I have memories of this being a great show when I was a kid but looking back at the pilot episode again, it comes across as rather cheesy and even slow moving. To think this series was rather notorious for its violence back in the day.
Tim Dunigan was Faceman for the first episode and he really was Babyfaced and rather lacks the charisma of Dirk Benedict.
The set up is journalist Amy Allen goes in for a protracted search for some mercenaries in order to rescue her fellow journalist in Mexico. Once she gets hold of Hannibal Smith and hires The A Team they end up helping out some poor villagers from an armed militia running the town by getting them to grow drugs. All the while the US military are out to get our crew.
It is fun to see some action actually taking place at the Universal back-lot with some actual scenes shot in Mexico. Dwight Schultz and Mr T were the breakout stars from this show. The most memorable scene in the pilot is Mr T having a punch out with a big Mexican.