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Blue Thunder

DramaSci-FiAdventure
1984
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.
Country: United States
Director:
Guy Magar
Cast:
James Farentino,
Dana Carvey,
Sandy McPeak,
Bubba Smith
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Guy Magar
Director
James Farentino
As Frank Chaney
Dana Carvey
As Clinton Wonderlove
Sandy McPeak
As Captain Braddock
Bubba Smith
As Lyman Kelsey
Dick Butkus
As Richard Butowski

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