AUTOMAN

19837.8 RATING1 SEASON13 EPISODESACTION & ADVENTURE

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.

PRINCIPAL CAST

DESI ARNAZ JR.Walter Nebicher

CHUCK WAGNERAutoman

HEATHER MCNAIRRoxanne Caldwell

GERALD S. O'LOUGHLINCpt. E.G. Boyd

ROBERT LANSINGLt. Jack Curtis

SERIES GUIDE

SEASONS & EPISODES

SEASON

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S01 E01

1983-12-15 / 73 MIN

AUTOMAN

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

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Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever still

S01 E02

1983-12-22 / 50 MIN

STAYING ALIVE WHILE RUNNING A HIGH FLASHDANCE FEVER

Walter and Automan investigate a judge that appears to be corrupt and involved with the mob.

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S01 E03

1983-12-29 / 49 MIN

THE 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.

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S01 E04

1984-01-05 / 49 MIN

SHIPS 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.

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S01 E05

1984-01-12 / 48 MIN

UNREASONABLE 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.

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S01 E06

1984-01-19 / 48 MIN

FLASHES 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.

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S01 E07

1984-01-26 / 49 MIN

THE 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.

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S01 E08

1984-03-05 / 48 MIN

RENEGADE 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.

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S01 E09

1984-03-12 / 48 MIN

MURDER 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.

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S01 E10

1984-03-19 / 47 MIN

MURDER, 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.

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