A-Team EP Guide: Season 01
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Bad Time On The Border

Show Nº:-
Season:-
Episode Nº:-
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First Aired, NBC:-
18
02
2-04
1203
18th Oct 1983
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Episode Summary

A young girl touches B.A.'s heart when she tells him the sordid tale of how a group of smugglers south of the border trafficking in slave labor are holding her mother who is dying and B.A. "encourages" the team to go along and break up the ring. Hannibal sets himself up as a potential "client" of the organization, but when the team loses track of the truck their leader is in, the colonel finds himself alone and in trouble he's placed in solitary confinement in a tin box baking in the sun and the A-team must find the compound before their leader and Maria's mum die. - 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
Jack Ging.......................Border Patrol Lt. Taggart 
Dennis Lipscomb....................................Prince 
Joey Aresco.......................................Presley 
David Graf.........................................Cooper 
Jeffrey Josephson......................................??
Marla Heasley.....................................Cherise
Carlos Lacamara........................................??
Bert Santos............................................??
Javier Grajeda....................................Roberto 
Edie Marie Rubio....................................Maria
Scott Nemes........................................Robert

Writer (creator)..........Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Writer (Story).................Richard Christian MAtheson
Writer (Story)............................Thomas Szollosi
Director....................................Bruce Kessler
Producer......................................John Ashley
Executive Producer.....................Stephen J. Cannell
Co-Executive Producer..........................Frank Lupo
Associate Producer............................Gary Winter
Supervising Producer......................Jo Swerling, Jr
Story Editor...................Richard Christian Matheson
Story Editor..............................Thomas Szollosi
Director Of Photography....................Bradley B. Six
Art Director...........................Sherman Loudermilk
Set Director....................................Sam Gross
Film Editor............................Albert J.J. Zuniga
Unit Production Manager......................Steve Sassen
1st Assistant Director...................Robin Chamberlin
2nd Assistant Director......................Craig R. West
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..........................Cosmo Genovese
Property Master..............................Nino Candido
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............................Kent Warner
Men's Wardrobe..............................Darryl Levine
Women's Wardrobe.............................Sheila Mason
Make-Up.....................................Scott H. Eddo
Hairstylist..................................Elaina Cizek
Production Co-Ordinator......................Gina Neilson
Location Manager...........................Ralph Alderman
Transportation Co-Ordinator.....................Jim Sharp
Assistant To The Producers...................Grace Curcio
Production Accountant.......................Joan Etchells

Episode Quotes

Murdock: Uh, you mind if I try some this stuff on while we,re waiting?
Presley: Oh, no, help yourself. What,s your size?
Murdock: My size? My size is the amount of space I fill up. Thanks for asking though, bro.

Cherise: Oh Mr. Peck, we just can't seem to get this bowline knot tied right. Could you please come over and show us again?


Trivia/Episode Notes

Marla Heasley makes her shows first appearance as 'Cherise', appearing later with her regular role as 'Tawnia Baker' in the episode "The Battle of Bel-Air"

Jack Ging makes his shows 2nd guest appearance as Border Patrol Lt. Taggart. His shows first appearance was as "Captain Stark" in the first season episode "A Small and Deadly War" (EP5) finally joining the show with his regular role as "General Harlan "Bull" Fulbright" in the 4th season episode "Mind Games" (EP9, 26th November 1985).


Episode Disguises & Aliases

Hannibal: Dept. of Immigration, Sergio Borges.
Face: Dept. of Immigration, Jerry.
Murdock: Dept. of Immigration, Herman (Pet cockroach, lives in a Lue Tips matchbox), Donny, Danielson (US Secret Service)
Amy: Dakota Hanes (Donny's girfriend)


Episode Music Samples
Opposites Attract (198?)
- Performed by Joey Scarbury, written by Stephen Geyer


Episode Continuity Errors

Edie Marie Rubio's plays a character called "Maria", yet she is listed as "Marie" in the ending credits


Episode References & Connections
Moby Dick (1956)
- Murdock impersonates Captain Ahab


BBFC Consumer Advice Information
 Classified As: PG - Parental Guidance 
 Date Classified: 26th April 2001 
 Company: Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd 
 BBFC Reference: AVV168022 
 Main Spoken Language: English 
 BBFC Genre(s): Action 
 Run Time: 46m 28s 
 Cuts Made: Work was passed, with no cuts 

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

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