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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[edit]

Characters[edit]

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

Episodes[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Name	Role in The A-Team	Role on The Simpsons
Dennis Franz	Played Sam Friendly in "Chopping Spree".	Voiced himself in "Homer Badman".
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[edit]

The A-Team at Wikipedia

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