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Blue Thunder

TV series

Blue Thunder

6.9/ 10· 128198449 min1 season · 11 episodes
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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.

Created by
Guy Magar

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 11 episodes

Cancelled
Season 1

Season 1

11 episodesJanuary 6, 1984
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  1. S1 E1

    Second Thunder

    Jan 6, 198449 min

    In this ""Pilot"" episode of the ABC half season spin-off of the original 1983 blockbuster smash hit under the same name starring Roy Scheider, Warren Oates and Malcolm McDowell, The Blue Thunder Unit take on a ruthless pilot who has been r

  2. S1 E2

    A Clear and Present Danger

    Jan 13, 198449 min

    A paramilitary group who call themselves the ""Posse Magistratus"", have been the prime suspects for a series of bank robberies, and one particulary involving a heavily-modified World War II fighter plane. In order to track down this plane

  3. S1 E3

    Arms Race

    Jan 20, 198449 min

    Aggie Mills, an former flame of Chaney's who he knew back in the Vietnam War, comes for help via the FBI to distort a much-growing drugs & gun smuggling ring, extending to more places than just Los Angeles. When the first operation is not a

  4. S1 E4

    Revenge in the Sky

    Jan 27, 198449 min

    An F-86 Sabre jet is stolen from an airfield by a group of KGB mercenaries, followed by an intense but unsuccessful chase by security personnel. The subsequent day, FBI agent Bruce Walsh informs Captain Braddock, Chaney and the Blue Thunder

  5. S1 E5

    Trojan Horse

    Feb 3, 198449 min

    The witness, also his confidental secretary, who could put her employer, corrupted financier Richard J. Lassiter behind solid steel bars is rescued by the Blue Thunder unit from an estate where her kidnappers were previously holding her hos

  6. S1 E6

    Skydiver

    Feb 24, 198449 min

    Madame Eva Parada, the president of Sumora, is inviting major U.S. business corporations to set-up branchs in her country, by signing lease agreements, however a small rebel group, who call themselves ""The Revolutionary Forces of Sumora"",

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Blue Thunder?
It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home. Availability is refreshed weekly.
How many seasons of Blue Thunder are there?
Blue Thunder has 1 season and 11 episodes. Status: Cancelled.
Will there be a new season of Blue Thunder?
Blue Thunder has been canceled; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 16, 1984.
Who stars in Blue Thunder?
Blue Thunder stars James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Sandy McPeak, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith.

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