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The A-Team 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 over five seasons.

Overview[]

Season Episodes Originally aired  DVD release date
 Seeson premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 14 January 23, 1983 May 10, 1983 June 8, 2004[1] September 13, 2004 December 3, 2004
2 23 September 20, 1983 May 15, 1984 April 12, 2005[2] July 4, 2005 July 13, 2005
3 25 September 18, 1984 May 14, 1985 January 31, 2006 May 22, 2006 July 20, 2006
4 23 September 24, 1985 May 13, 1986 April 4, 2006 September 18, 2006 September 19, 2006
5 13 September 26, 1986 December 30, 1986* October 10, 2006 February 12, 2007 February 21, 2007
  • Note: One 'missing' episode, "Without Reservations", was broadcast as part of the fifth season re-runs, on March 8, 1987.

Episodes[]

Season 1 (1983)[]

Main article: The A-Team (Season 1)
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1 1 "Mexican Slayride (Part 1)" Rod Holcomb Frank Lupo,

Stephen J. Cannell

January 23, 1983 1.01
2 2 "Mexican Slayride (Part 2)" Rod Holcomb Frank Lupo,

Stephen J. Cannell

January 23, 1983 1.02
3 3 "Children of Jamestown" Christian I. Nyby II Stephen J. Cannell January 30, 1983 1.03
4 4 "Pros and Cons" Ron Satlof Stephen J. Cannell February 8, 1983 1.04
5 5 "A Small and Deadly War" Ron Satlof Frank Lupo February 15, 1983 1.05
6 6 "Black Day at Bad Rock" Christian I. Nyby II Patrick Hasburgh February 22, 1983 1.06
7 7 "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas" Bruce Kessler Frank Lupo March 1, 1983 1.07
8 8 "The Out-of-Towners" Chuck Bowman Frank Lupo March 15, 1983 1.08
9 9 "Holiday in the Hills" Arnold Laven Babs Greyhosky March 22, 1983 1.09
10 10 "West Coast Turnaround" Guy Magar Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh (teleplay),

Babs Greyhosky (story)

April 5, 1983 1.10 
11 11 "One More Time" Arnold Laven Frank Lupo and Patrick Hasburgh (teleplay),

Babs Greyhosky (story)

April 12, 1983 1.11
12 12 "Till Death Do Us Part" Guy Magar Babs Greyhosky April 19, 1983 1.12
13 13 "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing" Ron Satlof Patrick Hasburgh May 3, 1983 1.13
14 14 "A Nice Place to Visit" Bernard McEveety Frank Lupo May 10, 1983 1.14

Season 2 (1983–84)[]

Main article: The A-Team (season 2)
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15 1 "Diamonds 'n' Dust" Ron Satlof Patrick Hasburgh September 20, 1983 2.01
16 2 "Recipe for Heavy Bread" Bernard McEveety Stephen J. Cannell September 23, 1983 2.02
17 3 "The Only Church in Town" Christian I. Nyby II Babs Greyhosky October 11, 1983 2.03
18 4 "Bad Time on the Border" Bruce Kessler Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

October 18, 1983 2.04
19 5 "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider? (Part 1)" Christian I. Nyby II Frank Lupo October 25, 1983 2.05
20 6 "When You Comin' Back, Range Rider? (Part 2)" Christian I. Nyby II Frank Lupo October 25, 1983 2.06
21 7 "The Taxicab Wars" Gilbert M. Shilton Stephen J. Cannell November 1, 1983  2.07 
22 8 "Labor Pains" Arnold Laven Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

November 8, 1983 2.08
23 9 "There's Always a Catch" Ron Satlof Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

November 22, 1983 2.09
24 10 "Water, Water Everywhere" Sidney Hayers Jo Swerling, Jr. and Sidney Ellis (teleplay),

Sidney Ellis (story)

November 29, 1983 2.10
25 11 "Steel" Gilbert M. Shilton Frank Lupo December 6, 1983 2.11
26 12 "The White Ballot" Dennis Donnelly Jeff Ray December 13, 1983 2.12
27 13 "The Maltese Cow" Dennis Donnelly Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

