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{{Short description|American action-adventure television series (1983–1987)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = A-Team-Logo.svg
| caption              = Title screen (seasons 1–4)
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Frank Lupo]]
* [[Stephen J. Cannell]]
}}
| genre                = [[Action television|Action]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Media and Genre|editor-last=Ritzer|editor-first=Ivo|publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]|isbn=978-3-030-69865-2|chapter=Genre in Action: The Impossibility and Value of Genre Analysis|last=Tasker|first=Yvonne|year=2021|page=51}}</ref>
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[George Peppard]]
* [[Tim Dunigan]] (series pilot)
* [[Dirk Benedict]]
* [[Dwight Schultz]]
* [[Mr. T]]
* [[Melinda Culea]] (Season 1–2)
* [[Marla Heasley]] (Season 2–3)
* [[Eddie Velez]] (Season 5)
* [[Robert Vaughn]] (Season 5)
}}
| narrated             = [[John Ashley (actor)|John Ashley]]
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mike Post]]
* [[Pete Carpenter]]
}}
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* Mike Post
* Pete Carpenter
* [[Garry Schyman]] (uncredited)
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 5
| num_episodes         = 98
| list_episodes        = List of The A-Team episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Frank Lupo
* Stephen J. Cannell
}}
| producer             = {{Plainlist|
* [[John Ashley (actor)|John Ashley]] (seasons 1–4)
* [[Patrick Hasburgh]] (season 1)
* Tom Blomquist (season 5)
}}
| camera               = {{Plainlist|
* Film (1982–86)
* Film (principal photography)/Videotape (post-production) (1986)
* [[Single-camera setup]]
}}
| runtime              = 48 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Universal Television]]
* Stephen J. Cannell Productions
}}
| network              = [[NBC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1983|1|23}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1987|3|8}}
}}

'''''The A‑Team''''' is an American [[Action film|action‑adventure]] television series that aired on [[NBC]] from January 23, 1983, to March 8, 1987. Created by [[Stephen J. Cannell]] and [[Frank Lupo]], it follows a fictional squad of former [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Army Special Forces]] commandos who, after being falsely accused of a crime, escape military prison and become soldiers of fortune. Led by the cunning Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith and joined by Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Sergeant B.A. Baracus, and Captain H.M. Murdock, the team dedicates itself to helping those in need. 

The series was created by [[Stephen J. Cannell]] and [[Frank Lupo]] and was a joint production of [[Universal Television]] and Stephen J. Cannell Productions for NBC. A [[The A-Team (film)|feature film]] based on the series was released by [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] in 2010.

==History==
''The A-Team'' was created by writers and producers [[Stephen J. Cannell]] and [[Frank Lupo]] at the behest of [[Brandon Tartikoff]], NBC Entertainment's president. Cannell was fired from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the early 1980s, after failing to produce a hit show for the network, and was hired by NBC; his first project was ''The A-Team''. Tartikoff pitched the series to Cannell as a combination of ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', ''[[Mad Max]]'' and ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', with "[[Mr. T]] driving the car".<ref name="B&C">{{cite magazine |first= Robert |last= Edelstein |url= http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/107290-Stephen_J_Cannell.php |title= Stephen J. Cannell: A Novel Approach to Life and Television |magazine= [[Broadcasting & Cable]] |date= January 5, 2007 |access-date= June 13, 2008}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |first= Joe |last= Neumaier |url= https://ew.com/article/2000/01/21/real-kick/ |title= Encore: A Real Kick In the 'A' |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date= January 21, 2001 |access-date= June 13, 2008 |archive-date= November 14, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201114150948/https://ew.com/article/2000/01/21/real-kick/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Sally |last= Bedell |title= How TV Hit 'The A-Team,' Was Born |work= [[The New York Times]] |date= April 28, 1983 }}</ref><ref>Stephen J. Cannell on ''The A-Team'' Season Five DVD boxset.</ref>

''The A-Team'' was not considered commercially promising, although Cannell has said that [[George Peppard]] suggested it would be a huge hit "before we ever turned on a camera".<ref>{{cite news |first= Debra |last= Pickett |title= 'I'm not into acclaim. I tune it out.' |newspaper= [[The Chicago Sun-Times]] |date= September 16, 2006 <!--|access-date= June 13, 2008-->}}</ref> The show became popular; the first regular episode, which aired after [[Super Bowl XVII]] on January 30, 1983, reached 26.4% of the television audience, placing fourth in the top 10 [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen-rated]] shows.<ref name="83Nielsen">{{cite news |title= NBC Scores In Ratings With Super Bowl Broadcast |agency= Associated Press |date= February 1, 1983 <!--|access-date= August 13, 2008-->}}</ref>

The show is prominent in popular culture for its [[cartoon]]ish violence (with few injuries even with heavy weapons), formulaic episodes, the team's ingenuity in improvising weaponry and vehicles out of seemingly random parts, and its distinctive theme tune. The show boosted the career of [[Mr. T]], who portrayed the show's initial central character [[B. A. Baracus]].<ref>''[[Bring Back...]] The A-Team'' (UK), Mr. T. Broadcast on May 18, 2006.</ref><ref>{{Citation|contribution=The A-Team |title=St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture |year=2002 |publisher=Gale Group |first=Margaret E |last=Burns |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100066 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708082413/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100066 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2007 }}</ref> Some of the show's catchphrases, such as "I love it when a plan comes together",<ref>Ranked No. 96 in TV Land's list of [http://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313194321/http://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml |date=March 13, 2008 }}. Retrieved on August 17, 2007</ref> "Hannibal's on the jazz", and "I ain't gettin' on no plane!" have appeared on T-shirts and other merchandise.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}

