| 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 – October 30, 1976 |
| 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 is a spin-off of the then-hit series Welcome Back, Kotter. The show is the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent.
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.