Mr. R

As a kindergartener, I had an interesting relationship with Mr. R. I used to pretend to shoot the poster of him. (I was one messed up kid, but it's not like I was the only one- half the class did it...) I thought the version in the TV show was a big player who was all over the vowels (considering the Star Trip thing, can you blame me?). The drawing of him near the end is my own work; now that I'm older, I like Mr. R and he doesn't evoke hatred in me anymore...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• letter
• people
• tribute
• pbs
• kids
• educational

[algonquindot]

where is his accent? Didn't he have a semi-british accent?

[Lycanthrope777]

Yes, on the TV show. This song is from the record that came out a few years before the show, and somehow Miss A is the only one whose voice on the show was even close to what she sounded like on the record.

I must say, I preferred how he sounded on TV...

[scottievand]

I'll never forget, my kindergarten teacher putting in the video for Mr. R, and then 2 minutes later stopping the tape, telling us "we would not be watching this one".

[Lycanthrope777]

Dare I even ask what prompted that decision? Sounds rather interesting...

[plaka999]

Interesting, did not know that the voice on the show was different from the record. I miss the accent here, too  - letter people were kinda scary. At least our childhoods weren't nearly as sanitized as the 80's (and still are, even moreso). Heck, I'll take creepy ol' letter people over care bears, rainbow bright, or nickelodeon any day.

[gowongordon]

i didnt know anyone else ever knew this was real

[Yeaokigetit]

I am still in therapy due to this characters influence on my brain!!!

[ThePhantomSafetyPin]

Mr. R is obsessed with ripping things...

[efil4own1]

Imperial Vengeance is my new candidate to cover this song.

[MarioZone69]

0:55 Kinda looks like he's choking himself

[lonewolf88]

I was Mr. S for letter people day..no big deal

[Quamlen]

Mr. R's song was just too much for Kindergartens back in the early 80's. :(

[Beltania]

@Lycanthrope777 Thank god I'm not the only one who detected a vague aura of eroticism around Mr. R. What the hell is wrong with me?

[eshaw2115]

It seems to me like the character would be portrayed as an antagonistic character due to how the song goes. Miss O would seem to be another one.