Which A-Team member did you grow up to be?
Posted by FoolishExplanation@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 149 comments

I wanted to be Face, but ended up as Murdock
Posted by FoolishExplanation@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 149 comments
I wanted to be Face, but ended up as Murdock
CapnMarko@reddit
I wanted to be Murdock but ended up Hannibal. I blame the children.
On the bright side who doesn’t love it when a plan comes together?
dancin-weasel@reddit
And have you developed a taste for cheap cigars?
CapnMarko@reddit
Oddly enough just Cuban cigars and I haven’t been there since November 25th 2016 so I’ve run out.
dolwedge@reddit
Same. I used to be a little crazy. These days I make plans... They rarely come out the way I wanted.
NobeLasters@reddit
Russia
TraditionalYard5146@reddit
I thought I was Murdoch till I read this comment and realized I’ve always been a little of Hannibal as well. I mean, somebody has to plan and organize.
Wild_Locksmith_326@reddit
If you can't be good, be the reason for the safety briefing, or even better be the whole problem. Murdock, for the win, as most well adjusted of the 4. Don't take everything seriously, no one gets out alive.
Dph_Jph@reddit
Murdock
schminkles@reddit
I got a pilot's license partly because of him
equality4everyonenow@reddit
We want to be Face and sometimes BA but we all end up as Murdock eventually.
GreatShaggy@reddit
We're all a little crazy 🤪
jtr99@reddit
It's reddit. We're all clearly Murdock, talking to people who aren't there.
Watch out for ammonia, my friends.
dancin-weasel@reddit
(Mr. T Growls menacingly)
BrashPop@reddit
He was the hottest one, anyway. So… hello…
Freed_lab_rat@reddit
I want tuh-RASH BAGS!
MyriVerse2@reddit
The only real option.
Positive_Chip6198@reddit
Yeah, with a hint of B A Barrachus in the bedroom. (A foo to be pitied)
mekanub@reddit
Same
Particular-Stick-395@reddit
I’ve been Murdock since 1987…
ironeagle2006@reddit
B A Baracus even my family knows to never mention the word we have to fly somewhere to me.
1st flight passenger in front of me literally shit himself. 2nd flight I'm battling an ear infection flying back from California to the Midwest. 3rd flight I was the flying out to Seattle to recover a truck Hal in the A320 decided to deploy the left spoiler at 35k feet over the Rockies. 4th flight heading to Phoenix again recovery of a truck Hal in the A320 has a brain fart but instead of the spoilers they did a software update to prevent that he's doing for the thrust reverse instead. 5th flight I'm literally the reason why the plane is in the air flying nap of the earth trying to avoid the thunderstorm around it. I was a medical evacuation flight and the plane they sent wasn't pressurized.
6th flight was flying home for Thanksgiving just after 9/11 seizure the morning of the flight not a good day. 7th flight the return from the 6th flight. The carrier we were using was going bankrupt the ground crew was literally boarding with the passengers why they wanted to make sure they got their last paychecks and they cleared the bank and they weren't very nice about how they were treating anyone.
FoolishExplanation@reddit (OP)
You should get people to pay you not to fly with them
ironeagle2006@reddit
I'll admit on the 3rd and 4th flights when HAL tried to turn homicidal there was a distinct smell of various body discharges all over the cabin upon landing. When even the flight attendants are pissing themselves you know their scared.
TakkataMSF@reddit
Find out what happens, when people stop being polite and start getting real.
Real World: Flying
Obviously, guy who shat himself is first out.
Bosswashington@reddit
The incompetent henchman that stands around lazily swinging a bat or a wrench, or some other weapon, waiting for my turn, while the other henchman take on the main characters, one at a time.
RWLemon@reddit
Face
mbgameshw@reddit
Prolly BA. except for the muscles, I don’t have any gold and I’m ok with flying. Also, not black. Apart from that, I don’t suffer no fools.
Historical-Gap-7084@reddit
I pity the fool.
CaptainQueen1701@reddit
None. We so need a female A-Team.
--2021--@reddit
None. That show was a mixed bag for me. As a kid loved Murdock, especially when they would stage a breakout, Mr T being Mr T, and how made their big projects in the end. But then I was pissed off about their sexist shit and how Amy was treated. Lot of bullshit to deal with in the 80s.
Brooks_was_here_1@reddit
I ain’t none of these fools
BottleAgreeable7981@reddit
You're on the jazz, man...
Joe_Kangg@reddit
The pity is yours
Brooks_was_here_1@reddit
NegScenePts@reddit
One of the generic 'got blown up but didn't get injured' henchmen.
BarnabyBundlesnatch@reddit
Face. I didnt even mean to, I was going for Murdock. But turns out, I wasnt as ugly and weird as I thought I was lol.
bigrobdd@reddit
Face in my thirties. Not nearly as good looking but I bartended at a very nice restaurant and developed connections with people from all different walls of life. I was the go-to guy if you needed something difficult to find or needed an introduction to someone of influence.
