Mexican Slayride
| "Mexican Slayride" | |
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| The A-Team episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 and 2 |
| Directed by | Rod Holcomb |
| Written by |
Frank Lupo Stephen J. Cannell |
| Production code | 101A and 102A |
| Original air date | January 23, 1983 (NBC) |
"Mexican Slayride" is the feature-length pilot episode of the action adventure television series The A-Team. The pilot aired in its complete form originally, airing in North America on January 23, 1983. In syndication the pilot has been cut up into two parts, creating two episodes.
Newspaper reporter, Amy Allen seeks out The A-Team — a commando unit from the Vietnam War convicted of a crime they did not commit in 1972, who are working on the side of the law as mercenaries — to rescue one of her fellow reporters who has been kidnapped by Mexican outlaws. The A-Team, consisting of Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, Lt. Templeton "The Faceman" Peck ("Face"), and Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus are being chased by Colonel Lynch, who has Amy followed as she works her way towards hiring the team. Despite Lynch's interference and several chases, Face manages to release the fourth member of the A-Team, Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock, from the psychiatric hospital and scam a Gulfstream jet. Rendering BA unconscious, they travel with Amy to Mexico in a plane piloted by their fearless but clinically insane pilot, Murdock.
During the start of the flight, the original broadcast version features a soundalike version of The Rolling Stones hit "Jumping Jack Flash". On the DVD version, this is changed to a generic track for copyright reasons.
In Mexico the team discovers that Amy's reporter friend has been kidnapped by a marijuana cultivator and gang leader named Valdez. Face and Murdock acquire a crop duster and ammonia, which they use to spray the marijuana fields and destroy the crops. The A-Team build an armored bus and drive the gang leader and his gang out of the village. While chasing the gang, the A-team are ambushed by Mexican guerrillas who are friendly towards the gang leader.
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