List of The A-Team episodes

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This is an episode list for the American action adventure television series The A-Team. The series began airing on NBC on January 23, 1983 with the pilot episode, and ended on March 8, 1987 with "Without Reservations". The show comprises 98 episodes.

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[edit] Overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First airdate Last airdate
Season 1 14 January 23, 1983 May 10, 1983
Season 2 23 September 20, 1983 May 15, 1984
Season 3 25 September 18, 1984 May 14, 1985
Season 4 23 September 24, 1985 May 13, 1986
Season 5 13 September 26, 1986 December 30, 1986*
  • *Note: One 'missing' episode, "Without Reservations", was broadcast as part of the fifth season re-runs, on March 8, 1987.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1: 1983

# #Season Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate Production code
1 1 "Mexican Slayride, Part 1"  Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell Rod Holcomb January 23, 1983 101A
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. 
2 2 "Mexican Slayride, Part 2"  Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell Rod Holcomb January 23, 1983 102A
Part 2 of the pilot episode in which the A-Team have been captured by a group of guerillas and the gang leader they were sent to fight. In the final battle they are assisted by the villagers and with their help, the A-Team is able to overthrow the guerillas, save the reporter and make their way home. Once home, Amy Allen blackmails her way onto the team. 
3 3 "Children of Jamestown"  Stephen J. Cannell Christian I. Nyby II January 30, 1983 103A
The A-Team is hired to rescue a wealthy man's daughter from a religious cult. The rescue is successful, but the team is caught by the cult. Murdock has to return to rescue the rest of the team. 
4 4 "Pros and Cons"  Stephen J. Cannell Ron Satlof February 8, 1983 104A
B.A.'s friend Jase is sent to a prison, where he must fight in death matches for the amusement of the warden and several high-profile gamblers. Jase is able to escape but is captured again in front of B.A., who enlists the other members of the A-Team to help out Jase. 
5 5 "A Small and Deadly War"  Frank Lupo Ron Satlof February 15, 1983 105A
A police inspector Maloney seeks the A-Team's help in bringing down a renegade SWAT team that has been committing crimes for money. 
6 6 "Black Day at Bad Rock"  Patrick Hasburgh Christian I. Nyby II February 22, 1983 106A
B.A. Baracus ends up with a .50 calibre gunshot wound in the leg, and the the A-Team must stop off at a small town to get him a blood transfusion. While B.A. is forced to accept a transfusion from Murdock, he and the rest of the A-Team must face off against a group of bikers that is threatening the town. Meanwhile, the military police is on the way to the team's location. 
7 7 "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas"  Frank Lupo Bruce Kessler March 1, 1983 107A
The A-Team are called to Las Vegas to search for a missing college professor who developed the perfect gambling system. There, they become embroiled in a mob power play after they are framed for the murder of high-ranking mobster Gianni Christian and must prove their innocence. 
8 8 "The Out-of-Towners"  Frank Lupo Chuck Bowman March 15, 1983 108A
The A-Team is called to New York City, to stop a protection racket. 
9 9 "Holiday in the Hills"  Babs Greyhosky Arnold Laven March 22, 1983 109A
The A-Team's plane crashes in the backwoods. There, they come across a group of men trying to burn another man at the stake. Saving the man, they must then defend their position by the plane and hope to make their way home. 
10 10 "West Coast Turnaround"  Patrick Hasburgh, Stephen J. Cannell Guy Magar April 5, 1983 110A
The A-Team are called in to protect a small-time farmer in delivering his produce to the market. They have to fight the clock as the produce slowly starts to rot. 
11 11 "One More Time"  Patrick Hasburgh, Frank Lupo Arnold Laven April 12, 1983 111A
The Military Police finally capture the A-Team but doesn't get much of a chance to gloat about it when a high ranking state department official steps in and coerces the team into a covert operation to rescue the team's former commanding officer, General Ludlum who, along with his daughter, has been captured by a power hungry dictator in Borneo. 
12 12 "Till Death Do Us Part"  Babs Greyhosky Guy Magar April 19, 1983 112A
The A-Team must rescue a reluctant bride from the hands of her want-to-be husband, murderer and former business partner of her late father. With the team's arrival on the late side, Face becomes the target for Hannibal's newest plan: to wed the bride. 
13 13 "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing"  Patrick Hasburgh Ron Satlof May 3, 1983 113A
The A-Team are called in to rescue a hijacked 747. In doing so, B.A. must overcome his fear of flying in order to rescue Hannibal and Face (in disguise), who willingly give themselves up to the hijackers in exchange for the hostages. 
14 14 "A Nice Place to Visit"  Frank Lupo Bernard McEveety May 10, 1983 114A
The A-Team find themselves in a small village, paying respects to a fallen comrade from the Vietnam War. While there, they seek to avenge his murder and bring his killers to justice. 