DontYuckMyYum@reddit
Peter Griffin cosplaying Hannibal...
manicmender76@reddit
Well, a coworker calls me Murdock, so...
fullmetalmonster7@reddit
Murdock. 🤣
Cross_22@reddit
I plan like Hannibal, dress like Face, fly planes like Murdock, and.. yeah got nothing for B.A.
R67H@reddit
100% Murdock. My life is a chaotic whirlwind grounded only by intense concentration required to function on an adult level while maintaining a feral existence
OreoSpeedwaggon@reddit
Amy.
I never really did much of anything worth noting, and after a while, people just completely forgot about me.
Physical-Ad-3798@reddit
Golly you are Gen X to the core.
FallenValkyrja@reddit
Go big or go home. Or whatever.
oomchu@reddit
I'd like to think I'm a composite of all them. I'm probably more of a combination of BA and Murdock at this point.
Id_Rather_Beach@reddit
pretty sure that I identify as BA
(but really am not any of them)
I'm a white girl.
Academic-Gur-6825@reddit
Started wearing a hat because of this guy. Haven’t stopped unless they make me. I don’t think i ever said that out loud before. But it’s true.
karlhungusjr@reddit
Reginald Barclay
BirdmanHuginn@reddit
It’s a world full of Murdochs. The other characters are just modifiers. Hot and crazy. Smart and crazy. Aggressive and crazy. Or just plain crazy.
BrashPop@reddit
Wrong, Murdoch IS the Hot and Crazy one.
BirdmanHuginn@reddit
Depends on your taste I guess. To be fair it looks like the cast of a gay porneau. Hannibal is the only pitcher.
timberwolf0122@reddit
Lt Reginald Barclay
WhatsUpSteve@reddit
Murdoch, he's got problems. But he's still chugging along for the ride.
Material-Ambition-18@reddit
Hannibal. I’m a project manager at heart…. I love when a plan come together
forz4italia@reddit
I had a BA action figure but grew up a Murdock
foo-bar-25@reddit
The van.
bluntslides@reddit
Wanted to be Face. Grew up to be Hannibal because the family needs it
Outrageous-Advice384@reddit
I mean…I still pity the fool…but that’s about it for likeness of any of the characters
high-tech-red-neck@reddit
Wanted to be Face but I'm more of a Hannibal.
eggs_erroneous@reddit
I'm the guy driving a pickup truck trying to escape from the A-Team, but there's an explosion which causes my vehicle to flip - every time.
OPsDaddy@reddit
Is there one that needs to take a nap every day?
Crowofsticks@reddit
I’m not sure about the A team but in college I was in a band and when I showed up for practice the other guys had decided which Banana Split I was going to be. I believe it was Fleegle
Times-New-WHOA_man@reddit
Hannibal with a generous helping of Murdock.
Pitiful-Pop-8269@reddit
LT Barkley
tangcameo@reddit
I work in a call centre. I’m usually just Murdock but on the phone I’m Murdock in disguise.
SpanglySi@reddit
Whichever member had crippling anxiety and IBS.
pin00ch@reddit
BA when a plane was near
tangcameo@reddit
Or that episode where he wakes up on an airplane hijacked by Garak of DS9
ElFlauscho@reddit
Frankie “Dishpan” Santana - for those who remember.
Badgrotz@reddit
I wanted to be Face, but I am Hannibal. I am a Project Mananger and I love it when a plan comes together.
MixCalm3565@reddit
The crazy one
jaybaziwa@reddit
Face
beermaker@reddit
I'm howlin' mad, baby...
Breakfastclub1991@reddit
Face
Hattkake@reddit
Murdoch. He was and still is the only one who seemed like an actual person that I could relate to.
willfully_slow@reddit
Amy/murdock crazy, nice and forgettable
Overall_Fishing_6792@reddit
I think I ended up more like Sofia on the Golden Girls.
katchoo1@reddit
I was always Murdock.
Turkzillas_gobble@reddit
When I was a kid, I wanted to be the B.A.
This actually came up at work last night, and I think that's who I turned out to be.
Sintered_Monkey@reddit
I ended up getting bumped to the B-Team.
Cake_Donut1301@reddit
Hannibal. I wear leather gloves all the time and dress in rubber sea monster outfits.
SnooMemesjellies7469@reddit
The answer is always Murdoch.
Ill_Economist_7637@reddit
I wanted to be Hannibal, I think ended up more Murdock.
I_M_N_Ape_@reddit
A co-worker's PT instructor in the chicago police academy was Mr. T's brother.
ONROSREPUS@reddit
Mr. T. My mom absolutely refused to get me have a mowhawk.
702PoGoHunter@reddit
Trash bags!!! I want some trash bags!!!
SummerBirdsong@reddit
Murdock
InevitableOk5017@reddit
Depends on how I wake up and what day of the week it is. All of them.
TwistedMemories@reddit
Never cared for the show and never watched it. So I couldn't tell you.
LeonidasVaarwater@reddit
Howlin' mad Murdoch.
Weird-Ninja8827@reddit
Hannibal. If only my plans could come together in a single episode.
spammyzahn@reddit
😂 I think a mix of all of them but the overwhelming majority is Howlin’ Mad!
CSamCovey@reddit
People actually watched this show? I was too busy!
