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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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- E1 AutomanNext upDec 15, 1983 · 73 min
Synopsis
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 usage 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
Guest stars: Patrick Macnee (Lydell Hamilton), Steven Keats (Collins), Robert Hogan (Peterson), Jim Antonio (Cramer), Don Galloway (Martin Willis), Doug McClure (Ted Smithers), Sid Haig (1st Gang Member), Mickey Jones (2nd Gang Member)
- E2 Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance FeverDec 22, 1983 · 50 min
Synopsis
Walter and Automan investigate a judge that appears to be corrupt and involved with the mob.
Guest stars: Angela Aames (Bartender), Robert F. Lyons (Jason), Mary Crosby (Elle Fowler), Don Gordon (Leonard Matlin), William Windom (Judge Alexander Farnsworth), Jack Perkins (Drunk), Jorge Cervera Jr. (Jackson), Jim Storm (Driver)
- E3 The Great PretenderDec 29, 1983 · 49 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Richard Derr (Robinson), Clu Gulager (Rudolph Brock), Michael Callan (Kevin Mayhew), Andrea Howard (Lauren Robinson), Cliff Emmich (Zack), William Long Jr. (Russo), Ken Sansom (Minister), Marc Vahanian (Carty)
- E4 Ships in the NightJan 5, 1984 · 49 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Branscombe Richmond (Johnson), Cesare Danova (Captain Romano), Frank Aletter (James Dowling), France Nuyen (Liang Lu), Scott Marlowe (Robert Sawyer), Steve Hanks (Woody), Javier Grajeda (Desk Clerk)
- E5 Unreasonable FacsimileJan 12, 1984 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: David Sheiner (Norman), Delta Burke (Rachel Innis), Glenn Corbett (Jarrett Powers), Gerald Gordon (Edward M. Scanlin), Lina Raymond (Christine Powers), Ruth Warshawsky (Hortense Behrens), Walter Brooke (Theodore Behrens)
- E6 Flashes and AshesJan 19, 1984 · 48 min
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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.
Guest stars: Hari Rhodes, Jeff Pomerantz
- E7 The Biggest Game in TownJan 26, 1984 · 49 min
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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.
Guest stars: Rick Lenz, Kristen Meadows, Felton Perry, Lee Garlington
- E8 Renegade RunMar 5, 1984 · 48 min
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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.
Guest stars: Terry Kiser, Gina Gallego, Richard Lynch, Billy Drago, Richard Anderson
- E9 Murder MTVMar 12, 1984 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Michael Gregory, Ola Ray, Laura Branigan, Albert Paulsen, Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
- E10 Murder, Take OneMar 19, 1984 · 47 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Bart Braverman, Tim Rossovich, Peter Marshall, Greg Mullavey, Ed Lauter (Michael Hagedorn), Michelle Phillips
- E11 ZippersMar 26, 1984 · 47 min
Synopsis
Automan goes undercover as an erotic dancer in a ladies only strip club.
Guest stars: Tom Everett, James Morrison, John Vernon, James T. Callahan
- E12 Death By DesignApr 2, 1984 · 48 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Anne Lockhart, Eric Server, Edward Mallory, Luke Askew, Danny Dayton, Lance LeGault
- E13 Club TenApr 9, 1984 · 47 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Brett Halsey, Dennis Cole
Cast & crew
Created by Glen A. Larson
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Chuck Wagner
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
Robert LansingVideos
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