Mr. T and the T-Force #4 - Atop the Fourth Wall

Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this episode, Linkara looks at the fourth issue of the incredible Mr. T and the T-Force!
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Originally released August 29th, 2018.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: I think we'd all still want to have a pool-cleaning service run by Mr. T.

[@luketerry3635]

Squidward : “Who’d wanna watch linkara at 3:00 in the morning” Me:”OH BOY 3:00 AM!”

[@Roiboi-oi6yz]

Luke Terry it’s four where am i

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

5 am

[@cameronpearce5943]

9:00 for Aussies like me, but the same rule applies

[@ZeroGForce]

Dang it, Cameron, you broke the chain. Here, let me set things right again: "6 AM where I am."

[@asalways1504]

6:00 AM

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

OH NO! The 4th wall shattered and The Clone Saga escaped the confines of the Spider-Man comics! Run for your lives!

[@Monobrobe]

I LOVE when Linkara makes that little smile after cracking a pun. .... *smiles*

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

An Atop the Fourth Wall clone saga?!? ...This is starting to sound like a bad comic book plot!

[@MrJango1122]

Gratuitous Lurking but they are in the tournament arc right now...two conflicting storylines...I love it!!!!

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Gratuitous Lurking dammit, you beat me to it. Lol

[@dragonstormx]

My first reaction was "Mechakara!"

[@snakes3425]

So does this mean Linkara's going to do the ENTIRE Clone Saga

[@135mikerules23]

“Well that’s because it IS!”

[@the4thwallkid132]

ATOP THE FOURTH WALL CLONE SAGA?!.........(Gets popcorn) BRING ON THE MADNESS FOOL!!

[@FlameWizard5]

The clone saga of Linkara?....I don't know whether to celebrate or run in fear.

[@frankspick7544]

why not both

[@ladyaceina]

linkara they cant tell kids MR T has super powers that would ruin his secret identity of being MR T

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Of course! Mr T being himself is so powerful, the youth would never really understand!

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Oh boy.. Looks like the quote on quote ‘Bad comic book plot’ is going to be more important than we thought.

[@mickeyd343]

Linkara is going full 90's Spiderman. We now have our new Clone Saga.

[@MinaiUsagi]

I'm actually surprised by just how invested I am, when the other Linkara showed up I was basically screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" ( not in a dramatic way but more as a "OMG this is happening!" )

[@carlrood4457]

We've had robot duplicates, holograms, and possession. I guess clone is due for our limited cast.

[@walterlopez5054]

Two Linkaras, does this mean we get 2 reviews a week now?

[@TheGamersShade]

No but between the two of them the reviews might actually come out on time. Just kidding Linkara, I know making videos weekly is a difficult and time consuming Job, and sometimes things happen that push them back.

[@rambler2701]

"Of course! Don't you know anything about science?!"

[@TheSkully343]

Linkara Generations

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

I'm dying of laughter.

[@bloodstoneore4630]

it also means there are 10 characters linkara plays

[@ermakvsrain]

8:30 Was expecting Big Dix joke. Wasn't dissapointed. Linkara always delivers.

[@kalebsantos72]

I was expecting a to be with you reference

[@leephillips4402]

Jack Skellington ✊

[@pokejoseph]

Big Dix must be brought to justice!

[@TheSkully343]

Just you wait until I get my hands on Big Dix.

[@Tamashikiri]

So who else is kicking themselves for not guessing sooner that the 10th anniversary storyline would be a Clone Saga?

[@the4thwallkid132]

19 Mr. T super powers and counting! Mr. T has more super powers than any super hero out there! So don't mess him overwise........ HE'LL MESS YOU UP FOOL!!!

[@IzzuZiq]

Current 2018 Amazing Spider-Man comic relaunch starts off with clones... sort off. And now this... and of course Linkara was holding a clone saga book at the storyline portion. Of course. At least there's some explanation for why the following reviews might not immediately follow up on the cliffhanger

[@TevyaSmolka]

yup

[@ghidorah15]

Izzu Ziq Actually, he said on his Twitter feed that there’s going to be an installment of the 10th Anniversary storyline every week until it concludes at the end of October. Ergo, he must have filmed as much of it in advance as he could, to ensure a steady stream of content.

