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Airdate:
Jan. 14, 1986
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As
the episode begins, Murdock wins $28,000 and a
trip to Hawaii on Wheel of Fortune. However, when
face goes to pick up Murdock for the trip, he
is shocked to discover that the A-Team pilot has
already left the V.A. hospital. Although Face
initially believes that Murdock went on the trip
without him, he slowly realizes that Murdock is
in real trouble and alerts Hannibal. Meanwhile,
a man named Joshua informs Murdock (who had worked
on missions for the C.I.A. in 1967 and 1972) that
the agency once again needs his services. He is
told that he is in Barak to teach a young pilot
how to fly an advanced attack helicopter. Joshua
explains that Murdock must first help them steal
the helicopter. After the theft, a suspicious
Murdock disobeys orders and flies off course.
He then discovers that he is actually near Las
Vegas and that the men plan on using the copter
to rob a casino. (Their plan then called for them
to frame Murdock for the crime.) The A -Team pilot
manages to escape and contacts the rest of the
team. Using a phone in the diner, Murdock calls
B.A, and Face and discovers that his teammates
have been following him and that they are already
in Vegas. Unfortunately, Murdock and a woman named
Jody (who is helping him) are captured when leaving
the diner. B.A. and Face soon arrive at the diner
where they find a message left behind by Murdock
detailing Joshua's plans to steal one of the Silver
Horse Casino's armored cars. After a slight misunderstanding
with the management of the casino, Face and B.A.
are able to hide themselves inside the armored
car. Joshua and his men attack but are surprised
and defeated by the A -Team. Later, Murdock wins
a truck on the Wheel of Fortune finals. The A-Team
pilot then upsets Face when he decides to take
Jody to Hawaii.
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Guest
Cast
Lydia Comell as Jody, George McDaniel as Joshua,
Judd Omen, Richard Evans as Stein, Bernie Bock
as Woods, Gregory Itzin, Kerry Michaels, Pat Sajak
as himself, Vanna White as herself
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Writer
Bill
Nuss
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Director
David
Hemmings
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The
A-Team is Coming! The A-Team is Coming!
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Airdate:
Jan. 21, 1986
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After
helping Katrina Karpoff, a Russian ballet dancer,
to defect, the team learns that the defection
was merely a ploy to help Russian intelligence
agent Dimitri Shastakovich contact the A-Team.
Hannibal is then stunned when Shastakovich indicates
that the Soviet Union wishes to hire him and his
men. Therebey, they discover their assignment:
To stop Ivan Padavich, a rogue Soviet agent, from
committing a terrorist act that may start World
War III. After Murdock sneaks into the Soviet
embassy (since the team's mission is only known
to select members of the Soviet government), the
team discovers that Padavich will be contacting
a man named Bertka for help in stealing a top-secret
satellite. Meanwhile, Fulbright heats up his investigation
of the A-Team after receiving pictures of the
team leaving the Soviet embassy. The general then
catches up with and captures the team but only
after Murdock has replaced Bertka and infiltrated
Padavich's operation. Fortunately, Hannibal explains
the situation to Fulbright and, considering the
possible ramifications, the general agrees to
work with the A-Team in stopping the theft, but
only if the A-Team surrenders afterwards. Hannibal
has no choice but to accept Fulbright's offer
and Padavich and his men are soon captured. The
A -Team is then taken into custody. However, Shastakovich
intercepts the military transport and repays Hannibal
by freeing the A-Team.
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Guest
Cast
William
Smith as Dimitri Shastakovich, Gene Schere as
Padavich, John Considine as Lean, Daryl Anderson
as Bertka, David Kagen as Willis, Curt Lowers,
Raissa Danilov, Jay Scorpio
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Writer
Steve
Beers
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Director
David
Hemmings
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Airdate:
Jan. 28, 1986
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As
the episode begins, Face finally gets probationary
membership in an exclusive country club and decides
to invite Hannibal to spend a day at the club
with him. However, Face becomes somewhat upset
when he discovers that Murdock is already in the
club. Further disturbing the A-Team con artist
is the fact that Murdock, who is a guest of his
psychiatrist, seems to have more privileges. Face's
attentions soon turn elsewhere when the A-Team
saves a caddy named Frank who is assaulted after
finding a bag of money. The team, Frank, and Adrian
Preston, the caddy's rich girlfriend, discover
that the money is counterfeit. Clues then lead
the team to a banker named McKeever. Following
the lead, Hannibal is soon playing a game of golf
with McKeever. The game then becomes somewhat
hostile after McKeever pulls a gun. The team escapes
from McKeever but is almost captured by Fulbright,
who is also a member of the club. Face is then
expelled from the club due to all the recent disturbances.
