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Airdate:
Jan. 8, 1985
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When
Cactus Jack Slater tries to force Patty Dutton
and her parents into selling their diner, the
Duttons turn to the A-Team for help. The team
accepts the assignment and decides to first deal
with an immediate food shortage problem. A truck
is borrowed from Skeeter (a friend of the Duttons)
and modified to look like one of Slater's vehicles.
Next, the A-Team makes a food pickup from one
of Slater's own warehouses. Although they are
discovered, they still manage to escape with the
load. Face then disguises himself as an insurance
salesman, goes to Slater's office, and plants
a "bug". After stopping an attack on the diner,
the team is able to hear Slater's plans to bribe
a county official to build a highway ramp in the
area. They then discover that Slater needs to
get the diner so that he can destroy it and build
a shopping mall. Having also overheard Slater's
intention of planting a bomb, the team sends Face
(disguised as an army colonel) to con an explosives
detection dog from the military. Slater proceeds
with his plan, but the dog detects the bomb and
the diner is not destroyed. Slater then decides
to try another method of stopping the team: he
kidnaps Patty and her mother. Another A-Team modified
vehicle is constructed and used to rescue Patty
and her mother and to stop Slater.
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Guest
Cast
John
Ashton as Cactus Jack Slater, Lisa Denton as Patty
Dutton, Gary Lee Davis, Shawn Southwick, Toni
Sawyer as Edith Dutton, Herb Mitchell, Jim Boeke
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Writer
Dennis
Donnelly
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Director
Craig
R. Baxley
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Airdate:
Jan. 15, 1985
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The
A -Team find themselves helping out a restaurant
owner when they learn that Jack Lane has been
extorting money from Gino and his daughter Theresa.
However, after a stern warning from Lane, Gino
changes his mind about hiring the team. Deciding
to help out regardless of whether or not they
are officially hired, the A-Team opens their own
restaurant. Later, at the grand opening, Hannibal
(disguised as Sean O'Shay) infuriates Lane by
refusing to pay. An angered Lane responds by shooting
O'Shay in order to warn the other merchants about
the consequences of not paying. Lane is then foolish
enough to go to O'Shay's funeral (to make sure
that Hannibal is dead) and is captured. The team
proceeds with their plan and sends their own warning
when Lane is placed in a coffin and delivered
to his boss, mobster Nathan Vincent. After an
incident in which Lane tries to attack the team's
restaurant while it is filled with police officers,
the A-Team delivers another warning to Vincent.
Travis, formerly Lane's right hand man then kidnaps
Gino and Theresa under direct orders from Vincent,
(who is trying to clean up the mess that Lane's
poor "management" skills created). However, Vincent
foolishly brings his hostages to the team's restaurant.
The team defeats the mobster, but not until after
B.A. is able to record a videotape with evidence
against Vincent and company.
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Guest
Cast
Joseph
Sirola as Nathan Vincent, Wings Hauser (Lightning
Force) as Jack Lane, Al Ruscio as Gino, Janine
Turner (Northern Exposure) as Theresa,
Marshall Teague, Victoria Bass
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Writer
Stephen
J. Cannell
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Director
Arnold
Laven
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Airdate:
Jan. 22, 1985
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In
another one of his moneymaking schemes, Face has
invested the A-Team's money in part of the contract
of boxer Billy Marquette. Consequently, the team
members find themselves in the middle of trouble
when Billy is told to throw a fight or his sister
Tina will meet with an accident. The team soon
begins to take action against Sonny Monroe, the
man threatening Billy and the other holder of
the young fighter's contract. Accordingly, Hannibal
disguises himself as fight manager Jimmy Pearl
and B.A. poses as another boxer (Volcano Johnson).
Monroe is soon tricked into believing that Billy
is injured and unable to fight (so that Billy
will not be forced to take a dive). As expected,
Monroe then decides to get his hands on B.A.'s
contract. Through an elaborate ruse where Hannibal
is set up as being in debt to a gambling bookie,
the team transfers B.A.'s contract to Monroe.
Meanwhile, the team learns that Monroe wants the
fight fixed in order to collect enough money to
buy drugs from a man named Correnzo. Later, a
new fight is set up with B.A. fighting in Billy's
place. Just to play it safe, Monroe has B.A. drugged.
However, the A-Team strongman still manages to
win the fight and Correnzo and Monroe are arrested.
Afterwards, the team returns the fight contract
to Billy.
