Mr. T and Tina

Mr. T and Tina
Pat Morita in a promotional photo for the television series Mr. T and Tina
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	James Komack
Directed by	Rick Edelstein James Komack James Sheldon Dennis Steinmetz
Starring	Pat Morita Susan Blanchard
Opening theme	"Chicago", arranged by George Aliceson Tipton
Composer(s)	George Aliceson Tipton
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Komack
Producer(s)	Bob Carroll, Jr. Madelyn Davis Gary Shimokawa
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	The Komack Company
Release
Original network	ABC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 25 – October 30, 1976
Chronology
Related shows	Welcome Back, Kotter

Mr. T and Tina is an American sitcom^[1] and a spin-off of Welcome Back, Kotter starring Pat Morita that aired for five episodes on ABC from September 25 to October 30, 1976.^[2]

Synopsis

Pat Morita starred as Taro Takahashi, a Japanese inventor who moves his family from Tokyo to Chicago. He hires scatterbrained and free-spirited American Tina Kelly (Susan Blanchard) as the live-in governess for his children, Sachi (June Angela) and Aki (Gene Profanato).

Cast

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

Episode list

1. "Pilot" — 1976.09.25
2. "The Americanization of Michi" — 1976.10.02
3. "What Makes Sumo Run?" — 1976.10.16
4. "Tina Really Truly Gets Fired" — 1976.10.23
5. "I Thought He'd Never Leave" — 1976.10.30

References

1. "Pat Morita - Mr. T and Tina cast". Sitcoms Online. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
2. "Mr. T and Tina". The New York Times.

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