Mr. T and Tina

Mr. T and Tina
Pat Morita in a promotional photo for the television series Mr. T and Tina
Genre Sitcom
Created by James Komack
Directed by Rick Edelstein
James Komack
James Sheldon
Dennis Steinmetz
Starring Pat Morita
Susan Blanchard
Opening theme "Chicago", arranged by George Aliceson Tipton
Composer(s) George Aliceson Tipton
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s) James Komack
Producer(s) Bob Carroll, Jr.
Madelyn Davis
Gary Shimokawa
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production company(s) The Komack Company
Release
Original network ABC
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 25 (1976-09-25) – October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)
Chronology
Related shows Welcome Back, Kotter

Mr. T and Tina is an American sitcom[1] and a spin-off of Welcome Back, Kotter starring Pat Morita that aired for five episodes on ABC from September 25 to October 30, 1976.[2]

Synopsis

Pat Morita starred as Taro Takahashi, a Japanese inventor who moves his family from Tokyo to Chicago. He hires scatterbrained and free-spirited American Tina Kelly (Susan Blanchard) as the live-in governess for his children, Sachi (June Angela) and Aki (Gene Profanato).

Going against the popular Bob Newhart Show on CBS and the second half of Emergency! on NBC, Mr. T and Tina drew poor ratings, not to mention terrible reviews, and was cancelled after just five episodes were aired, although nine were filmed. (Fittingly, the last episode shown was entitled "I Thought He'd Never Leave".)

Interestingly, two of the series regulars June Angela and Gene Profanato (in real life, sister and brother) were quickly hired for the 1977 successful Broadway revival of The King & I starring Yul Brynner and Constance Towers. Angela played Tuptim and Profanato as the King's son Prince Chulalongkorn.

Cast

Episode list

  1. "Pilot" — 1976.09.25
  2. "The Americanization of Michi" — 1976.10.02
  3. "What Makes Sumo Run?" — 1976.10.16
  4. "Tina Really Truly Gets Fired" — 1976.10.23
  5. "I Thought He'd Never Leave" — 1976.10.30

References

  1. ↑ "Pat Morita - Mr. T and Tina cast". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Mr. T and Tina". The New York Times.


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