Regardless, Face sneaks back onto the club's grounds
and locates the building where the counterfeit
money is being stored. Face is then unfortunate
enough to run into one of the counterfeiters.
Fortunately, he manages to escape and rejoin the
team. The A-Team then stops and captures McKeever
when the crooked banker tries to flee on a private
jet. Afterwards, they are pleased to hear that
Frank and Adrian are getting married. Hannibal
then ignores common sense and shows up to roast
Fulbright at a club dinner where the general is
being honored.
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Guest
Cast
Betsy
Russell as Adrian Preston, Barriee Ingham as Chuck,
Scott Colomby as Frank, Shecky Greene as himself,
Steve Tanner, Paul Tinder, Rod Stryker
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Writer
Bill
Nuss
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Director
Tony
Mordente
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Airdate:
Feb. 11, 1985
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In
another episode where the A-Team ends up in the
middle of trouble despite the fact that they have
not even been hired, Face decides to embark on
a new career organizing concerts. Although Face
(with Murdock's help) books a concert at the Floorem
in Dry Creek, Arizona for a western singer named
Cowboy George, English rock star Boy George shows
up to perform. Chuck Danford, owner of the Floorem,
is somewhat upset over this. Further complicating
matters is the reason behind the concert: Criminals
plan on using the event as a distraction while
committing a major robbery. However, Murdock soon
discovers the criminals' plans and contacts Hannibal
and B.A. The rest of the team arrive in town and
join Face in following the suspected thieves.
Although the team seems to have overcome their
adversaries, the tables are turned when the sheriff
turns out to be in on the intended crime. The
team is then forced to not only escape from jail
but to bypass angry workers who are displeased
with Boy George's recent concert performance.
With some help from Murdock, the team does manage
to escape and the thieves and crooked sheriff
are all captured.
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Guest
Cast
Boy
George and Culture Club (Jon Moss, Michael Craig,
Roy Hay) as themselves, L.Q. Jones as Chuck Danford,
Taylor Lacher as Miller, Ben Slack as Hem, Jim
Boeke, Johnny Lee
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Writer
Stephen
J. Cannell
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Director
Tony
Mordente
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Airdate:
Feb. 18, 1986
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In
a case of mistaken identities, the A-Team is confused
with a group of hired mercenaries. Believing Murdock
to be insane Wayne, a man named Red brings the
A-Team to the home of rich landowner Kincaid.
Kincaid then orders the team to force a man named
Bill Sherman and his son Bobby to move. (Despite
the fact that Sherman legally has squatter's rights,
Kincaid will go to any means to make the family
move.) Realizing that Kincaid is a crook, the
team then steals their payment and decides to
help the Shermans. Kincaid's men try to stop the
A-Team but quickly find themselves outclassed.
After arriving on the Shermans' property, they
discover that Bobby has been holding off Kincaid's
men by himself as Bill Sherman was recently killed.
After misdirecting the real Insane Wayne, the
team is then forced to rescue Bobby when the youth
is captured while visiting Julie, Kincaid's stepdaughter.
Unfortunately, the real Insane Wayne arrives (with
Julie as a hostage) and storms the Shermans' property.
As always, the A-Team is ready and the mercenaries
are defeated. Afterwards, Julie and her mother
are freed from Kincaid's domination and Bobby's
uncle arrives to care for his nephew. To help
make ends meet, Hannibal then gives Kincaid's
"payment" to Bobby.
