• Original Air Date: 01/23/83
• Written by: Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell
• Directed by: Rod Holcomb
• Guest Cast:
  • William Luckling (Lynch)
  • Sergio Calderon (Valdez)
  • William Windom (Al Massey)
  • Enrique Lucero (Colonel Flores)
  • Jorge Zepeda (Cortez)

George Peppard plays a master of disguise who leads a versatile group of Viet vets secretly working as soldiers of fortune. Rounding out the team: a con artist; a sullen master mechanic; and an ace pilot who lives in a mental ward. In the opener, a newspaper reporter wants the A-Team to free a colleague held by Mexican guerrilas.

003 "Children of Jamestown"

• Original Air Date: 01/30/83
• Written by: Stephen J. Cannell
• Directed by: Christian I. Nyby, Jr.
• Guest Cast:
  • John Saxon (Martin James:
  • Ron Hayes (Tim)
  • Gerrit Graham (Brother Stephen)
  • Carol Jones (Sheila Rodgers)
  • Sherilyn Wolter (Carolyn)
  • Fred Lerner (Brother John)

After the team rescues a girl from a crazed cult leader, Hannibal, BA, Face (Dirk Benedict) and Amy are captured by the man's followers and made the quarry for a death hunt.

004 "Pros and Cons"

• Original Air Date: 02/08/83
• Written by: Stephen J. Cannell
• Directed by: Ron Satlof
• Guest Cast:
  • Clifton James (Warden Beal:
  • William Smith (Jose Tataro:
  • Meeno Peluce (Joey Tataro:
  • Paul Koslo (Sneed:

BA's friend is held in a prison where the warden conducts fight-to- the-death boxing matches whose winner receives short-lived freedom. One-time heavyweight champ Ken Norton plays Jackhammer.

005 "A Small And Deadly War"

• Original Air Date: 02/15/83
• Written by: Frank Lupo
• Directed by: Ron Satlof
• Guest Cast:
  • Jack Ging (Stark)
  • Dean Stockwell (Collins)
  • Norman Allen (Maloney)
  • Al White (Meadows)
  • Fil Formicola (Shaeffer)

Hannibal plays cat and mouse with a renegade SWAT team that's committing murder for hire.

006 "Black Day At Bad Rock"

• Original Air Date: 02/22/83
• Written by: Patrick Hasburgh
• Directed by: Christian I. Nyby, Jr.
• Guest Cast:
  • Ed Lauter (Sheriff Thompson)
  • Tricia O'Neill (Dr Sullivan)
  • John Dennis Johnston (Snake)
  • Sid Haig (Jenko)

While treating a seriously wounded BA, a suspicious small town doctor notifies the sheriff, who fears that BA may be part of a biker gang returning to spring its jailed leader.

007 "The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas"

• Original Air Date: 03/01/83
• Written by: Frank Lupo
• Directed by: Bruce Kessler
• Guest Cast:
  • Charles Cioffi (Gianni Christian)
  • Richard Romanus (Martell)
  • Tracy Scoggins (Elly Payne)
  • Terry McGovern (Warfel)
  • Luke Andrews (Jilly)

To rescue a "system" gambler from Las Vegas mobsters, the team uses a variety of masquerades, including Amy and Face as newlyweds, and Hannibal as a hit man working for the CIA.

008 "Holiday in the Hills"

• Original Air Date: 03/15/83
• Written by: Babs Greyhosky
• Directed by: Arnold Laven
• Guest Cast:
  • Edward Winter (Barnes)
  • Bill McKinney (Clint)
  • Denise Galik (Louanne)
  • Philip Sterling (Eldridge)

The team crash-lands in the backwoods where they battle mountain men to save a man from being burned at the stake.

009 "The Out Of Towners"

• Original Air Date: 03/22/83
• Written by: Frank Lupo
• Directed by: Chuck Bowman
• Guest Cast:
  • Yaphet Kotto (Charlie)
  • Albert Popwell (Digger)
  • Robert Tessier (Scully)
  • Wendy Hoffman (Tracy)
  • Billy Jacoby (Nicky)

The team takes up the cause of New York shopkeepers against neighborhood protection racketeers.

010 "West Coast Turnaround"

• Original Air Date: 04/05/83
• Written by: Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh
• Directed by: Guy Magar
• Guest Cast:
  • Stuart Whitman (Easterlandv
  • Devon Erickson (Ellen)
  • Robert Sampson (Joe Penhall)
  • Michael Alldredge (Whittaker)

The team delivers produce to market for a farmer being driven out of business by a land-hungry rancher.

011 "One More Time"

• Original Air Date: 04/12/83
• Story by: Babs Grehosky
• Written by: Frank Lupo and Patrick Hasburg
• Directed by: Arnold Laven
• Guest Cast:
  • Nico Minardos (Rashaad)
  • Warren Kemmerling (Ludlam)
  • Amy Steel (Kathy)
  • Alan Fudge (Perry)

The government drafts the team to rescue a general and his daughter from guerrilas in Borneo.

012 "Till Death Do Us Part"

• Original Air Date: 04/19/83
• Written by: Babs Greyhosky
• Directed by: Guy Magar
• Guest Cast:
  • Janice Heiden (Jackie Taylor)
  • John Ericson (Calvin Cutter)
  • Jim Antonio (Sheriff)

Murdock dons a wedding gown and BA pops out of the cake at a wedding forced by the groom to gain control of the company he shared with the bride's late father.

013 "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing"

• Original Air Date: 05/03/83
• Written by: Patrick Hasburgh
• Directed by: Ron Satlof
• Guest Cast:
  • Andrew Robinson (Jackson)
  • Alan Stock (Thomas)
  • Jim McKrell (Hertzog)
  • Michael Swan (Trigg)
  • Jesse D Goins (Phillips)

Hannibal's plan to free a skyjacked airborne 747 requires a bit of adjustment when BA becomes cataleptic and Murdock is temporarily blinded.

014 "A Nice Place to Visit"

• Original Air Date: 05/10/83
• Written by: Frank Lupo
• Directed by: Bernard McEveety
• Guest Cast:
  • Joanna Kearns (Trish)
  • Burton Gilliam (Sheriff)
  • Don Stroud (Deke)
  • Robert F Lyons (Harold)
  • Ted Markland (Logan)
  • Kelbe Nugent (Lianne)

A murderous family is holding an entire town in thrall.