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& 1.02 "Mexican Slayride"
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- Episode Number: 001 & 002
- Original Air Date: January 23, 1983
- Written by: Frank Lupo & Stephen J. Cannell
- Directed by: Rod Holcomb
- Guest Cast:
- William Luckling (Lynch)
- Sergio Calderon (Valdez)
- William Windom (Al Massey)
- Enrique Lucero (Colonel Flores)
- Jorge Zepeda (Cortez)
George Peppard plays a master of disguise who leads a versatile group of Viet
vets secretly working as soldiers of fortune. Rounding out the team: a con
artist; a sullen master mechanic; and an ace pilot who lives in a mental ward.
In the opener, a newspaper reporter wants the A-Team to free a colleague held
by Mexican guerrillas.
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1.03 "Children of
Jamestown"
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- Episode Number: 003
- Original Air Date: January 30, 1983
- Written by: Stephen J. Cannell
- Directed by: Christian I. Nyby, Jr.
- Guest Cast:
- John Saxon (Martin James:
- Ron Hayes (Tim)
- Gerrit Graham (Brother Stephen)
- Carol Jones (Sheila Rodgers)
- Sherilyn Wolter (Carolyn)
- Fred Lerner (Brother John)
After the team rescues a girl from a crazed cult leader, Hannibal, BA, Face
(Dirk Benedict) and Amy are captured by the man's followers and made the
quarry for a death hunt.
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1.04 "Pros and Cons"
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- Episode Number: 004
- Original Air Date: February 08, 1983
- Written by: Stephen J. Cannell
- Directed by: Ron Satlof
- Guest Cast:
- Clifton James (Warden Beal)
- William Smith (Jose Tataro)
- Meeno Peluce (Joey Tataro)
- Paul Koslo (Sneed)
BA's friend is held in a prison where the warden conducts fight-to- the-death
boxing matches whose winner receives short-lived freedom. One-time heavyweight
champ Ken Norton plays Jackhammer.
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1.05 "A Small And Deadly
War"
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- Episode Number: 005
- Original Air Date: Februay 15, 1983
- Written by: Frank Lupo
- Directed by: Ron Satlof
- Guest Cast:
- Jack Ging (Stark)
- Dean Stockwell (Collins)
- Norman Allen (Maloney)
- Al White (Meadows)
- Fil Formicola (Shaeffer)
Hannibal plays cat and mouse with a renegade SWAT team that's committing
murder for hire.
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1.06 "Black Day At Bad
Rock"
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- Episode Number: 006
- Original Air Date: February 22, 1983
- Written by: Patrick Hasburgh
- Directed by: Christian I. Nyby, Jr.
- Guest Cast:
- Ed Lauter (Sheriff Thompson)
- Tricia O'Neill (Dr Sullivan)
- John Dennis Johnston (Snake)
- Sid Haig (Jenko)
While treating a seriously wounded BA, a suspicious small town doctor notifies
the sheriff, who fears that BA may be part of a biker gang returning to spring
its jailed leader.
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1.07 "The Rabbit Who Ate Las
Vegas"
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- Episode Number: 007
- Original Air Date: March 01, 1983
- Written by: Frank Lupo
- Directed by: Bruce Kessler
- Guest Cast:
- Charles Cioffi (Gianni Christian)
- Richard Romanus (Martell)
- Tracy Scoggins (Elly Payne)
- Terry McGovern (Warfel)
- Luke Andrews (Jilly)
To rescue a "system" gambler from Las Vegas mobsters, the team uses
a variety of masquerades, including Amy and Face as newlyweds, and Hannibal as
a hit man working for the CIA.
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1.08 "Holiday in the
Hills"
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- Episode Number: 008
- Original Air Date: March 15, 1983
- Written by: Babs Greyhosky
- Directed by: Arnold Laven
- Guest Cast:
- Edward Winter (Barnes)
- Bill McKinney (Clint)
- Denise Galik (Louanne)
- Philip Sterling (Eldridge)
The team crash-lands in the backwoods where they battle mountain men to save a
man from being burned at the stake
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1.09 "The Out Of Towners"
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- Episode Number: 009
- Original Air Date: March 22, 1983
- Written by: Frank Lupo
- Directed by: Chuck Bowman
- Guest Cast:
- Yaphet Kotto (Charlie)
- Albert Popwell (Digger)
- Robert Tessier (Scully)
- Wendy Hoffman (Tracy)
- Billy Jacoby (Nicky)
The team takes up the cause of New York shopkeepers against neighborhood
protection racketeers.
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1.10 "West Coast
Turnaround"
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- Episode Number: 010
- Original Air Date: April 05, 1983
- Written by: Stephen J. Cannell & Patrick Hasburgh
- Directed by: Guy Magar
- Guest Cast:
- Stuart Whitman (Easterlandv
- Devon Erickson (Ellen)
- Robert Sampson (Joe Penhall)
- Michael Alldredge (Whittaker)
The team delivers produce to market for a farmer being driven out of business
by a land-hungry rancher.
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1.11 "One More Time"
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- Episode Number: 011
- Original Air Date: April 12, 1983
- Story by: Babs Grehosky
- Written by: Frank Lupo & Patrick Hasburg
- Directed by: Arnold Laven
- Guest Cast:
- Nico Minardos (Rashaad)
- Warren Kemmerling (Ludlam)
- Amy Steel (Kathy)
- Alan Fudge (Perry)
The government drafts the team to rescue a general and his daughter from
guerrilas in Borneo.
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1.12 "Till Death Do Us
Part"
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- Episode Number: 012
- Original Air Date: April 19, 1983
- Written by: Babs Greyhosky
- Directed by: Guy Magar
- Guest Cast:
- Janice Heiden (Jackie Taylor)
- John Ericson (Calvin Cutter)
- Jim Antonio (Sheriff)
Murdock dons a wedding gown and BA pops out of the cake at a wedding forced by
the groom to gain control of the company he shared with the bride's late
father.
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1.13 "The Beast from the Belly
of a Boeing"
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- Episode Number: 013
- Original Air Date: May 03, 1983
- Written by: Patrick Hasburgh
- Directed by: Ron Satlof
- Guest Cast:
- Andrew Robinson (Jackson)
- Alan Stock (Thomas)
- Jim McKrell (Hertzog)
- Michael Swan (Trigg)
- Jesse D Goins (Phillips)
Hannibal's plan to free a skyjacked airborne 747 requires a bit of adjustment
when BA becomes cataleptic and Murdock is temporarily blinded.
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1.14 "A Nice Place to
Visit"
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- Episode Number: 014
- Original Air Date: May 10, 1983
- Written by: Frank Lupo
- Directed by: Bernard McEveety
- Guest Cast:
- Joanna Kearns (Trish)
- Burton Gilliam (Sheriff)
- Don Stroud (Deke)
- Robert F Lyons (Harold)
- Ted Markland (Logan)
- Kelbe Nugent (Lianne)
A murderous family is holding an entire town in thrall.
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