In which Hannibal is floored, Murdock dragged and the others left holding watermelons. A loan truck driver is taking his cargo to market when he’s faced with a crude roadblock that’s clearly not the police. Hitting his foot to the floor, he breaks through but the truck veers off the road and falls onto…
In which we learn that even when surrounded and low on ammo, a good montage can get you out of almost anything. Holiday in the Hills opens with Hannibal, Face and Murdock mid-mission sitting in a jeep as the sound of an airplane drones overhead. Rightly suspicious, BA asks what the escape plan is, only…
In which a blind tv repairman shows us that not everything we watch is garbage. In perhaps the most classic of A-Team set ups, this episode begins with a small-time baker being harassed by some goons from a protection racket. Not only do they make a mess and demand money, one of the henchmen…
In which Hannibal attempts a disguise within a disguise (plus one extra disguise). Late in the Los Angeles night, two young girls wait for a bus sent under the instructions of Mr Lee. Boarding the next coach, they find Hannibal disguised as an old bus driver who waves them on. At the next stop,…
In which we find out that crazy is catching when Murdock comes to the rescue. There’s trouble for the A-Team when BA gets shot during a mission, leaving Hannibal and Face to drive him to safety as he’s losing blood. Thankfully, the three make it to the small town of Bad Rock where they…
In which we battle against The Alternate Team and hope for a leap out of trouble. There’s bad news in town when a vigilante SWAT team starts taking on hits for hire. When one man, Inspector Ed Maloney, threatens to expose them to the Chief of Police, they threaten the safety of his wife and…
In which we learn it takes more than just hot hair to plan a prison escape. Episode three of the first season opens on two prisoners, handcuffed together fighting in front of a baying audience. The two (shirtless and shiny) men punch each other until one can no longer get up and the other…
In which there’s a new Face in town and we join the cult of John Saxon. With the success of the pilot episode, The A-Team began a run of five glorious seasons of action, montages and plane avoidance techniques. Dirk Benedict joined the cast in episode two, stepping into the role of Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck…
In which we meet our characters, travel to Mexico and get on the jazz. Here we go, the first episode of The A-Team, the show that has shaped childhoods for an hour at a time since the 1980s. Before meeting the team, we find a reporter in trouble with a local bandit and his…