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Pat Morita stars in Mr T and Tina Asian hero reshapes TV
In Hollywood Pat Morita, the Nisei comedian from Happy Days, stars as an immigrant widower in Mr T and Tina. The show casts him as an inept but lovable inventor adapting to American life with his daughters and governess. Morita plays a new kind of Asian lead, stressing humor over race while outlining cultural clash and assimilation.
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