003 The A-Team: I Pity the Fool Who Doesn’t Remember This Show

Strap in and fire up the black van—this week, we’re diving into one of the most iconic shows of the 1980s: The A-Team! Cherie gleefully takes us back to her childhood obsession, while Michelle (the ever-reluctant little sister) tries to make peace with all the campy action, improbable explosions, and an unhealthy amount of jewelry worn by one Mr. T.

We talk about:

• The original 1983 A-Team pilot and how it aired after Super Bowl XVII 🎯
• The show's legendary lineup: George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz
• BA’s real name (spoiler: it’s not “Bad Attitude,” but close)
• That unforgettable van, the cartoonish violence, and how nobody ever really got hurt
• Behind-the-scenes trivia (Did you know Dirk Benedict wasn’t in the pilot?!)
• Mr. T’s real-life story—wrestler, Rocky villain, minister, cancer survivor 💪
• Nostalgia vs. reboots: Can you ever truly recapture the magic?
• Why Michelle thought Hannibal was kind of a jerk and Murdoch just made no sense 🤷‍♀️
• Our mutual refusal to accept Mary Poppins Returns (sorry, Emily Blunt!)
• And the eternal mystery: how exactly did people “find” the A-Team?

Plus: Where to stream it today, what the theme song triggers in our memory banks, and how Brooke (Michelle’s 14-year-old daughter) found and briefly loved the show herself.

Links & Mentions:

• Watch The A-Team on Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and possibly still on MeTV 📺
• Dirk Benedict in Battlestar Galactica
• Dwight Schultz later appearing in Star Trek: The Next Generation
• The 2010 A-Team movie (cameos included!)

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