Is Wikipedia not the greatest thing ever? And who in God's name knows this much about Airwolf?
One note of clarification. 'Airwolf vs. Blue Thunder' encompasses not only the greatest fictitious helicopters ever created, it also takes into account all aspects of the the television series and motion picture based on the fake flying machines.
On to the debate!
Blue Thunder was pretty badass but get a load of this brief synopsis. Airwolf may take the title after just one paragraph:
The series' protagonist is Stringfellow Hawke (played by Jan-Michael Vincent), a loner who lives in a cabin in the mountains, only accompanied by his Bluetick Coonhound, "Tet", and the surrounding wildlife. Hawke is a recluse, spending most of his time alone with his priceless collection of paintings, and serenading eagles with his equally priceless Stradivarius cello. His only real friend and mentor is the older, eternally cheerful Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine).
Really hard to say which was the high-water mark for Jan-Michael Vincent (A.K.A. JMV), was it the lead role in the Airwolf series or was it his bit part in the movie 'Grease'? Quite a career either way. You have to give Airwolf some extra points here too considering it's unlikely Jan-Mike was sober while fake-piloting the fake helicopter.
On top of JMV, you've also got a Bluetick Coonhound, a Stradivarius and Ernest Borgnine? WOW!
Oh, and 'Stringfellow Hawke'? STRINGFELLOW! I would give anything to have been sitting in the creative meeting when they decided, "Yep, Stringfellow it is." Spectacular. You just don't get good writing like that on TV these days.
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