the a-team

pilot episode
"Mexican Slayride" parts 1 & 2

cast as Templeton "Faceman/Face" Peck
aired: January 23rd, 1983
director: Rob Holcomb
writer: Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo

storyline:
     George Peppard plays a master of disguise who leads a versatile group of wanted Vietnam vets, who secretly work as soldiers of fortune. Rounding out the team: a con artist (Tim Dunigan); a sullen master mechanic (Mr. T); and an ace pilot (Dwight Schultz) who lives in a mental ward. In the pilot episode, a newspaper reporter (Melinda Culea) wants the A-Team to free a colleague held by Mexican guerrilas.

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    updated: 02/11/2004