Blue Thunder
TV Show| Title | Blue Thunder |
| User score | 6.9 |
| Release date | Jan 6, 1984 |
| Release date of last episode | Apr 16, 1984 |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Director | Guy Magar |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures Television, Rastar Productions |
| Series status | Canceled |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 11 |
| Run time | 49 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S1.E11 ∙ The Island
Apr 16, 1984
S1.E10 ∙ Godchild
Mar 23, 1984
S1.E9 ∙ The Long Flight
Mar 16, 1984
S1.E8 ∙ Payload
Mar 9, 1984
S1.E7 ∙ Clipped Wings
Mar 2, 1984
S1.E6 ∙ Skydiver
Feb 24, 1984
S1.E5 ∙ Trojan Horse
Feb 3, 1984
S1.E4 ∙ Revenge in the Sky
Jan 27, 1984
S1.E3 ∙ Arms Race
Jan 20, 1984
S1.E2 ∙ A Clear and Present Danger
Jan 13, 1984
S1.E1 ∙ Second Thunder
Jan 6, 1984
Videos
ABC Monday Night promo April 1984
Feb 17, 2017
