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Mr. T is going to host a new talk show in which he capitalizes on his catchphrase and persona from “The A Team.” He’s not going to let people wallow in their mysery or phobias, and will help them snap out of it in harsh but understanding style. He says his show will not tolerate whiners:
Similarly, when asked how he would counsel Tony Kornheiser, the Washington Post sportswriter who is afraid of flying but has taken a travel-intensive job in the Monday Night Football broadcast booth, Mr. T said: “Straighten up and stop being a coward. Don’t be no fool. Get on that plane and fly, fool, fly.”
Perhaps the best question of Mr. T’s appearance this week before the Television Critics Association, a question admirable both for its cheek and succinctness, was: “Mr. T, why do you pity the fool?”
“That is a good question. That is a good question and a legitimate question,” Mr. T replied. “And I’m the man to answer it. You pity the fool because you don’t want to beat up a fool. You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you won’t have to beat him up. So that’s why I say fools you gotta give another chance because they don’t know no better.”
That’s awesome and it’s too bad I live in Europe and will have to wait to watch it until it hits the Internet. With Mr. T hosting a talk show, the clips are sure to hit YouTube fast.
“I Pity the Fool” premieres on TVLand on October 11.
In related news, Mr. T has ditched his trademark pile ‘o chains out of respect for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He also says that celebrities shouldn’t just pose with victims, they should do their best to help out:
Mr T also had some strong words to give to other celebrities after the disaster, “I saw some, I call it ’sorry celebrities’. They’ll go down there and hook up with the people to take a photo-op.”
“I said, ‘How disgusting.’ If you’re not going to go down there with a cheque and a hammer and a nail to help the people, don’t go down there”.
This is a British source, so while I believe that Mr. T might have ditched his gold chains, I’m not quite so sure that he criticized celebrity volunteers so openly. He’s trash-talking, but it seems out of character.
Mr. T has two different myspaces, but I doubt either is real.
Written by Celebitchy
Posted in Mr. T, Television
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