Comments on: Pity the Fools

Pity the Fools

miss lynnster — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:07:39 -0800

Mike Essl and Greg Rivera are kinda obsessed* with Mr. T. *(polite understatement)

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:08:19 -0800

I searched but it was hard to tell if it was a double. If so, my apologies.

By: lazaruslong

lazaruslong — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:15:31 -0800

Wow.

By: radiosig

radiosig — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:33:48 -0800

if you watch the whole video it kind of wins you over.

By: feloniousmonk

feloniousmonk — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:34:58 -0800

I am pretty sure that I reached this level of obsession about Lego and probably Capsela as well.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:40:03 -0800

That would be a scary obsession, if it weren't for the fact that they seem to be completely reveling in the silliness of their Mr. T love. And the dolls are just fantastic. (They remind me of my 2002 halloween costume.)

By: spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints

spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:40:28 -0800

My favorite part was where they went through all their Mr. T memorabilia.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:47:24 -0800

Here's an ebay promo done on them as well. Turns out I actually own one of the Mr. T collectibles they feature. It was a birthday present from my best friend in 1984.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:50:43 -0800

Can we please just kill every American who remembers the 80's? Or at least the ones that are responsible for all this shitty ironic appreciation of the decade's celebrities? Or kill me, so that I don't have to see really talentless ironists get celebrated?

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:08:20 -0800

Consider yourself dead, Mayor Curley. If you ever post again on MetaFilter then we'll know it's some kind of fraudulent sock-puppet action. Please stay dead. K thanx!

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:13:17 -0800

I'm going to kill you all. In your sleep. Soon. Hugs!

By: russmail

russmail — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:28:55 -0800

oh, they're fools alright.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:32:03 -0800

Hey, hey, hey! Threaten eachother all you want guys... just make sure you don't start bringing your mothers into it. kthx.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:22:28 -0800

'I pity the foolish mortal who dares defy the Golden Guardian!'; Or, Mr. T as drawn by Jack Kirby.

By: The Deej

The Deej — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:29:19 -0800

Mister T had (has?) a new show on TV Land called I Pity the Fool. (You would never have guessed that title, huh.) I caught a few episodes, and actually... honestly... really enjoyed them! It's a reality show where families, or friends, or coworkers bring in Mr. T to help them resolve their issues. Funny, and touching at times. The kind of obsession in that link is hard for me to grasp. Maybe I am just too lazy to be so obsessed. It's a lot of work! But I do remember we bought my little brother a Mister T soft doll for his birthday. He loved The A-Team, and Mister T especially. His doll talked when you pushed a button. It said numerous phrases, but the only one I can remember is (ready? huh?) "I pity the fool."

By: BLDGBLOG

BLDGBLOG — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:42:43 -0800

That guy - Mike Essl - went to my high school.

By: bukvich

bukvich — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:14:04 -0800

I feel exactly the same way about Mary Poppins EXCEPT I do not spend any money collecting Mary Poppins crap to fill up my house. What would be the point?

By: itchylick

itchylick — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:11:07 -0800

Totally absoludicrous.

By: erikgrande

erikgrande — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:58:02 -0800

Mr. T ate my balls.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:37:38 -0800

More fun with Mr. T, previously.

By: concrete

concrete — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:46:51 -0800

I always like seeing him get the giggles when he does "In the Year 2000" on Conan.

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:06:31 -0800

Kinda obsessd?. They're helluva obsessed.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:09:59 -0800

I'm not a huge fan of anybody, but if I had to get GPS navigation directions from a celebrity voice, Mr T would be close to the top of my list.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:16:01 -0800

concrete: A goodly bit of chuckles. Especially watching Mr. T unable to keep a straight face during his entry. Cheers!

By: geos

geos — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:30:02 -0800

can you imagine having all of that stuff with your face on it? it's like being a pharoah...some sort of god-king.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:56:59 -0800

I was thinking that too. And after seeing clips from his reality show and some of the weird weird industrial shorts he's made, I'm also amazed by two other things. 1) That he can still pull off that hair nearly 30 years later (seriously, it's IMPRESSIVE!), and 2) That he's kept up with the times & not become a joke... even though the stuff he's done would humiliate anyone else & end their careers. I think that the key is he always had an obvious love for children and those kids are now grown & still hold a soft spot for him in return. Nobody has a bad opinion of Mr. T as a person that I've ever heard of. They might not be interested in him, but most admit that as a person he genuinely seems like a nice guy. Dare I say it... he's an eccentric national treasure of sorts.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:20:24 -0800

[a few comments removed - take STFU talk to metatalk or email, jesus.]

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:09:16 -0800

Why would Jesus want to be told to STFU?

By: vronsky

vronsky — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:59:04 -0800

I can't tell someone to Starch Their Forensic Underwear without it getting deleted? WTF?!? (welshman turn fruity)

By: porn in the woods

porn in the woods — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:30:19 -0800

Mr. T is a great guy. I can't name many stars of his era who can approach his humanitarianism. I still kick myself for not going to see him in my hometown on Halloween 1989, when he was in town for an anti-drug rally. His hip-hop LP Mister T's Commandments is still phat as ever, especially "Don't Talk to Strangers." The 12" single Treat Your Mother Right is also mandatory listening.

By: papakwanz

papakwanz — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:12:34 -0800

porn in the woods: I bet you kept saying, "Oh, I'll go later." Then when you got there he was gone. You asked the mall guy when he would be back, and he said he didn't know! *weep*