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The A-Team: Season 3, Episode 2

The Bend in the River: Part 1 (25 Sep. 1984)

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The A-team goes to the Amazon Jungle in Peru, to rescue Tawnia's fiancé from a river pirate called "El Cajon" who scares everybody off for the shady Doyle.

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Bobbi Cardina
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Rafael Campos
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Kruger
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Churlisco
Don Pedro Colley ...
Little John
Eric Holland ...
Roidermann
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Deep in Peru where a tributary of the Amazon bends, a pirate outfit lead by the treacherous El Cajon ('the Coffin') who hides a double gun in his wooden leg, is hired by the gangster Doyle to keep both Amazonian Indians (whom they scare) and all strangers (whom they rob and kidnap of kill) out. When they thus cause the disappearance of Dr. Brian Lefcourt, who practiced Archeology there but owns several newspapers and is engaged with reporter Tawnia Baker, she sends in the A-team, who find it poetical the masquerade as a coffin's escort after springing Murdock -who now claims to be directing 'the' movie- from the lunatic asylum in that very coffin. Written by KGF Vissers

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This two-hour TV movie is usually shown as two parts in syndication. See more »

Quotes

El Cajon: You are well armed, Señor.
Col. John "Hannibal" Smith: Are you the jackass that calls himself 'The Coffin'?
El Cajon: Yes Señor, El Cajon.
Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock: Mr. Coffin, please do not sweat. there is to be no sweating in my film.
[throws him a towel]
Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock: Here, wipe it off yourself.
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