The "A" Team

The "A" Team is the first half of the 8th episode of Season 9. It first aired on April 6, 2005 along with Emily Swallows a Horse.

Summary
Brain and Francine feel that their soccer team is doing stuff that is much too easy for them, so they join the Elwood City All-Stars. They practice hard, until they have a soccer game against their old soccer team, but they become extra players for their team.

Plot
Francine and Brain are upset at how none of the other players on their soccer team are taking the game seriously. After the game, a girl tells Francine that she saw Francine and Brain playing soccer, and should try something more advanced. She then offers then to join an advanced traveling soccer team called the Elwood City All-stars. Francine and Brain accept, and they both try out for the team, and make it. However, the coach, of the team is very tough, and makes them work very hard. He makes them play in the rain, and yells at Francine when she falls into the mud. He criticized them for everything that they do. In fact, even if they do something right, they are criticized that they could have done it better. But Francine and Brain keep reminding each other that they are not quitters. However, Francine and Brain have to give up things they enjoy doing, like the computer club, so that they can play for the All-Star league.

The coach announces to the team that there first game will be again the Lakewood Elementary School, which makes the whole team except for Francine and Brain laugh. Francine and Brain are worried about how they are gonna cream their old soccer team.

Before the game, the coach tells the team that the Lakewood Elementary School is short two players, and needs to borrow to players. He tells Francine and Brain to join their old team for the game. During the game, Francine and Brain remember how much fun they used to have on their team. They realize that the team has much better sportsmanship, and play better. Even though at the end they lose the game, Francine and Brain decide to go back to their old team, because it was much more fun.

Trivia

 * The titles name is the name of a show from the 1980s called The A-Team.
 * This is the second reappearance of Coach Raggett who debuted in the episode Arthur Goes to Camp.
 * Alex is the only player on Lakewood who wears a headband.

Goofs

 * Alex's sweater was yellow for a few moments.
 * Francince's jersey number was #11 in her dream but #18 in real life.