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"Mexican Slayride" is the feature-length pilot episode of the action adventure television series The A-Team. The pilot aired in its complete form originally, airing in North America on January 23, 1983.
Ex-United States Army Special Forces 5th Special Forces Group First Lieutenant Templeton "Face(man)" Peck (portrayed by Tim Dunigan for the pilot and Dirk Benedict for all other appearances) was suave, smooth-talking, and hugely successful with women. Serving as the team's con man and scrounger, he is able to get his hands on just about ...
In other literature, he is sometimes referred to as "The Face". In the 2010 movie, he is "Faceman", again dropping "the". The name "Faceman" originates from a popular slang term used by girls for attractive male students during Stephen J. Cannell's high school years - i.e. "Look at that faceman" as in "Look at that good looking boy"; a hunk. [8]
The A-Team find themselves in a small town, paying respects to a fallen comrade from the Vietnam War. While there, they discover that the four Watkins brothers rule the town with intimidation, even so much as to warn the townspeople to stay away from the funeral. The A-Team then seek to avenge his murder and bring his killers to justice.
The A-Team was created by writers and producers Stephen J. Cannell and Frank Lupo at the behest of Brandon Tartikoff, NBC Entertainment's president.Cannell was fired from ABC in the early 1980s, after failing to produce a hit show for the network, and was hired by NBC; his first project was The A-Team.
The A-Team began airing on NBC on January 23, 1983, with the pilot episode, "Mexican Slayride", and ended on March 8, 1987, with "Without Reservations". The show comprises 98 episodes over five seasons.
Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner; March 1, 1945) is an American film, television and stage actor, and author.He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series and Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series.
The A-Team are hired by a servicewoman whose brother has been killed by a corrupt officer selling army weapons on the black market. When she double-crosses the team in exchange for Decker's promise to put away the guilty officer, The A-Team are forced to take on both the arms' traders and an entire army base.