[edit] Season 2: 1983-1984

# #Season Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate Production code
15 1 "Diamonds 'n Dust"  Patrick Hasburgh Ron Satlof September 20, 1983 215B
The daughter of a murdered mine owner hires the A-Team to help her with her inherited diamond mine in South Africa. In order to get the mine up and running, the A-Team must transport dynamite to it, but they are opposed by a ruthless businessman and his henchmen. 
16 2 "Recipe for Heavy Bread"  Stephen J. Cannell Bernard McEveety September 23, 1983 216B
When the A-Team come across an old Vietnamese cook that they recognize as the man that helped them survive captivity in a POW camp during the war, they must help him against the camp’s commander who now seeks revenge. 
17 3 "The Only Church in Town"  Babs Greyhosky Christian I. Nyby II October 11, 1983 217B
Face receives his old fraternity pin in the mail, to him a sign that an old girlfriend of his is in trouble. Unable to convince the others to help him, Face must hire the A-Team to track the woman down to Ecuador, where she has become a nun. His fears turn out to be justified when they learn she and the rest of the convent are being held hostage. 
18 4 "Bad Time on the Border"  Richard Christian Matheson Bruce Kessler October 18, 1983 218B
B.A. is convinced by a young girl to help her and her family escape from a group of smugglers who are holding her ill mother and others as slaves. When Hannibal goes undercover and is found out, the others must race to save both him and the girl’s mother. 
19 5 "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 1"  Frank Lupo Christian I. Nyby II October 25, 1983 219B
A new antagonist is introduced in the form of Col. Roderick Decker, and he will stop at nothing to apprehend the A-Team. Meanwhile, the team travels to the Midwest to protect a herd of wild mustangs from being slaughtered. 
20 6 "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?: Part 2"  Frank Lupo Christian I. Nyby II October 25, 1983 220B
With Decker hot on their heels, the A-Team must try and find of evidence of the mustangs’ illegal rustling as quickly as possible, before they are captured themselves. With enemies coming from two sides, it is ultimately up to Murdock to save his friends. 
21 7 "The Taxicab Wars"  Stephen J. Cannell Gilbert M. Shilton November 1, 1983 221B
A small cab company must deal with a rather overzealous competing business that will stop at nothing to see the small company destroyed. The A-Team quickly come to the aid of the company and become involved with a war on the streets of Los Angeles between cab drivers. 
22 8 "Labor Pains"  Thomas Szolski, Richard Christian Matheson Arnold Laven November 8, 1983 222B
Narrowly escaping Decker once more, the A-Team hide in a small town, only to find that a group of migrant workers are being abused by a malignant land owner. The A-Team step in to help and try to push the workers into forming a union. 
23 9 "There's Always a Catch"  Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas Szolski Ron Satlof November 22, 1983 223B
Decker is once more on the team’s trail, but they nonetheless help to stop a small fishing village from being ruined by a man called Garber, who is running a protection racket in the town. 
24 10 "Water, Water Everywhere"  Jo Swerling, Stanley Ellis Stanley Ellis November 29, 1983 224B
Three Vietnam War veterans call in the help of the A-Team to protect the land they’ve just bought against a wealthy rancher hoping to gain the only source of local springwater, which is located on the veterans’ ground. 
25 11 "Steel"  Frank Lupo Gilbert M. Shilton December 6, 1983 225B
When a construction company is about to demolish an old high-rise they are suddenly confronted with strange and reoccurring accidents. The project is being sabotaged by a high-ranking mobster, who buried his partner there years before. 
26 12 "The White Ballot"  Jeff Ray Dennis Donnelly December 13, 1983 226B
Face must run for the position of sheriff in a small town in order to battle the current sheriff’s corruption. When Decker sees Face’s photograph in the newspaper though, the A-Team must quickly deal with their mission to avoid capture. 
27 13 "The Maltese Cow"  Thomas Szolski Dennis Donnelly January 3, 1984 227B
In order to protect their own interests, the A-Team must take on a Chinese tong, a secret criminal society. The tong is extorting, among other businesses, a small restaurant run by a friend of the team, a business the team sponsors. 
28 14 "In Plane Sight"  Babs Greyhosky Tony Mordente January 10, 1984 228B
A courier pilot is imprisoned in South America when he is discovered to be smuggling cocaine. In fact, he is innocent, and the A-Team is called in to prove so. Travelling to South America, they must deal with the authorities and the man behind the drug smuggling operation. 
29 15 "The Battle of Bel Air"  Frank Lupo Gilbert M. Shilton January 17, 1984 229B
Tawnia Baker, a reporter colleague of Amy Allen, is introduced when she notifies the A-Team that Decker has become aware of their location. She discovers this information while working undercover at a security firm, and she unknowingly stumbles unto a plot to assassinate a sheik. 
30 16 "Say It With Bullets"  Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas Szollosi Dennis Donnelly January 31, 1984 230B
Army Corporal Charlotte Brown hires the Team to investigate the death of her older brother, Paul, who was involved in weapons trafficking at a military base. But the team is unaware that Charlotte is working for Colonel Decker and has alerted him as to their whereabouts. 
31 17 "Pure-Dee Poison"  Alan Cole, Chris Bunch Dennis Donnelly February 7, 1984 231B
An old friend of Face’s from the war calls in the A-Team’s help to run a group of mobsters out of town who are manufacturing some deadly moonshine and selling it to teenagers. 
32 18 "It's a Desert Out There"  Bruce Cervi Arnold Laven February 14, 1984 232B
A group of robbers calling themselves the Scorpions are using army-like tactics to rob unsuspecting casino tourists. An elderly couple calls in the help of the A-Team, who quickly uncover the robbers’ scheme and their true goal, which concerns their imprisoned leader. 
33 19 "Chopping Spree"  Stephen Katz Michael O'Herlihy February 21, 1984 233B
The A-Team hope to uncover a car-stealing ring, putting their own vehicles at risk. 
34 20 "Harder Than it Looks"  Frank Lupo Ivan Dixon February 21, 1984 234B
The A-Team are called in to rescue a kidnapped woman, but finds she's reluctant to be saved. 
35 21 "Deadly Maneuvers"  Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas Szolski Mike Vejar February 28, 1984 235B
Taking a break from work to focus on their training, the A-Team fall prey to a mirror team, consisting of four mercenaries, brought together by a collection of the A-Team’s enemies. Taking down the A-Team one by one, the only one standing in the villain’s way is Hannibal. 
36 22 "Semi-Friendly Persuasion"  Danny E. Cole Craig R. Baxley May 8, 1984 236B
When a pacifist religious community asks for the A-Team’s help, the team must abhor violent methods in dealing with their opponents; a group of bigots that hope to run the community from their own land. 
37 23 "Curtain Call"  Stephen Katz Dennis Donnelly May 15, 1984 237B
The A-Team is trapped in a cave by Decker with a wounded Murdock, and it is up to Face to rescue them. Curtain Call is a clip show episode, and is the second season finale. 

