The A-Team/The Taxicab Wars

The Taxicab Wars
Season 2, Episode 7
Airdate	November 1, 1983
Production Number	1213
Written by	Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by	Gilbert Shilton
Stream
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The A-Team — Season Two

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The Taxicab Wars is the seventh episode of the second season of The A-Team, and the twenty-first episode overall.

Starring: George Peppard (John Smith), Dirk Benedict (Templeton Peck), Melinda Culea (Amy Allen), Dwight Schultz (H.M. Murdock)

and Mr. T (Bosco "B.A." Baracus)

Guest Stars: Michael Ironside (Miler Crane), Edward Lynch (Strike), Ernie Hudson (Cal Freeman), Robin Dearden (Kathy), Brion James (Ryder)

Co-Starring: Greg Monaghan (Shelly), Michael Crabtree (Thomas Hart), Liz Sheridan (Tina Lavelle) Tom Reese (Guard at the Gate), Ivor Barry (Old Man in Cab)

Featuring: Donald Gibb (Deke Billings)

Plot Overview

The A-Teams latest job is helping a fledgling Cab Company get back on their feet again.The Lone Star Cab Company has been having trouble with a rival Cab Company The Love Cab Company.The latter Company has been sabetaging the few Cabs that the Lone Star Cab Company has been,and using other terror tactics to scare off the Cab Drivers that had been working for them.The head of Love Cab Company,one Miler Crane uses ex-cons to engage in criminal activities within their Taxi Cabs.The Lone Star Cab Company had takened their grievances against Love Company to the State Crime Commission,resulting in many acts of sabetage.The Lone Star Cab Company at present are down to two Cabs.But,with the A-Teams help,The Lone Star Cab Company will be receiving more Cabs,thanks to their taking the newly arrived Cabs from Crane.Once received,B.A. uses a special quick drying paint to make the Cabs look like The Lone Star Cabs.After the paint dries,and the side of the Cabs painted to say Lone Star Cab Company,The Team goes into action,engagig in a War with Cranes Cab Drivers.The War with Crane not surprisingly reaches serious maximum.Crane drives in front of The Lone star Cab Company with an automatic Rifle firing shots into the Lone Star Cabs,not knowing that the Cabs that he is destroying were actually his own,painted to look like Lone star.The A-Team had expected Crane to to do this,so the Team along with their clients prepared for Cranes arrival.They had built a tanklike machine to disable Cranes remaining Taxi Cabs that Crane,and his henchmen had driven in.Neither Crane nor any of his men were injured...physically.Getting the drop on them,The A-Team holds them until the Police arrive,having been caught in the act of sabetage,and attempted murder.

Notes

Hannibal in another of his disguises,playing wealthy Texan Clearance Wichicher the third.Murdock also disguises himself as a Table Cloth wearing Superhero.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

The A-Team steals Crane's Taxicabs right off a carrier.B.A. gets into a fight with one of Cranes henchmen when both try to coates two customers into each others Cab.Hannibal visits Crane as Clearance Wichicher the third,giving Crane his choice of payment for Cabs damaged,or War.Murdock using plastic to open the safe in Cranes Office.