Blue Thunder (TV Series) - Revision history

Jcordell at 03:15, 26 June 2017

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	[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (1984)]]		[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (1984)]]

	'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that ~~uses~~ the helicopter to fight crime. The cast starred [[James Farentino]], [[Dana Carvey]], as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.		'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that used the helicopter to fight crime. The cast starred [[James Farentino]], [[Dana Carvey]], as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.

	{{TV Title}}		{{TV Title}}

Ben41: /* Browning M2HB */

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Browning M2HB

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	[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]		[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E09 10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|[[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Heavy_Barrel\|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine guns are used by a drug lord's henchmen in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E09 10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|[[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Heavy_Barrel\|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine guns are used by a drug lord's henchmen in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).]]

			=Other=
			==M72 LAW==
			Bubba and Ski are seen holding what appears to be an [[M72 LAW]] modified with a pistol grip.
			[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|M72A2 LAW 66mm]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E01 19.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Bubba holding what appears to be an [[M72 LAW]] modified with a pistol grip in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]

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Ben41 at 06:26, 11 September 2013

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	[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (1984)]]		[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (1984)]]

	'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that uses the helicopter to fight crime. The cast ~~included~~ [[Dana Carvey]] as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.		'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that uses the helicopter to fight crime. The cast starred [[James Farentino]], [[Dana Carvey]], as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.

	{{TV Title}}		{{TV Title}}

Ben41 at 06:26, 11 September 2013

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	~~{{wip}}~~		[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (1984)]]

	[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (~~TV Series -~~ 1984)]]

	'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that uses the helicopter to fight crime. The cast included [[Dana Carvey]] as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.		'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that uses the helicopter to fight crime. The cast included [[Dana Carvey]] as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.

Ben41: /* Machine Guns */

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Machine Guns

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	[[Image:M60.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|none\|]]		[[Image:M60.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|none\|]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E09 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The [[M60]] is prominently used by "Bubba" Kelsey ([[Bubba Smith]]) in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E09 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The [[M60]] is prominently used by "Bubba" Kelsey ([[Bubba Smith]]) in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).]]

			==Browning M2HB==
			[[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Heavy_Barrel\|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine guns are used by a drug lord's henchmen in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).
			[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E09 10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|[[Browning_M2#Browning_M2_Heavy_Barrel\|Browning M2HB]] heavy machine guns are used by a drug lord's henchmen in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).]]

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Ben41: /* Smith & Wesson Model 10 */

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Smith & Wesson Model 10

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	[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Wonderlove ([[Dana Carvey]]) and Captain Braddock (Sandy McPeak) fires their Colt DS revolvers in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Wonderlove ([[Dana Carvey]]) and Captain Braddock (Sandy McPeak) fires their Colt DS revolvers in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]

	==~~Smith & Wesson Model 10~~==		==Colt Official Police==
	The [[~~Smith & Wesson Model 10~~]] is seen carried by uniformed officers in the series.		The [[Colt Official Police]] is seen carried by uniformed officers in the series.
	[[File:~~S&W-Model-10~~.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|~~Smith & Wesson Model 10~~ - .38 Special]]		[[File:ColtOP5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Official Police - .38 Special]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The uniform officer in the upper left fires the ~~S&W~~ in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The uniform officer in the upper left fires the Colt OP in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]

	=Rifles=		=Rifles=

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Colt Detective Special

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	[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]		[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Colt Detective Special 1st Gen - .38 Special]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Wonderlove ([[Dana Carvey]]) and Captain Braddock (Sandy McPeak) fires their Colt DS revolvers in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|Wonderlove ([[Dana Carvey]]) and Captain Braddock (Sandy McPeak) fires their Colt DS revolvers in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]

			==Smith & Wesson Model 10==
			The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is seen carried by uniformed officers in the series.
			[[File:S&W-Model-10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E01_08.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The uniform officer in the upper left fires the S&W in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]

	=Rifles=		=Rifles=

Ben41: /* M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon */

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M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon

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	[[Image:M61vulcan.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|The GE M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannon.]]		[[Image:M61vulcan.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|The GE M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannon.]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E01_12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|As in the [[Blue Thunder\|film]], the [[M61 Vulcan]] is the main weapon of the Blue Thunder helicopter.]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01_12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|As in the [[Blue Thunder\|film]], the [[M61 Vulcan]] is the main weapon of the Blue Thunder helicopter.]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E02 10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The Vulcan at the bottom in "A Clear and Present Danger" (S1E02).]]

