No, you're not the only one who has noticed Mr. T's increased visibility on the tube lately.During its "Revenge of the 80s" week, Nick At Nite showed him in re-runs of "Diff'rent Strokes" (where Mr. Drummond agreed to let "The A-Team" crew film a scene in his penthouse) and "Silver Spoons" (as a bodyguard hired to protect Rick from a school strong-arm). Also, T appears in two hilarious 1-800-COLLECT commercials (as "Inspecta Collect") and a Lipton Sizzle & Stir spot with the likes of Loni Anderson (who serves up T a kiss, in addition to dinner), Mary Lou Retton, and George Hamilton.
Haven't seen this much of the man since the early '90s. Anyone remember his role as a private investigator on "T And T"? How 'bout T's unbelievable appearance on "The Jerry Springer Show" (at a birthday party for kids with progeria -- they had no idea who he was)?
NBC or some other network should give Mr. T another chance at prime time. Even something simple like "The Mr. T Show" could work, as long as the producers "let T be T" and don't try to complicate matters. Who could be a musical guest on T's show? Well, certainly not Sting, as was evidenced by T throwing Murdock's radio out of a window, at the same time a Police song chimed through the speakers.
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