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Guest
Cast
Barry
Corbin as Kincaid, Jesse Vint as Insane Wayne,
Moosie Drier as Bobby, Red West (Black Sheep
Squadron) as Red, Anthony James, Gillian Grant
as Julie, Dennis Stewart, Gary Clarke
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Writers
Stephen
J. Cannell and Frank Lupo
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Director
Craig
R. Baxley
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The
Duke of Whispering Pines
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Airdate:
Feb. 25, 1986
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When
Jason Duke mysteriously disappears in the town
of Whispering Pines, Jason's wife Debra contacts
B.A. for help. Although B.A. has a past rivalry
with Jason (over Debra), the A-Team strongman
still agrees to help and it is not long before
he and Murdock arrive in Whispering Pines, Beginning
their investigation, Murdock disguises himself
as a computer company salesman and pays a visit
on the bank whereDuke worked. Afterwards, the
sheriff falsely arrests B.A. and Murdock. The
two team members are then released the next day
and told to leave town. Later, Hannibal and Face
arrive and Face is arrested when he foolishly
tries the same computer salesman con that Murdock
had already attempted. Fortunately, Hannibal,
disguised as an attorney, is able to bail Face
out of jail and the team continues their investigation.
They then discover that a number of people in
the town are involved in operating a gold mine.
In order to learn more about the mine, Hannibal
poses as a prospector and lays claim to the adjacent
property. After digging into the town's mine,
Whispering Pines' secret is discovered: the townspeople
are actually melting down gold from a stolen armored
car. Hannibal also realizes that Duke was probably
kidnapped when he uncovered the operation Deciding
to gain some leverage over the town, the team
dismantles the armored car and hides the gold
in the mine. Hannibal then contacts the sheriff
and his accomplices and offers to trade the gold
for the safe return of Jason Duke. The mine owners
agree and a meeting is set up. Unfortunately,
the team's plan of using fake gold for the trade
(as they did not have time to move the real gold)
is discovered. The A-Team, Jason Duke, and Debra
are then captured and led to the mine. Once inside,
a patented A-Team modified vehicle (using parts
of the armored car) is assembled, and they are
able to defeat their adversaries.
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Guest
Cast
Sheila
DeWindt as Debra Duke, Jack Starret as Wade, Michael
Bowen as Rusty, Don Hood, Gary Grubbs as Sheriff
Hopkins, Rick Fitts as Jason Duke, David Dunard,
Bobby Jacoby, Suzanne Dunn
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Writer
Jayne
C. Ehrlich
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Director
Sidney
Hayers
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Airdate:
Mar. 4, 1986
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Disregarding
common sense, Face attends the twenty-year reunion
of his orphanage classmates. As a result, Face
is led into one of Fulbright's traps when he tries
to start a romance with Rebecca Piper, a classmate
that he has always had a crush on. Having predicted
the trap, Hannibal and B.A. are on the scene and
the A-Team con artist is rescued. Afterwards,
the team follows up on a request that Face had
received at the reunion from Elaine, the adopted
sister of Face's former classmate. The problem:
Barry Green, Elaine's brother, is missing. The
team then decides to help Elaine after two men
unsuccessfully try to kidnap her. Strangely enough,
the men end up stealing a fake treasure map that
Face had given as a joke to Barry when the two
classmates were kids. Fortunately, Face remembers
the map (since it was from a famous book) and
the team locates and rescues Barry. They then
learn that a man named Morgan is behind all of
Barry's troubles. It seems that Barry, who is
an oceanographer, had discovered a 17th century
sunken treasure. Barry had tried to send the map
to Face as a signal for help. Instead, Morgan
had mistakenly believed that the map displayed
the location of the treasure. Understanding the
situation, the A-Team then joins Barry as they
go and recover the treasure from its actual location.
After recovering the treasure, however, the team
is captured by Morgan, who tries to turn them
over to Fulbright. Of course, they soon escape
and manage to capture Morgan. Next, after wrapping
up all loose ends, Face once again arranges to
meet Rebecca. Although it is another trap, the
team is ready and Face gets his revenge on Rebecca
when she does not discover that the trap has failed
(and she will most probably not be paid a reward)
until after spending a romantic limo drive with
the A-Team con artist.
