A-Team EP Guide: Season 01
A-Team Episode Guide: Season 01, Episode 13
The Beast From The Belly Of A Boeing

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01
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1112
3rd May 1983
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Episode Summary

The A-Team is called in to help out an airline when one of their planes is hijacked by a terrorist group. Hannibal and Face masquerade as airline executives to bargain for the release of the passengers in a prisoner exchange. Meanwhile Murdock and B.A. sneak aboard the plane through the cargo hold in an effort to help neutralize the hijackers. Things get dicey though when the plane takes off unexpectedly and B.A. becomes catatonic, thanks to his fear of flying. To make matters worse, Murdock is accidentally blinded when a gun discharges in his face and it's up to Hannibal to land the jet even though he has no flying experience. - IMDB


Credited Cast & Crew
George Peppard......................John "Hannibal" Smith
Dwight Schultz..........Captain H.M "Howling Mad" Murdock
Dirk Benedict.....Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck (2)
Mr. T........................Sergeant Bosco "B.A" Baracus
Melinda Culea.................Amy Amanda "Triple A" Allen
Andrew Robinson...................................Jackson
Alan Stock.........................................Thomas
Jim McKrell..................Larry Hertzog, Airline Pilot
Michael Swan........................................Trigg
Jesse D. Goins...................................Phillips
Milt Kogan..............................T.K., Fake doctor
Xander Berkeley.....................................Baker
Scott Lincoln......................................Rourke
Mary Kate McGeehan.............................Stewardess
Melvin F. Allen...................................Orderly
Tony Brubaker.......................................Marty
Steve Chambers......................................Price
Wayne Storm.........................................Guard

Writer (creator)..........Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Writer (Story)...........................Patrick Hasburgh
Director.......................................Ron Satlof
Producer......................................John Ashley
Producer.................................Patrick Hasburgh
Executive Producer.....................Stephen J. Cannell
Co-Executive Producer..........................Frank Lupo
Associate Producer............................Gary Winter
Supervising Producer......................Jo Swerling, Jr
Director Of Photography....................Bradley B. Six
Art Director...........................Sherman Loudermilk
Set Director.............................Richard Friedman
Film Editor..............................Michael T. Elias
Production Manager.....................Michael J. Maschio
1st Assistant Director.......................Steve Sassen
2nd Assistant Director..................Anderson G. House
Casting.........Reuben Cannon & Associates & Peg Halligan
2nd Unit Director.........................Craig R. Baxley
Camera Operator.......................Bob Bergdahl, S.O.C
Gaffer........................................Dave Marsik
Key Grip...............................Verlin J. Matthews
Sound Mixer..........................."Fast" Eddie Mahler
Stunt Co-Ordinator........................Craig R. Baxley
Script Supervisor........................Larry K. Johnson
Property Master.........................Ernie Sawyers, Sr
Special Effects...............................Al Di Sarro
Narrator......................................John Ashley
Original Music (Written By).....................Mike Post
Original Music (Written By)................Pete Carpenter
Original Music (Conducted By)................Daniel Caine
Music Supervisor............................John Caper Jr
A-Team Van Furnished By........................GMC Trucks
A-Team Van Designed By......................George Barris
Titles & Opticals....................Howard A.Anderson Co
Colour By.............................................CFI
Re-Recorded By...........................Glen Glenn Sound
Costume Supervisor.............................Dan Lester
Women's Wardrobe.............................Sheila Mason
Make-Up.....................................Scott H. Eddo
Hairstylist..................................Elaina Cizek
Production Co-Ordinator.......................Jane Wilson
Location Manager.........................James M. MC Cabe
Transportation Co-Ordinator................Wayne Williams
Assistant To The Producers...................Grace Curcio
Staff Co-Ordinator......................Rosemarie Abelson
Production Accountant.......................Joan Etchells

Episode Quotes

B.A.: I ain't flying, Hannibal.
Hannibal: BA, you�re gonna be ground crew in this one. Your little red tennies will never leave the asphalt.

Murdock: Colonel, I�m afraid I have some terrible, terrible, terrible news.
Face: What happened? Dog Billy get hit by a car?
Murdock: Worse. I have been kicked out. Cain has been kicked out of the harbor. So pull out the gang planks, Mr. Roberts, and tell all the officers to meet me in the war room.
Hannibal: You've been found sane.
Murdock: You got it. My career is over.


Episode Disguises & Aliases
Hannibal: Delivery boy from Sam's Deli, Edward Beller III.
Face: Choffeur, Executive Vice President of Beller Air.
Murdock: Ground crew.
B.A.: Ground crew.


Episode Sample Footage

Airplane (1980)
- Door getting blown out of the plane, aircraft crashing through the window


Episode Continuity Errors

The hijacked plane starts out as a Boeing 747. When they land to refuel and exchange passengers, it becomes a Lockheed TriStar. It changes back to a 747 in subsequent shots.


Episode Errors

The lower level galley used by Murdock to gain access can only be found on either a DC-10 or Lockheed TriStar and not a Boeing 747. - IMDB

when the plane crashes through the terminal. A lady tosses her prop baby up in the air.- IMDB


Episode References & Connections
The Lone Ranger (1949)
- Mentioned by Hannibal
Terror in the Sky (1971)
- Mentioned by Murdock
The A-Team - S02E23 - Curtain Call (1984)
- scenes reused as flashbacks


BBFC Consumer Advice Information
 Classified As: PG - Parental Guidance 
 Date Classified: 6th October 2004 
 Company: Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd 
 BBFC Reference: AVV200868 
 Main Spoken Language: English 
 BBFC Genre(s): Action, Drama 
 Run Time: 46m 34s 
 Cuts Made: Work was passed, with no cuts 

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LANGUAGE  None
SEX/NUDITY  None
VIOLENCE  Some mild
OTHER  Action, adventure

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