Content & Trigger Warnings for The A-Team (1983)
8 content warnings identified across 2 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, The A-Team (1983) contains 8 content warnings : Car accidents / crashes, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Wrongful imprisonment, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Drug use (depicted), Gun violence, Torture.
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Does It Get Worse?
7 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | ||||
| Car accidents / crashes | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Spectacular car chases with flipping vehicles where occupants always walk away unharmed |
| Car accidents / crashes | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Vehicle stunts and chase crashes remain a staple of every episode |
| Car accidents / crashes | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Vehicle chases and crashes are a staple of nearly every episode's action sequences. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | The team often rescues kidnapped civilians as their mission of the week |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Rescue missions continue with civilians and team members occasionally captured |
| Kidnapping / abduction | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are frequently captured or kidnapped as part of the episodic adventure format. |
| War / combat | S1 | 1/5 | Referenced | Vietnam War service is part of the team's backstory and occasionally shown in flashbacks |
| War / combat | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are Vietnam War veterans and war references appear regularly; some combat flashbacks. |
| Wrongful imprisonment | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | The team's backstory of being falsely convicted of a crime they didn't commit is referenced regularly |
| Wrongful imprisonment | S2 | 2/5 | Referenced | The team remains fugitives from their wrongful military conviction |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The entire premise revolves around the team being wrongfully convicted and on the run from military authorities. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S2 | 1/5 | Depicted | B.A. Baracus is forcibly sedated and transported in enclosed vehicles against his will |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Drug smugglers and dealers appear as antagonists in several episodes |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some episodes involve drug-related storylines as part of the crime-of-the-week format. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Gun violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Frequent shooting with automatic weapons but nobody is ever actually hit or killed |
| Gun violence | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Continued heavy automatic weapons fire with characteristically zero casualties |
| Gun violence | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Frequent gunfire and shootouts in nearly every episode, though injuries are rarely shown graphically. |
| Torture | S1 | 1/5 | Depicted | Villains threaten captives but actual harm is minimal in the lighthearted tone |
| Torture | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters are occasionally held captive and threatened or roughed up by villains. |
Other
Spectacular car chases with flipping vehicles where occupants always walk away unharmed
Vehicle stunts and chase crashes remain a staple of every episode
Vehicle chases and crashes are a staple of nearly every episode's action sequences.
The team often rescues kidnapped civilians as their mission of the week
Rescue missions continue with civilians and team members occasionally captured
Characters are frequently captured or kidnapped as part of the episodic adventure format.
Vietnam War service is part of the team's backstory and occasionally shown in flashbacks
Characters are Vietnam War veterans and war references appear regularly; some combat flashbacks.
The team's backstory of being falsely convicted of a crime they didn't commit is referenced regularly
The team remains fugitives from their wrongful military conviction
The entire premise revolves around the team being wrongfully convicted and on the run from military authorities.
Phobias & Sensory
B.A. Baracus is forcibly sedated and transported in enclosed vehicles against his will
Substance Use
Drug smugglers and dealers appear as antagonists in several episodes
Some episodes involve drug-related storylines as part of the crime-of-the-week format.
Violence & Physical Harm
Frequent shooting with automatic weapons but nobody is ever actually hit or killed
Continued heavy automatic weapons fire with characteristically zero casualties
Frequent gunfire and shootouts in nearly every episode, though injuries are rarely shown graphically.
Villains threaten captives but actual harm is minimal in the lighthearted tone
Characters are occasionally held captive and threatened or roughed up by villains.
