Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Blue Thunder violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 64% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Blue Thunder scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Blue Thunder easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Blue Thunder leave you hopeful?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Blue Thunder

Name: Blue Thunder
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1984
Rating: 6.922
Cast: James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Sandy McPeak, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith

Created by Guy Magar

On ABC

19841 season11 episodes49 min6.9 / 10

A 1980s action-adventure procedural built around a high-tech helicopter, blending crime-fighting spectacle with ensemble camaraderie in a format designed for weekly episodic resolution.

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.

Clusters

Heroes, Formula, and Weekly Reset

Genres

Action & Adventure Crime Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Keywords

Helicopter Based On Movie

Where to watch

BuyApple TV Store, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Blue Thunder sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
Is Blue Thunder violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.
Is Blue Thunder scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Blue Thunder easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Blue Thunder leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.