The A-Team (Season 2) DVD Review

One of the many hit TV shows inextricably linked to the 1980's is The A-Team, an action series with plenty of bombs, machine guns, and bazookas - where miraculously no one ever seems to die! Short for "Alpha Team," The A-Team is a Vietnam-era crack commando unit wrongfully accused of robbing the Bank of Hanoi. Having escaped from a maximum security prison, the four man team survives in the anonymity of the Los Angeles underground. And with the government still hot on their trail, they're forced to work as soldiers of fortune, providing aid and assistance to the helpless victims of various injustices�

Episode 24 (Water, Water Everywhere) Air Date: 11-22-1983Episode 22 (Labor Pains) Air Date: 11-08-1983Episode 16 (Recipe for Heavy Bread) Air Date: 09-27-1983Episode 33 (Chopping Spree) Air Date: 02-14-1984Episode 28 (In Plane Sight) Air Date: 01-03-1984Episode 35 (Deadly Maneuvers) Air Date: 02-28-1984The A-Team (Season 2) DVD features a number of action-packed episodes including the season premiere "Diamonds 'N' Dust" in which The A-Team is hired to transport explosives to a diamond mine in Zimbabwe after the owner of the mine is murdered in his attempt to deliver them himself� Other notable episodes from Season 2 include "The Taxicab Wars" in which a small, family-run taxicab company hires The A-Team to help them ward off the strong-arm tactics of a ruthless competitor, and "The White Ballot" in which Face's attempt to run against a corrupt sheriff tips off the government in regard to the whereabouts of The A-Team�Episode 20 (When You Comin' Back, Range Rider? Part 2) Air Date: 10-25-1983Episode 15 (Diamonds 'N' Dust) Air Date: 09-20-1983Episode 27 (The Maltese Cow) Air Date: 12-13-1983Episode 36 (Semi-Friendly Persuasion) Air Date: 05-08-1984Episode 25 (Steel) Air Date: 11-29-1983The A-Team is led by cigar aficionado Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard), a wise-cracking officer who always has a plan in the works. Hannibal is flanked by Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Dirk Benedict), the consummate ladies' man; Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus (Mr. T), a gold-drenched muscleman afraid of flying; and Captain H.M "Howling Mad" Murdock, a lanky mental case who nevertheless carries out his missions with flawless precision. Together, they travel the country in B.A.'s trademark black van, fighting for justice and attempting to elude the clutches of the nefarious Colonel Decker (Lance LeGault) who wants nothing more in life than to capture The A-Team�Episode 29 (The Battle of Bel-Air) Air Date: 01-10-1984Episode 32 (It's a Desert Out There) Air Date: 02-07-1984Episode 31 (Pure-Dee Poison) Air Date: 01-31-1984Episode 34 (Harder Than It Looks) Air Date: 02-21-1984Episode 19 (When You Comin' Back, Range Rider? Part 1) Air Date: 10-25-1983Episode 23 (There's Always a Catch) Air Date: 11-15-1983Episode 18 (Bad Time on the Border) Air Date: 10-18-1983Episode 30 (Say It With Bullets) Air Date: 01-17-1984Below is a list of episodes included on The A-Team (Season 2) DVD:Episode 37 (Curtain Call) Air Date: 05-15-1984Episode 17 (The Only Church in Town) Air Date: 10-11-1983Episode 26 (The White Ballot) Air Date: 12-06-1983

Episode 37 (Curtain Call) Air Date: 05-15-1984

Author: Britt Gillette