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Blue Thunder (1984)

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Overview

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.

  1. Guy Magar

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. James Farentino

    James Farentino

    Frank Chaney

  2. Dana Carvey

    Dana Carvey

    Clinton Wonderlove

  3. Sandy McPeak

    Sandy McPeak

    Captain Braddock

  4. Dick Butkus

    Dick Butkus

    Richard Butowski

  5. Bubba Smith

    Bubba Smith

    Lyman Kelsey

Last Season

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Season 1

1984 | 11 Episodes

Season 1 of Blue Thunder premiered on January 6, 1984.

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StatusCanceled

Networks

  • ABC

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Keywords

  • helicopter
  • based on movie