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The A-Team was a 1983-1987 action-adventure series. It revolves around an escaped team of soldiers of fortune who helped people. The series has been referenced a couple of times on The Simpsons.

References to The A-Team in The Simpsons

Characters

Picture	Character	Reference
	Lance Murdock	Captain Murdock is a reference to Captain H.M. Murdock.

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
9	181	"Lisa's Sax"	In the flashback, Dr. Hibbert fashioned his hair and attire like Mr. T in The A-Team.
13	282	"The Old Man and the Key"	During That's Familiar!, Mr. T introduces himself as B.A. Baracus.
15	319	"Today I Am a Clown"	Mr. T (who played B.A. Baracus) is special guest voice. The fact that he was on The A-Team is referenced by Krusty the Clown. When he plays B.A., music similar to the theme song of The A-Team starts playing.
19	419	"Mona Leaves-a"	Bart's hippo mentions B.A. Baracus.
22	476	"Homer the Father"	The A-Team of Finland are a parody of The A-Team and the van is a parody of their van. B.A. Bäckström is a parody of B. A. Baracus.

Comics

Comic issue	Story name	Reference
Simpsons Comics #55	Duff Daddy	One of Barney's disguises is of Mr. T's character from The A-Team, B. A. Baracus. Homer tells him that he's "not exactly A-Team material".
Bartman #1	The Comic Cover Caper!	Z-Team is a comic that was seen at The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop when Bart was in the shop.
Li'l Homer #1	Springfield's Next Top Model Kit!	The A-Team van are seen at the expo.

Common cast

Picture	Name	Role in The A-Team	Role on The Simpsons
	Joe Namath	Played T.J. Bryant in "Quarterback Sneak".	Voiced himself in "Bart Star" and "Four Regrettings and a Funeral".
	Mr. T	Played B.A. Baracus in The A-Team.	Voiced himself in "Today I Am a Clown".

External links

The A-Team at Wikipedia

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