Overview
Release Date:
23 January 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
Heroes for hire.
Plot:
Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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User Comments:
Great fun – then and now!
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| Michael O'Herlihy | | (20 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Dennis Donnelly | | (12 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| Craig R. Baxley | | (9 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| David Hemmings | | (9 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Tony Mordente | | (8 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Arnold Laven | | (6 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| Christian I. Nyby II | | (5 episodes, 1983) |
| Ron Satlof | | (5 episodes, 1983) |
| Sidney Hayers | | (4 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Gilbert M. Shilton | | (3 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Bruce Kessler | | (2 episodes, 1983) |
| Guy Magar | | (2 episodes, 1983) |
| Bernard McEveety | | (2 episodes, 1983) |
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| Stephen J. Cannell | | (97 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Frank Lupo | | (97 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Stephen Katz | | (10 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Richard Christian Matheson | | (8 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Thomas E. Szollosi | | (8 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Mark Jones | | (8 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Bill Nuss | | (8 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Babs Greyhosky | | (6 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Patrick Hasburgh | | (5 episodes, 1983) |
| Burt Pearl | | (5 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Steven L. Sears | | (5 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Danny Lee Cole | | (3 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Paul Bernbaum | | (3 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Tom Blomquist | | (3 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Jeff Ray | | (2 episodes, 1983-1984) |
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| Danny E. Cole | | (unknown episodes) |
| Nicholas Sgarro | | (unknown episodes) |
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| Stephen J. Cannell | .... | executive producer (97 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Frank Lupo | .... | co-executive producer / executive producer (97 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Jo Swerling Jr. | .... | supervising producer (97 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| John Ashley | .... | producer / co-executive producer (86 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Gary Winter | .... | associate producer (49 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Alan Cassidy | .... | associate producer (37 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| Rob Bowman | .... | associate producer (32 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Steve Beers | .... | associate producer (26 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Patrick Hasburgh | .... | producer (13 episodes, 1983) |
| Tom Blomquist | .... | producer (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
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| Albert J.J. Zúñiga | | (29 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Chris G. Willingham | | (27 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Howard Terrill | | (18 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| Ron Spang | | (18 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| David Latham | | (6 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| David Ramirez | | (5 episodes, 1986) |
| Michael T. Elias | | (4 episodes, 1983) |
| George R. Rohrs | | (3 episodes, 1983) |
| Buford F. Hayes | | (3 episodes, 1984) |
| Gloryette Clark | | (2 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| John Elias | | (2 episodes, 1983) |
| Larry Lester | | (2 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| John J. Dumas | | (2 episodes, 1986) |
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| Stephen Sassen | .... | unit production manager (63 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Matthew N. Herman | .... | executive in charge of production (51 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| Gary Winter | .... | executive in charge of post-production (44 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| John Peter Kousakis | .... | unit production manager (17 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Michael J. Maschio | .... | production manager / executive production manager (13 episodes, 1983) |
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| Craig R. Baxley | .... | second unit director (97 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Craig West | .... | second assistant director / first assistant director (33 episodes, 1983-1986) |
| Garry A. Brown | .... | second assistant director (31 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| Andy House | .... | second assistant director / first assistant director (27 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Jon Paré | .... | first assistant director (26 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| David Newman | .... | second assistant director (25 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| John Peter Kousakis | .... | first assistant director (19 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Robin Chamberlain | .... | first assistant director (16 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Steve Stafford | .... | second unit director (6 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Stephen Sassen | .... | first assistant director (6 episodes, 1983) |
| Jerram A. Swartz | .... | first assistant director (2 episodes, 1983) |
| Patrick Duffy | .... | first assistant director (2 episodes, 1984) |
| James Lansbury | .... | second assistant director (2 episodes, 1986) |
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| Chip Chalmers | .... | second assistant director (unknown episodes) |
| Christian Drew Sidaris | .... | second director (unknown episodes) |
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| Robert L. Harman | .... | sound re-recording mixer / re-recording / ... (75 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Jim Cook | .... | sound re-recording mixer / re-recording / ... (73 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Dick Wahrman | .... | sound effects coordinator / sound effects supervisor / ... (68 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| 'Fast' Eddie Mahler | .... | sound mixer / production sound mixer / ... (67 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Dean Okrand | .... | sound re-recording mixer / sound re-recordist (43 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| John Norman | .... | sound re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Bill Marky | .... | sound mixer (20 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Nick Alphin | .... | re-recording / sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Darryl Linkow | .... | sound mixer (5 episodes, 1984) |
| Hoppy Mehterian | .... | sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 1985) |
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| Mark Server | .... | adr mixer (unknown episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Greg Curda | .... | foley mixer (unknown episodes) |
