The original A-TEAM FAN CLUB!

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Hey Everybody,

At long last, here is the thread I had promised you guys!

I don't know if this has ever been mentioned on this website before, but during the original series run of TAT there was an official A-Team Fan Club... and I was fortunate enough to have become a member in May 1984, right after the end of season two. As a member, I received exclusive postcards, photos, even a poster -- and of course the club had an official newsletter.

Sadly, I have very, very few of the original collectibles -- but I did save every edition of the Fan Club newsletter. There were only four issues of the newsletter, but they were great! They featured exclusive interviews with the cast, photos, puzzles, and Q&As about the show.

I'm going to post all four of the newsletters here in this thread, so we can all enjoy the interviews and Q&As, and have fun with the puzzles!



Stay tuned!!!

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Here are some photos I found online from some other former fan club members, showing all the cool stuff that A-Team fan club members received.

Please note that these are not my photos, and I no longer have most of the items pictured.




The initial member package was enclosed in this satchel-styed case.

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The bumper sticker...



The poster!!! I remember putting this up on my bedroom wall when I was 12 years old.

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The individual A-Team member cards!



Here is some info printed on the back of the cards:

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this is all so awesome!

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Here is the fan club member card that members received:

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Some episode postcards:

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Okay, that's it for the photos I found online. Now I'm going to try to scan some of my own A-Team fan club stash.

I found the "satchel" case in an old box. It's got quite a bit of wear and tear, but it's still remarkable that I have it after 32 years! When I opened it, it was missing every single item pictured above, but I did find the four newsletters, and a couple other things...

Here are two more episode postcards:



Here are the captions from the back of the postcards.



Hmm... one of the episodes seems to be mislabeled!

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Here is a flyer with lots of cool A-Team merchandise that was available during the series run (not exclusively through the fan club, but from the same company):

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I will be posting the first issue of the newsletter soon. It features an exclusive profile and interview with George Peppard, answers to fan mail questions, a detailed look at the costume design of Murdock's jacket, and some fun A-Team puzzles! (B.A. might enjoy pecan pie for breakfast, but never under these circumstances!)

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Wow, all of this is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[sidney]

I'm jealous that you kept what you did. That's really cool.
I had an old Mr. T doll. It married my Barbies. I wish I still had him. Man, I loved that doll.

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I had Face's campaign poster from White Ballot, and a few articles I wish I'd kept. But thanks to you guys, I have my very own van & Vette (which I didn't as a kid)

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Here is Issue #1 of The A-Team Fan Club newsletter. It does not have a date on it (other than "1984"), but I believe I would have received this with the initial fan club member package. I joined in May 1984, so it's a safe bet that this issue was dated spring 1984.

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Issue #1 continued...





I hope you guys have fun with "Find the Mistakes" and the crossword puzzle. (I had to block out the squares in the crossword puzzle where I had filled in the answers from over 30 years ago.)