The A-Team season 3
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| The A-Team | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Original season 3 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 18, 1984 – May 14, 1985 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the action-adventure television series The A-Team premiered in the United States on NBC on September 18, 1984, and concluded on May 14, 1985, consisting of 25 episodes.
Cast
- George Peppard as Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith
- Dirk Benedict as First Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck
- Dwight Schultz as Captain H. M. Murdock
- Mr. T as Sergeant First Class Bosco Albert "B. A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus
Opening credits
- Hannibal launches the cannon at a pursuing Jeep in Season 1's "Mexican Slayride" (as previous version, note that Melinda Culea can still briefly seen behind Hannibal).
- The helicopter chase from Season 2's "The Battle of Bel-Air".
- Hannibal dressed as the aquamaniac, had his face door opened, and Face gave him a cigar, in the Season 2 episode "Steel" (Note: this version played backwards on the actual episode: Face removes the cigar, and closes the door).
- Hannibal disguised as a fisherman in Season 2's "Pure Dee Poison".
- Hannibal sends a bulldozer ball crashing down on the villains' car in the Season 2 episode "Steel".
- Face saying goodbye to sister Teresa, at the end of Season 2's "The Only Church in Town" (as previous version).
- A cylon walking past cases Face to double take in the Season 2 episode "Steel" (as previous version, now with accompanying sound effect).
- Face and a guest at Face's scam film opening in Season 2's feature-length two-part episode "When You Comin' Back Range Rider?".
- Face fires his gun, looks behind him and smiles, in the Season 3 episode "The Bells of St. Mary's" (Note: the shot is edited differently, and Face does not look behind him).
- A shot of Face, while trying to con mobster Crazy Tommy T from the Season 2 episode "Steel".
- A coffin has raised from a hearse, while Murdock bursts out and fires his gun in the Season 2 episode "Chopping Spree".
- Murdock reveals himself as the bride in Season 1's "Til' Death Do Us Part" (as previous version).
- Murdock emerges his disguise as a bush, in Season 2's feature-length two-part episode "When You Comin' Back Range Rider?"
- B.A. bursts into the Mexican bar while making his entrance in Season 1's "Mexican Slayride" (as previous version).
- B.A. wears a construction hat while crushing a car on a modified construction vehicle in Season 2's "Steel".
- B.A. winks at the end of Season 2's "Chopping Spree".
- B.A. turns his head to see what Hannibal is doing in Season 1's "Mexican Slayride" (as previous version).
- The armored car bursts out of the back of a truck in the Season 2 episode "Bad Time on the Border".
- The helicopter (piloted by Murdock) chases the villain's car from the Season 2 episode "Recipe for Heavy Bread".
- A Jeep flips over as Hannibal throws a grenade in Season 1's "Mexican Slayride" (as previous version).
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "Bullets and Bikinis" | Dennis Donnelly | Mark Jones | September 18, 1984 |
| 39 40 | 2 3 | "The Bend in the River" | Michael O'Herlihy | Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo | September 25, 1984 |
| 41 | 4 | "Fire" | Tony Mordente | Stephen Katz | October 2, 1984 |
| 42 | 5 | "Timber!" | David Hemmings | Jeff Ray | October 16, 1984 |
| 43 | 6 | "Double Heat" | Craig R. Baxley | Stephen Katz | October 23, 1984 |
| 44 | 7 | "Trouble on Wheels" | Michael O'Herlihy | Mark Jones | October 30, 1984 |
| 45 | 8 | "The Island" | Michael O'Herlihy | Mark Jones | November 13, 1984 |
| 46 | 9 | "Showdown!" | James Fargo | Milt Rosen | November 20, 1984 |
| 47 | 10 | "Sheriffs of Rivertown" | Dennis Donnelly | Mark Jones | November 27, 1984 |
| 48 | 11 | "The Bells of St. Mary's" | Dennis Donnelly | Stephen J. Cannell | December 4, 1984 |
| 49 | 12 | "Hot Styles" | Tony Mordente | Stephen Katz | December 11, 1984 |
| 50 | 13 | "Breakout!" | Dennis Donnelly | Stephen Katz & Mark Jones | December 18, 1984 |
| 51 | 14 | "Cup A' Joe" | Craig R. Baxley | Dennis O'Keefe III | January 8, 1985 |
| 52 | 15 | "The Big Squeeze" | Arnold Laven | Stephen J. Cannell | January 15, 1985 |
| 53 | 16 | "Champ!" | Michael O'Herlihy | Stephen Katz | January 22, 1985 |
| 54 | 17 | "Skins" | Dennis Donnelly | Mark Jones | January 29, 1985 |
| 55 | 18 | "Road Games" | Dennis Donnelly | Mark Jones | February 5, 1985 |
| 56 | 19 | "Moving Targets" | Dennis Donnelly | Mark Jones | February 12, 1985 |
| 57 | 20 | "Knights of the Road" | Michael O'Herlihy | Burt Pearl & Steven L. Sears | February 26, 1985 |
| 58 | 21 | "Waste 'Em!" | Sidney Hayers | Stephen Katz & Mark Jones | March 5, 1985 |
| 59 | 22 | "Bounty" | Michael O'Herlihy | Mark Jones & Stephen Katz | April 2, 1985 |
| 60 | 23 | "Beverly Hills Assault" | Craig R. Baxley | Paul Birnbaum | April 9, 1985 |
| 61 | 24 | "Trouble Brewing" | Michael O'Herlihy | Burt Pearl & Steven L. Sears | May 7, 1985 |
| 62 | 25 | "Incident at Crystal Lake" | Tony Mordente | Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo | May 14, 1985 |