April 8, 2005

I Pity The Fool Who Doesn't Watch This Video

Mr. T wants you to be nice to yo momma. And other people's mommas. In this 1984 video, he educates us via the universal language of terrible rap. Watch (Windows Media).

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33 Comments

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Posted by: Tyler at 04/08/05 1:15 PM | Reply
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Awesome. I think i watched that in middle school health class. my favorite part was Mr. T telling us how to turn mistakes into cool stuff- this kid was walking down the street and tripped, but then started to break dance, so all the other kids thought he was cool.

Posted by: andrew at 04/08/05 1:22 PM | Reply
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My friend has this on Beta! I had Mr. T pajamas when I was a kid.

Posted by: Ken at 04/08/05 1:25 PM | Reply
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I think the name of the whole video is "Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool.

Posted by: ken at 04/08/05 1:29 PM | Reply
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Mr. T's rap is solid, no doubt but how about Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage and the 1986 Chicago Bears?

http://pwi.blogspot.com/2005/01/worst-hip-hop-ev-er.html

http://pwi.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_pwi_archive.html

Veerrrrrry fresh!

Posted by: fatcitizen at 04/08/05 1:34 PM | Reply
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wow...wow....and wow. Nice Camo-daisy dukes, T! :)

Posted by: Mandy at 04/08/05 1:57 PM | Reply
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You should know that a lot of the songs on this video were written by Ice T.

Posted by: Mr. T and Me at 04/08/05 1:58 PM | Reply
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most disturbing part... as if the entire thing wasn't disturbing in some way, was the grotesque little kid with the massive glasses and wearing the biker gloves massaging his mom's back. Disturbing and strangly erotic.

Posted by: Somersault at 04/08/05 2:13 PM | Reply
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OMG my cousin used to have this on tape and it was the best thing ever!
Highlights:
1) "Recouping"- i.e. if you trip and fall, act like you meant it to be a dance move!
2) "table the label and wear your own name!"- teaching kids that designer clothing is bad.
3) The heritage segment - best line, from a korean-american girl "I'm was born in San Francisco. But my dad was born in...(wait for it)...Sacramento!".

Posted by: Rebecca at 04/08/05 2:37 PM | Reply
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that's absolutely golden
i like how the back-up singers moves are so out of sync

Posted by: Tammie at 04/08/05 3:39 PM | Reply
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gold. Pure gold.

Posted by: arcade mike at 04/08/05 3:58 PM | Reply
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Any chance there's a Quicktime version of this floating around somewhere?

Posted by: the management at 04/08/05 4:27 PM | Reply
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The whole video is just as bad, excuse me glorious.

Posted by: Lia at 04/08/05 4:47 PM | Reply
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http://www.inzenity.com/mrt/index.html

The best resource out there for "Be somebody or be a fool" resources.

Click on the link foo!

Also good:

http://www.agonybooth.com/mr_t/

Posted by: juepucta at 04/08/05 5:04 PM | Reply
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The whole video is horribly great. I see the whole thing pop up occasionally in those BitTorrent communities the kids keep talking about.

Posted by: jorge at 04/08/05 5:35 PM | Reply
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www.seanbaby.com has been praising(?) this vid for years!

Posted by: Blu at 04/08/05 5:40 PM | Reply
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Holy cow! The girl at the end who randomly goes "Be somebdy!" ? That's the girl from Summer School with Mark Harmon - the dyslexic one that he takes out for driving lessons!

Posted by: Jason at 04/08/05 5:57 PM | Reply
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You think that's fucked up. That little kid is a fucking doppleganger for C. Thomas Howell in Soul Man.

http://thedecadentwest.blogspot.com/2005/04/mr-t-treat-your-mother-right.html

Posted by: RT at 04/08/05 6:48 PM | Reply
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it's true though. moms are great and you should treat her right. all you hipsters should go call your moms right now and tell her how much you love her.

Posted by: keepingitreal at 04/08/05 6:49 PM | Reply
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Is that music sampled from Rockwell?

Posted by: shmedd at 04/08/05 7:56 PM | Reply
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that was hilarious. i haven't laughed that hard in a long time. thank you.

Posted by: hollasaurasrex at 04/08/05 9:46 PM | Reply
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my favorite part was the girl at the end with the mullet sticking out of the headband. i was a little worried throughout the video that something was going to pop out of the camo short shorts. five stars

Posted by: Marci at 04/08/05 9:52 PM | Reply
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I have this video on VCD. It's pretty fun... Good shit to play in the background afterhours.

Posted by: incomple at 04/08/05 10:06 PM | Reply
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i love the blatant teleprompter reading. mr. t you're my hero, i love my momma.

Posted by: BORNZO at 04/09/05 12:48 AM | Reply
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brilliant!!!!

Posted by: dennard at 04/09/05 3:05 PM | Reply
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speaking of iconic 80s black superheros

i went to a garage sale at Joe Leeway from the Thompson Twins house today

Posted by: some music snob at 04/09/05 3:11 PM | Reply
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Oh Mr. T, you educatin', multi-talented, ever pityin' da fool man.

Posted by: calliwell at 04/09/05 6:45 PM | Reply
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