Series · 1984 · 49 min · 1 seasons

Blue Thunder (1984)

6.9/10 · 129 votes

Action & Adventure Crime Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Blue Thunder is a TV series (Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama and Sci-Fi & Fantasy) that first aired in 1984. Blue Thunder has 1 seasons and 11 episodes in total. It has an average rating of 6.9/10 from 129 viewers. In United States, you can watch Blue Thunder on Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home.

Last episode S1 · E11 — The Island April 16, 1984

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Plot

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.