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Apr 16, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: April 16, 1984 – Final Episode of Blue Thunder Aired.

On this day April 16, 1984, the final episode of Blue Thunder aired on ABC, ending the short lived television adaptation after just one season and 11 episodes. Based on the 1983 film of the same name, the show followed a high tech helicopter task force battling crime in Los Angeles.

The series starred James Farentino as the lead pilot, joined by a surprising cast of familiar faces including Dana Carvey before his Saturday Night Live fame, former NFL star Dick Butkus, and Bubba Smith of...

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