The A-Team

The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair

Season 5, Episode 6, Aired 10/31/86

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Stockwell is kidnapped by his former partner who has "gone bad" and the A-Team has 18 hours to find him or forever lose any chances of securing a pardon - something they all still hope for.

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Dwight Schultz

Captain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
George Peppard

Col. John "Hannibal" Smith
Mr. T

Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus

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Is the best way to re-invigorate a show using an old show as a template?

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By FrakkingFrakker, Apr 09, 2007 Report Abuse

I suppose this show is more of a homage to "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." than an A-Team episode. What strikes me is why would they do a homage to a show that starred one of the newer cast members? Really, I love Robert Vaughan as much as the next guy, but less than ten episodes in on his stint in this show we need to revisit his old show?

With that said, and having never seen "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." or any of it's subsequent versions, I thought this was a fairly unique episode. Unique is not always good, and the fifth season of a show is both the time to be unique and the time to play it safe. I enjoy David Macullum (even if I spell his name wrong) and I, of course, enjoy Robert Vaughan, so it's nice to see the episode revolve around them. The A-Team gets to do all their usual stuff in the course of the episode, but the framing is a little different, the tone is a little different...the episode is, well, different.

I suppose that's about the best thing that can be said. It's really different, but somehow still the A-Team (or at least fifth season A-Team.)moreless

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Trivia
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- When Murdock checked his watch stating it was o-five hundred, there was a lot of sunlight for that hour. Edit
- Murdock's Shirts say: "Wong For The Road -- Chinese Delivery" and "I Love L.A." Edit
- Goof: When you see the dial on the safe, it changes throughout the episode. Once it's black with white numbers and at one point it's silver with black numbers. Edit
Notes
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- David McCallum is billed as Special Guest Star. Edit
- Music: Most of the music in this episode was from Frank Sinatra. The songs include: "It Was a Very Good Year," "When Somebody Loves You," "Call Me Irresponsible," and "Young at Heart." Edit
Quotes
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- Carla: We have a major problem, general Stockwell is missing. He's been missing since 06:00, we found his car - empty. Hannibal: Maybe he went to the movies. Edit
- B.A.: I can't take no more of this jukebox music! Frankie: Hey, be careful with that! It belongs to my cousin. B.A.: If you crank it up one more time, it belongs to the garbage man. Edit
- Hannibal: I don't like party crashers. Thug: I have nothing to say! We are with the Russian consulate. Hannibal: Talk up or I'll turn you into borscht. Thug: We have diplomatic immunity! Hannibal: Not from me, you don't. Edit
Allusions
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- This episode has a mulitude of references to co-star Robert Vaughn's former series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. including a guest appearence by his co-star David McCallum, the word 'Uncle' in the title, the format of the episode title ("U.N.C.L.E." episode titles were usually in the format of 'The Subject Of This Week's Episode Affair'), Vaughn opening Channel D, and the bright swirly lights which seperated the episode scenes. Edit