January 3, 1984 2.13
28 14 "In Plane Sight" Tony Mordente Babs Greyhosky January 10, 1984 2.14
29 15 "The Battle of Bel Air" Gilbert M. Shilton Frank Lupo January 17, 1984 2.15
30 16 "Say It With Bullets" Dennis Donnelly Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

January 31, 1984 2.16
31 17 "Pure-Dee Poison" Dennis Donnelly Allan Cole,

Chris Bunch

February 7, 1984 2.17
32 18 "It's a Desert Out There" Arnold Laven Bruce Cervi February 14, 1984 2.18
33 19 "Chopping Spree" Michael O'Herlihy Stephen Katz February 21, 1984 2.19
34 20 "Harder Than It Looks" Ivan Dixon Babs Greyhosky February 21, 1984 2.20
35 21 "Deadly Maneuvers" Mike Vejar Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

February 28, 1984 2.21
36 22 "Semi-Friendly Persuasion" Craig R. Baxley Danny Lee Cole May 8, 1984 2.22
37 23 "Curtain Call" Dennis Donnelly Stephen Katz May 15, 1984 2.23

Season 3 (1984–85)[]

Main article: The A-Team (season 3)
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38 1 "Bullets and Bikinis" Dennis Donnelly Mark Jones September 18, 1984 3.01
39 2 "The Bend in the River (Part 1)" Michael O'Herlihy Stephen J. Cannell,

Frank Lupo

September 25, 1984 3.02
40 3 "The Bend in the River (Part 2)" Michael O'Herlihy Stephen J. Cannell,

Frank Lupo

September 25, 1984 3.03
41 4 "Fire" Tony Mordente Stephen Katz October 2, 1984 3.04
42 5 "Timber!" David Hemmings Jeff Ray October 16, 1984 3.05
43 6 "Double Heat" Craig R. Baxley Stephen Katz October 23, 1984 3.06
44 7 "Trouble on Wheels" Michael O'Herlihy Mark Jones October 30, 1984 3.07
45 8 "The Island" Michael O'Herlihy Mark Jones November 13, 1984 3.08
46 9 "Showdown!" James Fargo Milt Rosen November 20, 1984 3.09
47 10 "Sheriffs of Rivertown" Dennis Donnelly Mark Jones November 27, 1984 3.10
48 11 "The Bells of St. Mary's" Dennis Donnelly Stephen J. Cannell December 4, 1984 3.11
49 12 "Hot Styles" Tony Mordente Stephen Katz December 11, 1984 3.12
50 13 "Breakout!" Dennis Donnelly Stephen Katz,

Mark Jones

December 18, 1984 3.13
51 14 "Cup A' Joe" Craig R. Baxley Dennis O'Keefe III January 8, 1985 3.14
52 15 "The Big Squeeze" Arnold Laven Stephen J. Cannell January 15, 1985 3.15
53 16 "Champ!" Michael O'Herlihy Stephen Katz January 22, 1985 3.16
54 17 "Skins" Dennis Donnelly Mark Jones January 29, 1985 3.17
55 18 "Road Games" Dennis Donnelly Mark Jones February 5, 1985 3.18
56 19 "Moving Targets" Dennis Donnelly Mark Jones February 12, 1985 3.19
57 20 "Knights of the Road" Michael O'Herlihy Burt Pearl,

Steven L. Sears

February 26, 1985 3.20
58 21 "Waste 'Em!" Sidney Hayers Stephen Katz,

Mark Jones

March 5, 1985 3.21
59 22 "Bounty" Michael O'Herlihy Mark Jones,

Stephen Katz

April 2, 1985 3.22
60 23 "Beverly Hills Assault" Craig R. Baxley Paul Birnbaum April 9, 1985 3.23
61 24 "Trouble Brewing" Michael O'Herlihy Burt Pearl,

Steven L. Sears

May 7, 1985 3.24
62 25 "Incident at Crystal Lake" Tony Mordente Stephen J. Cannell,

Frank Lupo

May 14, 1985 3.25

Season 4 (1985–86)[]