[@vampman87]

I actually hopes he reviews the "Web of Death" storyline, which was during the start of the Clone Saga and had Doctor Octopus save Spider-man from a virus before getting killed by Kaine. There was a "Web of Life" story that ran concurrent to "Web of Death" that involved Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider trying to stop a new character called the Grim Hunter from tracking and killing Spider-man, but it's not nearly as interesting and the Grim Hunter was basically a sacrificial villain for Kaine to kill to show how badass he was. The issue containing the final fight was good, in fact it's one of my favorite comics in my collection, but Grim Hunter had no real charisma other than being an "Extreme" version of his father, Kraven, so his fate was sealed from the get go. Compare that to Dock Ock, one of the first and most famous Spidey villains of all time, who's attacked by Kaine when his story should be over, and whose brutal death came as an absolute shock to the fans. His replacement, Lady Octopus, while not as one note as the Grim Hunter, still didn't gel with the fans as the original, so they ultimately brought back Dock Ock in 1997 after the Clone Saga ended, and still reference Ock's relationship with Kaine to this day.

[@bthsr7113]

Alternate timeline, parallel universe, robot, time traveler, or actual genuine clone? Place your bets people!

[@UltimateCharm]

It’s almost 4 in the morning and about to go to bed. Sees Linkara release another episode. Sleep can wait.

[@TheSkully343]

Sleepwalk through eternity

[@OnDavidsBrain]

An issue of Mr T and a Clone revelation? Now this is a whole new level of POWERHOUSE EXCITEMENT!!!!

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

When my day's glum, I always expect Linkara's Mr. T impression to always perk me up! While Mr. T not an idol, he'd rather make a good role model! Idols always set up false expectations especially with humility, Mr. T is one of the few genuine articles in this world!

[@TheSkully343]

Two Linkaras? This can only be the work of the terrible twosome known only as... MYSTERIOR!!! and MR ENIGMA! Will my theorem be correct? MAYBE... MAYBE NOT?

[@Gojiragon]

If I were to guess, even though in the end it will turn out that our linkara was the original linkara, initial explanation is this one coming out came from Vyce’s ship, that the one they rescued was the clone. EDIT: I STAND CORRECTED.

[@PapaTaurean]

Why is this not a movie?!? Mr. T needs his own movie!

[@DichterDenkerChaoten]

May the T-Force be with you.

[@maymay5600]

T

[@patricklyons794]

Power Rangers: T-Force.

[@CesarDaSalad]

8:35 Well of course Mr. Big never came in from the suburbs, he was busy having Sex in The City.

[@dr.strangebat9397]

Dear God...Mechakara's back...I think Linkara has to call CinemaSnob to say that he was right about the whole "sequel" thing.

[@Gojiragon]

Not him, but a clone of Lewis.

[@dr.strangebat9397]

@@Gojiragon, dang it. Then again, I looked through the comment section, and some people were thinking the same thing.

[@maymay5600]

boi imma T-pose on you, to assert dominance

[@dr.strangebat9397]

@@maymay5600, I've feared worse.....

[@maymay5600]

bruh!!!

[@BionicleGio22210]

SLEEP IS FOR FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!! Also, the clone saga? ABANDON SHIP, CRITICS AND CRITICS FIRST!!!!!!

[@backlogpanic7967]

In a perfect world, Clonekara would team up with CloneSpoony, as he has already been through this rodeo several times. But alas, I have given up the thought of Noah appearing in storyline-segments long ago. Still, I wonder how this Clone saga will be set up, and from what era the switch(?) was made. Can't wait!

[@Gojiragon]

Given the fact that he is in his classic uniform, the switch was likely made way back when Vyce first appeared.

[@juniorjunior4087]

The clone spoony merged with the real spoony

[@ninjagregshow9423]

I was going to make a snarky comment about star trek month, but that ending was like whaaaa?

[@kitestar]

Oh no, a linkara clone saga, as if we need another bad comic book plot on top of another bad comic book plot, all rolled up in a taco shell of bad comic book plots *inception BWAAAAH* dont say I didn't warn you

[@PeterWritingThings]

Mr. T and the T-Force #1 was my first even Atop The Forth Wall episode, and what a wonderful weird journey it has been since there, cheers!

