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The A-Team is an American action-adventure television series, running from 1983 to 1987, about a fictional group of ex–United States Army Special Forces.
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- 01
Mexican Slayride: Part 1Amy Allen is a reporter who is worried when her friend another reporter went to Mexico to do a story but appears to have disappeared. - 02
There Goes the NeighborhoodThe A-team is just in time, asked to protect rock singer Stevi Faith, to prevent an attack in her manager Woodie Stone's office by terrorists from North Terrania who want to prevent her donating any proceeds of an Africa benefit to the rival Central African South Terrania. They decide to hide her in a safer place incognito, so Face buys a nice suburban house, hoping to sell with a profit after some renovation. All neighbors are decent people, even the wacky, fat, macho but useless block captain Joe, except the Hells Angels types in the house across, who soon turn out to be hoods planted by drug baron Juarez. - 03
The Sound of ThunderMP General 'Bull' Fulbright uses the needy girl-trick once too often, and is captured by the team but for once only was looking for them as a prospective client, claiming he wants them to go to Vietnam and free a POW colonel, his personal friend they presumed killed in action, who might dis-incriminate them. Once there, he sneaks away and is barely saved from a girl who tries to shoot him. He comes clean the POW was a lie, he recently learned he has a half-blood son and wants the A-Team to help bring him home. It soon turns out he was tricked too, there is no son but that girl who wanted kill to him...
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Season's bestMexican Slayride: Part 1January 23, 1983Amy Allen is a reporter who is worried when her friend another reporter went to Mexico to do a story but appears to have disappeared. - S01E02
Mexican Slayride: Part 2January 23, 1983Amy Allen is a reporter who is worried when her friend another reporter went to Mexico to do a story but appears to have disappeared. - S01E03
Children of JamestownJanuary 30, 1983A wealthy businessman hires the team to rescue his daughter from a religious cult. - S01E04
Pros and ConsFebruary 8, 1983When a friend of B.A.'s ends up in a prison in Strykersville, FL, the team goes in with an elaborate plan to rescue him. - S01E05
A Small and Deadly WarFebruary 15, 1983A police inspector calls on the A-Team to help him end the activities of a corrupt SWAT team who are hiring themselves out as hitmen. - S01E06
Black Day at Bad RockFebruary 22, 1983After B.A. is seriously wounded in a firefight and has lost a lot of blood, the team decides to hole up in a little town called Bad Rock. - S01E07
The Rabbit Who Ate Las VegasMarch 1, 1983Two college girls hire the A-Team to rescue their professor who's been nabbed by the mob for a gambling system he's created that seems to wo - S01E08
The Out-of-TownersMarch 15, 1983The A-Team travels to New York City to help out a group of beleaguered shopkeepers who are being extorted by a band of local thugs. - S01E09
Holiday in the HillsMarch 22, 1983On their way back from Guatemala, the A-Team's plane crashes in a remote area of South Carolina and the team find themselves in a firefight - S01E10
West Coast TurnaroundApril 5, 1983The team are hired to help a watermelon farmer deliver his crop to market. - S01E11
One More TimeApril 12, 1983Hannibal's reckless motorbike driving at his daring escape from a sleazy monster-movie set finally gets him, Face and BA arrested by Colonel - S01E12
Till Death Do Us PartApril 19, 1983The team is hired to rescue an heiress who is being forced to marry her late father's partner. - S01E13
The Beast from the Belly of a BoeingMay 3, 1983The A-Team is called in to help out an airline when one of their planes is hijacked by a terrorist group. - S01E14
A Nice Place to VisitMay 10, 1983When a Vietnam buddy of the team dies, they travel to his hometown for the funeral only to discover that a bullying family that runs the tow
Season02
- S02E01
Diamonds 'n DustSeptember 20, 1983Retired Australia soldier Griffin, who devoted his old age to setting up a diamond mine in a crackpot Southern African state, was murdered b - S02E02
Recipe for Heavy BreadSeptember 27, 1983Face recognizes, although incredulous, the pastry chef in his fancy favorite LA restaurant as Lin Duk Coo, the kind Viet Cong prison camp co - S02E03
The Only Church in TownOctober 11, 1983Face is ready to drop the good lifewhen he receives a rather cryptic letter from Leslie Becktall, the ex 'who got away', from Latin America. - S02E04
Bad Time on the BorderOctober 18, 1983The young Mexican girl coyotes didn't bother to catch while herding abused illegal migrant workers over the border stumbles upon BA, who pro - S02E05
