The A-Team | Galoob 3 3/4" Toy Line Retrospective!

The Mego 3 3/4" Dukes Of Hazzard figure line also has inconsistent articulation. The Bo & Luke figures are very similar to GI Joe figures while the rest of the line features only five poa.

I remember one commercial for these toys to this day, including lyrics: "They're the A-TEAM! (yeah they're soldiers of fortune), They're the A-TEAM! (helpin' people in need) / You can pretend that you're Hannibal, Murdoch or Face! Or even B.A. Baracus (you know each one is an ace)!' I watched the show faithfully, and after 40 years I have one lingering question: did anybody EVER pay them?

As an FYI, the MEGO Dukes of Hazzard and CHiPs lines both had fully-articulated main characters with minor characters/adversaries having only the five POA. I agree that it is a bizarre, but cost-saving, choice.

The cast made this show. No one had a more commanding presence than George Peppard as Hannibal Smith.

I remember these toys!! I had a good childhood. Kids don’t even play with toys or even go outside to play.

Heading over to me Moms house to locate what i had from this line. Its all still there. Thanks T!! 😁👍

Fascinating information on a line I had to tell myself not to pursue several years ago after getting the van.

I think the toy version of the van is one reason why I always remember it being black with a red stripe and not gray on top.

Now I want to collect these

Fantastic video. Fond memories of my grandad buying me the large BA Baracus figure when he picked me up from school. X

Now this is a great video about the Galoob A-Team. Best part: “they’re mostly pretty awful” regarding the figures. Haha! I love my Interceptor Jet Bomber, but agree it’s far too fragile.

I love it when an Analog Toys video comes together! Thanks for the video.

This was great, Tony. You’re the first person I “know” who had/has these toys. I saw them everywhere as a kid, including the grocery store, believe it or not. I hated the generic bodies and terrible face sculpts and saw them for the GI Joe ripoffs they were, and like a lot of us of that generation, I was all-in on Joe since 1982. However… I DID have one Gen. Patch figure I got in 1983, purely because I wanted a General Flagg for my Joes. The package said the weapons smelled like battle(?) but they smelled like plastic to me. Believe me, I smelled them a lot, wondering what I was missing. Until now I had no idea Gen. Patch was re-purposed for the A-Team, thanks to your video. Makes total sense!! Thanks for that. Again, well done. This was a nice trip down Amnesia Lane for this old kid.

I had the headquarters set as a kid. I didn't use much out of it other than the action figures and the parachutes. I was just happy to have the A-Team.

Tony i thought the same thing about the van being all black, i didn't realize the top was grey until later on. Great history video!

I loved this video! Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together.

When the wings broke off of the jet, I just pretended it was a rocket. The heads of the figures were hollow and made of soft rubber, different from the bodies. My brother and I stole the tiny rubber bands from my sister’s braces supplies. We’d put them on the figure’s wrists to hold their weapons in place. I also had a die cast van some other company made. Same scale, sliding side door, but it had a likeness of B.A. molded into the driver’s seat. I liked that the bad guys didn’t look like soldiers but generic goons - it was one of the only things from the toy line that was true to the show

Another great film Tony, your work gets better with every new publish.

I loved this video! I watched this show all the time as a kid but never had the toys! this makes me want to start a new collection! maybe one day!

I've been waiting for this ever since he got the jet in the mail!❤❤❤️😆😆😆