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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:automan-logo_7415.jpg\|~~frame~~thumb\|400px]] A police scientist/~~HollywoodNerd~~[[Hollywood Nerd]] (Desi Arnaz Jr) creates an artificially intelligent, [[Projected Man\|holographic partner]], dubbed the "Automan" (short for "Automatic Man"), to help [[They Fight Crime\|fight crime]]. Think "[[X Meets Y\|Starsky And Hutch Meets Tron]]".Twelve episodes of the series aired in 1983-84. The Automan had a [[Robot Buddy]] (actually, a Pixel Buddy) by the name of Cursor, who could become virtually any object Automan needed. This ability manifested itself most often when Cursor would "draw" Automan's car/coptor/plane or provide Automan with normal clothing. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ * [[Character Asas Himself]]: Cursor even gets the "[[And Starring]]" billing.▼ ~~=== The series had examples of the following tropes: ===~~ ▲* [[Character As Himself]]: Cursor even gets the "[[And Starring]]" billing. * [[Cool Car]], which also happens to be a [[Flying Car]]. * [[Energy Shield]]: Automan can be one, by "merging" yourself with him. Since he's made of light, you can just walk through him and stand where he stands (but since it's [[Hard Light]], it will subsequently stop bullets, etc.). Line 15 ⟶ 13: * [[Hard Light]]: Automan, Cursor and all Automan's vehicles are made out of it. * [[Magical Computer]]: This show didn't even pretend to be realistic about how computers work. * [[Meaningful Name]]: Main character "Walter Nebicher" ("nebbisher"). * [[Mega Manning]]: Automan could copy any skill he sees performed at least once. * [[Not Wearing Tights]]: unless you count that Tron-like glowy suit. Line 20 ⟶ 19: * [[Sue Donym]]: Automan's usual alias outside the computer is Otto J. Mann. * [[Short Runners]]: Only lasted 12 eps,with a 13th episode unaired (though all 13 aired in the UK). * [[Shout -Out]]: Many, as one of Automan's abilities was to duplicate skills he saw performed in movies or television. One notable incident involved duplicating the skills in ''[[The Hustler]]'' - right down to the missed final shot. * [[Summon Magic\|Summon Tech]]: There were a few hints dropped that Automan was not so much created as summoned from... somewhere else. * [[They Fight Crime]] * [[Tron Lines]]: on every vehicle Cursor creates. Also Automan's holographic body; even when in plainclothes disguise, his glowing collar is always visible. * [[Weakened Byby the Light]]: Automan and Cursor's power needs meant that they could only be projected into the physical world during off-peak hours, i.e. nighttime. {{reflist}} Line 30: [[Category:American Series]] [[Category:Automan]] [[Category:TV Series]]