hero.
That vocal style is timeless, thank you.
I do think he genuinely cared for kids.
That CV joke during the break dancing is just a spot on, top class gag. Stuart Millard you are a funny fella.
I don't need his pity. I pity myself.
Mr T is living proof that not all black people have rhythm.
I quite possibly watched this video on rental circa 1985/86. Either this one or another Mr T one.
Despite the 1980s cheesiness there was some sage advice.
Loving the rapping. Eat your heart out Grandmaster Flash.
Some of the music sounds a little bit like Prince or maybe even a bit of Funkadelic.
"all these trees are different but they all live together in harmony. Unless they get too close, and there's a battle for nutrients from the soil. Some plants die under the large canopies of the larger trees because the light can't get through to them, and there are even some plants that are parasitic upon others. So...I guess the lesson is that we can all live in harmony so long as we separate out into segregated groups and don't mix. Get them soil nutrients before the other do kids!"
He doesn't drink either, he's T-total.
it just took his appearances on howard stern for mr t to forget all his self-help tips.
went down a bit of a rabbit hole after seeing the fantastic name 'Popsicle Delfin' pop up at 15:44. turns out she was one of the dancers in the video for Raspberry Beret, appeared at the Grammys with Donna Summer, and was something of an innovator in the breakdancing scene of the mid-80s. i was hoping to find some fun anecdote to come back with but unfortunately it seems she died in 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer, so big RIP to Popsicle, gone but not forgotten
"Dont Talk To Strangers" is the sexiest song of the lot. How could you listen to that and not be DTF.
In a similar vein, are you aware of the Roddy Piper motivational video VHS? Fighting Fit, filmed and released in the UK - it's very odd. Also, while I'm here, I thought I'd mention one of the VHS horrors that has stuck with me since primary school in the early '90s; Carol Vorderman's Pop Music Times Tables, which is as painful as it sounds.
Fighting Fit will definitely make an appearance on here someday.
Sorry Stu I’m still laughing at my own “first name MISTER, last name TOILET” weeks later
And rightly so
Jeff is just so freakin' cool, man
Mr.T will always be a real one.
Sure his whole presentation is seriously dated and hilarious but he was always about doing the right thing, and he's grown to understand and play on the hilarity of his personae, but his overall message, and what he represents is timeless, and still essential.
Kids today seriously need a modern equivalent to him.
Robert Trujillo in the credits went on to play bass in Suicidal Tendencies and Metallica
Different one, sadly.
This must have been the inspo fit the whole “just say no” Grange Hill fiasco. Which they used to release an album which I bought at a school jumble a sale. There could be a vhs associated. Definitely needs analysing 👀😂
Have a few beers and smoke ciggies, It’s done me no harm and I’m 62. Indeed I’m off down to my local now to get power hammered with the gang, and on the way home i might even stuff a kebab down me’ grid.
Man i really shouldn’t have taken shrooms before watching this!
Track 5 is a cover of Mr Lee by the Bobettes
"when you put down one mother, you put down others all over the world".
The fourth formulation of the categorical imperative.
Mr.T rocks!
Mr T inspirational tree hugger and kids saviour from model predators abusers! Amazin guy indeed. Before Phil & Grant from EE you had Mr T!
Suspect the writers of the song Mr Lee would be first in that having a word queue…
Don't Talk to Strangers was a genuinely good song. Maybe too chill for a pedo awareness track mind.
Jeff hippest kid around
Look up Robert Smigel's sendup of the Mr T cartoon, it's hilarious. It was on SNL in the early 2000s iirc.
Decent meme potential in that kid covering his absoludicrous pratfall.
Mr T cared a lot. Good on him.
Love the content, keep it coming
"earnesty" - is that a word?
I once saw mr t being interviewed for rocky 3 on letterman. To get into character mr t took up boxing and took it so seriously as clubber lang as rockys foe in the movie that when mr t went on the letterman show he looked he was just in a mean mood and looked like he want to whup lettermans ass. You weren't sure if t knew he was on a comedy show
Why was the nonce singing along, he's gone and incriminated himself. It's a schoolboy error, and you'd think he'd be wiser with that sort of thing.
I'm three and a half minutes in and this is already brilliant : D
I have that second Mr T LP. It's surprisingly a bit crap. I expected a bit more "punch" from it. Someone did a great website years ago where they mixed up the messages "Drink your drugs" "say not to your mom" etc.
PMSLOL😂😂😂
Mr T >>>>> Dr Jordan B Peterson. I pity the lobster who aint keep their desk tidy.