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Blue Thunder

Action & Adventure

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

1984 - 1984•1 season•11 episodes•~49m•

★6.9(126 ratings)

Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

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.

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Main Cast

James Farentino

James Farentino

Frank Chaney

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Clinton Wonderlove

Sandy McPeak

Sandy McPeak

Captain Braddock

Dick Butkus

Dick Butkus

Richard Butowski

Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith

Lyman Kelsey

Full Crew

Production

Executive Producer:

David Moessinger

Producer: Donald A. Baer

Executive Producer: Roy Huggins

Producer: Jeri Taylor

Keywords

helicopterbased on movie

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Did You Know?

#1

The series spans 1 season with 11 episodes in total (avg. 11 per season).

#2

Each episode runs approximately 49 minutes.

#3

Originally aired on ABC.

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Executive produced by David Moessinger, Roy Huggins.

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Rating

6.9/10

Good

126 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Blue Thunder

Status:

Canceled

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

10

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

United States of America

First Episode:

1/6/1984

Last Episode:

4/16/1984

Networks:

ABC

Production Companies:

Columbia Pictures Television

Columbia Pictures Television

Rastar Productions

Rastar Productions