Blue Thunder
Season - Episode
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1 - 1Second Thunder Jan 06, 1984
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1 - 2A Clear and Present Danger Jan 13, 1984
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1 - 3Arms Race Jan 20, 1984
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1 - 4Revenge in the Sky Jan 27, 1984
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1 - 5Trojan Horse Feb 03, 1984
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1 - 6Skydiver Feb 24, 1984
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1 - 7Clipped Wings Mar 02, 1984
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1 - 8Payload Mar 09, 1984
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1 - 9The Long Flight Mar 16, 1984
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1 - 10Godchild Mar 23, 1984
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1 - 11The Island Apr 16, 1984
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.