i realize Mike was married to Gloria but
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:18 PM)
Well, I don't know if it was right off the bat less. But, obviously, Mr. T was the break out star and everything. Had his own cartoon, and cereal and everything, so maybe after 2 or 3 years he was getting more, then Peppard was getting jealous. Plus, T was coming off the blockbuster success of Rocky III, which is how he got the A-team job.
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Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:58 PM)
Well, I figured Rocky 3's popularity was why T was hired. He was the first one hired for the show. Peppard was hired as the real star and played the lead character. In many episodes BA is just a background character.
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 11:10 AM)
Even so, the kids loved T, and couldn't care less about Peppard. Even the other two. Though, Benedict and Schultz didn't care. They realized they're spot and acquiesced to the idea of T being the huge star. Peppard couldn't handle that this newcomer with no formal training was bigger than a trained actor such as himself.
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Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 12:11 PM)
Hannibal was the most important character, followed by Face, then I'd say a tie between Murdock and BA.
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 06:06 PM)
Regardless, it's a popularity contest, not who is the more integral character. T was more popular, which is why, he was paid more and why Peppard was jealous.
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Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 01:48 PM)
It's hard for me to recall. I know my brothers watched it, but I didn't think it was a Mr. T thing. I was almost never home and only watched TV in the afternoon right after I came home from work. Then I was right out again.
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(January 22, 2017 01:33 PM)
It was. They had Mr. T dolls, and cartoon and everything. They didn't have a Hannibal or Face doll. Action figures, sure.
RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst! -
Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(January 22, 2017 03:31 PM)
I'm not even sure if I knew who Mr. T was, when the show came out. I saw Rocky III when it was in theaters, but he was an unknown to me at that time, and I probably wasn't even aware it was the same dude on The A-Team:
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cjh8504 — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 12:59 PM)
Oh, Yeah. There was a lot of big black guys with mohawks back then. How would you not know it was the same guy?
RIP Gene Wilder. RIP Robert Vaughn. RIP Carrie Fisher. RIP William Christopher. 2016 is the worst! -
Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 03:48 PM)
I think it was during the '90s when I saw Rocky III on TV and then realized Mr. T was the movie's antagonist. No, I didn't recognize him at all as having been on Rocky when I saw The A-Team's opening credits during the original run.