When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 1October 25, 1983A young native American enlists the aid of the A-Team in saving a herd of wild mustangs which are being rounded up by a rancher named Carter - S02E06
When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 2October 25, 1983A young native American enlists the aid of the A-Team in saving a herd of wild mustangs which are being rounded up by a rancher named Carter - S02E07
Season's bestThe Taxicab WarsNovember 1, 1983A small cab company finds itself on the verge of extinction when the A-Team steps in and helps them with a major problem... a rival no-holds - S02E08
Labor PainsNovember 8, 1983Hiding in a country small town for Decker's MPs again, the A-team is shocked to see how local magnate Ted Jarrett's foreman Burt Cross and h - S02E09
There's Always a CatchNovember 15, 1983The Mayer family seeks the A team's help when brave son Doug's hand is broken trying to stand up against Garber, whose goons terrorize the w - S02E10
Water, Water EverywhereNovember 22, 1983Three Vietnam vets settle in a small desert town and hope to eke out a living with a small hotel they're refurbishing. - S02E11
SteelNovember 29, 1983Mickey Stern and his construction company have a series of misadventures when he contracts with the city to demolish an old high rise. - S02E12
The White BallotDecember 6, 1983A reporter friend of Amy's enlists the team to aid in defeating a long term incumbent small town sheriff named Dawson who is as corrupt as t - S02E13
The Maltese CowDecember 13, 1983The Golden Pagoda restaurant is owned by a good friend of the A-Team and they have helped out the Yeng's by bankrolling them, thus making th - S02E14
In Plane SightJanuary 3, 1984When a cargo plane pilot develops engine trouble over Venezuela, he safely lands only to find himself incarcerated by authorities when cocai - S02E15
The Battle of Bel-AirJanuary 10, 1984Tawnia Baker is an investigative reporter who infiltrates a security firm on assignment. There, she discovers that the A-Team is about to be - S02E16
Say It with BulletsJanuary 17, 1984Cpl. Brown asks the Team to investigate the death of her older brother, Paul, who was involved in weapons trafficking at a military base. - S02E17
Pure-Dee PoisonJanuary 31, 1984Reverend Taylor knew Face as a US military padre in Saigon, so when Charles Drew, the criminal king of Arcadia county where he now ministers - S02E18
It's a Desert Out ThereFebruary 7, 1984A criminal gang, known as the Scorpions, robs the clients of a small desert casino in armored go-carts. - S02E19
Chopping SpreeFebruary 14, 1984The team goes after the crooked car dealer who stole B.A.'s van. - S02E20
Harder Than It LooksFebruary 21, 1984A hostage with Cupid's version of Stockholm syndrome. - S02E21
Deadly ManeuversFebruary 28, 1984While the team uses a period without a job to retreat for military-style physical training, a syndicate of crime lords is so fed up with the - S02E22
Semi-Friendly PersuasionMay 8, 1984Kale Sykes and his men are trying to bully the peaceful Society of Men away from Kellisburg because they don't agree with their way of life. - S02E23
Curtain CallMay 15, 1984Decker learns that The A-Team is taking down cattle-rustler Russ Clayton.
Season03
- S03E01
Bullets and BikinisSeptember 18, 1984The team comes to the aid of two young girls whose hotel is being terrorized by thugs trying to force them to sell. - S03E02
The Bend in the River: Part 1September 25, 1984The A-team goes to the Amazon Jungle in Peru, to rescue Tawnia's fiancé from a river pirate called "El Cajon" who scares everybody off for t - S03E03
The Bend in the River: Part 2September 25, 1984The A-team goes to the Amazon Jungle in Peru, to rescue Tawnia's fiancé from a river pirate called "El Cajon" who scares everybody off for t - S03E04
FireOctober 2, 1984The A-team accept female Fire Chief Annie Sanders's plea to help her keep the contract for a small town's privately run fire department whic - S03E05
Timber!October 16, 1984Siblings John and Samantha Lawrence hire The A-Team to help out as lumberjacks and stand up to crooked union organizer McEwan and his men. - S03E06
Double HeatOctober 23, 1984A young girl named Jenny Olson has been kidnapped. Her father, who used to work as an accountant for mob boss Tommy Largo, hires the A-Team - S03E07
Trouble on WheelsOctober 30, 1984Plant Foreman Rudy Garcia, who was found out about to tell the police, and his honest hard-working colleagues are tired being terrorized in - S03E08
The IslandNovember 13, 1984Dr. Fallone once saved BA's life as medic in Vietnam but left the US Army to retire on a small fishery island. When it is invaded by a small - S03E09
