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- Runtime: 49m.
- Status: Canceled
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Stars: James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Sandy McPeak, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith
- keywords: helicopter, based on movie
- Production_studio: Columbia Pictures Television, Rastar Productions
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 11
- First air date: 1984-01-06
- Last air date: 1984-04-16
- The Blue Thunder is featured in the top rankings of 1984
- #11 in Top Drama Series of 1984
- #4 in Top Crime Series of 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.
