The A-Team: Season 2
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "The A-Team" Season 2. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, etc. If a detail is missing, omit it. Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (except in the array for the primer). Output: Valid JSON only. JSON Keys: overview: 160-22
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Pile into that famous black van for another season of adrenaline-pumping adventure with Hannibal, Face, Murdock and B.A.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "The A-Team" Season 2.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, etc.
If a detail is missing, omit it.
Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (except in the array for the primer).
Output: Valid JSON only.
JSON Keys:
overview: 160-220 word summary of the season's narrative arc.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points summarizing essential previous lore, character positions, and stakes.
TMDB Season Synopsis: Hannibal, Face, Murdock, and B.A. fight for justice against dangerous criminals in a black van while staying ahead of Colonel Decker.
Source [1]: Heroes for hire. Fictional group of ex-US Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune.
Source [3]: Ex-US Army Special Forces work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a crime they didn't commit.
Source [4]: Four ex-Army Special Forces soldiers become heroes for hire after being branded as war criminals for a crime they didn't commit. After breaking out of prison, they help the downtrodden while on the run from the Military Police.
Overview:
The season follows the adventures of Hannibal, Face, Murdock, and B.A. as they travel in their famous black van to fight for justice against dangerous criminals. This group consists of four ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who operate as soldiers of fortune and heroes for hire. Throughout their adventures, the team must remain one step ahead of their archenemy, Colonel Decker. The group's status as soldiers of fortune is a result of being branded as war criminals for a crime they did not commit. Having broken out of prison, these former soldiers now focus on helping the downtrodden while remaining on the run from the Military Police and the Army. Their mission involves navigating various high-stakes situations and providing assistance to those in need while avoiding capture. By engaging in adrenaline-pumping adventures, the team continues to evade their pursuers and maintain their lifestyle as freelance operatives. The narrative centers on their ongoing struggle to stay free from military authorities while simultaneously confronting various criminal elements that threaten justice.
Word Count Check (Overview):
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Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Diamonds 'n Dust
Sep 20, 1983 · 48 min
The A-Team agrees to transport explosives to a Zimbabwe diamond mine after the owner dies trying to do it himself.
Recipe for Heavy Bread
Sep 27, 1983 · 48 min
The cook from the A-Team's POW camp gives them a tip about a drug deal between the camp's former commander and a prisoner who had sold out to him.
The Only Church in Town
Oct 11, 1983 · 49 min
Face convinces the A-Team to take his case when he receives his fraternity pin in a package from Ecuador from a woman who disappeared from his life fifteen years earlier.
Bad Time on the Border
Oct 18, 1983 · 49 min
Hannibal goes undercover as an illegal alien when the A-Team is asked to find a sick woman who was apparently left behind by alien smugglers.
When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?
Oct 25, 1983 · 90 min
The A-Team must duck their Army pursuers as they try to stop wild horse rustlers.
The Taxicab Wars
Nov 1, 1983 · 49 min
A small cab company hires the A-Team to thwart the sabotage efforts of a larger company trying to run them out of business.
Labor Pains
Nov 8, 1983 · 46 min
The A-Team helps migrant workers to organize against a landowner that is forcing them to live and work under slave-labor conditions.
There's Always a Catch
Nov 15, 1983 · 47 min
The A-Team must once again duck Decker as they try to stop an extortionist plaguing a small fishing village.
Water, Water Everywhere
Nov 22, 1983 · 48 min
A land developer is trying to run three disabled Vietnam vets off the desert property they're renovating.
The White Ballot
Dec 6, 1983 · 47 min
Face replaces a candidate who was killed while running for sheriff against a corrupt incumbent, and ends up getting the military after the whole A-Team when his photo is published
The Maltese Cow
Dec 13, 1983 · 47 min
Old friends who own a restaurant sponsored by the A-Team face an extortion threat from a Chinese tong.
In Plane Sight
Jan 3, 1984 · 48 min
The A-Team employs a new method to prepare B.A. for a flight to South America, where drug smugglers are holding an innocent pilot prisoner.
The Battle of Bel Air
Jan 10, 1984 · 48 min
The A-Team must rescue an employee of a security firm after she warns them about an ambush.
Say It With Bullets
Jan 17, 1984 · 47 min
A WAC asks the A-Team to investigate the death of her brother, who was involved in arms trafficking at a military base.
Pure-Dee Poison
Jan 31, 1984 · 47 min
The A-Team helps a southern minister stop the manufacture of lethal moonshine.
It's a Desert Out There
Feb 7, 1984 · 48 min
The sophisticated commando tactics used by a gang for robbing busloads of tourists suggests to the A-Team that they're preparing for a bigger score.
Chopping Spree
Feb 14, 1984 · 48 min
The A-Team uses their own vehicles, Face's Corvette and B.A.'s van, as bait for a car-stealing ring.
Harder Than It Looks
Feb 21, 1984 · 46 min
The rescue of a kidnapping victim looks easy until the ransom is left behind and the victim insists on bringing along one of her captors.
Deadly Maneuvers
Feb 28, 1984 · 48 min
Criminals foiled in the past by the A-Team hire a crew of mercenaries to pick off each member one by one.
Semi-Friendly Persuasion
Mar 8, 1984 · 47 min
The A-Team faces an especially challenging mission when their pacifist clients forbid the use of violence against bigots trying to run their community off its land.
Curtain Call
Mar 15, 1984 · 48 min
The A-Team reminisces (via flashbacks) about an injured Murdock as they look for a doctor and try to avoid a pursuing Decker.