Mexican Slayride: Part 1

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Mexican Slayride: Part 1 is the pilot episode of the action adventure television series The A-Team. It is the first episode to air, originally airing in North America on January 23, 1983.

[edit] Plot

Newspaper reporter, Amy Allen, sets out to prove The A-Team—a commando unit from the Vietnam War convicted of a crime they did not commit, who are working on the side of the law as mercenaries—really exists and ends up hiring them to rescue one of her fellow reporters who has been kidnapped by Mexican outlaws. The A-Team—Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, Lt. Templeton "The Faceman" Peck ("Face"), and Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus—travel to Mexico in a plane piloted by their fearless but clinically insane pilot, Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock. They then discover that Amy's reporter friend has been kidnapped by a marijuana cultivator and gang leader. Face and Murdock acquire a crop duster and ammonia, which they use to spray the marijuana fields and destroy the crops. The A-Team then build an armored bus and drive the gang leader and his gang out of the village. However, whilst chasing the gang, the A-team are ambushed by Mexican guerillas who are friendly towards the gang leader. This episode ends with the A-Team being captured and is continued in Mexican Slayride: Part 2

[edit] Trivia

• The part of Face, who was best known as being played by Dirk Benedict throughout the series, was played in the pilot by Tim Dunigan.