The A-Team
Bounty
TV Flash files “Bounty” as hour 59 of 98 in the TV Flash guide — The A-Team (1983–1987) on NBC, season 3, episode 22, aired 1985-04-02, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E22: listed hour 59 of 98 in the The A-Team guide, hour 22 of 25 in season 3. It aired 1985-04-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Waste 'Em!” (S03E21). Next is “Beverly Hills Assault” (S03E23).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Two hillbilly types, Royko and Tanen, visit the VA Hospital to see Murdock. When they go to his room, Royko produces a sawed-off shotgun and blasts open the door. The two hillbillies take Murdock hostage and drive off in a pickup truck with an Indian companion. When Face hears of the kidnapping he learns that the Army has been alerted, and barely escapes when Colonel Decker arrives at the hospital. Royko, Tanen, and the Indian drive over 100 miles upstate and arrive at the house of their pappy, Darrow, a famous bounty hunter who sees Murdock as his ticket to the A-Team, the big score he's sought all his life. Darrow draws the A-Team north, but Murdock escapes and a three-way pursuit ensues between the A-Team, the bounty hunters, and Decker. Murdock finds shelter with a small-town veterinarian, Kelly Stevens, as he tries to contact the A-Team, but as the two wait, Murdock and Kelly begin falling in love, to the point that when Murdock eventually reunites with the A-Team, he has to phone Kelly to reassure her he's all right - and must lead the Team to rescue Kelly when Darrow and his boys take her hostage.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bounty sit in the The A-Team guide?
S03E22 is listed hour 59 of 98 — hour 22 of 25 in season 3, season 3 episode 22.
When did The A-Team S03E22 air?
Bounty aired 1985-04-02 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is the violence actually violent?
Mostly cartoon. Scrap-built vehicles, explosions, and bad guys who go down without much blood — action as toy commercial, which is the Cannell joke and the appeal.
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Why this series still plays
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