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Blue Thunder

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Plot

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.

Cast

James Farentino as Frank Chaney
James Farentino

as Frank Chaney

Dana Carvey as Clinton Wonderlove
Dana Carvey

as Clinton Wonderlove

Sandy McPeak as Captain Braddock
Sandy McPeak

as Captain Braddock

Dick Butkus as Richard Butowski
Dick Butkus

as Richard Butowski

Bubba Smith as Lyman Kelsey
Bubba Smith

as Lyman Kelsey

Creator

Network

Status

  • Canceled

First Aired Date

  • January 6, 1984

Last Aired Date

  • April 16, 1984

Production Companies

  • Columbia Pictures Television

  • Rastar Productions

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 11

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