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A Lease with an Option to Die

Episode Number: 66    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Tuesday October 22, 1985    Prod Code: n/a
Some muscle men make a big mistake when they try to force B.A.'s momma out of her apartment. The A-Team steps in to save the entire block from being torn down.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Bill Nuss
Director: David Hemmings
Star: Dwight Schultz (Captain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock),  George Peppard (Col. John "Hannibal" Smith),  Mr. T (Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus),  Dirk Benedict (Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck)
Guest Star: Brion James (David Plout),  Ismael 'East' Carlo (Alvarez),  Liz Sheridan (Hildegard Harrison),  Anita Jesse (Dorothy),  Della Reese (Mrs. Baracus),  Wendy Schaal (Karen),  Ray Wise (Philip Chadway),  Wiley Harker (Nicholas Perry)

Notes

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This episode marks the second of two unrelated appearances by Brion James. (edit)

Quotes

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Mrs Baracas: Murdock, you are the craziest fella I've ever met! I think I want to adopt you.
Murdock: Well then maybe I can be the long lost brother he (points to BA) never had!
BA: Maybe you could be the ghost I never had if you don't shut up, fool! (edit)
Mrs. Baracus: I'm gonna call my son, and he's gonna take care of each and every one of you.
Thug: Ooooh!
Thug #2: We're shakin' in our boots, lady. Who is this guy -- King Kong? (edit)
Murdock: We're just waiting for our final clearance.
B.A: Momma's waiting, Fool!
Murdock: And there it is. (edit)
Hannibal: It's long distance. It's for Mr. B.A. Baracus, the head of the A-Team.
Murdock and Face: Oh-h-h-h! (edit)
(B.A. has claimed that he is the leader of A-Team, after the case is solved)
Hannibal: Ah, he loves it when a plan comes together. (edit)

Trivia

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Face impersonates a priest by the name of Shawn O'Herlihy. (edit)
Hannibal impersonates "Mrs. Murdock," an elderly, wheelchair-bound woman. (edit)
B.A.'s nickname from his mom is Scooter. (edit)

Allusions

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King Kong is referenced after the attack on B.A.'s momma.

King Kong is fictional giant ape and the subject of a number of movies and television programs. The first appearance of King Kong was in 1933, in a film of the same name. (edit)
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