The term "[[A-Team (Special Forces)|A-Team]]" is a nickname coined for the Operational Detachments Alpha (ODA) of the [[Green Berets|U.S. Special Forces]] during the Vietnam War. The U.S. Army Special Forces still uses the term ODA for its 12-man direct operations teams.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.army.mil/-news/2009/10/26/29315-special-forces---shooters-and-thinkers/ |title= Special Forces&nbsp;– Shooters and thinkers |place= United States |publisher= Army |date= October 26, 2009 |access-date= January 5, 2010}}</ref>

In a Yahoo! survey of 1,000 US television viewers published in October 2003, ''The A-Team'' was voted the "oldie" television show viewers would most like to see revived, beating such popular television series from the 1980s as ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' and ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/a-team-is-viewers-most-wanted-oldie-for-prime-time-revival-92658.html|title='A-Team' is viewers' most-wanted oldie for prime-time revival|publisher=Independent|author=Matthew Beard|language=English|date=October 23, 2003|access-date=August 15, 2007}}</ref>

==Plot==
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|In 1972 (10 years ago [in Season 1]), a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... the A-Team. |[[John Ashley (actor)|John Ashley]]'s opening narration from Season 2}}

''The A-Team'' has a standard plot structure of independent episodes with few references to past events, and few overarching stories except the characters' continuing motivation to clear their names. In explaining the ratings drop during the show's fourth season, reviewer Gold Burt complained that "the same basic plot had been used over and over again for the past four seasons with the same predictable outcome".<ref>{{Citation |title= Late changes couldn't rescue The A-Team |newspaper= [[Regina Leader-Post|The Leader-Post]] |place= Canada |date= October 30, 2006 |first= Gold |last= Burt}}</ref> Reporter Adrian Lee called the plots "stunningly simple" in a 2006 article for ''[[Daily Express|The Express]]'' (UK newspaper), citing such recurring elements "as BA's fear of flying, and outlandish finales when the team fashioned weapons from household items".<ref>{{cite news |first= Adrian |last= Lee |title= The Final Mission |newspaper= [[Daily Express|The Express]] |date= March 4, 2006}}</ref> The show became emblematic of "fit-for-TV warfare" due to its depiction of ferocious [[combat]] scenes with lethal weapons, where the participants are never killed and rarely seriously injured, with the notable exception of General Fulbright. (''See also'' [[#On-screen violence|On-screen violence]] section.)

As the television ratings of ''The A-Team'' fell dramatically during the fourth season, the format was changed for the show's final season in 1986–[[1987 in American television|87]] to increase viewership. After years on the run from the authorities, the A-Team is finally apprehended by the military. General Hunt Stockwell, a mysterious CIA operative, propositions them to work for him. In exchange, he will arrange for their pardons upon successful completion of several suicide missions.

===Connections to the Vietnam War===
As a back story, the members of the A-Team were originally members of the [[5th Special Forces Group (United States)|5th Special Forces Group]] during the [[Vietnam War]]. In the episode "[[The A-Team season 2#Episodes|Bad Time on the Border]]", Lieutenant Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith called them "ex-Green Berets". Their [[commanding officer]] Colonel Morrison ordered them to rob the Bank of [[Hanoi]] to help end the war. They succeeded, but on their return to base four days after the end of the war, they discovered that Morrison had been killed by the enemy and his headquarters burned down, destroying the proof that the A-Team were [[superior orders|acting under orders]]. They were arrested, and imprisoned at [[Fort Bragg (North Carolina)|Fort Bragg]], from which they quickly escaped before trial.

An article in the ''[[New Statesman]]'' (UK) published shortly after the premiere of ''The A-Team'' in the United Kingdom, characterized it as an idealization of the Vietnam War, and an example of the war slowly becoming accepted and assimilated into American culture.<ref name="Statesman">{{cite web |url=http://www.ateamshrine.co.uk/article2.php |title=Television: All Our Fantasies |access-date=August 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811220533/http://www.ateamshrine.co.uk/article2.php |archive-date=August 11, 2007}}</ref>

==Episodes==
{{main|List of The A-Team episodes}}

The show ran for five seasons on the [[NBC]] television network, from January 23, 1983, to December 30, 1986 (with one additional, previously unbroadcast episode shown on March 8, 1987), for a total of 98 episodes.

==Characters==
{{Main|List of The A-Team characters}}
[[File:Ateam.jpg|thumb|right|Main cast of ''The A-Team'' (left-to-right): [[Templeton Peck|Templeton "Faceman" Peck]], [[John "Hannibal" Smith]], [[Howling Mad Murdock|H. M. "Howlin' Mad" Murdock]], and [[B. A. Baracus|Bosco "B. A." Baracus]].]]

