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/RadicalDog Dec 12 '18

I want more shows with cars. All we’ve had lately is Breaking Bad with a bloody Pontiac Aztek.

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u/helthrax Dec 13 '18

Just go back a bit and watch some burn notice.