[@Silver-Kaitou]

ATOP is doing their own Clone Saga. We have now come full circle.

[@squeethemog213]

That ending. Oh this is going to be wild :3

[@MrGreatwolves]

There are many things I like about this show, the Mr.T stuff ranks up there with the best.

[@BobLogical]

This is starting to sound like a good comic book plot horrendously mismanaged by editorial meddling and extended far beyond its original lifespan or point of interest.

[@Yenastuundepaspris55]

( 20:04 ) Screams of anguish could be heard from the depths of the Internet.

[@Tareltonlives]

My father went to the hospital last night. I couldn't go back to bed because of scary news headlines. I really, really needed this. Thank you!

[@joanthetraveler3482]

I woulda gone with For a joke about plan A *picks up phone* "Yeah, A-Team, I need your help."

[@JoeRepp]

The title of the new story arc made me shout "OH FUCK" out loud Im very glad no one else is home right now

[@dvass7253]

"Because nothing will improve your ability to fight someone like Mr. T than being high off your ass". *Cut to Snowflame busting through the door and dropping the unconscious and battered Mr. T at Linkara's feet*

[@NailBombed]

"SNOWFLAME KNOWS NEITHER PITY NOR FOOLS! JUST A NEVERENDING DRIFT OF BLOOOOW!"

[@kaicreech7336]

19:41 Holy Crap,! We've never seen Linkara talk to someone who looks just like him before!

[@GreatFox42]

Of course the ten year anniversary plot would be based on the Clone Saga... There really isn't any other way to do an anniversary storyline for this show, is there...

[@Grim_Sister]

Mr. T- the only thing that can make Chuck Norris run away in fear

[@danstiver9135]

This really is one of the best comic series you’ve ever reviewed. Besides the fun absurdity of it all, it’s well written and I can really follow the plot. Plus it’s friggin’ Mr. T!

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

well I probably get some sleep. (sees new linkara vid) ehh its not like a have a job

[@FreyasArts]

I used to skip the storylines at the end of your videos but then I actually payed attention once and ever since I have been looking forward to them :) I know he hasn't appeared for a long time, but I love Lord Vices design. Whoever came up with it did a great job.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Oh shit, a Clone Saga within the Spider-Man Clone Saga! This will be a great 10 year anniversary!

[@karldettlinger467]

What the heck! A Clone Saga! Linkara, which one of you is real and which is fake! I am so confused! Also why does the second linkara have a charred and battered version of your old reviewer outfit?!?!?!? I think I'm going to love this storyline.

[@DarkHenrik1]

Show of hands, who thought that Linkara was gonna say: "Now i want you to remember, that no bastard ever won a war... by getting on a plane."

[@asalways1504]

I love starting my morning off with Mr. T and the T-Force!

[@codybratsch]

I pity the fool watchin' this at 2:00 in the mornin'!!!... Wait... that fool's me... Oh, well. Totally worth it.

[@maugos]

Ah, I still remember my teacher drawing and inking the pages of the first issue of that short lived Mr. T comic series in class way back in 2007. Still love how he got hired by Marvel.

[@Shadethewolfy]

I laughed so hard at seeing "The Clone Saga" that I had a mini asthma attack. That caught me off-guard and I am excited :D

[@15098D]

I will never get tired of that into! WOOOO!

[@CyberSurferXD]

Hark! It's Linkara's long lost evil twin brother twice removed due to family disputes over the cost of bananas in Guatemala! He hast returned from his long service in the war in which he was presumed captured and killed by rebel insurgents after he nobly sacrificed himself to save his best friend Enriche's prize winning pig that would save his farm and blind, elderly grandmother with leukemia! Surely he has returned to make Dr. Linksanio his betrothed for they once shared a glorious night of passion together within the straights of Venice in a dream that the Ninja Style Dancer once had that one time but never told anyone because he is a ninja and had drunken too much that night after the loss of his beloved pet hamster who was aboard Comicron 2 as Vyce drove it into a wormhole. Who could have ever seen such a dramatic and well foreshadowed twist coming?!?! O.O

[@thefandomconnoisseur8518]

CyberSurferXD Snowflame, stop stealing other peoples toutube accounts!

[@CyberSurferXD]

Snowflame gets lonley when Linkara won't let him back in the house...

