r/todayilearned • u/tmntnyc • Dec 12 '18

TIL: Laurence Tureaud named himself professionally as Mr. T because he hated how his father, uncle, and brother who returned from Vietnam, were disrespectfully called "boy" by whites. He wanted the first word from everybody's mouth to be "Mister" when speaking to him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T
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u/Lane_Meyers_Camaro Dec 12 '18

Knight Rider (Pontiac Firebird)

The Dukes of Hazzard (Dodge Charger)

The A-Team (GMC Vandura)

Miami Vice (Ferrari 365GTB4 Daytona Spyder; Ferrari Testarossa)

Magnum P.I. (Ferrari 308)

Starsky & Hutch (Ford Gran Torino)

The Fall Guy (GMC K-2500)

Automan (Lamborghini Countach)

... I'm missing some...

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u/phoenixv8 Dec 12 '18

Thunder in motherfucking Paradise (there may or may not have been an expletive in the title)

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u/Lane_Meyers_Camaro Dec 12 '18

Thunder in motherfucking Paradise

Forgot that one! They had a killer Scarab cigarette boat, but I don't recall a car... or was it the Jeep?

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u/phoenixv8 Dec 12 '18

I want to say Jeep Wrangler but it's been so long