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Guest
Cast
Paxton
Whitehead as Morgan, Tom Villard as Barry Green,
Kim Ulrich as Elaine, Nancy Everhard as Rebecca
Piper, McKenzie Allen, Carol Francis, Archie Lang
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Writer
Danny
Lee Cole
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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Airdate:
Mar. 11, 1986
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The
A-Team is formally hired for a case when they
decide to help a group of senior citizens. After
meeting Nova at a video arcade, the team is clued
in about the situation: A rancher named Ashton
is trying to force the senior citizen residents
of the Mission of Peace (a tourist attraction)
to sell out so that he can expand his ranch. After
stopping an initial assault by Ashton's men, the
A -Team takes steps to defend against another
attack. Face then proceeds to pull a con to obtain
some paint. The con seems to be failing until
Rudy, the Mission's owner, steps in. Next, the
team uses the paint to stop the predicted follow-up
attack. Afterwards, the team is surprised when
they learn that Rudy has secretly been stopping
the team's attempts to have the Mission of Peace
declared an historic site. However, before they
can discuss the matter with Rudy, Fulbright arrives
in town and captures Hannibal. B.A., and Face.
Fortunately, Murdock is able to free his teammates
and Fulbright is placed in a crate (with sufficient
supplies) and sent to Australia. Afterwards, the
team confronts Rudy and learns that he blocked
their attempts to declare the mission an historic
site since it was initially a scam. Face is then
honored to discover that Rudy is really Charles
Winston, a famous con artist known as "Charlie
the Clip". Despite the fact that the site is not
actually what it is claimed to be, it is still
the elderly residents' livelihood so the team
continues to plot against Ashton. Murdock and
B.A. soon discover that Ashton really wants the
land in order to sell it to the military for a
new base. As expected, Ashton attacks the mission
again, but the team is ready and Ashton and his
men are easily defeated. Later, the Mission of
Peace is declared an historic site protecting
the residents from any future trouble.
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Guest
Cast
David
White as Rudy/Charles Winston, Ann Doran as Nora,
Jason Evers as Taggert, Nedra Volz as Babbette,
Ric Mancini as Ashton, Eric Server (Buck Rogers),
Iron Eye Cody, Nova Ball, Michael Lally
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Writers
Steven
L. Sears and Burt Pearl
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Director
Craig
R. Baxley
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Airdate:
Mar. 25, 1986
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As
the episode begins, the A-Team is helping Hulk
Hogan put together a movie deal when they come
across a troubled youth named Jeffrey. Deciding
to help, Hannibal, B.A. and the Hulkster soon
learn the reason behind Jeffrey's troubles: his
alcoholic father Harry. Per Hannibai's instructions,
Murdock and Face then break a date with twins
to find out what kind of trouble Harry is involved
in. However, the A-Team duo find themselves captured
by a hood named Fats, who is seeking ten thousand
dollars that Harry misappropriated while working
for a numbers running operation. Next, Fats contacts
Hannibal to trade his men for the money, but the
two team members escape before the trade takes
place. Instead, Fats is captured by Hannibal,
B.A., and Hulk Hogan, while Face and Murdock find
themselves kidnapped by a mobster named Richie,
another one of Harry's enemies. It seems that
twenty-five years earlier Richie's brother Noodles
was killed while trying, unsuccessfully to convince
Harry to take a dive in a boxing match. Richie
soon contacts Hannibal and arranges to trade Murdock
and Face for Harry. A meeting is set up at the
hospital that Harry is staying in as a result
of his severe alcoholism. Once at the hospital,
the A-Team is able to easily defeat Richie. Murdock
and Face's luck then continues to run bad and
Fats, who had been released on bail, once again
capture them. After stopping one of Richie's illegal
operations, B.A., Hannibal and the Hulkster then
meet up with the remaining team members and Fats
is defeated. Later, Face and Murdock find that
they are too late to resume their date. On a more
positive note, Harry decides to clean up his act
and properly care for his son.