[edit] Season 3: 1984-1985

# #Season Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate Production code
38 1 "Bullets and Bikinis"  Mark Jones Dennis Donnelly September 18, 1984
Flying to Miami to help two girls in their hotel business, the A-Team must deal with two problems: B.A.'s fear of flying, and the gangsters that are trying to force the girls to hand over the hotel. 
39 2 "The Bend in the River: Part 1"  Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell Michael O'Herlihy September 25, 1984
Tawnia Baker, the A-Team's support member for the last half season calls in the help of her friends to find an archaeologist (secretly her fiancé) that has gone missing during an Amazon expedition. Traveling to the Amazon, the A-Team must deal with the local pirate king, "El Cajon" (the coffin). 
40 3 "The Bend in the River: Part 2"  Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell Michael O'Herlihy September 25, 1984
Continuing from the last episode, the A-Team have to find a way to locate the pirates, bringing them into unknown territory. Locating the pirates, they come across a plot that is far greater than any of them could've expected. This is the last appearance of Tawnia Baker, who weds her fiancé at the end of the episode. 
41 4 "Fire"  Stephen Katz Tony Mordente October 2, 1984
A female fire chief calls in the help of the A-Team to help defend her department from a competing fire fighting department. Meanwhile, Col. Decker is replaced by Col. Briggs, who opens his hunt on the A-Team. However, after this episode, Col. Decker makes his reappearance, with no explanation as to the disappearance of Briggs. 
42 5 "Timber!"  Jeff Ray David Hemmings October 16, 1984
 
