Blue Thunder
Overview
Blue Thunder, a 1984 ABC series inspired by the film of the same name, revolves around a high-tech helicopter designed for law enforcement. Utilizing the Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and incorporating extensive stock footage from its cinematic predecessor, the show features a support unit called "Rolling Thunder," which includes a camouflaged ground vehicle. Starring James Farentino, Dana Carvey, and former NFL players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus, the series struggled against CBS's Airwolf and the popular soap Dallas, leading to its cancellation after just eleven episodes.
Episodes
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1
Second Thunder
In the pilot episode of this ABC half-season spin-off from the 1983 hit film starring Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, and Malcolm McDowell, the Blue Thund...
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2
A Clear and Present Danger
A paramilitary group called the "Posse Magistratus" is suspected of a string of bank robberies, including one involving a heavily modified World War I...
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3
Arms Race
A former flame from Chaney’s Vietnam days, Aggie Mills, enlists FBI help to dismantle a growing drugs and arms smuggling ring that reaches far beyon...
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4
Revenge in the Sky
A group of KGB mercenaries manages to steal an F-86 Sabre jet from an airfield, leading to a dramatic chase by security that ultimately fails. The nex...
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5
Trojan Horse
The Blue Thunder team rescues a witness—also a confidential secretary—from a secluded estate where she’d been held hostage. Her testimony helped...
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6
Skydiver
At the Sumoran Embassy, President Eva Parada hosts a reception for major U.S. corporations, hoping to sign lease agreements for new branches in her co...
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7
Clipped Wings
Chaney gets reassigned from Blue Thunder after abandoning a drug stakeout to chase down kidnappers. In his absence, command of the helicopter is hande...
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8
Payload
The privately funded Space Shuttle Argo faces a dire threat from a group of arms dealers who are worried that the shuttle's success in gene-splicing e...
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9
The Long Flight
Chaney faces the challenge of persuading the granddaughter of a deceased mobster to hand over her grandfather's business papers to the FBI. Time is of...
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10
Godchild
Two professional killers disguised as highway patrol officers, tied to organized crime, botch an attempt on Lisa Ritchie’s life at a fancy restauran...
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11
The Island
The Blue Thunder crew heads to a tiny Caribbean island to stop a squad of American mercenaries—hired by the KGB—from assassinating the Prime Minis...
