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    Comedy TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Mr. T and Tina

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    1 9 7 6 (USA)
    5 (9) x 30 minute episodes

    Pat Morita (Arnold from Happy Days) starred in his own short-lived series as widowed Taro Takahashi (aka “Mr T”), a Japanese inventor who moves his family from Tokyo to Chicago.

    He hires bubbly, klutzy, well-meaning Nebraska-gal Tina Kelly (Susan Blanchard) as the live-in governess for his children, Sachi (June Angela) and Aki (Gene Profanato).

    Other characters included his sarcastic sister-in-law Michi (Pat Suzuki), his very set-in-his-ways Uncle Matsu (“Jerry” Hatsuo Fujikawa), scatterbrained landlady Miss Llewellyn (Miriam Byrd-Nethery), and hipster Harvard the Handyman (Ted Lange).

    Plots for the few shows produced focused on Mr T’s inventions and the unintentional Americanisation of the Takahashi children at the hands of Tina, who taught them words and phrases such as “cool,” “the pits,” and “neato,” much to Mr T’s chagrin.

    The Japanese-American community complained about the racial stereotyping in the show and the ratings flagged quickly.

    Despite a clever cross-over with the Sweathogs from Welcome Back Kotter, only five of the nine filmed episodes aired before ABC pulled the plug on 30 October 1976.

    Morita rebounded well in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, as Mr Miyagi.

    Taro Takahashi
    Pat Morita
    Tina Kelly
    Susan Blanchard
    Sachi
    June Angela
    Aki
    Gene Profanato
    Michi
    Pat Suzuki
    Harvard
    Ted Lange
    Miss Llewellyn
    Miriam Byrd-Nethery
    Matsu
    “Jerry” Hatsuo Fujikawa

    Episodes

    Tina Really Truly Gets Fired | What Makes Sumo Run? | The Americanisation of Michi | Guess Who’s Coming to Live | I Thought He’d Never Leave || Pilot*** | Where Is My Wandering Matsu Tonight?*** | Reading, Writing and Rice*** | I’m OK, You’re All Bananas***

    NB: Episodes marked *** were not broadcast.

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