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Season 1 – Automan

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Automan Dec 1983 Crime Drama Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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A police computer expert creates his alter ego.

Critics Reviews

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Graeme Virtue Guardian 07/05/2018
[Automan was] visually spectacular but dramatically inert. Go to Full Review Tim Webber CBR 07/11/2018
The show featured some special effects that are still impressive for the time. Go to Full Review Matt Kerstetter Screen Rant 07/06/2018
To say that Automan was ahead of its time is both very true and so very, very false... False, in that the ability to tell a good story is nothing new. Go to Full Review Kevin Kelly io9.com 07/03/2018
Automan was television's bastard child answer to the movie Tron, and featured a sentient crime fighting computer program with a Lamborghini. Go to Full Review Jeremy Ulrey PopMatters 07/03/2018
The series, Automan, was much more grounded in plot than Tron. Go to Full Review Tom Eames Digital Spy 05/21/2018
Automan was probably just ahead of its time and tried to punch above its weight (and budget). Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Chris S @RT27700256 Apr 1 I'm not sure why some people are fond of this short lived series, especially reading the reviews on IMDB. The effects for their time were really good, however it lacked in everything else. The characters were extremely 2 dimensional in nature. Desi played a constantly bungling detective, Automan was always a smug jerk, cursor always found an opportunity to be a perve, and the police chief played your typical always angry chief. Not sure why people seem to have fond memories of this short lived show. There's a reason why the show was short lived. See more Read all reviews
Automan — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Desi Arnaz Jr.

Walter Nebicher

Chuck Wagner

Automan

Robert Lansing

Lt. Jack Curtis

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Capt. E. G. Boyd

Heather McNair

Roxanne Caldwell

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 15, 1983 Walter and Automan probe a ring that kidnaps scientists and imprisons them in the Swiss Alps. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 22, 1983 Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever A gambling activities trial prompts a mob boss to plot to discredit a judge. Guest star: William Windom. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 29, 1983 The Great Pretender A counterfeiter hijacks and murders to obtain official paper to print money. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 5, 1984 Ships in the Night A killer lures financially troubled businessmen into drug deals, then robs and murders them. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 12, 1984 Unreasonable Facsimile A partner in an aeronautics company is slain; guest Delta Burke. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 19, 1984 Flashes and Ashes Walter and Automan pursue police suspected of stealing rifles and ammunition. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 26, 1984 The Biggest Game in Town A ransom is demanded to stop a computer game that threatens to destroy Los Angeles. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 5, 1984 Renegade Run A corrupt sheriff sells fake papers to illegal immigrants, then works them in road gangs. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 12, 1984 Murder MTV An explosion rocks the stage of an all-girl band, Sweet Kicks, as they shoot a video. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 19, 1984 Murder, Take One Walter and Automan investigate the death of a Hollywood gossip columnist. Guest star: Peter Marshall. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 26, 1984 Zippers A male exotic dancer and a parking attendant burglarize wealthy neighborhoods. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 2, 1984 Death by Design Walter and Automan pursue a professional killer. Details

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Season Info

Network
ABC
Genre
Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 15, 1983