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Guest
Cast
Alex
Rocco (The Famous Teddy Z) as Monroe, Daniel
Faraldo, Greg Collies, Holly Gagnier as Tina,
Dick Balduzzi as Mick Halligan, Joe E. Tata as
McGurdy, Herman Poppe, Lana Clarkson, Jimmy Lennon
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Writer
Stephen
Katz
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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Airdate:
Jan. 29, 1985
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At
a computer show, the A-Team is hired by a game
warden named Kamarra to stop a poaching operation
in Kenya that has already resulted in the death
of a game warden. Once in Kenya, Hannibal disguises
himself as a maintenance man and plants a tracking
device on the suspected poacher's plane. After
stopping the poachers, who are led by a man named
Madrid, from killing an elephant, the team follows
the criminals back to Navarro, the head of the
poaching operation. Hannibal then warns Navarro
to change his occupation. Navarro's men, ignoring
the team's warning, are making a delivery when
their plane's engine goes out (thanks to an A-Team
planted bomb). The team then replaces Navarro's
shipment with fakes. When the goods are later
delivered to a buyer named McKaydoo, Face and
Murdock show up as military officials and trick
McKaydoo into believing that Navarro is cheating
him. In the meantime, the poachers have kidnapped
Kamarra. However, when McKaydoo arrives to confront
Navarro, the team attacks the warehouse. Kamarra
is freed, and the poachers are captured.
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Guest
Cast
John
Quade as McKaydoo, John Calvin (Tales of the
Gold Monkey) as Madrid, Daphne Maxwell as
Kamarra, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Darin Taylor
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Writer
Mark
Jones
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Director
Dennis
Donnelly
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Airdate:
Feb. 5, 1985
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When
Jim Sullivan loses the deed to the Sullivan Home
for Children due to gambling debts, his daughter
Patty turns m the A-Team for help. After, the
team is hired in a pool hall, they set out to
recover the deed from a man named Johnny Royce.
Posing as Russ Dorsett, Face gets a job working
for Royce. The team con artist discovers the location
of Royce's illegal casino. Accordingly, the team
break in and destroy all of Royce's equipment
Face is then able to supply Royce with some "A-Team
fixed" casino equipment. Later, Hannibal goes
to Royce's (now mobile) casino and wins back the
Sullivan's deed. However, Royce catches on and
Hannibal's plan is discovered. Fortunately, the
remainder of the team attacks and Hannibal is
rescued. Back at the Sullivan Home, Hannibal returns
the deed as well as money that he won gambling,
The team leader is then pleased to learn that
the extra money will be used to pay off the Sullivan's
mortgage.
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Guest
Cast
Edward
Winter (Project UFO) as Johnny Royce, Daphne
Ashbrook as Patty Sullivan, Frank Marth, Kaz Gams
as Meekes, Read Morgan, Katy Baldwin
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Writer
Stephen
Katz
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Director
Nicholas
Sgarro
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Airdate:
Feb. 12, 1985
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In
Northwest Africa, the A-Team attacks Sheik Kamal
Fad's home. The assault is only a test to see
whether or not the team will be hired to protect
Salina, the Sheik's daughter. The team passes
and are then assigned to escort Princess Salina
to her upcoming wedding with Prince Hassan. Meanwhile,
a rebel named Korem plots to stop the wedding
out of fear of what the royal union will mean
to his rebel cause. The team find themselves under
attack, but they manage to escape in a plane.
The aircraft is damaged in the process and the
A-Team and Salina are forced to continue their
journey on foot. Later, the rebels catch up with
the team and capture the princess. The team follows
and sneaks onto Korem's boat in hopes of rescuing
the princess. However, Salina is actually in love
with Korean and she helps the rebel leader to
capture the team. Korem then shows that he truly
cares nothing for the princess and Salina is locked
in a cell with the team. Using their ingenuity,
the team escapes and overcomes Korem and his men.
Hannibal, Face, and Murdock are then are then
punished by B.A. for once again using a plane:
The A-Team strongman convinces his fellow team
members to take a boat home and to pay for their
fare by working during the voyage. (Note:
Murdock acts like Indiana Jones when he takes
on the persona of "Pasadena Murdock" in this episode.)
