Blue Thunder
- TV Series
- 1984
- 1h
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6.1/10
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An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.
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- TriviaThe camouflaged vehicle used in the series is a modified GMC S15 Jimmy 4 x 4 with the rear section and doors removed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in MacGyver: Pilot (1985)
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Blue Thunder is a special federal air unit based in Los Angeles. Frank Chaney (James Farentino) is the pilot. Joining him in the cockpit is computer tech observer Clinton 'JAFO' Wonderlove (Dana Carvey). Captain Braddock (Sandy McPeak) is their commander. Former NFL players Richard 'Ski' Butowski (Dick Butkus) and Lyman 'Bubba' Kelsey (Bubba Smith) are their ground support.
It's funny that this came out at the same time as Airwolf. While the pilot of Airwolf is far superior, I like the rest of episodes of this show better. It's an 80's action comedy episodic series. I would have expected better for its fortune but this mid-season replacement never got renewed. Carvey is doing his voices for comedy and the football buddies are a bit campy. Where else do we get two football greats on network TV? This show kinda works. The comedic elements combine with the action elements which inevitably involves air to air combat. Never has there ever been so many bad guys with air support. It's overkill especially on city streets. It would have been more prudent to move the location to the border where the crew can battle the drug cartels in an ongoing serial. It would have made this a more serious show which would be fine. The comedy makes this more campy which does fit 80's TV. It would have been interesting to treat the material more seriously.
It's funny that this came out at the same time as Airwolf. While the pilot of Airwolf is far superior, I like the rest of episodes of this show better. It's an 80's action comedy episodic series. I would have expected better for its fortune but this mid-season replacement never got renewed. Carvey is doing his voices for comedy and the football buddies are a bit campy. Where else do we get two football greats on network TV? This show kinda works. The comedic elements combine with the action elements which inevitably involves air to air combat. Never has there ever been so many bad guys with air support. It's overkill especially on city streets. It would have been more prudent to move the location to the border where the crew can battle the drug cartels in an ongoing serial. It would have made this a more serious show which would be fine. The comedy makes this more campy which does fit 80's TV. It would have been interesting to treat the material more seriously.
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