T. and T.

T. and T.
Created by	Michael Hirsh Elia Katz Patrick Loubert
Starring	Mr. T Alex Amini Kristina Nicoll David Nerman Ken James Catherine Disher Jackie Richardson Rachael Crawford Sean Roberge David Hemblen
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	65
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Nelvana Hal Roach Studios (1988) (season 1) Qintex Entertainment (1988-1990) (seasons 2-3)
Original release
Network	Syndication (1988-1989) The Family Channel (1990) Global
Release	January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) – May 26, 1990 (1990-05-26)

T. and T. is a television series, in production from 1987 to 1990. It premiered in first-run syndication in January 1988, moving to new episodes on the Family Channel in 1990. It is a starring vehicle for Mr. T, after the cancellation of The A-Team in 1987. It was co-produced by Canadian animation firm Nelvana (in one of its few live-action productions), alongside Hal Roach Studios and successor Qintex Entertainment.

The theme song was performed by Merry Clayton.

Plot

The opening voice-over has the premise.

T.S. Turner was a city-smart kid fighting his way off the street, until he was framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Amy Taler was a young crusading lawyer. She mounted an appeal to put Turner back on the street, this time in a suit and tie, working as a private detective. Together they are—T. and T.

The regular cast includes Mr. T, Alex Amini as Amanda "Amy" Taler, Kristina Nicoll as Terri Taler (who replaced her sister as Turner's new partner in 1990), and David Nerman as Danforth "Dick" Decker, the owner of the gym where T.S. boxes and, eventually, set his own headquarters. Other cast include Taler's secretary Sophie (Catherine Disher); Det. Jones (Ken James), who sometimes work alongside Turner and Taler; and in season two, teenage orphan Joe Casper (Sean Roberge), who lives with Decker.

For the first two seasons, Turner lives with his Aunt Martha (Jackie Richardson) and teenage cousin Renee (Rachael Crawford), upon getting out of jail and cleaning up his life. In the third season, a new detective, Dick Hargrove (David Hemblen) assists the team.