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Guest
Cast
John
Saxon as Korem, Sue Kiel as Salina, Frank Annese
as Senbet, Jack Heller as Jabar, Maurice Serbanee,
Kavi Raz, Ava Lazra, Adam Ageli
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Writer
Mark
Jones
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Director
Dennis
Donnelly
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Airdate:
Feb. 26, 1985
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Why
is a man named Tyler and his towing company trying
to drive the Corson garage out of business? Carson
and his daughter Jenny hire the A-Team in order
to find out. Accordingly, the team heads to New
Mexico. Once there, they discover that a man in
Mexico named Zuniga is actually behind Tyler's
actions. The A-Team also has their first brush
with Tyler Towing when Tyler's men unsuccessfully
attempt to stop Carson's trucks from providing
aid to a broken-down vehicle. The team begins
to help the Corson's business and before long,
the profits have tripled. (In a gesture to the
tradition of fighter pilots, Murdock paints pictures
of trucks on his tow truck after each successful
job.) With Corson's business making money again,
the A-Team proceeds with the next stage of their
plan and sets out to learn more about Zuniga.
Murdock then hides inside a truck that Tyler tows
to Zuniga in Mexico. Once there, Murdock discovers
that Zuniga and Tyler have been transporting drugs
inside of disabled cars. The rest of the A-Team
arrive in Mexico, capture Zuniga, and deliver
him to the Mexican police. Unfortunately, Zuniga
is the captain of the police and the team is arrested.
Of course, the team soon escapes from captivity.
After returning to the United States to modify
a truck, the team attack and defeat Tyler and
Zuniga.
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Guest
Cast
Dan
Stroud as Tyler, Carlos Romero as Zuniga, Jim
McMullen as Corson, Deborah Goodrich as Jenny,
Ji-Tu Cumbuka (A Man Called Sloane), Jimmie
F. Skaggs, Ricardo Lopez
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Writers
Steven
L. Sears and Burt Pearl
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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Airdate:
Mar. 5, 1985
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A.J,
and his blind sister Lisa are innocently running
Speedy Delivery Company when they find themselves
being driven out of business by a man named Ike
Hagen. Accordingly, the siblings decide to hire
the A-Team. The team accepts the job and Hannibal
finds himself captured and taken to Hagen's office.
After planting a "bug" inside of a dart, Hannibal
is rescued by the rest of the team. Later, by
listening in on Hagen (via the bug), the team
learns that Hagen has been illegally dumping toxic
wastes for a chemical company executive named
Durcell. The team arrives before the next toxic
waste shipment and fills the chemical barrels
with water and a tracer. They follow the shipment
and witness Hagen's men dumping the chemicals
in the city's sewer system. Hannibal thereby realizes
that Hagen is trying to put Speedy Delivery out
of business before A.J. expands the company building
and finds the toxic waste dump. Acting on this
information, the A-Team captures Durcell and uses
fake toxic waste to trick the executive into signing
a confession. However, Hagen discovers the bugged
dart and kidnaps A.J. and Lisa. The team responds
by attacking Hagen, who is defeated and the siblings
are freed.
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Guest
Cast
Richard
Herd (V) as Durcell, Michael Ryan as Ike
Hagen, Joseph Hacker as A.J., Stacey Nelkin as
Lisa, John Dennis Johnston as Archer, Carrell
Myers (Swamp Thing)
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Writers
Stephen
Katz and Mark Jones
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Director
Sidney
Hayers
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Airdate:
Apr. 2, 1985
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Face
once again goes to the V. A. hospital to spring
Murdock, only to discover that the A-Team pilot
has already left. Face is then forced to quickly
leave when Decker arrives on the scene. Murdock,
having been captured by a family of bounty hunters
(who intend to use him a bait to capture the A-Team)
is soon forced to call the team. Before the team
even has a chance to respond, Murdock manages
to escape from the bounty hunters by sneaking
in the back of a veterinarian's van. Dr. Kelly
Stevens, the veterinarian, is at first suspicious
of Murdock but finally decides to help him when
the pilot gains the trust of her dog. The A-Team
soon gets word to the escaped Murdock of their
location by broadcasting a message on the local
radio station. The A-Team evades Decker and meets
up with Murdock, who calls Kelly to thank her
only to learn that the bounty hunters have kidnapped
her as leverage. The team then sets about modifying
B.A.'s van, attacks the bounty hunters, and frees
Kelly. Afterwards, the A-Team leaves just before
Decker arrives. Later, romance begins to blossom
between the A-Team pilot and Dr. Stevens when
Kelly visits Murdock in the V.A. hospital.
