The A-Team (TV Series)

Uncle Buckle-Up (1985)

George Peppard: John 'Hannibal' Smith

Quotes 

• Face : Ruff the Bear?

  Hannibal : This is gonna be it, Face, this is gonna be the part that takes off.

  Face : But Hannibal, a bear? And on TV. TV is not for you, you're a powerhouse! You need 28 feet of canvas to explode out of. You'll get lost on the little screen.

  Hannibal : Yeah, now, I've been thinking about that, Face. But you know, television is an intmiate medium, and... I'm an intimate kind of a guy.

  Face : Like Rambo is an intimate kind of guy.

• Hannibal : Well, this is it guys, an actor can tell when his career is coming to an end. You can only play the Aquamaniac a certain number of times before you've explored every aspect of his character. That was my chance at television immortality.

  Face : But Hannibal, it was just a bear. They weren't looking for the definitive Hamlet, they just wanted a guy who wouldn't sweat too much in a fur coat.

• Face : Hannibal, what would you know about working on a kid's show?

  Hannibal : That's why I called Murdock.