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Automan

  • TV Series
  • 1983–19841983–1984
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.9K
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POPULARITY
9,216
1,247
Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
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A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.A computer-generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in the city.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,216
1,247
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Creator
      • Glen A. Larson
    • Stars
      • Desi Arnaz Jr.
      • Chuck Wagner
      • Heather McNair
    Top credits
    • Creator
      • Glen A. Larson
    • Stars
      • Desi Arnaz Jr.
      • Chuck Wagner
      • Heather McNair
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews

    Episodes13

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    1 Season

    Videos9

    Automan
    Trailer 1:12
    Automan
    Automan: It Talks!
    Trailer 0:36
    Automan: It Talks!
    Automan
    Trailer 1:12
    Automan
    Automan: Something More Flexible
    Trailer 0:33
    Automan: Something More Flexible
    Automan: Fantastic!
    Trailer 0:48
    Automan: Fantastic!
    Automan: A Second Opinion Never Hurt
    Trailer 0:35
    Automan: A Second Opinion Never Hurt
    Automan: Catch Up With Me
    Trailer 0:31
    Automan: Catch Up With Me
    Automan: The Movie Is In You
    Trailer 0:32
    Automan: The Movie Is In You
    Automan: A Nice Set Of Wheels
    Trailer 0:39
    Automan: A Nice Set Of Wheels

    Photos20

    Automan in Automan, (seen here with Desi Arnaz, Jr.)
    Heather McNair in Automan (1983)
    Heather McNair in Automan (1983)
    Heather McNair in Automan (1983)
    Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Automan (1983)
    Laura Branigan in Automan (1983)
    Laura Branigan and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Laura Branigan in Automan (1983)

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    Desi Arnaz Jr.
    Desi Arnaz Jr.
    • Walter Nebicher
    13 episodes13 eps • 1983–1984
    Chuck Wagner
    Chuck Wagner
    • Automan
    13 episodes13 eps • 1983–1984
    Heather McNair
    • Roxanne Caldwell
    13 episodes13 eps • 1983–1984
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Capt. E. G. Boyd
    13 episodes13 eps • 1983–1984
    Robert Lansing
    Robert Lansing
    • Lt. Jack Curtis
    13 episodes13 eps • 1983–1984
    Cursor
    • Self
    13 episodes13 eps • 1983–1984
    K.C. Winkler
    • The Blonde…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1983–1984
    Scott Marlowe
    Scott Marlowe
    • Robert Sawyer
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    Clu Gulager
    Clu Gulager
    • Rudolph Brock
    1 episode1 ep • 1983
    Mary Crosby
    Mary Crosby
    • Ellen Fowler
    1 episode1 ep • 1983
    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • Lydell Hamilton
    1 episode1 ep • 1983
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Michael Hagedorn
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    Richard Lynch
    Richard Lynch
    • Sheriff Clay Horton
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    John Vernon
    John Vernon
    • Carlos Rayner
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    Dennis Cole
    Dennis Cole
    • Roger Crandall
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    John Ericson
    John Ericson
    • Woody Oster
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    Laura Branigan
    Laura Branigan
    • Jessie Cole
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    Robert Sampson
    Robert Sampson
    • Henry Innis
    1 episode1 ep • 1984
    • Creator
      • Glen A. Larson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The Autocar was a customized Lamborghini Countach.
    • Crazy credits
      And "Cursor" as Himself
    • Connections
      Featured in Screenwipe: Screenwipe USA (2006)

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    Some Good Things Come in 13 !
    OK, at the mid-70s you have to recognize how the American TV shows became more and more interested in the idea of being "super" more than ever. After the phase of the cowboy shows, the espionage ones, then the mysteries' solvers, we came to the point of a man, or a woman, who's part human and part machine, or that person who got superpowers anyway. It's very well known matter in the old comics, but from the 1970s in TV, the revelation, or the revolution, began.

    Remember titles like: (The Six Million Dollar Man - 1974), (The Invisible Man - 1975), (The Bionic Woman - 1976), (Gemini Man - 1976) and (Wonder Woman - 1976). At the same time, another kind became in fashion: the Buddy-shows like (Switch - 1975), (Starsky and Hutch - 1975), (CHiPs - 1977), (The Hardy Boys-Nancy Drew Mysteries - 1977). So, why not to gather the 2 successful elements, "The Superhuman" and "The 2 Buddies Team", in one sci-fi / action show.

    They already married them in (Future Cop - 1977); a short-lived TV show about a veteran patrol officer who gets an android for a partner. After more prosperous ones, like (The Greatest American Hero - 1981) and (The Powers of Matthew Star - 1982), there was the big hit (Knight Rider - 1982) where an ex-policeman is in the company of a talking supercar to achieve justice. And right in the next year, (Automan) has been born.

    It was such a smart and funny idea. Read its tagline: "A computer generated superhero and his human creator fight crime in their city".. this is music to my ear! Imagine a talking computer, in the form of a brawny good man, with a comic human partner, in action all the time; this has endless ironies.

    If you watched it as a kid, you'd never forget it. The whole azure image of (Chuck Wagner) as (Automan) is something that sticks in your memory forever. And sure its formula speaks cleverly to the child in you, unlike the most of nowadays' shows I suppose. As an adult, I just hated points like the unneeded striptease of the title character at one episode, which was obviously inserted to have more viewers, however in cheap and embarrassing way!

    Ohhh, the 1980s is gone, so most of the childish innocent fun too. You'd think that the makers of these shows were great children themselves. I believe watching CSI today makes you cherish these oldies much, and discover the secret of them being real classics for reasons other than the nostalgic feel.

    Unfortunately, (Automan) lasted for only 13 episodes; I won't say that 13 is the most ill-fated number for many canceled shows, but let's say that many good things come in 13 such as: (A Man Called Hawk - 1989), (The Lone Gunmen - 2001), (Pepper Dennis - 2006) and (Automan). My best regards to the nice azure robot, its makers, and their time.
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    • Jan 24, 2009

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Automan - Der Superdetektiv
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Glen A. Larson Productions
      • The Kushner-Locke Company
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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