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Automan

  • Episode aired Dec 15, 1983
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
161
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Heather McNair in Automan (1983)
AdventureComedyCrimeSci-Fi

A computer nerd creates a holographic "man" called "Automan" (AutomaticMan) and uses him (and his holographic car and a talking cursor) to help solve crimes.A computer nerd creates a holographic "man" called "Automan" (AutomaticMan) and uses him (and his holographic car and a talking cursor) to help solve crimes.A computer nerd creates a holographic "man" called "Automan" (AutomaticMan) and uses him (and his holographic car and a talking cursor) to help solve crimes.

  • Director
    • Lee H. Katzin
  • Writer
    • Glen A. Larson
  • Stars
    • Desi Arnaz Jr.
    • Chuck Wagner
    • Heather McNair
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    161
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee H. Katzin
    • Writer
      • Glen A. Larson
    • Stars
      • Desi Arnaz Jr.
      • Chuck Wagner
      • Heather McNair
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast26

    Desi Arnaz Jr.
    Desi Arnaz Jr.
    • Walter Nebicher
    Chuck Wagner
    Chuck Wagner
    • Automan
    Heather McNair
    • Roxanne Caldwell
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Capt. E. G. Boyd
    Robert Lansing
    Robert Lansing
    • Lt. Jack Curtis
    Cursor
    • Self
    Patrick Macnee
    Patrick Macnee
    • Lydell Hamilton
    Steven Keats
    Steven Keats
    • Collins
    Robert Hogan
    Robert Hogan
    • Peterson
    • (as Robert J. Hogan)
    Jim Antonio
    Jim Antonio
    • Cramer
    • (as James Antonio Jr.)
    Robert Dunlap
    • Chuck Wilson
    Don Galloway
    Don Galloway
    • Martin Wills
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Det. Ted Smithers
    Camilla Sparv
    Camilla Sparv
    • Tanya
    Sid Haig
    Sid Haig
    • 1st Gang Member
    Mickey Jones
    Mickey Jones
    • 2nd Gang Member
    Gloria LeRoy
    Gloria LeRoy
    • Landlady
    Herman Poppe
    Herman Poppe
    • Swiss Guard
    • Director
      • Lee H. Katzin
    • Writer
      • Glen A. Larson
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    User reviews9

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    Crime
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This episode shows that Cursor can create the Autocar and Autoplane, a working tank, multiple duplicates of real things like other cars and a duplicate of a jet. The Autocopter is shown in the intro. Cursor can create just about anything needed including Automan's many outfits.
    • Goofs
      The series takes place in Los Angeles but the building pictured as the Interpol office is actually the Jacob Javits Federal Building in Manhattan, New York City. Later, Tanya arranges to meet Walter at Mott and Elizabeth in Chinatown, which is a real intersection in the Chinatown in Manhattan.
    • Quotes
      • Automan: On a scale of one to ten, think of me as an eleven.
    • Connections
      Edited into Automan: Death by Design (1984)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 15, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • The Kushner-Locke Company
      • Glen A. Larson Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 13m(73 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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