The A-Team - Classic 80s TV at its best

Who can forget this famous television voice over? “In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire: THE A-TEAM”

NBC’s made for television hit action/adventure series the A-Team debuted on January 23, 1983. Known for its clean “TV appropriate” violence, entertaining action scenes and peppering of comic relief, the show was about a group of ex-U.S. Army Commandos on the run from the military. Every week for four seasons, fans watched the show’s characters John “Hannibal” Smith (the team’s ringleader), Templeton “Face” Peck, B.A. Baracus (played by 80’s star Mr. T), and Howling Mad Murdock fight for the underdog, while avoiding capture by the military.

During the A-Team’s last season, however, creators changed the shows premise in the hopes of boosting ratings. Many fans may not remember, but in the final season the team is finally apprehended by the military. Forced to decide between either returning to prison and execution or working for a government agency performing secret missions, the team opts to work for the government.

Today Mr. T, an actor known for the immense collection of jewelry or “Bling” that he wore and his trade mark Mohawk haircut, as well as the show he stared on are icons for 80’s television. So much so that even 20 years after first airing, cable stations such as Sleuth and TV Land broadcast reruns of the A-Team for fans around the world.