Thunder Alley: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Thunder Alley is an American sitcom which aired from March 9, 1994 to July 4, 1995 on ABC. The show stars Edward Asner as retired race-car driver Gil Jones. The unaired original pilot episode featured Felicity Huffman in the role of Bobbi Turner, Gil's daughter. When ABC picked up the series, Huffman was replaced with actress Diane Venora. The pilot was reshot and Venora played the role for eight episodes before she was replaced by Robin Riker, who played the role for the remainder of the series. The series also starred future Academy Award-nominee Haley Joel Osment.

The story involved Bobbi returning after a divorce to live with her father. In tow were her three children: Claudine (Kelly Vint); Jenny (Lindsay Felton); and Harry (Haley Joel Osment). The new family quintet lived in Gil's home above Thunder Alley, the specialty racing garage Gil operated. Rounding out the cast was Gil's dim-witted mechanic sidekick, Leland DuParte (Jim Beaver). In the show's second season, Andrew Keegan joined the cast as Jack Kelly, a local boy who helped around the garage.

Series details

• Title: Thunder Alley
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-03-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1995-07-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7773
• IMDb ID: tt0108957
• TVDB ID: 77458

Cast and credited roles

• Edward Asner — Gil Jones
• Jim Beaver — Leland DuParte
• Kelly Vint — Claudine Turner
• Haley Joel Osment — Harry Turner
• Lindsay Felton — Jenny Turner
• Angelina Fiordellisi — Rita
• Robin Riker — Bobbi Turner

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-03-09; final listed air date 1994-05-04.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-03-14; final listed air date 1995-07-04.

Source and licence

Adapted from Thunder Alley on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.