''The A-Team'' revolves around the four members of a former commando unit, now mercenaries. Their leader is Lieutenant Colonel [[John "Hannibal" Smith]] ([[George Peppard]]), whose plans tend to be unorthodox but effective. Lieutenant [[Templeton Peck]] ([[Dirk Benedict]] in the TV series, [[Tim Dunigan]] appeared as Templeton Peck in the pilot), usually called "Face" or "Faceman", is a smooth-talking con man who is second-in-command, and the appropriator of vehicles and other useful items. The team's pilot is Captain [[Howling Mad Murdock|H. M. "Howling Mad" Murdock]] ([[Dwight Schultz]]), who has been declared insane and lives in a [[United States Department of Veterans' Affairs|Veterans' Affairs]] mental institution for the first four seasons. The team's strong man and mechanic is Sergeant First Class [[B. A. Baracus|Bosco "B.A.", or "Bad Attitude", Baracus]] ([[Mr. T]]).

Until the first half of the second season, the team was assisted by reporter [[Amy Allen (The A Team)|Amy Amanda Allen]] ([[Melinda Culea]]). In the second half of the second season, Allen was replaced by fellow reporter Tawnia Baker ([[Marla Heasley]]). The character of Tia Fulbright ([[Tia Carrere]]), a Vietnam War orphan now living in the United States, was meant to join the team in the fifth season,<ref name="Carrere">"For NBC, Trouble at 'A-Team{{'"}}. ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 18, 1986, written by Aljean Harmetz.</ref> but she was replaced by Frankie Santana ([[Eddie Velez]]), who served as the team's special effects expert. Velez was added to the opening credits of the fifth season after its second episode.

===Casting===
Although the part of Face was written by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell with Dirk Benedict in mind, NBC insisted that the part should be played by another actor.  Therefore, in the pilot, Face was portrayed by [[Tim Dunigan]], who was later replaced by Benedict, with the comment that Dunigan was "too tall and too young".<ref>{{cite news |first=Jenny |last= Cullen |title= Sex and politics as coonskin hero returns from the Alamo |work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|Sunday Mail]] |location=Adelaide, Australia |date= December 11, 1988}}</ref> According to Dunigan: "I look even younger on camera than I am. So it was difficult to accept me as a veteran of the Vietnam War, which ended when I was a sophomore in high school."<ref>{{cite news |first=Jerry |last=Buck |title=Tim Dunigan Plays a Different 'Davy Crockett' |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[Indiana Gazette]] |date=January 5, 1989 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7133453/tim_dunigan_plays_a_different_davy/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

[[Tia Carrere]] was intended to join the principal cast of the show in its fifth season after appearing in the season four finale,<ref name="Carrere" /> providing a tie to the team's inception during the war. Unfortunately for this plan, Carrere was under contract to ''[[General Hospital]]'', which prevented her from joining ''The A-Team''. Her character was abruptly dropped as a result.

According to Mr. T in ''Bring Back... The A-Team'' in 2006, the role of B. A. Baracus was written specifically for him. This is corroborated by Cannell's own account of the initial concept proposed by Tartikoff.<ref name="B&C" />

[[James Coburn]], who co-starred in ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]'', was considered for the role of Hannibal in ''The A-Team'', and [[George Peppard]] (Hannibal) was the original consideration for the role of Vin (played by [[Steve McQueen]] instead) in ''The Magnificent Seven''.<ref name="Bring Back">''[[Bring Back...]] The A-Team'' (2006). Broadcast on May 18, 2006.</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
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On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], season 1 scores 53% (19 reviews),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_a_team/s01|title=The A-Team – Season 1|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> and season 5 scores 60% (5 reviews).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_a_team/s05|title=The A-Team – Season 5|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>

===Awards===
''The A-Team'' was nominated for three [[Emmy Awards]]: in 1983 (Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Series) for the pilot episode, in 1984 (Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Series) for the episode "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?", and in 1987 (Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series) for the episode "Firing Line".

===Ratings===
During the show's first three seasons, ''The A-Team'' viewership included an average of 20% to 24% of all American television households. The first regular episode ("Children of Jamestown"), reached 26.4% of the television watching audience, placing fourth in the top 10 rated shows, according to the [[Nielsen ratings]].<ref name="83Nielsen" /> By March, ''The A-Team'', now on its regular Tuesday timeslot, dropped to the eighth spot, but rated a 20.5%.<ref>{{cite news |title= N/A |publisher= United Press International |date= March 30, 1983}}</ref> During the [[sweeps]] week in May of that year, ''The A-Team'' dropped again but remained steady at 18.5%,<ref>{{cite news |title=ABC Special On Slips Tops Ratings, But CBS Wins Week |agency= Associated Press |date= May 3, 1983}}</ref> and rose to 18.8% during the second week of May sweeps.<ref>{{cite news |title=ABC Wins Its Second Week in the May Sweeps |agency= Associated Press |date= May 24, 1983}}</ref> These were the highest ratings NBC had achieved in five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=NBC Hits Highest Mark in May Ratings Sweeps in Five Years |agency= Associated Press |date= May 27, 1983}}</ref> During the second season, the ratings continued to soar, reaching fourth place in the twenty-highest rated programs, behind ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'' and ''[[Simon & Simon]]'', in January (mid-season),<ref>{{cite news |first=Jerry |last=Buck |title=CBS Wins Ratings But NBC Out of Cellar First Time This Season |agency= Associated Press |date= January 10, 1984}}</ref> while during the third season, it was beaten out only by two other NBC shows, including ''[[The Cosby Show]]''.

