was a sophomore in high school." Tia Carrere was intended to join the principal cast of the show in its fifth season after appearing in the season four finale, providing a tie to the team's inception during the war. Unfortunately for this plan, Carrere was under contract to General Hospital, which prevented her from joining The A-Team. Her character was abruptly dropped as a result. According to Mr. T's account in Bring Back... The A-Team in 2006, the role of B. A. Baracus was written specifically for him. This is corroborated by Cannell's own account of the initial concept proposed by Tartikoff. James Coburn, who co-starred in The Magnificent Seven, was considered for the role of Hannibal in The A-Team, while George Peppard (Hannibal) was the original consideration for the role of Vin (played by Steve McQueen instead) in The Magnificent Seven. Robert Vaughn played one of main characters in the film. Notable guest appearances Notable guest stars included: Claudia Christian as Cathy Rogers in "Trouble Brewing" Wendy Fulton as Kelly Stevens in "Bounty". Fulton and Dwight Schultz had married a few years before the episode, and the episode plays on the theme of Kelly and Murdock falling in love. Boy George as himself in "Cowboy George" Shecky Greene as himself roasting Gen. Harlan "Bull" Fulbright, in "Members Only" Isaac Hayes as C.J. Mack in "The Heart of Rock n' Roll" Hulk Hogan as himself in "Body Slam" and "The Trouble With Harry". In "Body Slam", other WWF wrestlers such as The British Bulldogs and "Mr Wonderful" Paul Orndorff also made cameo appearances. Ernie Hudson as Cal Freeman in "The Taxicab Wars" Rick James as himself in "The Heart of Rock n' Roll" Steven Keats in the episode "Harder than it Looks" before co-starring in All My Children Joanna Kerns as Trish Brenner in "A Nice Place To Visit" Yaphet Kotto as Charles F. Struthers in "The Out of Towners" David McCallum as Ivan Trigorin in "The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair". McCallum guest stars as a former associate of Robert Vaughn's character General Stockwell. Vaughn and McCallum had co-starred together as friendly American and Russian secret agents in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. This A-Team episode sent up many aspects of the classic series, such as Stockwell saying "Open Channel D" (an U.N.C.L.E. catchphrase). Joe Namath as T. J. Bryant in "Quarterback Sneak", season 5, episode 4 Ana Obregón as Marta in