Blue Thunder
Action & Adventure·Crime·Drama·Sci-Fi & Fantasy·1984·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: James Farentino，Dana Carvey，Sandy McPeak，Dick Butkus
Episodes
Season 1
S01 | E01
Second Thunder
1984-01-06
S01 | E02
A Clear and Present Danger
1984-01-13
S01 | E03
Arms Race
1984-01-20
S01 | E04
Revenge in the Sky
1984-01-27
S01 | E05
Trojan Horse
1984-02-03
S01 | E06
Skydiver
1984-02-24
S01 | E07
Clipped Wings
1984-03-02
S01 | E08
Payload
1984-03-09
S01 | E09
The Long Flight
1984-03-16
S01 | E10
Godchild
1984-03-23
S01 | E11
The Island
1984-04-16
Cast
James Farentino
Frank Chaney
Dana Carvey
Clinton Wonderlove
Sandy McPeak
Captain Braddock
Dick Butkus
Richard Butowski
Bubba Smith
Lyman Kelsey