In the fourth season, ''The A-Team'' experienced a dramatic fall in ratings, as it started to lose its position while television viewership increased. As such, the ratings, while stable, were relatively lower. The season premiere ranked a 17.4% (a 26% audience share on that timeslot) on the Nielsen Rating scale,<ref>{{cite news |first= John |last= Carmody |title= The TV Column |newspaper= Washington Post |date= September 26, 1985}}</ref> but ratings quickly declined after that. In October, ''The A-Team'' had fallen to 19th and by Super Bowl Night had fallen further, to 29th on the night where the show had originally scored its first hit three years earlier.<ref>{{cite news |title= List of Nielsen Ratings |agency= Associated Press |date= January 28, 1986}}</ref> For the remainder of its fourth season ''The A-Team'' managed to hang around the 20th spot, far from the top 10 position it had enjoyed during its first three seasons.

After four years on Tuesday, NBC moved ''The A-Team'' to a new [[Friday night death slot|timeslot on Friday]] for what would be its final season. Ratings continued to drop, and ''The A-Team'' later fell out of the top 50.<ref>{{cite news |first= John |last= Carmody |title= The TV Column |newspaper= Washington Post |date= December 13, 1986}}</ref> In November 1986, NBC canceled the series, declining to order the last nine episodes of what would have been a 22-episode season. The final season ranked 61st with a 12.8 average rating.<ref name="1986-87 Ratings">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/1991/08/1986-87-ratings-history.html|title=The TV Ratings Guide: 1986-87 Ratings History}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Time slot (ET) !! Rank !! Rating<ref name="Brooks and Marsh">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1690 |first1=Tim |last1=Brooks |author-link1=Tim Brooks (historian) |first2=Earle |last2=Marsh |year=2007 |edition=9 |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present |pages=1690–1691 |publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-49773-4 |access-date=2024-07-10 }}</ref>
|-
|[[1982–83 United States network television schedule|1982–83]] ||Sunday at 9:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 1)</small><br/>Sunday at 10:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episodes 2–3)</small><br/>Tuesday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episodes 4–14)</small> ||10 ||20.1 <small>(Tied with ''[[Monday Night Football]]'')</small>
|-
|[[1983–84 United States network television schedule|1983–84]] ||Tuesday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episodes 1–5, 7–23)</small><br/>Tuesday at 9:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 6)</small> ||4 ||24.0
|-
|[[1984–85 United States network television schedule|1984–85]] ||Tuesday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episodes 1–2, 4–25)</small><br/>Tuesday at 9:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 3)</small> ||6 ||21.9
|-
|[[1985–86 United States network television schedule|1985–86]] ||Tuesday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episodes 1, 3–23)</small><br/>Tuesday at 9:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 2)</small> ||30 ||16.9
|-
|[[1986–87 United States network television schedule|1986–87]] ||Friday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episodes 1–8, 10–11)</small><br/>Tuesday at 9:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 9)</small><br/>Tuesday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 12)</small><br/>Sunday at 8:00&nbsp;pm <small>(Episode 13)</small> ||61<ref name="1986-87 Ratings" /> ||12.8<ref name="1986-87 Ratings" />
|}

===International===
''The A-Team'' has been broadcast worldwide and international response has been varied. In 1984, main cast members George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz were invited to the Netherlands. Peppard was the first to receive the invitation and thus thought the invitation applied only to him. When the other cast members were also invited, Peppard declined.<ref>As told by Dirk Benedict in ''[[Jensen!]]'', a Dutch talk show, broadcast on May 11, 2007.</ref> The immense turn-out for the stars was unforeseen, and they were forced to leave early as a security measure. A video was released in which Schultz apologised and thanked everyone who had attended.<ref>Repeated showing on ''Jensen!'', a Dutch talk show, broadcast on May 11, 2007.</ref>

Although ratings soared during its early seasons, many US television critics described the show largely as cartoonish and thereby wrote the series off. Most reviews focused on acting and the formulaic nature of the episodes, most prominently the absence of actual killing in a show about Vietnam War veterans.

The show was a huge hit in [[Italy]] in the mid-1980s to the 1990s and was also popular in [[France]] where it was broadcast as ''L'Agence tous risques'' (literally The all-risk Agency). In Indonesia, ''The A-Team'' also gained success as a big hit since the television network [[RCTI]] aired the show in December 1989 until 1994.

{{blockquote|They are all Vietnam veterans. The gradual assimilation of Vietnam into acceptable popular mythology, which began solemnly with ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'', has reached its culmination with ''The A-Team'': No longer a memory to be hurriedly brushed aside, but heroes of a network adventure show. Their enemy is a comic army officer, Col. Lynch, see ''[[Sgt. Bilko (film)|Sgt. Bilko]]'', see ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', see ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', whose pursuit of our heroes is doomed to slapstick failure. This is classic right-wing American populism; patriotic, macho, anti-authority, and is unlikely to be understood in Britain, where to be right-wing implies an obsequiousness towards officers and the status quo. But right-wing this series certainly is. The bandits, it turns out, are in league with a group of sinister guerrillas who are trying to destabilise the country. Thanks to the A-Team's hearts and minds policy, the villagers rise up and put them to rout, in a 20-minute series of comic-book battle scenes, over-turning cars and airplane stunt-tricks, in which not a single person is hurt.|source=Mary Harron, ''New Statesman''<ref name="HDTDT">{{cite web|first=Mary |last=Harron |url=http://www.oocities.org/tim_dunigan/art1.html <!--This cite was missing the url, so this url I added may not be the one actually used.--> |title=volume 106, p. 133 |work=[[New Statesman]] |date= July 29, 1983 |access-date=November 25, 2011}}</ref>}}

