The A-Team/Labor Pains

Labor Pains
Season 2, Episode 8
Airdate	November 8, 1983
Production Number	1208
Written by	Thomas Szolski & Richard Christian Matheson
Directed by	Arnold Laven
Stream
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The A-Team — Season Two

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Labor Pains is the eighth episode of the second season of The A-Team, and the twenty-second 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: Charles Napier (Cross), Penny Peyser (Laura), Alan Autry (Gary Crenshaw), Lance LeGault (Col. Roderick Decker), Carl Franklin (Captain Crane)

Special Guest Star: John Vernon (Ted Jarrett)

Co-Starring: Ted Markland (Giddings), Belinda Balaski (Jimmy's Mother), Bob Larkin (Farmer with Truck), Jim Boeke (Danton), David Clover ()

Featuring: Kyle Spicer (Jimmy)

Plot Overview

Having escaped Decker who was in hot pursuit of them,The A-Team decides to take some time to relax in a small town.They first stop off in a small grocery Store.As they enter,they come in the middle of a minor disagreement between the Store Owner,and a two cuswtomers,a brother,and sister.The Store Owner refuses to sell the two any food.There is a reason for the owners lack of willingness to sell.The A-Team encourages the man to take the couples money,and restock his Store Products.Soon after this some rough-looking men enter the Store.These men try to scare off the brother,and sister.Then The A-Team intercede again.As is the usual fight scene,The A-Team gets the upper handThey porceed to their Motel Room..They would later find out from the brother,and sister why the Store Owner was so obstinate in selling them Food.The problem according to the two is that a Man name Jarret a Big Influencal Boss is the Owner of some land where fruits,and vegetables grow.He needed many Migrant Workers to work his Farm Land.Over a Month ago,he had brought many Workers from out of State on Buses,men,women,and children with promises of decent housing food,play area for the children,and good pay.What the Workers received instead is indecent housing(the workers,and their children all live in tents)lack of a play area for the children,and bad food.In other words...Slavelike conditions.Because of these conditions,the Migrants are unable to work,or leave.The brother,and sister had decided to rebel against Jarret.They figured that if they bought enough Food,and they get the other Worker to join in a strike against Jarret,the might be able to get what they want.Jarret having found out about the strike that the the brother,and sister was trying to start,had sent his henchmen to discourage them.The A-Team having listened to this formulates a plan to not only get the Migrant Workers out of their slavelike condition,but to make Jarret pay his Workers decent wages.The Plan is to form a Union,and make it official.When the latter is done Jarret will have no choice but to pay the decent,and honest wages to his employees.Of course,Jarret will try to stop the Union by any means to prevent lots of Money from going out of his pockets.Needless to say,The A-Team makes sure nothing prevents the Workers from voting on a Union.As the A-Team prepares to leave,a Migrant Workers Office is set up with the brother,and sister who'll be in charge.They await for a Union Representative to come,and make their newlyformed Union,Official.The A-Team suddenly hears those familiar MP Sirens,and take-off immediately.Decker is back on their trail.

Trivia

Memorable Moments

B.A. driving the van leaps over the enbankment. The look on a frustrated Decker's face. Hannibal dresses as a chef and cautions a fellow chef not to abuse the beans that he prepared in a pot. Faceman reluctantly trading his expensive shoes to a man in order to purchase a tracker. The look on Jarrett's face when he and his henchmen enter an empty barn and are surprised by the A-Team.

Quotes

• Decker: This is where the A-Team becomes the B-Team.