A-Team EP Guide: Season 01
A-Team Episode Guide: Season 05, Episode 01
Dishpan Man

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Season:-
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86
05
5-01
1506
26th Sep 1986
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Episode Summary

After having a little accident on the set of his latest monster movie, Hannibal has to spend the night in a hospital. From there he is kidnapped and brought before the mysterious retired general Hunt Stockwell, who proposes a mission to free the passengers of a high jacked plane. One passenger in particular interests them both: Captain Curtis, the one man who could prove the A-Team's innocence in the '72 Hanoi bank job. Hannibal decides to take along the young special effects man who was responsible for landing him in the hospital, 'Dishpan' Frankie Santana. As the five of them leave for Spain, Stockwell designated them the call-numbers 'Empress' 7 to 12. - 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
Eddie Velez.....................Frankie "Dishpan" Santana
Robert Vaughn......................General Hunt Stockwell
Judith Ledford......................................Carla
Sandy McPeak..................................Josh Curtis
David A. Hess...............................Ben Al Fraden
Fernando Escandon......................................??
Stanley Brock................................Mr. Rubinick
Marc Tubert............................................??
H�ctor Jaime Mercado...................................??
Andrew Divoff..........................................??
John Durbin..................................Ramon Soulay
Richard Whitaker...............................Able Three
Patrice Chanel..................................Newswoman
Tom Stoviak.....................................Paramedic
Douglas Johnson................................Male Nurse
Houshang Touzie......................................Akim
Frank Moon.........................................Doctor
Robert Gallo...................................Controller
Kelly Lynn Pushkin................................Melinda
Tery McPhie......................................Margaret

Writer (creator)..........Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Writer (Story).........................Stephen J. Cannell
Director....................................Tony Mordente
Producer....................................Tom Blomquist
Executive Producer....... Stephen J. Cannell & Frank Lupo
Co-Executive Producer.........................John Ashley
Associate Producer...........Alan Cassidy & Rob S. Bowman
Supervising Producer......................Jo Swerling, Jr
Story Editor....................................Bill Nuss
Director Of Photography..................Frank E. Johnson
Art Director................................Carlos Berben
Set Decorator..............................Robinson Royce
Film Editor................Albert J.J. Z��iga & Ron Spang
Unit Production Manager..................John P. Kousakis
Executive In Charge of Production.......Matthew N. Herman
Executive In Charge of Post-production........Gary Winter
1st Assistant Director......................Craig R. West
2nd Assistant Director........................Garry Brown
Casting...........................Victoria Burrows, C.S.A
Casting Executive..............................Simon Ayer
2nd Unit Director.........................Craig R. Baxley
Camera Operator..............William 'Skip' Norton, S.O.C
Gaffer.......................................Don Marshall
Key Grip...............................Verlin J. Matthews
Sound Mixer..........................."Fast" Eddie Mahler
Sound Effects Co-Ordinator...................Dick Wahrman
Stunt Co-Ordinator........................Craig R. Baxley
Script Supervisor..........................Cosmo Genovese
Property Master...........................Robert Bleckman
Special Effects...............................Al Di Sarro
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..........................Walt Disney Sound
Re-Recorded By............................Jim Cook, C.A.S
Re-Recorded By....................Robert L. Harman, C.A.S
Re-Recorded By................................Nick Alphin
Costume Supervisor...........................Sheila Mason
Men's Wardrobe................................Jered Green
Women's Wardrobe...........................Joy M. Tierney
Make-Up......................................Paul Sanchez
Hairstylist..................................Elaina Cizek
Production Co-Ordinator................Valerie Mickaelian
Location Manager......................Peter Major Robarts
Transportation Co-Ordinator..................Steve Imbler
Assistant To The Producers...................Grace Curcio

Episode Quotes

Frankie: Hey, I couldn't help noticing that jacket. It's beginning to dry out and crack. You ever try tanning butter?
Murdock: Only on pancakes, and it tastes pretty yucky.
Frankie: Huh?
Murdock: Well, it did turn my tongue a nice shade of brown.

Frankie: Who is he?
Face: Well, uh, when we get on a plane, you can sit next to him. And if you figure him out, let us know.

Frankie: Are you ok?
Murdock: That has never satisfactorily been determined.

Murdock: Colonel, I can track him. From the air.
Hannibal: From the air?
B.A.: Man's crazy.
Murdock: Follow me. Lately I've been packing a helicopter with my underwear.
Hannibal: A helicopter?
B.A.: Where'd you get this thing from?
Murdock: Put it together at the pipe shop at the VA.

Bad Guy: Kill him, he's a fool.
Murdock: Oh yeah, kill the fool, kill the fool. Do you know there are places in this world where fools are worshiped? Like Hollywood, California.


Trivia/Episode Notes

In the opening credits, there is a brief shot of what may appear to be Airwolf, but was actually an unmodified black Bell 222 with a red nose, most likely the helicopter featured in the Airwolf episode Airwolf 2. The footage is taken from the feature-length fourth season opener "Judgement Day". It is followed by a shot of Murdock piloting what is actually a different helicopter, from a fantasy sequence taken from the fifth season episode "Trial By Fire".


Episode Disguises & Aliases
Hannibal: The Id
Face: Fuel guy
Murdock: Guy from the Chamber of Commerce, Brittish Pilot, Air Traffic Control


Episode Sample Footage

The A-Team 1-11 One More Time (1983)
- Footage of an unconscious B.A. hanging from a parachute


Episode Music Samples
Sixteen Tons (1955) (Sung by Murdock)
- Performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol Records, CL 14500)


Episode References & Connections
A-Team - 4-01 - Judgment Day (Pt. 1) (1985)
- Aircraft sequence reused.
A-Team - 5-02 - Trial By Fire (1986)
- Helicopter fantasy sequence reused.


BBFC Consumer Advice Information
 Classified As: PG - Parental Guidance 
 Date Classified: 30th October 2006 
 Company: Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd 
 BBFC Reference: AVV230711 
 Main Spoken Language: English 
 BBFC Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama 
 Run Time: 46m 7s 
 Cuts Made: Work was passed, with no cuts 

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LANGUAGE  Not Available
SEX/NUDITY  Not Available
VIOLENCE  Some mild
OTHER  Action, adventure

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