| William Jacobs | .... | sound effects editor (unknown episodes) |
| Duncan McEwan | .... | sound technician (unknown episodes) |
| Lee Strosnider | .... | sound mixer (unknown episodes) |
| Richard Taylor | .... | sound editor (unknown episodes) |
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| Verlin Mathews | .... | key grip (93 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Bob Bergdahl | .... | camera operator (61 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| David Marsik | .... | gaffer (57 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| Michael Santoro | .... | grip foreman (48 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Don Marshall | .... | gaffer (33 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Henry M. Lebo | .... | camera operator (18 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| William Norton | .... | camera operator (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Gary Howard Baum | .... | assistant camera (10 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Nick Brown | .... | gaffer (4 episodes, 1984) |
| Rebecca Redshaw | .... | video tape supervisor (4 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Kevin Edwards | .... | grip (4 episodes, 1986) |
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| John Burnett | .... | first assistant camera: second unit, additional photography (unknown episodes, 1984-1987) |
| Gregory Beard | .... | key grip: second unit (unknown episodes) |
| Arthur R. Botham | .... | director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes) |
| William E. Hines | .... | camera operator (unknown episodes) |
| Michael J. Jacobs | .... | special still photographer (unknown episodes) |
| Robert Schoenhut | .... | camera operator (unknown episodes) |
| Nigel Seal | .... | second assistant camera (unknown episodes) |
| Gerald B. Wolfe | .... | still photographer (unknown episodes) |
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| Sheila Mason | .... | costume supervisor / costumer: women / ... (84 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Joy Tierney | .... | wardrobe: women (53 episodes, 1984-1987) |
| Richard Butz | .... | wardrobe: men (25 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Darryl Levine | .... | wardrobe: men / costumer: men / ... (23 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Kent Warner | .... | costume supervisor (23 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Jan Kemp | .... | wardrobe: men (18 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Jered Green | .... | wardrobe: men (14 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Daniel J. Lester | .... | costume supervisor (12 episodes, 1983) |
| Dianne Cohoon | .... | wardrobe: women (3 episodes, 1984) |
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| Jim Sharp | .... | transportation captain / transportation coordinator (47 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| Steve Imbler | .... | transportation coordinator (35 episodes, 1985-1987) |
| Wayne Williams | .... | transportation captain (2 episodes, 1983) |
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| Grace Curcio | .... | assistant to producers / assistant: Mr. Cannell / ... (93 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Cosmo Genovese | .... | script supervisor (80 episodes, 1983-1987) |
| Joan Etchells | .... | production accountant / director of production administration (61 episodes, 1983-1985) |
| Gary DeGalla | .... | location manager (29 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Lisa Cochran-Neilan | .... | production coordinator (26 episodes, 1984-1986) |
| Mark Jones | .... | story editor (24 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Richard Christian Matheson | .... | story editor (23 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Thomas E. Szollosi | .... | story editor (23 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Gina Nielson | .... | production coordinator (21 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Bill Nuss | .... | story editor (20 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| Louis Farah | .... | set paramedic (18 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Peter M. Robarts | .... | location manager (18 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Priscilla Taussig | .... | production coordinator (18 episodes, 1985-1986) |
| Ralph Alderman | .... | location manager (17 episodes, 1983-1984) |
| Rosemarie Abelson | .... | staff coordinator (13 episodes, 1983) |
| Larry K. Johnson | .... | script supervisor (13 episodes, 1983) |
| Jane Wilson | .... | production coordinator (13 episodes, 1983) |
| Valerie Mickaelian | .... | production coordinator (13 episodes, 1986-1987) |
| James McCabe | .... | location manager (7 episodes, 1983) |
| Ronald M. Quigley | .... | location manager (7 episodes, 1983) |
| Kokayi Ampah | .... | location manager (6 episodes, 1984-1985) |
| Don Garrison | .... | location manager (3 episodes, 1984) |
| Nigel Mercer | .... | intern (2 episodes, 1983) |
| Jim Cranston | .... | production consultant: Mexico (1 episode, 1983) |
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| Art Scholl | .... | pilot (unknown episodes, 1982-1984) |
| Lou Flirpa | .... | dialogue coach (unknown episodes) |
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Additional Details
Runtime:
60 min (98 episodes) | Argentina:60 min | Israel:45 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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After the Vietnam war a ream of commandos are framed for a crime they didn't commit. While on the run from the military police they act as hired hands to help put right wrongs where the police etc have proved powerless.
Many TV shows from the 80's are looked fondly upon by those of us who were in our childhood at the time, even if they were really pretty poor – e.g. Manimal, Street Hawk etc. However many deserve their place in our hearts and I think the A Team is one such show. The basic plot is always the same – the group get involved in a mission and it always ends in some sort of gunfight and the group construct a machine out of odds and sods they find in a shed!
It contains the same elements every week, whether it be Hannibal's disguises, Murdock's bickering or the usual trickery to get BA to get on a plane. However it's all delivered with a certain amount of tongue in cheek. Why – even the title music is tongue in cheek, witness `Face" (Benedict) pause when a Cylon from Battlestar Galactica walks past him! How many other shows put the in-jokes so far to the front (Benedict having starred in that show!). This gave it a bit more freedom to be silly as it wasn't even taking itself too seriously.
Add to this a bunch of great catchphrases, running themes and of course a great title theme and you've got a hit my friends. It's hard to imagine anyone else playing their roles. Peppard will always be Hannibal to me ,no matter how many times I see earlier films. Likewise with Benedict and Schultz. Mr T is famous in his own right but I'll always mistakenly call him BA – to me that's who he is! The basic 4 always had good interaction and worked very well together. The support cast throws up the odd name – LQ Jones, Tia Carrera, Divoff, Hulk hogan, David McCallum, Boy George – but really the supporting cast didn't matter when the leads were on form.
Overall this may have been silly but it was great fun. All these years later and I'm approaching my thirties and I still enjoy it when I find it on a rerun somewhere. Somethings are just fun no matter what!