Premise:

In 1972, the A-Team, a Vietnam special forces unit, was assigned a mission to rob the Bank of Hanoi. Unfortunately, the team's headquarters was bombed killing Colonel Morrison, the officer who authorized the mission. By the time of the series (the 1980's), the team has been on the run from the military for over 10 years. The fugitive team operates as soldiers of fortune; offering help to those in need. Lt. Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, who enjoys the "jazz" (the thrill of danger), is the team's unorthodox leader and a master of disguise. First Lieutenant Templeton "Facernan" (or "Face") Peck, a con artist, is the team scrounger. It is Face's responsibility to "acquire" whatever the team needs for their missions. Providing electrical and mechanical skills (not to mention "muscle") is Sgt. B.A (Bad Attitude) Baracus. B.A,. who is scared of flying, needs to be sedated whenever the team needs to take a plane in order to complete an assignment. The team's pilot, H.M. Murdock, is not publicly a member of the team, but that is only because he has resided in the psychiatric wing of the V.A. Hospital since the end of the war. (Upon reviewing the entire series, especially the latter seasons, it seems probable that Murdock only pretends to be crazy but is actually in full possession of his faculties.) Rounding out the team in the early seasons is reporter Amy Allen (replaced for a while by Tawnia Baker, another reporter). During the first four seasons, the team was pursued by an assortment of military officers including Colonel Lynch (who ran the prison the team originally escaped from), Colonel Decker, and General Fuibright. The format of the series was revamped in the final season when the team was captured and then framed and convicted for the 1972 murder of Colonel Morrison. The A-Team, who were joined by special effects artist Frankie Santana, then found themselves doing missions for retired General Stockwell (and his assistant Carla) in hopes of eventually receiving full pardons.