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The series even restages the demonstration scene, in which the Blue Thunder is deployed against a simulated hostage situation. In the TV series, the same helicopter is part of LA police operations, often used against people who _don’t_ have an armored, heavily armed helicopter, which seems a little unheroic. The story ended with the protagonist destroying the helicopter and walking away.
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