	=Handguns=		=Handguns=

Ben41 at 17:54, 10 September 2013

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	[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (TV Series - 1984)]]		[[File:BlueTTV.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|''Blue Thunder'' (TV Series - 1984)]]

	'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that uses the helicopter to fight crime. The cast included [[Dana Carvey]] as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series ~~premiered~~ in ~~the same television season~~ with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]''~~, but~~ only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.		'''''Blue Thunder''''' is the 1984 television adaptation of the [[Blue Thunder\|1983 film]]. The series was not a continuation of the film, but instead followed a special unit within the Los Angeles Police Department that uses the helicopter to fight crime. The cast included [[Dana Carvey]] as well as former NFL stars [[Dick Butkus]] and [[Bubba Smith]]. The series was broadcast in competition with the similarly themed ''[[Airwolf]]'' and only aired for 11 episodes in the US on ABC.

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	[[Image:M61vulcan.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|The GE M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannon.]]		[[Image:M61vulcan.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|The GE M61 Vulcan 20mm Cannon.]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E01_12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|As in the [[Blue Thunder\|film]], the [[M61 Vulcan]] is the main weapon of the Blue Thunder helicopter.]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01_12.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|As in the [[Blue Thunder\|film]], the [[M61 Vulcan]] is the main weapon of the Blue Thunder helicopter.]]
	~~[[File:BlueTS1E02 10.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The Vulcan is seen at the bottom in "A Clear and Present Danger" (S1E02).]]~~

	=Handguns=		=Handguns=
	== Heckler & Koch P9S ==		== Heckler & Koch P9S ==
	A [[Heckler & Koch P9S\|P9S]] is the sidearm carried by Blue Thunder's pilot, Frank Chaney ([[James Farentino]]).		A [[Heckler & Koch P9S\|P9S]] is the sidearm carried by Blue Thunder's pilot, Frank Chaney ([[James Farentino]]). The pistol is used by Wonderlove ([[Dana Carvey]]) in "Godchild" (S1E10).
	[[Image:Hk-p9s-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Heckler & Koch P9S - 9x19mm]]		[[Image:Hk-p9s-1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Heckler & Koch P9S - 9x19mm]]
	[[File:BlueTS1E01_05.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A [[Heckler & Koch P9S\|P9S]] is fired by Frank Chaney ([[James Farentino]]) in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01_05.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|A [[Heckler & Koch P9S\|P9S]] is fired by Frank Chaney ([[James Farentino]]) in "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E10 06.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The pistol is used by Wonderlove ([[Dana Carvey]]) in "Godchild" (S1E10).]]

	== Heckler & Koch VP70 ==		== Heckler & Koch VP70 ==
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	[[File:BlueTS1E01 15.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|"Ski" Butowski ([[Dick Butkus]]) with the HK33A3 in the series premiere "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]		[[File:BlueTS1E01 15.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|"Ski" Butowski ([[Dick Butkus]]) with the HK33A3 in the series premiere "Second Thunder" (S1E01).]]

			=Submachine Guns=
			==Heckler & Koch HK94==
			The [[Heckler & Koch HK94]], the 16" barreled carbine version of the [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] is also among the weapons used by "Ski" Butowski ([[Dick Butkus]]) and "Bubba" Kelsey ([[Bubba Smith]]).
			[[Image:HK94.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|none\|HK94 16" Barreled Carbine - 9mm]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E10 03.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The [[Heckler & Koch HK94]] is used by "Ski" Butowski ([[Dick Butkus]]) in "Godchild" (S1E10).]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E10 02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The [[Heckler & Koch HK94]] is used by "Bubba" Kelsey ([[Bubba Smith]]) in "Godchild" (S1E10).]]

			=Machine Guns=
			==M60==
			The [[M60]] is prominently used by "Bubba" Kelsey ([[Bubba Smith]]) in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).
			[[Image:M60.jpg\|thumb\|500px\|none\|]]
			[[File:BlueTS1E09 07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|500px\|The [[M60]] is prominently used by "Bubba" Kelsey ([[Bubba Smith]]) in "The Long Flight" (S1E09).]]

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