Release

T. and T. is on Amazon, Tubi, and Nelvana's official YouTube channel Retro Rerun.

Episodes

Season 1: 1988

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Extortion in Chinatown"	Doug Williams	Teleplay by: Guy Mullally Story by: Patrick Loubert	January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11)
Series pilot. The duo come to the aid of a Vietnamese grocer being targeted by Chinese extortionists.
2	2	"Mug Shot"	George Mihalka	Teleplay by: Lyle Slack Story by: Patrick Loubert	January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18)
Kate Richardson is a freelance photographer who accidentally becomes mixed up in a criminal conspiracy involving the murder of a union boss three weeks earlier. Meanwhile, rock musician Adam Dalton (Mark Holmes) becomes infatuated with Amanda.
3	3	"Setting the Score"	Allan Goldstein	Teleplay by: Stephen W. Dewar & John Gault Story by: Patrick Loubert	January 25, 1988 (1988-01-25)
T.S.’s past comes back when the man who sent him to prison resurfaces as an up-and-coming boxer is accused of taking a dive.
4	4	"Stowaway"	Allan Kroeker	Guy Mullally	February 1, 1988 (1988-02-01)
5	5	"The Drop"	Allan Kroeker	Teleplay by: Stephen W. Dewar & John Gault Story by: Patrick Loubert	February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08)
6	6	"Something in the Air"	Allan A. Goldstein	Guy Mullally	February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15)
7	7	"The Silver Angel"	Don Shebib	Elia Katz & Maya Lebenzon	February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)
An elderly man in a silver suit pulls a Robin Hood when he begins stealing from a local grocery store run by a snobbish yuppie. Meanwhile, the Fat Boys, one of whom is T.S.’s nephew, drop by the gym to lose some weight.
8	8	"And Baby Makes Nine"	Harvey Frost	Teleplay by: David Finley Story by: Patrick Loubert & Guy Mullally	February 29, 1988 (1988-02-29)
9	9	"On Ice"	Alan Simmonds	Teleplay by: David Finley Story by: Patrick Loubert	March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07)
10	10	"The Latest Development"	George Mihalka	Teleplay by: Alan Zweig Story by: Patrick Loubert & Alex Boon	March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14)
11	11	"Junkyard Blues"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Elia Katz Story by: Patrick Loubert & Guy Mullally	March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
12	12	"Killing Time"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Guy Mullally Story by: Patrick Loubert	March 28, 1988 (1988-03-28)
13	13	"Sweet Tooth"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Renata Bright Story by: Patrick Loubert & Renata Bright	April 4, 1988 (1988-04-04)
T.S. is the only one to suspect the true motives of a seemingly reformed ex-con.
14	14	"Playing with Fire"	Harvey Frost	Teleplay by: J.D. Smith Story by: Patrick Loubert	April 11, 1988 (1988-04-11)
A teenage flute player (Susannah Hoffman) is accused of arson.
15	15	"Sophie a La Modem"	Stan Olsen	Teleplay by: David Finley Story by: Patrick Loubert	April 18, 1988 (1988-04-18)
16	16	"Black and White"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Guy Mullally Story by: Patrick Loubert	April 25, 1988 (1988-04-25)
17	17	"The Game"	Robert Malenfant	Teleplay by: Guy Mullally & Laurel L. Russwurm Story by: Laurel L. Russwurm	May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)
18	18	"Victim of Fashion"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: John A. Connor Story by: Patrick Loubert & Guy Mullally & John A. Connor	May 9, 1988 (1988-05-09)
19	19	"Special Delivery"	Vic Sarin	Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak Story by: Guy Mullally	May 16, 1988 (1988-05-16)
20	20	"Pros and Cons"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Guy Mullally Story by: Elia Katz	May 23, 1988 (1988-05-23)
21	21	"Private Eyes"	Stan Olsen	Teleplay by: Patrick Loubert Story by: David Finley & Dennise Fordham	May 30, 1988 (1988-05-30)
22	22	"Mickey's Choice"	Don Shebib	Elia Katz & Guy Mullally	June 6, 1988 (1988-06-06)
23	23	"Working It Out"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: David Finley Story by: Patrick Loubert	June 13, 1988 (1988-06-13)
24	24	"Now You See It"	Patrick Loubert	Patrick Loubert	June 20, 1988 (1988-06-20)

Season 2: 1988–89

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
25 28	1 4	"Straight Line"	George Mihalka	Teleplay by: Guy Mullaly and Richard Oleksiak Story by: Patrick Loubert, Guy Mullaly, Richard Oleksiak	October 24, 1988 (1988-10-24)
29	5	"The Whole Truth"	Allan Kroeker	Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak and D. J. Fordham Story by: Richard Oleksiak	October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31)
30	6	"A Secret No More"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Beacon Brothers Story by: D. J. Fordham and Toby W. R. Mullaly	November 7, 1988 (1988-11-07)
31	7	"Fast Friends"	Alan Simmonds	Teleplay by: Stephen W. Dewar Story by: D. J. Fordham	November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14)
32	8	"Every Picture..."	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Carl Binder Story by: Patrick Loubert and Carl Binder	November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21)
33	9	"Hostage"	Don McCutcheon	Guy Mullaly	November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28)
34	10	"Conspiracy"	Rob Malenfant	Teleplay by: Guy Mullaly Story by: Patrick Loubert and Guy Mullaly	December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05)
35	11	"Hard Way Home"	Al Waxman	Teleplay by: Peter Mitchell Story by: Toby W.R. Mullally and Peter Mitchell	January 23, 1989 (1989-01-23)
36	12	"Wendell's Story"	Don McCutcheon	Renata Bright	January 30, 1989 (1989-01-30)
37	13	"Hunted"	Alan Simmonds	Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak Story by: Guy Mullaly and Richard Oleksiak	February 6, 1989 (1989-02-06)
38	14	"The Contender"	Alan Simmonds	Teleplay by: Steven Bawol Story by: Patrick Loubert and Steven Bawol	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13)
39	15	"Jump Start"	Don McCutcheon	Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak Story by: John Ryan	February 20, 1989 (1989-02-20)
40	16	"Substitute Teacher"	Patrick Loubert	David Finley	February 27, 1989 (1989-02-27)
41	17	"Turner for the Defense"	Patrick Loubert	Teleplay by: J. D. Smith Story by: Guy Mullally	May 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)
42	18	"Thicker Than Water"	F. Harvey Frost	Teleplay by: D. J. Fordham Story by: Guy Mullaly	May 8, 1989 (1989-05-08)
43	19	"Family Honour"	Richard Bugajski	Teleplay by: Randy Butcher Story by: Patrick Loubert and Randy Butcher	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15)
44	20	"A Natural Death"	Patrick Loubert	Patrick Loubert	May 22, 1989 (1989-05-22)

