TV Series · 1984

Blue Thunder

49 min · Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure · Canceled

Composite

4.1

IMDb

6.1 / 10

2,331 votes

TMDB

6.9 / 10

128 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

James Farentino

Frank Chaney

Dana Carvey

Clinton Wonderlove

Sandy McPeak

Captain Braddock

Dick Butkus

Richard Butowski

Bubba Smith

Lyman Kelsey

Crew

Production

Donald A. Baer Producer
Jeri Taylor Producer
David Moessinger Executive Producer
Roy Huggins Executive Producer

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (1 ep)

11. The Island

Apr 16, 1984 · 49 min

The Blue Thunder team journeys to a small Caribbean island to prevent American mercenaries, who have been hired by the KGB, from killing the Prime Minister