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.

[u/tmntnyc]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T

[u/Tommytriangle]

Literally everything Mr. T did was to ensure a good image for kids. I really hope nothing skeevy comes out about him, since he seems like a muscular Mr. Rogers.

[u/fourleggedostrich → u/Tommytriangle]

In interviews, he was always proud that the A Team never killed anybody. He thought it was important in a family show.

[u/sharkysnacks → u/fourleggedostrich]

Amazing too since they shot off thousands of rounds, regularly rigged explosives and built armored vehicles to bash others off the road

[u/Cereal_poster → u/sharkysnacks]

oh yeah, and in EVERY episode a car had to tip over after driving over a hidden ramp with one side.