[@jshadowhunter]

12:04 "Because nothing will improve your ability to fight somebody like Mr. T then being high off your ass." ...erm... Snowflame?

[@Tareltonlives]

3:58 one of my favorite AT4W moments

[@Tareltonlives]

Rommel! I READ YOUR BOOK, SUCKA!

[@TheAwakeOrangutang]

Ooooh, Clone Saga! I like this for what it kinda represents. On one hand, it's a nice callback to one of the on-going pieces of material Linkara always reviews: Spiderman's clone saga. And I imagine it indicates he's got things planned out, at least for a little while, because it's very likely the conclusion of his Clone Saga will conclude with a review of one Spiderman's comics, much like how his fight with The Entity coincided with his review of The Electric Tale of Pikachu. But on top of that, the magic of cinematography and costume changes means he can pull all sorts of cool things that aren't even that budget-taxing, which is always a bonus for the creator.

[@DJSkywalker716]

Oooh, a Linkara Clone Saga. You have my attention good sir.

[@SithLordMalco]

Wait so his 10th Anniversary Saga review is all of the Clone Saga?

[@AT4W]

Nope. It's the AT4W Clone Saga.

[@SithLordMalco]

Ah, though i would be willing to bet the 10th Anniversary Episode is Clone Saga related but who knows.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall I guess Spider-Man’s right This IS starting to sound like a bad comic book plot.

[@SithLordMalco]

Maybe the Clone Conspiracy

[@JeffreyPiatt]

So your entering mass production like the zaku I..

[@earth9564]

But Linkara...! I wanna sleep!

[@Ahturos]

I love your Mr T reviews. The qotes are awesome. I whould really love a movie paying tribute to this animated or live action just being like the golden years of Mr-T. Is the tv-show as awesome? I better look them up then.

[@lorenzocavalieri7085]

Grande linkaraaaaa!! Grandi saluti dall'Italia!!!! :D

[@Merit2397]

And now we come to this. Unlike "The Contest of Endlessness" this is where the real action begins. Fittingly with a clone saga for Linkara himself. This storyline is a perfect example of why I come to Atop the Fourth Wall. I'll keep comparisons with the contest to a minimum, but I just want to say that unlike the "The Contest" this story feels like it was planned out, clever in its execution and really feels like a response to Marvel's attempt with Spider-Man on how to do something like this right.

[@chaoticjusticezero]

I wasn't sure what I was expecting for the 10th Anniversary arc. It definitely wasn't the freaking Clone Saga!

[@ghidorah15]

Me neither, and yet, it's so fitting that it feels obvious in hindsight.

[@davidesterley3163]

So it's come to this, I am intrigued to say the least

[@EvilTurtleSlash]

*sees the ending storyline stinger* Aw, this gonna be good. *reaches for bag of popcorn and starts eating while eagerly awaiting the next episode*

[@johnoneil9188]

September and October are gona be awesome!

[@superdoctor14]

No Linkara A for A-team perfectly missed opportunity

[@jimkol8799]

No matter how many times you review Mr T comics, I still believe that Chuck Norris is a God!

[@patrickcoyle5469]

Cool people walk away from explosions. Mr. T pauses to contemplate recent events during explosions.

[@mbriancohen]

Kinda weird to have a clone saga when everyone on your team is you. Will that be explained?

[@MrRadar]

IIRC, aside from the characters that are just alternate-reality versions of Linkara (Mechakara, Linksano), the characters played by Lewis don't have a particularly close resemblance to each other in-universe.

[@ColoredInsanity]

HOLD THE MR.T UP. YOU CANNOT LEAVE US ON A CLIFFHANGER LIKE THAT. I AM GOING TO FLIP MY TABLE RIGHT NOW.

[@Tareltonlives]

I just realized a missed opportunity: at 13:15 the SNL Mr Robinson's Neighborhood episode where Mr Robinson invokes the wrath of Mr T "Our word for today, kids, is PAIN"

[@TorridPrime217]

Dude, you ACTUALLY WENT THERE!

[@otakon17]

Mr. T is back?! Yes!

[@TheMadMaple]

Hey, you got your silver play button! Cool! Congratulations, dude!

[@ProfessM]

Never has the ending skit of a vid had me laugh so much.

