Mr. T in my Pocket

We received an unexpected package from my brother this weekend, with two gifts he sent for no particular reason other than he knew they would be enjoyed.

The first gift was a Mr. T in Your Pocket. This small orange speaker (with convienient keychain attached), has six buttons on it, each of which plays a different Mr. T saying. The package attest to the genuiness of the recordings saying, “It’s My Real Voice, Fool!”. I don’t know how I got by without one before, it’s great for so many situations when you really need to summon the voice of Mr. T to say what you’re thinking… Shut Up, Fool!

The second gift was the complete series of the early 1970’s children’s program, Lidsville, on DVD. I watched the first episode with my kids last night, and it kinda freaked me out that this was something I spent my Saturday mornings watching as a kid. You remember Lidsville, the kid (Butch Patrick, better known as Eddie Munster in his younger days) falls into a magician’s hat and is trapped in a land of hat people. Bad trip! But remember, it was Sid n’ Marty Kroft who also brought us H.R. Pufnstuff. We’ll see how far we get into this collection, but Lidsville may prove to be one childhood memory better left forgotten.

But thanks just the same bro for the cool gifts!