==On-screen violence==
The violence presented in ''The A-Team'' is highly sanitized. People do not have visible wounds and blood though they might have a limp and sling, nor does the A-Team kill people. The results of violence are only ever presented when required for the script. After almost every car crash, there is a brief shot showing the occupants of the vehicle climbing out of the mangled or burning wreck, even in helicopter crashes. However, more of these types of takes were dropped near the end of the fourth season. According to co-creator Stephen J. Cannell, this part of the show became a running joke for the writing staff and they would at times test the limits of believability on purpose.<ref>''[[Bring Back...]] The A-Team'' (UK), Stephen J. Cannell. Broadcast on May 18, 2006.</ref>

The show has been described as cartoonish and likened to ''[[Tom and Jerry]]''.  Dean P. of the ''[[The Advertiser (Australia)|Courier-Mail]]'' described the violence in the show as "hypocritical" and that "the morality of giving the impression that a hail of bullets does no-one any harm is ignored. After all, Tom and Jerry survived all sorts of mayhem for years with no ill-effects."<ref>{{Citation |title= No Mercy To Villains: But Do We Want More? |newspaper= [[The Courier-Mail]]/[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Sunday Mail]] |place= AUS |date= January 8, 1985 |last= Dean |first= P}}</ref> Television reviewer [[Ric Meyers]] joked that the A-Team used "[[neutron bomb|antineutron]] bullets—they destroy property for miles around, but never harm a human being".<ref>[[William L. DeAndrea|DeAndrea, William L.]] (editor). ''Encyclopedia Mysteriosa'', p. 1. MacMillan, 1994, {{ISBN|0-02-861678-2}}.</ref> According to certain estimates, an episode of ''The A-Team'' held up to 46 violent acts. Cannell responded: "They were determined to make a point, and we were too big a target to resist. Cartoon violence is a scapegoat issue."<ref name="EW" /> Originally, ''The A-Team's'' status as a hit show remained strong, but it ultimately lost out to more family-oriented shows such as ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' and ''[[Growing Pains]]''.<ref name="EW" /> John J. O'Connor of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote in a 1986 article that "...a substantial number of viewers, if the ratings in recent months are to be believed, are clearly fed up with mindless violence of the car-chasing, fist-slugging variety".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEFDD143BF935A25751C0A960948260 |title=TV View; It's Fun And It's Not Violent |work= The New York Times |first= John J |last= O'Connor |date= February 16, 1986 |access-date=August 17, 2007}}</ref>

==GMC Vandura==
[[File:Long Beach Comic Expo 2012 - A-Team van (7186650356).jpg|thumb|The A-Team drove a 1983 GMC Vandura van.]]
The 1983 [[Chevrolet van#1983|GMC Vandura]] van used by the A-Team, with its characteristic red stripe, black and red turbine mag wheels, and rooftop spoiler,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classictvcars.com/gmc-van.php|title=A-Team's 1983 GMC G-Series (G-15) Van - Classic TV Cars|website=www.classictvcars.com}}</ref> is an enduring [[pop culture]] icon. The customized 1994 GMC van in [[The A-Team (film)|''The A-Team'' movie]] was displayed at the 2010 [[New York International Auto Show]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New York 2010: Hero cars invade Gotham |first=Frank |last=Filipponio |publisher=[[Autoblog.com]] |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/01/new-york-2010-hero-cars-invade-gotham/ |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=April 5, 2010}}</ref>

==Merchandise==
The huge success of the series yielded a vast array of merchandise, including toys, video games, and snacks released worldwide. This includes several sets of [[trading cards]] and stickers, [[action figure]]s from [[Galoob]], B.A.'s van, Face's Corvette, helicopters, trucks, and jeeps from model car manufacturer [[Ertl Company|Ertl]]. It includes jigsaw puzzles, [[View-Master]] reels, an electric race car track, and a TYCO produced train set. Following the original cancellation of the series, further merchandise has appeared as the series has achieved cult status, including an ''A-Team'' van by [[Hot Wheels]]. In 2016, [[Lego]] released a pack that includes a B.A. Baracus minifigure and constructible van, which unlocks additional ''A-Team'' themed content in the video game ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'', including all four team members as playable characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/06/new_lego_dimensions_packs_confirmed_beetlejuice_and_the_a-team_make_the_cut|title=New Lego Dimensions Packs Confirmed, Beetlejuice And The A-Team Make The Cut|work=Nintendo Life|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

===Comics===
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[[Marvel Comics]] produced a three-issue ''A-Team'' comic book series, which was later reprinted as a [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]]. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, an ''A-Team'' [[comic strip]] appeared for several years in the 1980s as part of the children's television magazine and comic ''[[Look-In]]'', to tie in with the British run of the series. It was preceded by a short run in the final year (1984) of ''TV Comic''.