43 6 "Double Heat"  Stephen Katz Craig R. Baxley October 23, 1984
 
44 7 "Trouble on Wheels"  Mark Jones Michael O'Herlihy October 30, 1984
 
45 8 "The Island"  Mark Jones Michael O'Herlihy November 13, 1984
 
46 9 "Showdown!"  Milt Rosen James Fargo November 20, 1984
 
47 10 "Sheriffs of Rivertown"  Mark Jones Dennis Donnelly November 27, 1984
 
48 11 "The Bells of St. Marys"  Stephen J. Cannell Dennis Donnelly December 4, 1984
 
49 12 "Hot Styles"  Stephen Katz Tony Mordente December 11, 1984
 
50 13 "Breakout!"  Stephen Katz, Mark Jones Dennis Donnelly December 18, 1984
 
51 14 "Cup A' Joe"  Dennis O'Keefe III Craig R. Baxley January 8, 1985
 
52 15 "The Big Squeeze"  Stephen J. Cannell Arnold Laven January 15, 1985
 
53 16 "Champ!"  Michael O'Herlihy January 22, 1985
 
54 17 "Kenya (AKA Skins)"  Mark Jones Dennis Donnelly January 29, 1985
 
55 18 "Road Games"  Mark Jones Dennis Donnelly February 5, 1985
 
56 19 "Moving Targets"  Mark Jones Dennis Donnelly February 12, 1985
 
57 20 "Knights of the Road"  Burt Pearl, Steven L. Sears Michael O'Herlihy February 26, 1985
 
58 21 "Waste 'Em!"  Stephen Katz, Mark Jones Syndey Hayers March 5, 1985
 
59 22 "Bounty"  Mark Jones, Stephen Katz Michael O'Herlihy April 2, 1985
 
60 23 "Beverly Hills Assault"  Paul Birnbaum Craig R. Baxley April 9, 1985
 
61 24 "Trouble Brewing"  Burt Pearl, Steven L. Sears Michael O'Herlihy May 7, 1985
 
62 25 "Incident at Crystal Lake"  Frank Lupo Tony Mordente May 14, 1985
 

[edit] Season 4: 1985-1986

# #Season Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate Production code
63 1 "Judgment Day: Part 1"  David Hemmings September 24, 1985
Travelling to Italy to rescue a judge's daughter from a group of mobsters, the A-Team runs into trouble when they find that the mobsters are quite well-prepared on their own territory. Meanwhile, Col. Decker is once again hot on the trail of the team. 
64 2 "Judgment Day: Part 2"  David Hemmings September 24, 1985
Continuing from the last episode, the A-Team are on their way home, but are followed by the criminals from which they rescued a judge's daughter. They must hold them off till they reach the shores of America, and keep the boat intact while doing so. 
65 3 "Where Is the Monster When You Need Him?"  October 1, 1985
 
66 4 "Lease with an Option to Die"  David Hemmings October 22, 1985
 
67 5 "The Road to Hope"  David Hemmings October 29, 1985
While avoiding a Decker trap, the A-Team stumble upon an illegal operation that includes knocking off skid-row winos. Hannibal, impersonating a wino calling himself Jim Beam, is abducted. He manages to escape and rejoin the team. Together they set out to expose the secret group by setting up a mission of their own, and run them out of business. What they will find is an operation bigger than they previously imagined. The team needs more help than they realised. 
68 6 "The Heart of Rock N' Roll"  November 5, 1985
 
69 7 "Body Slam"  November 12, 1985
 
70 8 "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers"  November 19, 1985
 
71 9 "Mind Games"  November 26, 1985
 
72 10 "There Goes the Neighborhood"  December 3, 1985
 
73 11 "The Doctor Is Out"  David Hemmings December 10, 1985
 
74 12 "Uncle Buckle-Up"  December 17, 1985
 
75 13 "Wheel of Fortune"  David Hemmings January 14, 1986
 
76 14 "The A-Team Is Coming, the A-Team Is Coming"  David Hemmings January 21, 1986
 
