The A-Team

The A-Team is an action/adventure television show about a fictional group of ex-US Army commandos who are on the run from the military while working as mercenaries and helping the oppressed. It ran for five seasons on the NBC television network from January 23, 1983 to March 8, 1987 with a total of ninety-eight episodes. The show has achieved cult status among some viewers. It became somewhat popular again in the 1990s when re-runs were shown in the United Kingdom.

Cast

• George Peppard as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith
• The leader of the A-Team distinguished by his cigar smoking, disguises, and his catch-phrase, "I love it when a plan comes together!" Always "on the jazz" he also worked as an actor, playing monsters in low-budget horror movies.
• Dirk Benedict as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck, he was often referred to simply as "Face".
• Suave, smooth-talking, loves the ladies. He served as the team's con man, arranging for supplies, equipment, and sensitive information by various methods of trickery. Tim Dunigan played this role in the pilot episode.
• Mr. T as Sgt. Bosco Albert "Bad Attitude" Baracus aka B. A. Baracus aka Scooter (his detested childhood nickname). A mechanical genius and the A-Team's regular Mr.-Fix-It. In Spanish speaking countries this character is known as "Mario Baracus".
• Despite his reputed attitude, a nice guy at heart. He is most upset by Murdock and routinely informed him, "You crazy, fool!" He suffers an intense fear of flying, especially when the plane in question is flown by Murdock.
• Dwight Schultz as Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
• The best chopper pilot of the Vietnam war, Murdock is somewhat insane. Although he was their pilot on the Hanoi bank raid, he was technically not part of the A-Team and so not tried by the military. Though interned at a psychiatric hospital he routinely escaped to accompany the A-Team. He was discharged permanently in the fifth season.
• Melinda Culea as Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen
• Amy was an intrepid reporter who joined the team in its pilot episode. She was written out of the show in the middle of the second season, as a result of a conflict between Ms. Culea and the production team. She played a vital role in the early episodes, but the writers apparently had a hard time finding meaningful things for her to do as the series progressed.
• Marla Heasley as Tawnia Baker
• Short-lived replacement for Amy during 1984
• William Lucking as Colonel Lynch
• Commander of Fort Bragg, the prison which the team escaped, the Colonel pursued them throughout the first season.
• Robert Vaughn as General Hunt Stockwell
• The A-Team's boss during the final season. He blackmailed the team into working top-secret government missions in return for their eventual pardon.
• Eddie Velez as Frankie "Dishpan" Santana
• Puerto Rican special-effects expert who helps the A-Team during the final season but just never really fit in.

Famous guest stars included Michael Ironside, Dean Stockwell, Yaphet Kotto, Dennis Haysbert, Xander Berkeley, Andrew Robinson, Marc Alaimo, Lance Henriksen, Tia Carrere, Kurtwood Smith, Ed Lauter, Sam J. Jones, June Chadwick, Brion James, Boy George, William Perry, Isaac Hayes and David McCallum.

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Michael Ironside - Dean Stockwell - Yaphet Kotto - Dennis Haysbert - Xander Berkeley - Andrew Robinson - Marc Alaimo - Lance Henriksen - Tia Carrere - Kurtwood Smith - Ed Lauter - Sam J. Jones - June Chadwick - Brion James - Boy George - William Perry - Isaac Hayes - David McCallum

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The show also featured professional wrestlers Professor Toru Tanaka (died August 22, 2000), Hulk Hogan, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Dynamite Kid, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Davey-Boy Smith (died May 17, 2002), Big John Studd (died March 20, 1995) and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

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Professor Toru Tanaka - August 22 - 2000 - Hulk Hogan - Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat - The Dynamite Kid - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan - "Mean" Gene Okerlund - Davey-Boy Smith - May 17 - 2002 - Big John Studd - March 20 - 1995 - Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

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