The A-Team
Heroes for hire.
The A-Team (1983-1987)
Seasons: 5,
episodes: 94
Episode runtime: 45 min
Average rating:
7.6/10
55 948
Status
Completed
Creators
Frank Lupo
Scenario
Babs Greyhosky
Author
Producer
Frank Lupo
Actors
George Peppard
John 'Hannibal' Smith
Dirk Benedict
Templeton 'Faceman' Peck
Mr. T
B.A. Baracus
Dwight Schultz
'Howling Mad' Murdock
Melinda Culea
Amy Amanda Allen
Eddie Velez
Frankie Santana
Robert Vaughn
General Hunt Stockwell
Carl Franklin
Captain Crane
Short description
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 Sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, these four commandos escaped from a maximum-security stockade and now survive in the Los Angeles underground as soldiers of fortune. So, if you have a problem and there's no one else who can help, and if you think you can find the…
|
13 | 1983-01-23 | 7.4 |
Season 2 Pile into that famous black van for another season of adrenaline-pumping adventure with Hannibal, Face, Murdock and B.A. as they fight for justice against dangerous criminals, while staying one step ahead of their archenemy, Colonel Decker.
|
22 | 1983-09-20 | 7.5 |
Season 3 In the most popular season ever, Hannibal, Face, Murdock and B.A. face off against new criminals with the most outrageous schemes yet - from toxic-waste dumping to wild-game poaching to restaurant sabotage.
|
24 | 1984-09-18 | 7.8 |
Season 4 Team up again with B.A., Hannibal, Murdock and Face as they take on hardhearted kidnappers, corrupt millionaires, ruthless drug dealers, and even a Mob kingpin.
|
22 | 1985-09-24 | 7.7 |
Season 5 B.A., Hannibal, Murdock and Face confront their greatest challenges yet when the mysterious General Stockwell joins them to battle bad guys that include hitmen, hijackers, and mercenary monks.
|
13 | 1986-09-26 | 7.5 |
What's left behind the scenes
- Despite its semi-military focus and action-packed plot, not a single person dies in the series (except for the episodes involving a return to Vietnam). Many film critics noted this fact, and the show was permitted for children to watch.
- Mr. T and George Peppard did not get along very well. Adding fuel to the fire was the fact that Mr. T became the real star of the series, despite Hannibal's leadership. Furthermore, Peppard was very upset to learn that Mr. T was earning more than he was.
- In the first two episodes of Season 1, the role of 'Handsome' was played by actor Tim Danigan. However, the film's management felt he looked too young for the part, and he was replaced by actor Dirk Benedict.
- The character 'John Hannibal Smith' is based on a real person, Bo Gritz, an officer of the United States Army Special Forces.
- The main characters of the series are Vietnam veterans.
- NBC executives demanded that Murdock be removed from the series, but viewers in preview screenings disagreed, forcing NBC management to back down.
- Before being cast in the series, George Peppard (1928-1994) was warned that if he were fired from this project as well, his film career would be over. Peppard was known as an actor who was very difficult to work with, and by the early 1980s, Hollywood producers had grown quite tired of him.
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