About Blue Thunder
- Released on January 06, 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.
Main Cast of Blue Thunder
James Farentino plays Frank Chaney (11 episodes)
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Dick Butkus plays Richard Butowski (11 episodes)
Bubba Smith plays Lyman Kelsey (11 episodes)
Secondary Cast of Blue Thunder
Troy Evans
Joseph Whipp
Darleen Carr
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Tracy Scoggins
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Robert DoQui
Richard Lynch
Michael Alldredge
Robert Donner
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Paul Koslo
Carolyn Seymour
Geoffrey Lewis
Matthew Faison
Leigh Lombardi
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Thalmus Rasulala
Gracie Harrison
Belinda Montgomery
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Crew of Blue Thunder
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- Troy Evans
- Joseph Whipp
- Darleen Carr
- Kurtwood Smith
- Elizabeth Hoffman
- Tracy Scoggins
- Scott Hylands
- Beverly Todd
- Kelly Preston
- John Hancock
- Robert DoQui
- Richard Lynch
- Michael Alldredge
- Robert Donner
- Ralph Manza
- John Fox
- George Gaynes
- Paul Koslo
- Carolyn Seymour
- Geoffrey Lewis
- Matthew Faison
- Leigh Lombardi
- Ray Wise
- Gregory Sierra
- Thalmus Rasulala
- Gracie Harrison
- Belinda Montgomery
- Liz Torres
- Jay Scorpio