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Guest
Cast
William
"The Refrigerator" Perry as himself. Hulk Hogan
as himself, Paul Gleason as Harry, Billy Jacoby
as Jeffrey, John Hancock as Fats, Carl Strano
as Richie, Vic Polizos, Clare Peck, Denise Gallup,
Dian Gallup
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Writer
Bill
Nuss
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Director
David
Hemniings
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A
Little Town with an Accent
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Airdate:
May 6, 1986
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The
A -Team is hired to protect the proprietors of
Zack's gas station when the station employees
find themselves being forced into selling the
station. The team soon arrives and successfully
repels an attack. Afterwards, Murdock and Face
follow the attackers back to an estate where they
see mobster Sonny Marlini. The two A-Team members
then follow Sonny to a motel. Murdock, disguised
as a cleaning lady, then sneaks into the motel
and overhears Sonny making plans for an upcoming
delivery. The team is soon surprised when Sonny
goes to the gas station, apologizes for his over
eager men, and promises that the station will
be left alone. Hannibal, curious as to what Sonny
is really planning, then instructs the team to
stop Sonny's shipment. After proceeding accordingly,
they find that the shipment contains furniture
and an antique car belonging to Sonny's supposedly
dead father, mobster Sam Marlini. As expected,
Sonny soon arrives at the station to protest the
theft. The A-Team then captures Sonny and learns
that Sam Marlini, who had foolishly tried to buy
the station as part of a scam, is alive and planning
on retiring after dividing his assets at a meeting
of major mob family members. Based on a "tip"
from Sonny, the team captures Carlos "Blue Moon"
Mendoza, one of the meeting attendees, and Murdock
takes Mendoza's place. Unfortunately, the real
Mendoza escapes from the team, who are in turn
arrested by Sheriff Annie Plumber. Fortunately,
Hannibal manages to convince the Sheriff of the
situation and they go to Sonny's estate just in
time to rescue Murdock. Marlini and his men then
decide to take out their revenge on the A-Team.
However, Hannibal, Sheriff Plumber, and Murdock
head back to the gas station in time to help the
rest of the A-Team prepare a defense. Marlin and
his men soon attack the station, but the team
defeats their adversaries with the help of an
A-Team modified vehicle (Marlini's antique car).
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Guest
Cast
Noble
Willingham as Zack Mark Lawrence as Sam Marlini,
Robert Viharo as Sonny Marlini, Kathryn Leigh
Scott as Sheriff Annie Plumber, Joseph Burke,
Rex Ryan as Kelvin, Alex Colon, Corinne Wahl,
Raymond O'Keefe
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Writers
Thomas Szollosi and Richard Christian Matheson
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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Airdate:
May 13, 1986
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As
the final fourth season episode begins, General
Fulbright arranges for a "fake" client to hire
the A-Team. He then surprises the team by revealing
that he is not trying to capture them, but rather
to enlist their aid. The A-Team is at fast reluctant
to believe the general, but finally decides to
take the risk when they learn their mission: to
return to Vietnam and rescue Colonel Morrison,
whom Fulbright claims is still alive. (Morrison,
the colonel who authorized the team's last mission
in Vietnam, would be able to clear the A-Team
of all criminal charges.) With Fulbright's assistance,
the A -Team then steals a military plane and arrives
in Vietnam. After Fulbright sneaks away from the
team and is almost killed by a young Vietnamese
woman, the team confronts the general and learns
that they were lied to. Fulbright then reveals
that Morrison is not alive and that he actually
came to Vietnam in order to find his half Vietnamese
son. Since they are in Vietnam anyway, the team
reluctantly agrees to help. Accordingly, they
soon learn that Fulbright had a daughter not a
son. Furthermore, they discover Fulbright's daughter
Tia is the same young woman who had previously
tried to kill the general. Later, after the team
finds Tia, they learn the reason behind her hatred:
she believes that Fulbright left her. However,
before father and daughter can discuss the matter,
Vietnamese soldiers led by a colonel named Sieu
capture Fulbright. Fortunately, Tia then realizes
that she was used in order to capture Fulbright
and that the government is now after her. Accordingly,
Tia joins the A-Team as they implement a plan
to rescue Fulbright. Although Fulbright is soon
rescued, he is seriously injured in the process.
Before dying, Fulbright and his daughter are reunited.
Additionally, the general complements the A-Team
on being good soldiers (thereby indicating that
he no longer believes them to be criminals). Back
in the United States, Tia announces her intentions
of joining the team for their adventures. (Note:
at the time this episode was made, there was a
great deal of discussion about Tia Carrere becoming
a regular on the show. However, these plans never
materialized and the show's format was to be completely
changed for the upcoming final season.)
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Guest
Cast
Tia
Carrere as Tia, George Kee Cheung as Colonel Sieu,
Haunani Mini as My Linh, Lena Pousette as Michele,
Sol Trager, Peter MacLean
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Writer
Frank
Lupo
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Director
Michael
O'Herlihy
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