===Books===
Several novels are based on the series, the first six published in America by [[Dell Publishing|Dell]] and in Britain by [[Target Books]], and the last four only published in Britain. The first six are credited to Charles Heath. The books are generally found in paperback form, although hardback copies (with different cover artwork) were also released.
* ''The A-Team'' (adapted from the pilot written by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell)
* ''Small But Deadly Wars'' (adapted from the episodes "A Small and Deadly War" written by Lupo and "Black Day at Bad Rock" written by Patrick Hasburgh)
* ''When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?'' (adapted from the episode of the same name written by Lupo)
* ''Old Scores to Settle'' (adapted from the episodes "The Only Church in Town" written by Babs Greyhosky and "Recipe for Heavy Bread" written by Cannell, although the novel features the latter episode first)
* ''Ten Percent of Trouble'' (adapted from the episodes "Steel" written by Lupo and "The Maltese Cow" written by Thomas Szollosi and Richard Christian Matheson)
* ''Operation Desert Sun: The Untold Story'', credited on the cover to Charles Heath but on the title page to Louis Chunovic. (This is an original story that tells of the events of the mission that got the team sent to prison for a crime they did not commit.)
* ''Bullets, Bikinis and Bells'' by Ron Renauld (adapted from the episodes "Bullets and Bikinis" written by Mark Jones and "The Bells of St. Mary's" written by Cannell)
* ''Backwoods Menace'' by Ron Renauld (adapted from the episodes "Timber!" written by Jeff Ray, and "Children of Jamestown" written by Cannell)
* ''The Bend in the River'' by David George Deutsch (adapted from the episode of the same name written by Cannell and Lupo)
* ''Death Vows'' by Max Hart (adapted from the episode "Till Death Us Do Part" written by Greyhosky) – This is the only book in the series to be based on one standard-length episode.
* Two plot-your-own-adventure books, with a section of text and several options of what to do next, were released as part of the same range, again only available in Britain.

In the United Kingdom from 1985 to 1988, four Annuals were produced, each consisting of text and comic strip stories, puzzles, and photos of the show's stars, with a further one produced by [[Marvel Comics]] consisting of several reprinted comic strips, released in 1989 and 1990.

A [[Panini Group|Panini]] set of stickers, which adapt six TV episodes (from the first and earlier second season) using shots from the episodes, can be stuck into an accompanying book, with text under each inserted sticker to narrate the story.

==={{anchor|Theme|Theme song|Soundtrack}}Theme song and soundtrack===
The original main theme composed by [[Mike Post]] and [[Pete Carpenter]]<ref name="Overmind">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/top-20-theme-songs-80s-television-shows|title=The Top 20 Theme Songs of 80s Television Shows|date=May 17, 2018|first=Nat|last=Berman|publisher=TV Overmind}}</ref> (in a performance credited to Post) was released on the vinyl LP ''Mike Post&nbsp;– Television Theme Songs'' (Elektra Records E1-60028Y, 1982) and again on the ''Mike Post&nbsp;– Mike Post'' LP (RCA Records AFL1-5183, 1984), both long out-of-print; however, this was not the same version of the theme as on-screen. The theme from seasons two through four (including the opening narration and sound effects), was also released on TVT's ''[[Television's Greatest Hits|Television's Greatest Hits: 70s and 80s]]''. A [[7-inch single]] of the song credited to Post was released on RCA in 1984.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Mike-Post-The-A-Team/release/4051869 "Mike Post – The A Team"] at Discogs.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.</ref>

The French version of the song has lyrics, which mirror the spoken description of the show in the English opening credits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a833052/the-a-team-theme-tune-lyrics-french-version-agence-tous-risques/|title=WTF, The A-Team theme had LYRICS all this time?|date=July 13, 2017|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> The theme has been ranked among the best TV themes ever, with TV weatherman [[Al Roker]] sharing that opinion, and using the song to "get jazzed up" in the morning.<ref name="Overmind"/>

Though no original music other than the theme has been released, in 1984 EMI issued an album of re-recorded material from the series conducted by [[Derek Wadsworth|Daniel Caine]], reissued by Silva Screen on compact disc in 1999, SILVAD 3509.

* Theme from ''The A-Team'' (3:13)
* Young Hannibal (2:57)
* B. A.'s Ride (2:34)
* The A-Team in New York City (2:43)
* Bandits (2:08)
* Taxi Chase (2:13)
* The A-Team Escape (1:16)
* The A-Team Prepare For War (2:08)
* Showtime (3:22)
* Move, Sucker (1:04)
* Let's Get Busted (1:06)
* Murdock's "Face" (3:01)
* Helicopters (2:36)
* More Bandits (1:22)
* Theme From ''The A-Team'' (3:27)

===Video games===
Video games were released for numerous platforms, mostly as [[Shoot %27em up#|shooter games]].

