Mr T A-Team: 7 Reasons BA Baracus Owned the 1980s
How Laurence Tureaud became Mr. T — Rocky III, The A-Team, the mohawk, the gold chains, and the cultural takeover of the 1980s.
How Laurence Tureaud became Mr. T — Rocky III, The A-Team, the mohawk, the gold chains, and the cultural takeover of the 1980s.
In 1981, Reagan’s FCC deregulated children’s TV and accidentally created the greatest era of cartoons ever. He-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, ThunderCats — every iconic 80s cartoon was a 22-minute toy commercial made possible by one policy change.
Relive the magic of 80s Saturday morning cartoons — from He-Man and Thundercats to sugary cereal rituals and the toy commercials that defined a generation.
Saturday Mornings Were Sacred Every kid who grew up in the 80s knew the drill. Wake up at dawn. Pour a massive bowl of sugary cereal. Plant yourself six inches from the television screen. For the next four hours, the real world ceased to exist — replaced by a universe of robots, warriors, magical creatures,…