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== The A-Team ==
== The A-Team ==
=== '''John "Hannibal" Smith''' ===
=== John "Hannibal" Smith ===
{{quote|Played by: George Peppard (series), Liam Neeson (film)}}
{{quote|Played by: George Peppard (series), Liam Neeson (film)}}


The leader of the team.
The leader of the team.


'''Tropes:'''
Tropes:
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I love it when a plan comes together"!
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I love it when a plan comes together"!
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Or as Face puts it:
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: Or as Face puts it:
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* [[Same Face, Different Name]]: George Peppard also played a crook in the fourth season's opener "Judgement Day".
* [[Same Face, Different Name]]: George Peppard also played a crook in the fourth season's opener "Judgement Day".


=== '''Templeton "Faceman" Peck''' ===
=== Templeton "Faceman" Peck ===
{{quote|Played by: Dirk Benedict (Tim Dunigan in the pilot) (series), Bradley Cooper (film)}}
{{quote|Played by: Dirk Benedict (Tim Dunigan in the pilot) (series), Bradley Cooper (film)}}


The team's con man, who would get whatever you needed. A true womanizer.
The team's con man, who would get whatever you needed. A true womanizer.


'''Tropes:'''
Tropes:
* [[Actor Allusion]]: The episode "Steel" featured a homage to ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic]]'', in which Dirk Benedict starred as Lt. Starbuck. In "Steel", the team visits Universal Studios, where Face sees a Cylon passing by, with a "Don't I know you from some place"-look on his face.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: The episode "Steel" featured a homage to ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic]]'', in which Dirk Benedict starred as Lt. Starbuck. In "Steel", the team visits Universal Studios, where Face sees a Cylon passing by, with a "Don't I know you from some place"-look on his face.
* [[The Charmer]]
* [[The Charmer]]
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* [[The Scrounger]]
* [[The Scrounger]]


=== '''H.M. "Howling Mad Murdock"''' ===
=== H.M. "Howling Mad Murdock" ===
{{quote|Played by Dwight Schultz (series) Sharlto Copley (film)}}
{{quote|Played by Dwight Schultz (series) Sharlto Copley (film)}}


'''Tropes:'''
Tropes:
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Ace Pilot]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: "THRASHBAGS!!"
* [[Berserk Button]]: "THRASHBAGS!!"
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* [[Once an Episode]]: Breaking him out of the asylum. Until the final season, in which he was devastated to learn that he'd been declared sane and released permanently.
* [[Once an Episode]]: Breaking him out of the asylum. Until the final season, in which he was devastated to learn that he'd been declared sane and released permanently.


=== '''Bosco Albert "Bad Attitude" Baracus''' ===
=== Bosco Albert "Bad Attitude" Baracus ===
{{quote|Played by: Mr. T (series) Rampage Jackson (film)}}
{{quote|Played by: Mr. T (series) Rampage Jackson (film)}}


'''Tropes:'''
Tropes:
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Many of B.A.'s characteristics are based on that of Mr. T himself, such as the mohawk cut and the gold chains.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Many of B.A.'s characteristics are based on that of Mr. T himself, such as the mohawk cut and the gold chains.
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: "I ain't getting on no plane!"
* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: "I ain't getting on no plane!"
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* [[Put on a Bus]]: IT ALMOST HAPPENED. Around season 4, which was a hard time for the show, Mr. T many times threatened to quit. Rumors say that NFL Player William "The Refrigerator" Perry would replaced him. Luckily, Mr. T decided to stay.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: IT ALMOST HAPPENED. Around season 4, which was a hard time for the show, Mr. T many times threatened to quit. Rumors say that NFL Player William "The Refrigerator" Perry would replaced him. Luckily, Mr. T decided to stay.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Hates flying. Giving him drugged milk to knock him out so they can get him on a plane is a [[Running Gag]].
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Hates flying. Giving him drugged milk to knock him out so they can get him on a plane is a [[Running Gag]].



== Allied members ==
== Allied members ==