In 1983–84, ''Saboteur'', first designed by [[Howard Scott Warshaw]], was in development for the [[Atari 2600]] as an action game and was meant to be a sequel to ''[[Yars' Revenge|Yars’ Revenge]]''. Atari's then parent [[Warner Bros.|Warner-Brothers]] wanted to convert the game into ''The A-Team'' to fulfill a licensing obligation,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=2688 |title= Saboteur - Silver label - Atari 2600 |website=AtariAge |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> and ''Saboteur'' and its contributions to the Yars universe were dropped.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/an-interview-with-yars-revenge-creator-howard-scott-warshaw |title=Saboteur - The sequel to Yars' Revenge |website=Atari |date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> This new project retained much of the design and gameplay from its original incarnation during its testing phase with the player primarily controlling a disembodied head representing Mr. T, along with Murdoch, after replacing Hannibal during development,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/ateam/33084.htm |title=A-Team 3-30-84|website=Atari Protos|access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> to stop an evil enemy faction from destroying the world with a nuclear weapon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/ateam/ateam.htm |title=The A-Team |website=Atari Protos |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> Due to possible licensing issues, ''The A-Team'' wasn't released commercially, instead the prototype would be shelved indefinitely, though it can be played online and downloaded.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_a-team_the_prototype_05-08-84 |website=Internet Archive |title=Atari 2600: The A-Team |quote=This is a playable version of the prototype nearly finished. |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hiddenpalace.org/A-Team_(Mar_30,_1984_prototype) |title=A-Team (Mar 30, 1984 prototype) |website=Hidden Palace |access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref> Eventually, the original finished version of ''Saboteur'' itself, under its original design, plot, and gameplay, would finally see an official release in November 2004 for the [[Atari Flashback#Original console|first Atari Flashback console]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/11/technology/circuits/two-blasts-from-the-past-revive-the-atari-classics.html |title=Two Blasts From the Past Revive the Atari Classics |website=New York Times |access-date=March 3, 2025 |author=Adam Baer |date=November 11, 2004}}</ref>

In 1985, ''The A-Team'' was published and released on the [[Commodore 64]] by [[Video games in the Netherlands#Defunct game developers|Courbois Software]].  It is an action game, in the form of a [[Shoot 'em up#Types|top-down shooter]], in which players assume the role of an unnamed soldier charged with doing battle against the A-Team in the form large floating heads. Players are positioned on the bottom portion of the screen and move left and right, shooting upwards at the A-team as they move left to right, each with their own attack pattern based on the personalities of each character. The player eliminates each member by shooting them enough times, defeating each one to end a round with the process repeated with each round being harder than the last. Players have three lives and are killed on one hit. The game is [[Glossary of video game terms#E|endless meaning there is no way to complete it]]. The only achievement during prolonged play is getting the highest score. A strange notable trait this game has the digitized version of the [[Star Wars (Main Title)|main theme for ''Star Wars'']] that plays on the title screen instead of ''The A-Team's'' theme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemon64.com/review/a-team/603|website=lemon64|title=The A-Team Review | access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>

In 1989, ''El Equipo A'' (Spanish for ''The A-Team'') was developed and published by Zafiro Software Division as a [[Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters|side scrolling shooter]] for the [[Amstrad CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[MS-DOS]], and [[MSX]]. Gameplay consists of levels scrolling to the left or right depending on the level as players shoot various enemies such as soldiers, tanks, and jeeps while avoiding shooting innocent civilians and the A-Team as they appear on screen. The game is only in Spanish and from most of the gameplay, low quality, and different graphics, the game is a [[Copyright infringement|bootleg]] [[Video game piracy|version]] of ''[[Operation Wolf]]'' each based the original's respective platforms that manages to reuse many of their same overall mechanics as a whole.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/the-a-team/3030-11043/|website=Giantbomb|title=The A-Team}}Retrieved on March 21, 2023</ref>

On June 15, 2010, [[The A-Team (film)#Video game|''The A-Team'']] was released by [[GameHouse]] and [[RealNetworks]] under [[Fox Digital Entertainment]] and is [[The A-Team (film)|based on the 2010 film]] for the [[iPhone]] as an [[Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters|overhead scrolling]], third person, action shooter with [[Cover system|cover based mechanics]] for the purpose of marketing the film. Players control the A-team as they battle enemies with melee hand-to-hand or ranged weapon combat and can switch between each member during levels. Some levels allowed players to control an attack helicopter the shoot enemies and destroy objects. Voice-overs from B.A. Baracus are portrayed by [[Quinton Jackson]] from the film.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-a-teamtm-explodes-onto-mobile-devices-with-the-official-game-from-gamehouse-and-fox-digital-entertainment-96371684.html|website=Cision PR Newswire|title=The A-Team(TM) Explodes Onto Mobile Devices With the Official Game From GameHouse and Fox Digital Entertainment}}Retrieved on March 21, 2023</ref>

==Production==
===Filming===
The series was co-produced by former actor John Ashley who narrated the movie.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/the-nine-lives-of-john-ashley/url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/the-nine-lives-of-john-ashley/|magazine=Diabolique Magazine|title=A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley|date=December 2019}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Weapons===
In early episodes, the team used [[Colt AR-15|Colt AR-15 SP1]] semi-automatic rifles (with automatic sound effects, simulating the [[M16 rifle|M16]]), while in later seasons they used the [[Mini-14|Ruger Mini-14]], and on rare occasions, the [[selective fire]] [[Mini-14#AC-556|AC-556K]] variant of the Mini-14. Hannibal is also seen using an [[M60 machine gun]] (which Hannibal called "Baby") in some episodes as well as a [[Micro-uzi]]. [[MAC-11]]s with parts added to simulate the Uzi appear in at least two early episodes. Hannibal's sidearms are either a nickel-plated [[Smith & Wesson Model 59]], or a stainless steel [[Smith & Wesson Model 39|Smith & Wesson Model 639]]. Unusually in the episode "Black Day at Bad Rock" he is seen carrying a [[Browning Hi-Power]]. Face's usual sidearm is a [[Colt Trooper#MK III|Colt Lawman Mk III]], though he does use [[Smith & Wesson]] revolvers in latter seasons. Many antagonists and members of the team use [[M1911 pistol|1911s]] as well. Starting from Season 4, the then-exotic [[Steyr AUG]] bullpup rifle also became prominent in the series. "So many different firearms were used in the 1980s hit ''The A-Team'' that it's impossible to list them all. For five seasons, the wrongly accused foursome used rifles, handguns, submachine guns and shotguns to bring justice for the little guy while trying to stay out of jail. Regardless of the number of explosions or rounds fired, nobody ever got seriously hurt except for the occasional flesh wound of a team member." The ''American Rifleman'' declared ''The A-Team'' the Number One Show on Television to regularly feature firearms.<ref name="americanrifleman.org">http://www.americanrifleman.org/GalleryItem.aspx?cid=22&gid=107&id=949 |American Rifleman. Guns on TV...No. 1...The A-Team [https://web.archive.org/web/20131205195737/http://www.americanrifleman.org/GalleryItem.aspx?cid=22&gid=107&id=949]</ref>

