Even though I was born in the late 70s, I grew up in the 1980s. Therefore, I was there during Mr. T's boom period. It was obviously gigantic in the US, but us here - in the UK - got to experience it on a smaller scale. However, it was a scale nonetheless.
One of the things I'll always recall is having to go to a hospital appointment because I had allergic reactions to certain colours in food and drink. The person carrying out the test on me had to write letters on my arm and would prick my skin with a needle to see if it caused a reaction.
As the person wrote the letters on my arm, they said I was going to 'look like Mr. T with his tattoos'. Even to my young self at the time, that didn't make sense for many reasons. They also did the 'you'll be brave like Mr. T' schtick as they punctured me.
By the end of the 'experiment' I thought I was a brave Mr. T (upon reflection, considering my surname, I legitimately was a brave Mr. T!) and begged my mother to keep the ink on my arm for as long as possible.
Ironically, my allergic reaction to food and drink colourings wasn't triggered by Mr. T's Knockout Punch - a bright blue drink my parents bought me for the Soda Stream machine we had in our kitchen.
I loved that drink. I mentioned it ten years ago, when I revisited Soda Stream machines.
Those are two random examples of Mr. T having a somewhat significant part of my childhood memories. I haven't even covered The A-Team, Mr T's cartoon, Rocky III, a yellow Mr T watch my dad bought me from the Sunday market.
I could go on. Especially considering how Mr. T was a significant factor in the WWF's early rise.
So - yes, I will absolutely tune in to see the documentary once it hits Netflix in a few weeks.
When is the Mr. T documentary coming out?
Mr T: I Pity the Fool, a documentary which is part of Netflix's Untold series, will premiere on Tuesday September 8th 2026.
Netflix claims the feature will reveal 'the full story behind the mohawk, chains and catchphrases from the man himself'.
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