Blue Thunder - Cultural References

Cultural References

An acronym used in Blue Thunder, "JAFO," means "Just Another Fucking Observer." This police community jargon is mentioned repeatedly in the film in reference to any police helicopter's non-pilot second officer, in this case Daniel Stern's character of Richard Lymangood. In the related TV series, the reference is bowdlerized as "Just Another Frustrated Observer."

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