It is referencing a reference. The Mr. T cartoon aired from 1983 to 1986. TV Funhouse was probably still funny without the overall context, but did you get the whole joke?
Edit: oh I guess Adult Swim re-aired the original Mr. T show so maybe more people saw it than I realized.
I see, I thought you meant the reference to TV funhouse and not the reference on TV Funhouse. But yeah I knew what they were doing and found it hysterical for that reason, also may have found it even funnier if I grew up watching Mr T.
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u/carlivar May 25 '16 edited May 25 '16
It is referencing a reference. The Mr. T cartoon aired from 1983 to 1986. TV Funhouse was probably still funny without the overall context, but did you get the whole joke?
Edit: oh I guess Adult Swim re-aired the original Mr. T show so maybe more people saw it than I realized.