Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley was an American sitcom which ran aired from March 9, 1994 to July 4, 1995 on ABC. The show starred Edward Asner as retired race-car driver Gil Jones. The 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. Venora played the role for eight episodes before she was replaced by Robin Riker, who played the role for the remainde... more

Thunder Alley was an American sitcom which ran aired from March 9, 1994 to July 4, 1995 on ABC. The show starred Edward Asner as retired race-car driver Gil Jones. The 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. 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... less