77 15 "Members Only"  January 28, 1986
 
78 16 "Cowboy George"  February 11, 1986
 
79 17 "Waiting for Insane Wayne"  February 18, 1986
 
80 18 "The Duke of Whispering Pines"  February 25, 1986
 
81 19 "Beneath the Surface"  March 4, 1986
 
82 20 "Mission of Peace"  March 11, 1986
 
83 21 "The Trouble with Harry"  David Hemmings March 25, 1986
 
84 22 "A Little Town with an Accent"  May 6, 1986
 
85 23 "The Sound of Thunder"  May 13, 1986
 

[edit] Season 5: 1986-1987

# #Season Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate Production
86 1 "Dishpan Man (Part 1 of The Revolution/The Court Martial)"  Stephen J. Cannell Tony Mordente September 26, 1986
The A-Team are approached by retired General Hunt Stockwell, who offers them the choice between going to jail or performing a mission for him. They are to free a group of hostages from a hijacked plane in Spain. As an extra incentive, Stockwell reveals that former ally John Curtis is on the plane, who might have information that could clear the A-Team's names. Instead, after being freed, Curtis betrays the team. 
87 2 "Trial by Fire (Part 2 of The Revolution/The Court Martial)"  Tom Blomquist Les Sheldon October 3, 1986
The court martial of the A-Team is under way, featuring witnesses (among them Col. Roderick Decker) and a recounting of the team's "crime they didn't commit". Meanwhile, Murdock, together with new cast addition Frankie Santana (Eddie Velez) seek to prove the team's innocence. 
88 3 "Firing Line (Part 3 of The Revolution/The Court Martial)"  Frank Lupo Michael O'Herlihy October 10, 1986
Time is running out for the team as their execution is impending. Murdock and Frankie desperately seek Stockwell's help in helping the team escape but are rebuffed. Eventually, through clever manipulation of Stockwell, the team escape their execution and are coerced into joining Stockwell's agency, where upon they will perform missions for him in exchange for their pardon. 
89 4 "Quarterback Sneak"  Paul Birnbaum Craig R. Baxley October 17, 1986
The A-Team travel to Germany under the pretence of a football team in order to sneak out a chemical warfare scientist. 
90 5 "The Theory of Revolution"  Burt Pearl, Steven L. Sears Sydney Hayers October 24, 1986
The A-Team must free three captured American citizens in a far away country, but become part of a revolution in the meantime. 
91 6 "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair"  Terry D. Nelson Michael O'Herlihy October 31, 1986
The A-Team must deal with Stockwell's former partner turned adversary, who has kidnapped Stockwell. If they cannot find and free Stockwell in time, they lose any hope of securing their pardon. 
92 7 "Alive at Five"  Bill Nuss Craig R. Baxley November 7, 1986
Face plans to leave the A-Team during the upcoming mission, no longer believing that they can secure a pardon. Instead he finds himself returned to the team after trying to run away numerous times in order to help a reporter. 
93 8 "Family Reunion"  Steven L. Sears James Darren November 14, 1986
In a special episode of whom the ending was voted on by viewers, the A-Team must help a former political advisor to reunite with his lost daughter in exchange for a diary with large political ramifications. Unbeknownst to Face, the advisor is in fact his father, a fact Murdock learns of during the course of the episode, causing a dilemma for Murdock on whether or not he should tell his friend. 
94 9 "Point of No Return"  Burt Pearl Bob Bralver November 18, 1986
The A-Team travel to Hong Kong after Hannibal goes missing in action during a solo mission. With the assistance of Stockwell, they hope to A) complete Hannibal's mission in time and B) find and save Hannibal himself. 
95 10 "The Crystal Skull"  Bill Nuss Michael O'Herlihy November 28, 1986
The A-Team become mixed up in a fight between two warring tribes concerning a religious artifact they secured for Stockwell. With the artifact in his hands, the tribe mistake Murdock for a god. 
96 11 "The Spy Who Mugged Me"  Paul Bernbaum Michael O'Herlihy December 2, 1986
Murdock must assume the guise of a James Bond-type secret agent named Logan Ross in order to stop professional assassin Jourdan from completing his next mission. 
97 12 "The Grey Team"  Tom Blomquist Michael O'Herlihy December 30, 1986
The A-Team are called in to retrieve a briefcase housing various faked government secrets, meant to be given to the Soviets. During their mission they come across a group of retired elderly men and women, to whom the episode's title refers. 
98 13 "Without Reservations"  Bill Nuss John Peter Kousakis March 8, 1987
Face becomes critically injured when a group of mobsters take over the restaurant Murdock works at. Together with Frankie, the three are taken hostage and it is up to Hannibal and B.A. to rescue them in time to save Face's life. 

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