Season's bestShowdown!November 20, 1984Captain Winnetka's Wild West Show is being terrorized by a trio of A-Team impostors. - S03E10
Sheriffs of RivertownNovember 27, 1984An American company involved in the building of a huge dam to produce electricity in the Southern American republic of San Marcos pays the A - S03E11
The Bells of St. Mary'sDecember 4, 1984The girl group 'The Bells' is being harassed by record company owner Dave Luna. The A-Team finds out by accident because Face and B.A. are c - S03E12
Hot StylesDecember 11, 1984Just when Templeton 'Face' Peck was getting cozy with Hollywood model Rina, she's snatched before his nose by Chicago crook Johnny Turian, b - S03E13
Breakout!December 18, 1984While BA drives to Hollywood, where Face is having a ball, Murdock's rabbits foot doesn't stop him and the black van from getting hijacked b - S03E14
Cup A' JoeJanuary 8, 1985When Cactus Jack Slater, who already owns a chain with three nearby diners, adds violence putting Joe in hospital to his offers for his smal - S03E15
The Big SqueezeJanuary 15, 1985When loan shark Jack 'the Ripper' Lane, who is too violent even for his mob extortion boss Nathan Vincent's taste, breaks Italian restaurant - S03E16
Champ!January 22, 1985Face decides to invest some of the teams funds in 60% of a boxer, Billy Marquette, but looking him up the team finds his sister Tina bend ov - S03E17
SkinsJanuary 29, 1985When Kenyan game warden Kim is shot dead by poachers after refusing to take the customary cut for turning a blind eye on 'harvesting' animal - S03E18
Road GamesFebruary 5, 1985When the otherwise decent manager of a home is forced to take a run on account of his personal debts in illegal gambling, the A-team is hire - S03E19
Moving TargetsFebruary 12, 1985The A-team is hired to test the security in the royal palace of a North West African country. - S03E20
Knights of the RoadFebruary 26, 1985Mr. Corson and his daughter Jenny run a small towing truck company in a New Mexico town. When another company resorts to violence against th - S03E21
Waste 'Em!March 5, 1985Former military helicopter pilot A.J. runs a delivery service, Speedy Express, with his blind sister Lisa Perry. Garbage collection company - S03E22
BountyApril 2, 1985Two hillbilly types, Royko and Tanen, visit the VA Hospital to see Murdock. When they go to his room, Royko produces a sawed-off shotgun and - S03E23
Beverly Hills AssaultApril 9, 1985When Paris-trained painter Steven "Speed" Miller disappears (actually he's beaten into hospital for refusing to work on command), his painti - S03E24
Trouble BrewingMay 7, 1985The sisters Cathy and Maryanne Rodgers enlist the A-team to keep their Hi Brite Soda company, which a certain brewer Webb wants to buy by al - S03E25
Incident at Crystal LakeMay 14, 1985Face was falling for a foxy girl in a 'broken down' sports car lure planted by MP Colonel Decker, but fortunately Hannibal spotted her in ad
Season04Best season
- S04E01
Judgment Day: Part 1September 24, 1985Mobster Joe Scarlett puts the squeeze on judge Mordente by kidnapping his daughter. Hannibal takes the place of Scarlett's messenger Augie t - S04E02
Judgment Day: Part 2September 24, 1985Stuck in Italy after B.A. destroys their plane, Faceman scams their way onto the cruise ship M. S. Tropicale by posing as the ship's doctor - S04E03
Where is the Monster When You Need Him?October 1, 1985Hannibal is playing a new aquatic monster, alligator-mutation Gatorella, so Face, who schmoozes up to the dumb blond starlet Jennifer 'Jenny - S04E04
A Lease with an Option to DieOctober 22, 1985The tenants of a Chicago apartment building are fed up with the harassments by a gang of goons who moved in and seem determined to drive the - S04E05
The Road to HopeOctober 29, 1985Face was already enjoying the possibilities of spending the profits from a no-sweat $300,000 job offered by a foxy millionaire when Hannibal - S04E06
The Heart of Rock N' RollNovember 5, 1985Rockstar Rick James asks the A-team to help a friend and colleague of his, C.J. Mack, who is about to be released from Rockford State Penite - S04E07
Body SlamNovember 12, 1985The team goes to see a wrestling win by world champion Hulk Hogan, a colleague of BA's in Vietnam, and accepts his plea to help keep open a - S04E08
Blood, Sweat and CheersNovember 19, 1985Kid Harmon is a fine young man and talented car racer, but when his competitor Kyle Ludwig, who gets almost unlimited funds from his uncle, - S04E09
Mind GamesNovember 26, 1985The Pentagon publicly announces a full pardon for Lieutenant Templeton Peck, on the false grounds he would only have been a passenger, but F - S04E10
Season's bestThere Goes the NeighborhoodDecember 3, 1985The A-team is just in time, asked to protect rock singer Stevi Faith, to prevent an attack in her manager Woodie Stone's office by terrorist - S04E11