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63 1 "Judgment Day (Part 1)" David Hemmings Frank Lupo September 24, 1985 4.01
64 2 "Judgment Day (Part 2)" David Hemmings Frank Lupo September 24, 1985 4.02
65 3 "Where Is the Monster When You Need Him?" Michael O'Herlihy Stephen J. Cannell October 1, 1985 4.03
66 4 "Lease with an Option to Die" David Hemmings Bill Nuss October 22, 1985 4.04
67 5 "The Road to Hope" David Hemmings Stephen J. Cannell October 29, 1985 4.05
68 6 "The Heart of Rock N' Roll" Tony Mordente Frank Lupo November 5, 1985 4.06
69 7 "Body Slam" Craig R. Baxley Bill Nuss November 12, 1985 4.07
70 8 "Blood, Sweat, and Cheers" Sidney Hayers Tom Blomquist November 19, 1985 4.08
71 9 "Mind Games" Michael O'Herlihy Stephen J. Cannell November 26, 1985 4.09
72 10 "There Goes the Neighborhood" Dennis Donnelly Bill Nuss December 3, 1985 4.10
73 11 "The Doctor Is Out" David Hemmings Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

December 10, 1985 4.11
74 12 "Uncle Buckle-Up" Michael O'Herlihy Danny Lee Cole December 17, 1985 4.12
75 13 "Wheel of Fortune" David Hemmings Bill Nuss January 14, 1986 4.13
76 14 "The A-Team Is Coming, the A-TeamIs Coming" David Hemmings Steve Beers January 21, 1986 4.14
77 15 "Members Only" Tony Mordente Bill Nuss January 28, 1986 4.15
78 16 "Cowboy George" Tony Mordente Stephen J. Cannell February 11, 1986 4.16
79 17 "Waiting for Insane Wayne" Craig R. Baxley Stephen J. Cannell,

Frank Lupo

February 18, 1986 4.17
80 18 "The Duke of Whispering Pines" Sidney Hayers Jayne C. Ehrlich February 25, 1986 4.18
81 19 "Beneath the Surface" Michael O'Herlihy Danny Lee Cole (teleplay),

Lloyd J. Schwartz (story)

March 4, 1986 4.19
82 20 "Mission of Peace" Craig R. Baxley Steven L. Sears,

Burt Pearl

March 11, 1986 4.20
83 21 "The Trouble with Harry" David Hemmings Bull Nuss March 25, 1986 4.21
84 22 "A Little Town With an Accent" Michael O'Herlihy Richard Christian Matheson,

Thomas E. Szollosi

May 6, 1986 4.22
85 23 "The Sound of Thunder" Michael O'Herlihy Frank Lupo May 13, 1986 4.23

Season 5 (1986–87)[]

Main article: The A-Team (season 5)
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86 1 "Dishpan Man"

"The Court Martial (Part 1)"

Tony Mordente Stephen J. Cannell September 26, 1986 5.01
87 2 "Trial by Fire"

"The Court Martial (Part 2)"

Les Sheldon Tom Blomquist October 3, 1986 5.02
88 3 "Firing Line"

"The Court Martial (Part 3)"

Michael O'Herlihy Frank Lupo October 10, 1986 5.03
89 4 "Quarterback Sneak" Craig R. Baxley Paul Birnbaum October 17, 1986 5.04
90 5 "The Theory of Revolution" Sidney Hayers Burt Pearl,

Steven L. Sears

October 24, 1986 5.05
91 6 "The Say UNCLE Affair" Michael O'Herlihy Terry D. Nelson October 31, 1986 5.06
92 7 "Alive at Five" Craig R. Baxley Bill Nuss November 7, 1986 5.07
93 8 "Family Reunion" James Darren Steven L. Sears November 14, 1986 5.08
94 9 "Point of No Return" Bob Bralver Burt Pearl November 18, 1986 5.09
95 10 "The Crystal Skull" Michael O'Herlihy Bill Nuss November 28, 1986 5.10
96 11 "The Spy Who Mugged Me" Michael O'Herlihy Paul Bernbaum December 2, 1986 5.11
97 12 "The Grey Team" Michael O'Herlihy Tom Blomquist December 30, 1986 5.12
98 13 "Without Reservations" John Peter Kousakis Bill Nuss March 8, 1987 5.13

References[]

  1. "The A-Team: Season One", DVD Box Set, Universal Studios, Film: 1983; Packaging: 2004. Retrieved on 2009-08-03. 
  2. "The A-Team: Season Two", DVD Box Set, Universal Studios, Film: 1983/1984; Packaging: 2005. Retrieved on 2009-08-03. 

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