Thunder: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A family and their horse.

Thunder is a magnificent, wild, black stallion that befriends young Cindy, nine-year-old daughter of rancher Bill Prescott and his wife Anne. Among the lessons introduced in separate shows are Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation; care for the elderly; wild life conservation; the evils of theft; gun safety; racial tolerance; inequities of sex discrimination and more.

Series details

• Title: Thunder
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1977-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40692

Cast and credited roles

• Clint Ritchie — Bill Prescott
• Melissa Converse — Ann Prescott
• Melora Hardin — Cindy Prescott
• Justin Randi — Willie Wilson
• Ray Girardin — Sam

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-09-10; final listed air date 1977-11-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Thunder 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.