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Guilty pleasures don't come more guilty than The A-Team, television's only tongue-in-cheek drama about the exploits of renegade Vietnam vets. The primetime series' 1983 debut season, gathered here on The A-Team: Season One, was intentionally ludicrous, encouraging viewers to enjoy sundry talents of a colorful cast and laugh off storylines perhaps sillier than those on Charlie's Angels. Co-created by Stephen J. Cannell (Wiseguy) and Frank Lupo (Hunter), The A-Team introduced Lt. Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard), the cocksure leader of a band of fugitive American soldiers framed for a crime in Vietnam and now thriving in Los Angeles. Hiring themselves out as soldiers of fortune, Hannibal's crew--including Lt. Templeton "Face" Peck (baby-faced Tim Dunigan in the pilot, Dirk Benedict thereafter), Sgt. Bosco Albert "B.A. (for 'Bad Attitude')" Baracus (Mr. T, outfitted with his trademark gold), and, most comically, Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock (Dwight Schultz)--assist (mostly) ordinary people having a problem with bad guys. The A-Team ostensibly charges large fees, but much of the time the guys seem to be doing pro bono work for the helpless.
Season One highlights include "Children of Jamestown," starring John Saxon as a Jim Jones-like religious cult leader who captures Hannibal, Face, B.A., and first-season sidekick Amy "Triple A" Allen (Melinda Culea). While the resourceful group invents a super-weapon out of farm equipment, crazy Murdock commandeers a helicopter and dynamite. Also good is "A Small and Deadly War," featuring Dean Stockwell as one of several uncontrolled L.A. cops committing murder-for-hire. "The Out-of-Towners" takes a page from the Death Wish movie series with a story about New York City shop owners harassed by a protection racketeer (Yaphet Kotto). Hannibal and company retaliate with machine guns (no one is ever seen killed in this series) and, more effectively, public humiliation of the villain. The best thing about The A-Team is the relationship between the four offbeat heroes, who may not always like each other (B.A. usually looks as if he'd like to leave Murdock in a shallow grave) but get the job done expertly. --Tom Keogh
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Great Deal!
Jan 24 2012
Format:DVD
We were having trouble finding a new copy of "The A-Team" season one at a reasonable price. We were quite thrilled to find this used copy for under $15.00. It is in excellent condition and we are enjoying watching all the old shows!
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Save a lot of money
July 22 2009
Format:DVD
Great shows! I saved a lot of money buying them at Walmart, where each season is only $14.98. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the prices on Amazon, as I paid the same amount for 4 seasons as people are paying for Season One. Do your wallet a favor and trek on down to your local Walmart for huge savings.
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Must Have
I missed this show. Even if I doubted it, just seeing these episodes would have brought it all back. All that action and not a soul killed, plus lots of fun. Read more
Published on July 13 2004
I PITY THE FOO WHO DOESN'T BUY THIS DVD
this dvd is amazing! go get it! it'll bring out the Jazz in you foo!
Published on July 13 2004 by Stoney Ramone
you want the A-Team
I am giving this collection 4 stars, because it gives you exactly what you want---the first season of the A-Team, a fun and wacky TV-series from Prime time's golden 80's era of... Read more
Published on July 10 2004
How can you go wrong yo
A little pricey but every episode is a full hour minus the commercials. So you're looking at like 15 hours worth of A-Team yo... Read more
Published on July 7 2004 by The Drew
"You know me, I'll go up in anything except an elevator"
Well of course, there are those of you who simply just can't appreciate an 80's TV show that's violent(although nobody ever dies), cheesy, impossible, and full of guy's that... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Andrew Shaw
Doesn't get any better than this !
One of my all time favorites shows is on DVD ! The chemistry between all of them (especially "B.A." and "Murdock" is priceless ! Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by Willaim Horosz
Entertaining
I watched The A-Team when it started on primetime TV in the 80's and though this is not a TV show I want to own on DVD I did enjoy watching this show when it was on TV and it was... Read more
Published on Jun 22 2004 by Calinira
A-team finally released on DVD -But no Extras
I'm glad to see that the first season of the A-team has been released on DVD. I hope that sales are good, so that Universal will release the rest of the seasons on DVD as... Read more
Published on Jun 20 2004 by Teresa A. Spencer
Best thing ever put on DVD!!
I've been waiting for this to happen for a long time my favorite show A-Team on dvd. The quality is excellent compared to the episodes shown on tv. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2004 by Brad Hutchinson
Loved the series, but the DVD set is so-so
This is a DVD set of the first season. That is it, no extras, and no remastering or enhancements. In the first two episodes (the pilot) the color shifts in a few places. Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by barbre
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