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A police scientist/[[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.
 
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* [[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.