Season 3: 1990

1. "Cracked" (1990.01.06) - Teleplay by: D. J. Fordham, Story by: D. J. Fordham and Patrick Loubert, directed by Don McCutcheon
2. "Hargrove's Call" (1990.01.13) - Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak, Story by: Richard Oleksiak and Patrick Loubert, directed by Don McCutcheon
3. "Halfway to Nowhere" (1990.01.20) - Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak, Story by: Richard Oleksiak and Patrick Loubert, directed by Don McCutcheon
4. "Cry Wolf" (air date: 1990.01.27) - written by Guy Mullaly, directed by Alan Simmonds - A film student tries to prove she caught a crime on camera.
5. "Decker's Ex" (1990.02.03) - written by Richard Oleksiak, directed by Ken Girotti
6. "Take My Life, Please" (1990.02.10) - Teleplay by: Tim Simms, Story by: Toby Mullaly, directed by Alan Simmonds
7. "A Lesson in Values" (1990.02.17) - Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak, Story by: Patrick Loubert and Richard Oleksiak, directed by Clay Borris
8. "The Mysterious Mauler" (1990.02.24) - Teleplay by: Toby Mullaly, Story by: Patrick Loubert and Toby Mullaly, directed by Alan Simmonds
9. "Movie Madness" (1990.03.03) - Teleplay by: Toby Mullaly, Story by: John Ryan and Toby Mullaly, directed by Don McCutcheon
10. "Silent Witness" (air date: 1990.03.10) - Teleplay by: Marlene Matthews, Story by: Patrick Loubert, directed by Alan Simmonds - Turner is charged with protecting a deaf boy who is a witness to a robbery.
11. "A Place in History" (1990.03.17) - written by J. D. Smith, directed by Alan Simmonds
12. "Thief of Hearts" (1990.03.24) - Teleplay by: J. D. Smith, Story by: Toby Mullaly, directed by Don McCutcheon
13. "The Curse" (1990.03.31) - Teleplay by: D. J. Fordham, Story by: D. J. Fordham and Toby Mullaly, directed by Patrick Loubert
14. "Mr. Big" (1990.04.07) - Teleplay by: Renata Bright, Story by: Patrick Loubert and Renata Bright, directed by Don McCutcheon
15. "Butler Duet" (1990.04.14) - Teleplay by: David Finley, Story by: John Ryan and Toby Mullaly, directed by Don McCutcheon
16. "T. V. Turner" (1990.04.21) - Teleplay by: Richard Oleksiak, Story by: Patrick Loubert and Richard Oleksiak, directed by Patrick Loubert
17. "Nightmare" (1990.04.28) - written by Jerome McCann, directed by Don McCutcheon
18. "Suspect" (1990.05.05) - Teleplay by: D. J. Fordham, Story by: Patrick Loubert and D. J. Fordham, directed by Ken Girotti
19. "Turner's Tale" (1990.05.12) - Teleplay by: Toby Mullaly, Story by: Patrick Loubert, directed by Patrick Loubert
20. "Wild Willy and the Waves" (1990.05.19) - Teleplay by: Renata Bright, Story by: Patrick Loubert and Renata Bright, directed by Don McCutcheon
21. "The Little Prince" (1990.05.26) - Teleplay by: Renata Bright, Story by: Patrick Loubert and Renata Bright, directed by Ken Girotti

External links

• T. and T. at IMDb
• Playlist of "T And T" on Nelvana's official YouTube channel. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via YouTube.