The Doctor is OutDecember 10, 1985In the lunatic asylum Dr. Richter is on to Murdoch, but gets abducted by armed U.S. army men. Murdock makes the team go after their leader, - S04E12
Uncle Buckle-UpDecember 17, 1985Now Hannibal no longer gets horror monster parts, he's excited when Sydney, the chipmunk-dressed presenter of the TV show Uncle Buckle-Up, i - S04E13
Wheel of FortuneJanuary 14, 1986Largely thanks to Face's letter frequency research, Murdock wins big at Wheel of Fortune. When Face comes spring him from the asylum, hoping - S04E14
The A-Team is Coming, The A-Team is ComingJanuary 21, 1986The A-team successfully organizes the defection of the Russian ballerina Katrina who wants to be reunited with her brother Sasha. - S04E15
Members OnlyJanuary 28, 1986Face was as proud as a peacock to be accepted - on a two-month trial period, and as a Mr Ashley Hemmings - at the Beverly Bay Country Club. - S04E16
Cowboy GeorgeFebruary 11, 1986Face is proud to have negotiated as 'Peach Pear Artist management' a profitable deal, filling Chuck's country dance hall "Floor'em" and get - S04E17
Waiting for Insane WayneFebruary 18, 1986The A-team is confused with four mercenaries (Insane Wayne, Tully, Three Finger Harry and Fat Rat) and thus hear rancher Kincaids offer to e - S04E18
The Duke of Whispering PinesFebruary 25, 1986B.A. gets the team to help an old girlfriend who's husband is missing. - S04E19
Beneath the SurfaceMarch 4, 1986Faceman attends a reunion of the Angel Guardians Orphanage hoping to impress the one girl he could never get, Rebecca Piper. Little does he - S04E20
Mission of PeaceMarch 11, 1986The A-Team is hired by a group of old age pensioners who run a Wild West attraction known as 'Mission De La Paz'. - S04E21
The Trouble with HarryMarch 25, 1986Harry Sullivan accidentally killed a man in the boxing ring in 1959 and has been on the run ever since. Now a drunk, both loan shark 'Fats' - S04E22
A Little Town with an AccentMay 6, 1986Goons from Octiline Oil threaten gas station owner Zach's life unless he sells it to them, so he hires the A-Team. The car mechanics are rig - S04E23
The Sound of ThunderMay 13, 1986MP General 'Bull' Fulbright uses the needy girl-trick once too often, and is captured by the team but for once only was looking for them as
Season05
- S05E01
Dishpan ManSeptember 26, 1986After having a little accident on the set of his latest monster movie, Hannibal has to spend the night in a hospital. From there he is kidna - S05E02
Trial by FireOctober 3, 1986Betrayed by Josh Curtis, the A-Team has finally been captured and is put on trial for the murder of their commanding officer in Vietnam, Col - S05E03
Firing LineOctober 10, 1986The A-Team has been convicted for murder and will face a firing squad within 24 hours. Murdock escapes from the V.A. hospital in a straight - S05E04
Quarterback SneakOctober 17, 1986General Stockwell sends the A-Team on a mission the FBI found too risky; to help Dr. Warner Strasser and his wife Marlena defect from East-G - S05E05
The Theory of RevolutionOctober 24, 1986The members of the A-Team are living the good life with a bunch of bikini clad babes at their private resort in Langley, Virginia when Gener - S05E06
The Say U.N.C.L.E. AffairOctober 31, 1986Stockwell is contacted by Ivan Trigorin, aka "Brown Fox", his former partner at the CIA for nearly ten years. The Russian is looking for a t - S05E07
Alive at FiveNovember 7, 1986Faceman wants to get out of Stockwell's operation, thinking the A-Team won't receive a pardon before dying in action. He plans to make a bre - S05E08
Season's bestFamily ReunionNovember 14, 1986On Thanksgiving, General Stockwells orders the A-Team to reunite a wanted criminal, A.J. Bancroft, with his daughter Ellen within 24 hours. - S05E09
Point of No ReturnNovember 18, 1986Using the call sign Empress 7, Hannibal Smith has disappeared on a solo mission for General Stockwell in Hong Kong involving a plutonium the - S05E10
The Crystal SkullNovember 28, 1986In the Australian outback, the A-Team has acquired a Crystal Skull that some believe generates bad luck. Murdock, Face and Frankie have to b - S05E11
The Spy Who Mugged MeDecember 12, 1986The A-Team is assigned to Monte Carlo to flush out the worlds most dangerous terrorist, known only as "The Jaguar". - S05E12
The Grey TeamDecember 30, 1986The A-Team has to find Paula Anderson, a young girl who's run away from home with her fathers briefcase containing a top secret Star Wars pr - S05E13
Without ReservationsMarch 8, 1987Just back from a mission, The A-Team insists Stockwell gives them two weeks off. Murdock invites the guys to the restaurant he waits tables
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