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Blue Thunder

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 128 votes

Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter. The series uses the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside. The television series cast includes James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost. Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.

Created by
Guy Magar
Seasons
1
Episodes
11
Episode length
~49m
First aired
Jan 6, 1984
Networks
ABC
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Blue Thunder

  • Portrait of James Farentino

    James Farentino

    Frank Chaney

  • Portrait of Dana Carvey

    Dana Carvey

    Clinton Wonderlove

  • Portrait of Sandy McPeak

    Sandy McPeak

    Captain Braddock

  • Portrait of Dick Butkus

    Dick Butkus

    Richard Butowski

  • Portrait of Bubba Smith

    Bubba Smith

    Lyman Kelsey

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Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of Blue Thunder

    Season 1

    Jan 6, 1984

    11 episodes

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