The A-Team

Recently I finally accomplished a goal that I am sure I share with a lot of people out there, or maybe not these days. In the '80s it would be something to brag about! I finished watching the five seasons of the A-Team and have now seen every episode of the series! The real irony is that I rarely watched the show when it was airing with new episodes. Then when it was in syndication I started to watch episodes but that was when the show was long off the air. The wondrous creation of DVD's finally allowed me to catch up and see all of the shows.

It was a production of the great Stephen J. Cannell, maker of shows ranging from Renegade to the excellent Rockford Files. Not really a cerebral show, it based its entertainment factor more on fun plots, over the top villains and a cast featuring none other than the late, great George Peppard as the smooth leader Hannibal. There was the real star of the show, a fresh off Rocky 3 Mr. T as BA Barracus. Face and Murdock rounded out the cast. One point that always sticks out to me is that they should have kept Amy Allen in the cast. I read somewhere that George Peppard didn't think it was a good idea to have a girl regular on such a "masculine" show. I think it was a big mistake to get rid of her as not only was she a strong female character but she was also easy on the eyes. The shows with her overall are better than the ones without her except for the Hulk Hogan appearances in the fourth season, the Rick James/Issac Hayes episode and the infamous Boy George episode. Other than those shows, it's probably better to stick to the first two seasons featuring Amy Allen. The only mistake with her was that bad haircut she received in the second season. I don't know what anyone was thinking giving her that. In the first season she was perfect.