[@strandedgeek]

A very clever move, what better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of your show than doing a story line plot based on the very first comic/episode you did. Now fan theory time, if I recall right...there was a time when Vyce kidnapped Linkara a really long time ago. That was to my knowledge a huge time where he was around, so it could be possible that the Linkara we got after that was the clone (hence the original outfit). But there's other ideas I'm sure. Multiple realities Holokara, Mechakara, a Dr. Insano plan, (though I doubt we'll hear from Spoony ever again), Time Travel, screwing with Hyper Time. Oh I'm sure the list can go on.

[@user-wx4sn6ve8y]

And next time - AVGN/ATFW crossover. Story of the Nerd and Linkara teaming up against Big Diks and Fred Fuchs

[@randomotaku292]

It's always good to see Bone Button make an appearance

[@oliviawilliams6204]

And me I imagine Mr.T having a Sailor Moon costume change now

[@TevyaSmolka]

This was fun

[@348joey]

Off the top of my head, it could be: 1. Evil twin 2. Clone (evil optional) 3. Future version 4. Elaborate illusion 5. Past version from another era in history (past life) 6. Granny Goodness

[@LizardOfOz69]

I say it's mechakara. Just a guess, though 😏😏😏

[@Merit2397]

@@LizardOfOz69 Personally, I would have liked it to have been Holokara. Lewis could have written it to where he was able to create a mobile emitter that downloads his conscience into a clone. You could say that he wanted a body that couldn't be deleted and that it made him a "better" version of Linkara or something like that.

[@ShadowRoadX]

Dear Lord, how did I not see this coming?

[@bluestar2059]

When I really think about it, there really wasn't anything else you could do for the anniversary. This channel started because of the Clone Saga. It's poetic. Cant wait to see the mysterious character that will appear soon. CoughJudasTravellercough. Also if it turns out that the Linkara we've been watching is actually a clone I will be little disappointed. You're better than that.

[@ariannewingard1660]

Clones ?, That's a crazy twist,but ain't surprised anymore. I'm glad to see some storyline .

[@MGDrzyzga]

Correction to Mr. T's list of powers. It's not that he's explosion proof exactly. It's that he's capable of shielding things from damage from explosions. This ability can apply to himself, and it can also apply at range/to stuff he's not currently in contact with. That's why his video camera was unharmed as the explosion dropped it in his hands.

[@katecastreviews4639]

Well I'm intrigued! And this might be a small thing to bring up, but the cloning effect needed for that reveal was seamless. I know you've done that kind of effect a lot, but it really took me a few seconds to remember "Oh yeah. Both of those people are just Lewis. One probably in front of a green screen". I haven't had that kind of moment since that walk around shot in the first Entity battle. Again, probably a weird thing to bring up all things considered, but given what this storyline symbolizes, it shows a lot progression with your production work.

[@ZekeStaright]

T Force dropping the ball with these cards... DUN DUN DUUUNNN ! ! !

[@MutaScale]

Hearing the Mr. T song used when the titlecard is shown, suddenly i want him to cover Danzig's "Mother".

[@tuvyamaeir4684]

If Mr. T was doing what Gladstone did in getting to the next floor it would be counted as a superpower. Remember that.

[@ericcorbin7807]

That ending is brilliant.

[@werdna2590]

Mr. T’s face at the end seems to imply that fixing her pipes was a double entendre

[@genth3575]

Ok, did not see that coming, but kudos my friend, that is an inspired left-fielder.

[@PaceBreaker]

Mr. T knows that the embarrassment was more than enough to put the cop in his place.

[@beta269]

8:58 - If having a bunch of street kids acts as his eyes and ears is good enough for Sherlock Holmes it's good enough for Mr. T. XD

[@dvass7253]

8:35 - Wait, wait, wait! Mr. Big?! So Mr. T and the T-Force takes place in the same universe as Sex and the City? ... Huh. The more you know.

[@LetruneInedil]

Whoo there. Bone Button? Againsts Mr. T? Really stretching it... I mean, they would at least join forces, not punch each other...

[@Vonn_Loren]

I literally started yelling "No! No! No!" at the screen when that reveal at the end happened. Even though I'm sure you'll do better than Marvel did...