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Automan(TV show/series, 1983-1984)

50min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 13 episodes

AutomanRating: 3.9/5 (with 84 votes)
Automan is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the visual stylistics of the Walt Disney Pictures live-action film Tron, in the context of a superhero TV series. The series was later shown in reruns on the Sci-Fi Channel. ()
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About Automan

Automan is an American science fiction superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for only 12 episodes on ABC between 1983 and 1984.

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Automan & Masquerade 1983 ABC Promo(Trailer, 0:31)

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Automan Seasons and Episodes

12/15/1983Season 1 - 13 episodes
#1 | 12/15/1983Automan
Walter Nebicher is a young police officer who wants desperately to get out on the streets and experience some action. Unfortunately, his superior Captain Boyd has assigned Nebicher to a desk job where he can utilize his skills as a computer expert. Still wanting to make a difference, Nebicher goes to work creating the ultimate crime-solving computer program. It turns out so well that the program actually takes on a life of it's own, by taking the holographic form of a man called Automan. Due to the large amount of power needed to exist outside of the computer, Automan can only exist at night, when the rest of the city's power useage is low. Together, he and Walter become one of television's most unusual crime fighting teams. They jump into their first case when Walter's friend Lt. Jack Curtis disappears while investigating the disappearances of several top scientists. Their investigation uncovers an international plot to kidnap the world's top scientific minds, who are then taken to a
#2 | 12/22/1983Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever
Walter and Automan investigate a judge that appears to be corrupt and involved with the mob.
#3 | 12/29/1983The Great Pretender
When a truck load of paper the government uses to print money is hi-jacked, Automan, with the help of Cursor, poses as an rich criminal competing to undermine the existing network of a known criminal dealing in counterfit money.
#4 | 01/05/1984Ships in the Night
Walter and Auto fly to San Cristobal to investigate the disappearances of Americans. They discover a man, aided by the local authorities, that lures investors in order to kill them and take their money.
#5 | 01/12/1984Unreasonable Facsimile
Automan and Walter attempt to solve the murder of a businessman and the crash of a police helicopter. Automan begins acting peculiar after watching soap-operas on television.
#6 | 01/19/1984Flashes and Ashes
Walter's friend and fellow cop, Frank Cooney is killed during the theft of police weaponry. But when the Internal Affairs agent believes Frank was involved, Walter is suspended when he and Auto interfere trying to prove his friends' innocence.
#7 | 01/26/1984The Biggest Game in Town
Automan and Walter attend a computer game convention where they must track down Ronald Tilson, a computer genius who has programmed computers to cause disasters that will kill people unless he gets $10 million dollars.
#8 | 03/05/1984Renegade Run
When Walter investigates a crooked sheriff who is using illegal immigrants for manual labor, he and a friend are put in jail. Automan teams up with a motorcycle gang to free him.
#9 | 03/12/1984Murder MTV
Walter and Automan investigate an apparent attempt to kill the members of an all-girl band called Sweet Kicks. But their investigation if hampered when the father of one of the girls seeks assistance from a crime syndicate.
#10 | 03/19/1984Murder, Take One
Former movie star Veronica Everly is a suspect in the murder of gossip columnist, Ray Gillette. However, when Automan discovers that a Hollywood producer had a greater motive for murder, he goes undercover as an actor to catch the real killer.
#11 | 03/26/1984Zippers
Automan goes undercover as an erotic dancer in a ladies only strip club.
#12 | 04/02/1984Death By Design
When a ruthless crime syndicate kills one of Jack's best friends, Automan poses as a vigilante cop by the name of Mad Dog who is out for justice.
#13 | 04/09/1984Club Ten
The Club Ten resort is a center of diamond smuggling. One of the gang, Felipe, has double-crossed his cohorts and they are after him. Golf pro Ted and henchman Randy catch him, and when he refuses to divulge the whereabouts of the diamonds he stole, they capture his companion, Laura Ferguson, in the act of making a call for help.
11/06/2012Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Italian (IT)
Translated into 7 languages: Bosnian (BS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Italian (IT)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 12/15/1983
Last episode released on: 04/09/1984

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