TV series
Thunder in Paradise was a one-hour action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which starred Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature film in September 1993, then ran for one season in 1994, before being cancelled. The series was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network.
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Thunder in Paradise premiered March 25, 1994. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Thunder in Paradise was a one-hour action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which starred Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature film in September 1993, then ran for one season in 1994, before being cancelled. The series was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network.
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Episode 1
The Gang rescues a Cuban woman and her son. Spence marries Megan to save her money and pay for his debts when the government dropes his contract to produce a fleet of Thunderboats. A necklace found in a shark proves to be the map to a fortune in hidden loot.
Guest stars Charlotte Rae, Michael Edwards
Episode 2
The Gang rescues a Cuban woman and her son. Spence marries Megan to save her money and pay for his debts when the government dropes his contract to produce a fleet of Thunderboats. A necklace found in a shark proves to be the map to a fortune in hidden loot.
Guest stars Michael Edwards
Episode 4
Hammerhead takes over and attempts to escape from an underwater prison
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 5
A man and a voodoo drug dealer are interrupted and the man runs to a boat which explodes shortly after. His wife, who is an old flame of Spence, comes and asks Spence to finish him. Bru is wounded by a poisoned arrow and hallucinates. They all have to take care of with voodoo before it is over.
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 6
Romantic tale of capture and rescue as Kelly is swepted off her feet into a Prince's harem to be his redemption
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 7
Romantic tale of capture and rescue as Kelly is swepted off her feet into a Prince's harem to be his redemption
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 8
An English inheritance is passed through the female line and an Earl claims Jessica as his daughter. When Edward takes Jessica to England, the Earl swepts her away to his aunt's castle which has abunch of secret passages and a dungeon. (Kinda like the board Game Clue)
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 9
Fitch, an Army captain, wants the gang to compete against him in a war game which turns out to be a re-enactment of 'The War Between The States'and with Thunder this proves to be no problem. Also, Kelly is running a sea sled competition, The Fifth Annual Sea-Doo Invitational Scuttlebutt Pro-Am, and being romanced by an old beau.
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 10
A tugboat captain, who accidentally blows up Thunder, joins Spence and Bru as they go to stop an Scottish tycoon who plans to disrupt the world's banking with a computer virus through the Internet. Jessica's fortune telling game Breaks the code
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 11
Bru deals with his feelings about the Vietnamese officer that killed his brother and tortured him many years ago, when the man asks them to find his daughter who went to Bowman Island in search of a rare orchid and never returned. They encounter a creature made of electrical energy
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 12
Hammerhead tricks Spence into making a commercial tape which he edits into a threat to level Miami with a missile unless they pay $100 million. Meanwhile, Trelawny is recognized by her former fiance whom she left three years ago
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 13
Edward gets a medal from Queen Elizabeth of the UK
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 14
When Jessica returns, Spence tells this tale of adventure...Modern day pirates raid the coast stealing jewelry and cash and then invade the Indian Burial Groundwhich proves to be a big mistake.
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 15
Spence and Brubaker go to Cuba to rescue the family of a defector.
Directed by Gregory J. BonannWritten by Michael Berk
Episode 16
Animal poachers catch a wild boy in their net, who was raised by wolves. Spence threatens them and searches their boat finding the boy, who he takes home and attempts to identify as well as protect from the scientists who want to study him.
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 17
A DEA agent asks Spence to help catch a drug lord and his chief assistant. They sneak into his HQ and capture the drug lord. His angered assistant breaks into the school where Kelly is to teach, and Jessica is a student, and takes the school hostage. Alison, knowing a way in, joins Spence and Bru in the rescue.
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 18
A DEA agent asks Spence to help catch a drug lord and his chief assistant. They sneak into his HQ and capture the drug lord. His angered assistant breaks into the school where Kelly is to teach, and Jessica is a student, and takes the school hostage. Alison, knowing a way in, joins Spence and Bru in the rescue.
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 19
A terrorist is threatening to blow up a space rocket unless he gets paid a billion dollars. There is lots of action as Spence rides a torpedo and Bru deflects a laser beam.
Written by David Braff
Episode 20
Edward and Jessica look for Hulk who has disappeared and stranded on a life raft with Bru and Hammerhead
Where to watch Thunder in ParadiseEpisode 21
Spence's nephew, Jack, persuades him to undergo a brain scan to program a protype VR soldier.The experiment goes Wrong and Jessica becomes the target of the soldier. M.A.J.O.R. Stands forMorphizing Acrylonitrile JPS particle Organic Replica
Guest stars Loren Avedon
Episode 22
Spence's nephew, Jack, persuades him to undergo a brain scan to program a protype VR soldier.The experiment goes Wrong and Jessica becomes the target of the soldier. M.A.J.O.R. Stands for Morphizing Acrylonitrile JPS particle Organic Replica
Guest stars Loren Avedon
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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