==Home media==
[[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios]] has released all five seasons of ''The A-Team'' on DVD in Region 1, 2, and 4. In Region 2, a complete series set titled ''The A-Team—The Ultimate Collection'' was released on October 8, 2007. A complete series set was released in Region 1 on June 8, 2010, including 25 discs packaged in a replica of the black van. The complete series set was released in Region 4 on November 3, 2010. All 5 seasons were re-released in Region 2 with new packaging on June 21, 2010. The series was remastered and released on Blu-ray disc in the United Kingdom by Fabulous Films on October 17, 2016.

==Legacy==
===''Bring Back... The A-Team'' (2006)===
On May 18, 2006, [[Channel 4]] in the UK attempted to reunite the surviving cast members of ''The A-Team'' for the show ''[[Bring Back...]]'' in an episode titled "Bring Back...The A-Team".<ref>{{cite web |last= Irwin |first= Corey |date= January 23, 2023 |title= 40 Years Ago: 'The A-Team' Creates Heroes From 'Outcasts of Society' |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/a-team-debut/ |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |access-date= July 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title= Bring Back... The A-Team |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808180/ |website= [[imdb.com]] |access-date= July 5, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Six |first= Emelyne |date= April 4, 2025 |title= In 2006 keerde 'The A-Team' terug en niemand die dat nog weet |url= https://www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/38063/in-2006-keerde-the-a-team-terug-en-niemand-die-dat-nog-weet |trans-title= In 2006, 'The A-Team' returned and there is nobody who remembers this |website= serietotaal.nl |language= Dutch |access-date= July 5, 2025}}</ref> 

[[Justin Lee Collins]] presented the challenge, securing interviews and appearances from Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Marla Heasley, Jack Ging, series co-creator Stephen Cannell, and Mr. T. Collins eventually united Benedict, Schultz, Heasley, Ging and Cannell, along with William Lucking, Lance LeGault, and George Peppard's son, Christian. Mr. T was unable to make the meeting, which took place in the Friar's Club in [[Beverly Hills]], but he appeared on the show for a brief talk with Collins.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

===Feature film===
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A feature film based on ''The A-Team'' was released on June 11, 2010, and was produced by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>"Plan Coming Together for The A-Team", Variety, March 19, 2008</ref> The film stars [[Liam Neeson]] as Hannibal, [[Bradley Cooper]] as Faceman, [[Quinton Jackson]] as B.A. and [[Sharlto Copley]] as Murdock with [[Jessica Biel]] as the team's ally and [[Patrick Wilson]] as the film's villain, Agent Lynch, while both Dirk Benedict (Faceman) and Dwight Schultz (Murdock) made brief cameo appearances in the film (as a prisoner using a sunbed and a psychiatrist overseeing Murdock's shock therapy, respectively); because of timing issues, these scenes were moved to the end of the credits. They were later reinserted for the extended-cut of the film.

===Reboot series===
In September 2015, Fox announced the development of a reboot ''A-Team'' series with [[Chris Morgan (screenwriter)|Chris Morgan]] as executive producer with Cannell's daughter, [[Tawnia McKiernan]], and Albert Kim writing. The team had male and female characters<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/a-team-series-remake-chris-morgan-stephen-j-cannell-1201544600/ |title='A-Team' TV Series Remake In Works With Chris Morgan Producing |magazine=Deadline |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> but the project did not make it to the screen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64420609/|title=The A-Team 2 Isn't Happening: Here's Why|website=IMDb}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[1983 in American television]]
* [[Mercenaries in popular culture]]
* ''[[T.H.E. Cat]]''—a forerunner of the genre of experts helping people in trouble
* [[United States Army Special Forces in popular culture]]

==References==
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===Sources===
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* {{Citation |title= The A-Team (broadcast and DVD) |first1= Stephen J |last1= Cannell |first2= Frank |last2= Lupo |date= 1983–1987}}.
* {{cite web |url= http://www.tv.com/the-a-team/show/727/summary.html |title= The A-Team |format= TV show |publisher= TV.com |access-date= August 14, 2008 |archive-date= August 14, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080814190747/http://www.tv.com/the-a-team/show/727/summary.html |url-status= dead }}
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*{{Citation |url= http://www.ateamresource.com/ |title= The A-Team Resource Page |access-date= October 20, 2025 |archive-date= February 27, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210227010751/http://www.ateamresource.com/ |url-status= dead }}; contains information on episodes, cast, etc.
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