Centris-650@reddit
Hannibal. I lead a team, make plans for them all the while trying to deal with their little idiosyncrasies.
Traditional-Car-1583@reddit
A mix of all of them really
Rude-Consideration64@reddit
A very pale Mr. T.
d_lbrs@reddit
MacGyver
DifferentWindow1436@reddit
What's he doing with that thing?
Physical-Ad-3798@reddit
Sprinkle in some Murdoch and that's me. I've done so much with so little for so long I can now do anything with almost nothing.
JCNunny@reddit
Murdock but not as happy.
ubermick@reddit
In my head, 20% Face, 30% Hannibal, 50% Murdoch.
In reality, more like one of the mannequins they used in the jeep flips.
TheGroovyGhoulie@reddit
Howling mad Murdoch
OldBanjoFrog@reddit
I was always Murdock
Secret-Asian-Man-76@reddit
Hannibal. I love it when a plan comes together. INTJ-A
TakkataMSF@reddit
I'm the dude getting beat up that they rescue.
rink_raptor@reddit
The van. I might look okay on the outside, even a little cool, but I’m all banged up on the inside from the wear and tear of miles and jumps.
Tojuro@reddit
At one point MrT cause I went through a phase where I needed Xanax to fly. I'm over it now and can sleep through the takeoff (might even appreciate the fast exit and payout for the family).
Hannibal now. Looked at as a leader at work and home, and I'm really just making it all up as I go. I'm more shocked than anyone when it works.
mistypee@reddit
Hannibal with a healthy dose of Murdock thrown in 😂
Joe_Kangg@reddit
Cliff Claven
A_Square_72@reddit
The old gent who was extorted by the mob, and whose young daughter hired the team, is the only one who comes to mind...
Mobile_Aioli_6252@reddit
Murdock
wesweslaco@reddit
Murdock. Anyway, he’s the only real one. The others were just in his imagination. That’s why this elite ex-military squad couldn’t hit anyone with a bullet and they couldn’t be hit, either.
FoolishExplanation@reddit (OP)
I'm completely on board with this
rogue203@reddit
I wanted to be Face or Hannibal. Definitely became Murdock.
APFOS@reddit
nearly posted that verbatim! :)
thanx_it_has_pockets@reddit
Mr T
I have a lot of jewelry.
rhodeda@reddit
Murdock
Reese9951@reddit
Mad dog Murdock
timlav@reddit
Depends on the situation. For work, I’m more Hannibal and Face. At home I’m more Murdock with a side of BA.
Vanblue1@reddit
A mixture of them all 😂
ReturnOfTheWak@reddit
BA Barracus was actually an environmentalist ahead of his time.
"I ain't getting on no plane, fool! On account of our excessive carbon footprint."
quackman2025@reddit
A little bit of all of them. Yep, I'm a misfit.
DisastrousWalk8442@reddit
BA
Reddit____user___@reddit
Wanted to be Murdoch.
Wound up being one of the people who needed their help. 🙄🤦🏻♂️
Sensitive-Question42@reddit
Mr T
(Not really, he’s the only one I can remember!)
ChuckYeagerWV@reddit
Aimed a Face but ended up BA inside. Murdock outside. Now trying for Hannibal.
Crivens999@reddit
Cmon, we’re on Reddit. We are all Face… hah, kidding we are all obviously Murdock…
No_Possession_5038@reddit
A mix of BA and Hannibal and If like to say a little Face mixed in but I’m not gonna lie like that.
Space_Case_Stace@reddit
B A. Because Mr. T
Reign_n_blud@reddit
B.A was always my idol with Hannibal as close 2nd.
Mid-Delsmoker@reddit
I’m closer to Murdock and his other character Lt. Barclay. lol
Disastrous-Tourist61@reddit
I'm the son of Hannibal and Murdock.
APFOS@reddit
Sorry, you lost me at "grow up"
Maganda_@reddit
The classy guy with a preppy outfit .
RobbieBlackmore@reddit
BA. Definitely BA. Dependable, mechanically adept, loyal, and above all else, grumpy AF.
snarkle_and_shine@reddit
Hello twin.
Hour_Mastodon_204@reddit
Col. Decker
Auferstehen78@reddit
I loved Murdoch as a kid.
As an adult I am more of a Hannibal.
oceansblue1984@reddit
Murdock for sure
pink_nightmare@reddit
BA. I too ain't flying in no damn plane.
jeremiah15165@reddit
Wanted to be Hannibal, ended up as Murdock.
RusticBucket2@reddit
“Bad Attitude” Baracus, of course.
RogerMurdockCo-Pilot@reddit
A mix of Hannibal, Murdock and BA
RunOrBike@reddit
Im a mix of Hannibal, Murdoch and Face
evilJaze@reddit
B.A. for sure. Basically, any black protagonist on TV at the time as there weren't many to look up to who weren't charicatures or stereotypes.
Swimming-Compote-168@reddit
Face
SwollenGoat68@reddit
Face
DreadpirateBG@reddit
None I was never cool enough to be a team Member of any kind.
Hairy-Character4441@reddit
I think I'm Hannibal but I'm actually Murdock.