- Blue Thunder (TV series)
"Blue Thunder" was a 1984 ABC TV series based on the movie of the same title.
The series used the converted
Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions ofstock footage from the1983 film. As backup to the helicopter, a ground unit, Rolling Thunder (not in the original film) was featured. This was a large support van with a desertcamouflage off-road vehicle inside.The television series cast included
James Farentino ,Dana Carvey , and former professional American football playersBubba Smith andDick Butkus . The show was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar "Airwolf " onCBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS series "Dallas" on Friday nights, and lost.Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.
A Region 1 DVD set of the series was released on
22 August 2006 .Cast
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James Farentino as Frank Chaney
*Dana Carvey as Clinton Wonderlove, aka "JAFO" (or "Just Another Frustrating Observer")
*Sandy McPeak as Captain Braddock
*Bubba Smith as "Bubba" Kelsey
*Dick Butkus as "Ski" Butowski
*Ann Cooper as J J DouglasExternal links
*imdb title|id=0086671|title=Blue Thunder "(TV series)
* [http://airwing.uplink.com.au/bluethunder/ Blue Thunder unofficial home page]
* [http://www.tvacres.com/helicopters_bluethunder.htm Blue Thunder series page on tvacres.com]
* [http://www.gregdonner.org/blue_thunder/bt_tvseries.html Blue Thunder TV series page on gregdonner.org] & episode guide
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