

Status
Canceled
Release
1984 - 1984
Seasons / Eps
1 / 11
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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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Details
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- Runtime
- Not available
- Avg. Episode Runtime
- 49m
- Release Date
- Jan 6, 1984
- Last Air Date
- Apr 16, 1984
- Languages
- German
- Created By
- Production Countries
- United States of America
Top Cast
110 Cast Members

James Farentino
Frank Chaney
11 Episodes

Dana Carvey
Clinton Wonderlove
11 Episodes

Sandy McPeak
Captain Braddock
11 Episodes

Dick Butkus
Richard Butowski
11 Episodes

Bubba Smith
Lyman Kelsey
11 Episodes
Ann Cooper
J.J. Douglas
9 Episodes

Troy Evans
1 Episodes

Joseph Whipp
Gil Franzen
1 Episodes

Darleen Carr
Aggie Mills
1 Episodes

Kurtwood Smith
Bill Spradley
1 Episodes

Elizabeth Hoffman
Mrs. Moynihan
1 Episodes

Tracy Scoggins
Gretchen Terrell
1 Episodes

Scott Hylands
Peter Anson
1 Episodes

Kelly Preston
Amy Braddock
1 Episodes

John Hancock
Jake Cusak
1 Episodes

Robert DoQui
Morris Priest
1 Episodes

Richard Lynch
1 Episodes

Michael Alldredge
Hal Winters
1 Episodes

Robert Donner
Neil Gerrard
1 Episodes

Ralph Manza
Willie
1 Episodes