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Guest
Cast
Gene
Evens as Darrow, Wendy Fulton as Dr. Kelly Stevens,
Bill McKinney as Royko, Paul Koslo as Tanen, Mickey
Jones, Joan Roberts
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Writer
Stephen
Katz
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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Airdate:
Apr. 9, 1985
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When
a painter named Speed is mysteriously injured,
his friends Peggy and Mickey turn to the A-Team
for help. The team begins by searching the local
galleries and, with Peggy's assistance; they discover
that Speed was working at Steffan Shawn's art
gallery. Next, Face poses as Michael DeLane of
"Fine Arts Magazine" and takes gallery employee
Diane out to dinner. While at Dinner, Face is
introduced to Shawn where he pretends to admire
a promising new artist named H. M. Murdock. As
expected, Shawn proceeds to kidnap Murdock. Forced
to forge a painting, Murdock secretly gets assistance
from Peggy and the A-Team. After the painting
is finished and turned over to security guards,
the team follows and witnesses the guards stealing
a real painting and replacing it with the forgery.
The team then rents a house and hires the crooked
security company to protect their own valuable
painting. Security company executive Brooks accepts
and takes Hannibal and B.A. out to lunch while
his men steal their painting. However, Brooks
catches on and B.A. and Hannibal are forced to
flee Brooks' armed guards. Later, after the obligatory
firefight, the team captures both Shawn and Brooks.
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Guest
Cast
Lloyd
Bochner as Steffan Shawn, Dennis Franz (NYPD
Blue) as Brooks, Maylo McCaslin as Peggy,
Bruce Glover, Kathy Win, Branscombe Richmond,
Cherie Michan, Gannett Smith, Mitchell Young-Evans
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Writer
Paul Bernbaum
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Director
Craig
R. Baxley
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Airdate:
May 7, 1985
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The
A-Team comes to the aid of sisters Cathy and Maryann,
the owners of Hi-Brite Soda, when a man named
Jacob Webb tries to force them into selling their
company. After being hired at a bank teller machine,
the team begins their job and soon fends off an
attempt by Webb's men to hijack a Hi-Brite delivery.
Face and Murdock then sneak into Webb's office
and learn about a plan to buy up the entire valley.
The two team members are discovered but still
manage to escape. Later, the team learns that
Webb intends to build condominiums. They also
discover that Webb has been dealing with the Valley
View Bank. Meanwhile, Maryann and Cathy have gone
to the bank to pay their loan where bank officer
Barrington captures them. The A-Team then modifies
one of the Hi-Brite trucks and launches its assault.
Webb is stopped and the sisters are rescued.
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Guest
Cast
Suzanne
Barnes as Maryann, Claudia Christian (Babylon
5) as Cathy, Louis Giambalvo as Jason Webb,
Robert Dryer, Anthony James, Jack Hogan, Walter
Matthews as Guss, Cal Gibson
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Writers
Steven L. Sears and Burt Pearl
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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Airdate:
May 14, 1985
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Face
almost ends up in a military trap when he stops
on the road and picks up an attractive young woman.
Fortunately, Hannibal realizes the woman is working
for Decker, and Face manages to escape with the
team in B.A.'s van. Meanwhile, a group of crooks
have stolen a Tri-state armored vehicle. While
the thieves begin to look for transportation,
the A-Team decides to rent a cabin. However, a
ranger named Jenny and her father Roy recognizes
them. Next, the armored car thieves take the rangers
hostage. Realizing that the A-team is their only
chance, Jenny leads one of the crooks to B.A.'s
van. After rescuing Jenny, the team frees her
father in a plan that involves Hannibal disguising
himself as a fisherman. Since the crooks still
manage to escape in B.A.'s van, the team begins
to set explosives in the roadway. Of course, the
van is stopped and the crooks are captured. After
taking the thieves back to the ranger station,
the team find themselves facing more trouble when
Decker captures them and the criminals escape.
As expected, Murdock manages to rescue the team.
Then, with the help of a firefighting helicopter,
the A-Team once again captures the armored car
thieves. Later, Face has a change of heart when
he considers stopping the van to help another
woman in "distress."
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Guest
Cast
Christopher
Stone, Kristen Meadows as Jenny, Robert Gray as
Candy, Judson Scott (The Phoenix / Star Trek
II), Ken Swofford as Roy, Robert Tessier as
Mute, Mindi Iden, Christopher Kriesa
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Writer
Frank
Lupo
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Director
Tony
Mordente
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