Mr. T and Tina

Mr. T and Tina
Genre	Sitcom
Directed by	Rick Edelstein James Komack James Sheldon Dennis Steinmetz
Starring	Pat Morita Susan Blanchard
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Komack
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) – October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)
Chronology
Related shows	Welcome Back, Kotter

Mr. T and Tina is an American sitcom that aired for five episodes on ABC in the fall of 1976. Starring Pat Morita, the series was a spin-off of the then-hit series Welcome Back, Kotter. The show was the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent.

Synopsis

On leave from Happy Days (where Morita played Arnold Takahashi), Pat Morita stars as Taro Takahashi, a Japanese inventor who lives with free-spirited American Tina Kelly ( Susan Blanchard). Also in the cast was Ted Lange who, thanks to this show's quick cancellation, was able to sign on to a more successful series, The Love Boat. Morita went on to co-star in the equally short-lived series Blansky's Beauties a few months later, making him one of the few actors to star in two unsuccessful, unrelated TV series during the same season.

Cast

• Pat Morita .... Taro Takahashi
• Susan Blanchard .... Tina Kelly
• June Angela .... Sachi
• Miriam Byrd-Nethery .... Miss Llewellyn
• Jerry Fujikawa .... Uncle Matsu
• Ted Lange .... Harvard
• Gene Profanato .... Aki
• Pat Suzuki .... Michi

External links

• Mr. T and Tina at the Internet Movie Database
• Mr. T and Tina at TV.com
• Mr. T and Tina at epguides.com
• "Pat Morita - Mr. T and Tina cast". Sitcoms Online. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/32797/cat/945. Retrieved 2009-11-10.