Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley is an American sitcom which aired from March 9, 1994 to July 4, 1995 on ABC.

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Seasons

1. The Prototype

Air Date: 1994-03-09

A retired racecar driver and garage owner has to adjust when his daughter Bobbi and her children come to live with him, beginning with a clash over how to discipline the kids.

2. The Love Triangle

Air Date: 1994-03-16

Gil becomes romantically interested in Harry's teacher, not realizing the boy has a crush on her himself.

3. Chore Patrol

Air Date: 1994-03-23

Gil bribes the children with a promise of pizza to get them to do their chores, but his plan backfires.

4. Girls' Night Out

Air Date: 1994-03-30

Gil baby-sits while Bobbie goes out to dinner with his niece Rita.

5. Girls Night Out

Air Date: 1994-03-30

Gil baby-sits while Bobbie goes out to dinner with his niece Rita.

6. Bloodsuckers

Air Date: 1994-04-06

Gil's impending IRS interview worries Bobbie; meanwhile, Gil plans a practical joke on the kids using a hearse that is in the garage for servicing.

7. Happy Endings

Air Date: 1994-04-13

Claudine is interested in a boy; meanwhile, Gil is being honored with a lifetime-achievement award.

8. A Fistful of Phyllis

Air Date: 1994-04-20

Hostilities with annoying neighbor Mrs. Millman escalate when Jenny punches her daughter Phyllis.

9. As a Matter of Fact

Air Date: 1994-05-04

Gil has trepidations about his grandchildren's behavior at an awards banquet.

1. Never Say Die

Air Date: 1994-09-14

Bobbi and Gil clash over how to soothe Harry's fears over an impending tonsilectomy.

2. Speak No Evil

Air Date: 1994-09-21

Gil addresses Harry's class on career day, but Bobbie doesn't like the message he gives about the worth of formal education

3. Easy Money

Air Date: 1994-09-28

Gill takes the kids to the racetrack, to Bobbi's consternation.

4. Get a Job

Air Date: 1994-10-05

Gil is left to content with the kids after he shames Bobbie in looking for a ""real job"".

5. First Date

Air Date: 1994-10-12

A boy asks Claudine to the school dance, but Bobbi and Gil impose conditions she rebels against.

6. Give 'Em Hell, Bobbi

Air Date: 1994-10-15

As the new coach of Jenny's basketball team, Bobbie renames it the Bluebirds and puts its members (and their parents) in a foul mood with a winning-isn't-everything philosophy.

7. Sex, Lies and Popcorn

Air Date: 1994-10-26

Bobbi tells one little white lie, which escalates out of all proportion.

8. Sex, Lies & Popcorn

Air Date: 1994-10-26

Bobbi tells one little white lie, which escalates out of all proportion.

9. The Garage Sale

Air Date: 1994-11-02

A family garage sale finds Bobbie and Gil in a rhubarb over ownership of a 1972 baseball card collection that may bring in as much as $2200

10. Accidentally at First Sight

Air Date: 1995-03-07

Bobbi meets an attractive new man, but the rest of the family don't approve of her dating him.

11. Are We There Yet?

Air Date: 1994-03-14

It's time for the stock-car racers' reunion, but Harry puts the brakes on Gill's enthusiasm when he decides to ta g along; Bobbie tries to sell the girls on the idea of a mother-daughter slumber party

12. Breaking Away

Air Date: 1995-03-21

Bobbi and Harry both learn lessons about trust and letting go when Bobbie, worrying that Claudine doesn't confide in her, is tempted to read her diary; and Gil prods Harry to lose his bicycle training wheels

13. The Trouble with Harry

Air Date: 1995-03-28

The girls convince Harry that he has ruined Gil's prized stock-car engine with a dropped marble, but the prank backfires when Harry confesses and an overheated Gil explodes, prompting Harry to run away from home

14. Workin' Man's Blues

Air Date: 1995-04-04

When the kids misbehave, Gil metes out their punishment: Harry must work in the garage, and the girls are evicted from their rooms. Meanwhile, Bobbie laughs at Gil's plan to ""lock the tigers outside of their cage.""

15. A Little Me Time

Air Date: 1995-04-11

Bobbie takes a break from the demands of the kids and Gil by going bowling with Rita and her friends -- on the night Gil plans to watch ""the fight of the century.""

16. I Am Spartacus

Air Date: 1995-04-18

When Bobbie finally takes Gil's advice about demanding the kids respect her authority, they seem singularly unimpressed

17. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Air Date: 1995-04-25

Gill's romantic evening is spoiled by the surprise arrival of Bobbie and the kids; but the disastrous evening only warms him up for the kids' well-intentioned plans to make amends.

18. Just a Vacation

Air Date: 1995-05-02

Bobbi reserves a week at a family vacation spot in the hopes that it will leave the children with wonderful memories, but it looks like the only camp regulation at Scattered Pines is Murphy's Law.

19. Buzz off, Buzzard Boy

Air Date: 1995-05-09

Harry wants his birthday party to be in the theme of his favorite superhero, Buzzard Boy; but Bobbi wants a less violent alternative -- Enviro-Man, a superhero that only Mother Earth could love.

20. No Swing Set

Air Date: 1995-07-04

Bobbi can't afford the expensive toy the kids have their hearts set on.

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Rating

0.0/10

Release Date

1994-03-09

Episodes

29 (2 seasons)

Status

Canceled

Cast

Production Companies

Touchstone Television

Touchstone Television

Wind Dancer Productions