What are the best episodes of Automan?

The best rated episodes of Automan are: Renegade Run - S1E8 rated 7.2, The Great Pretender - S1E3 rated 7.2, Murder MTV - S1E9 rated 7.1, Flashes and Ashes - S1E6 rated 7.0

What are the worst episodes of Automan?

The lowest rated episodes of Automan are: Death By Design - S1E12 rated 6.7, Unreasonable Facsimile - S1E5 rated 6.8, The Biggest Game in Town - S1E7 rated 6.8, Zippers - S1E11 rated 6.8

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Dec 1983 - Apr 1984

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Best Episodes of Automan

Renegade Run
S1 Ep8
7.2
5th Mar 1984
When Walter investigates a crooked sheriff who is using illegal immigrants for manual labor, he and a friend are put in jail. Automan teams up with a motorcycle gang to free him.
The Great Pretender
S1 Ep3
7.2
29th Dec 1983
When a truck load of paper the government uses to print money is hi-jacked, Automan, with the help of Cursor, poses as an rich criminal competing to undermine the existing network of a known criminal dealing in counterfit money.
Murder MTV
S1 Ep9
7.1
12th Mar 1984
Walter and Automan investigate an apparent attempt to kill the members of an all-girl band called Sweet Kicks. But their investigation if hampered when the father of one of the girls seeks assistance from a crime syndicate.
Flashes and Ashes
S1 Ep6
7.0
19th Jan 1984
Walter's friend and fellow cop, Frank Cooney is killed during the theft of police weaponry. But when the Internal Affairs agent believes Frank was involved, Walter is suspended when he and Auto interfere trying to prove his friends' innocence.

Worst Episodes of Automan

Death By Design
S1 Ep12
6.7
2nd Apr 1984
When a ruthless crime syndicate kills one of Jack's best friends, Automan poses as a vigilante cop by the name of Mad Dog who is out for justice.
Unreasonable Facsimile
S1 Ep5
6.8
12th Jan 1984
Automan and Walter attempt to solve the murder of a businessman and the crash of a police helicopter. Automan begins acting peculiar after watching soap-operas on television.
The Biggest Game in Town
S1 Ep7
6.8
26th Jan 1984
Automan and Walter attend a computer game convention where they must track down Ronald Tilson, a computer genius who has programmed computers to cause disasters that will kill people unless he gets $10 million dollars.
Zippers
S1 Ep11
6.8
26th Mar 1984
Automan goes undercover as an erotic dancer in a ladies only strip club.

Automan Episode Guide

Automan
S1 Ep1
7.0
15th Dec 1983
Walter Nebicher is a young police officer who wants desperately to get out on the streets and experience some action. Unfortunately, his superior Captain Boyd has assigned Nebicher to a desk job where he can utilize his skills as a computer expert. Still wanting to make a difference, Nebicher goes to work creating the ultimate crime-solving computer program. It turns out so well that the program actually takes on a life of it's own, by taking the holographic form of a man called Automan. Due to the large amount of power needed to exist outside of the computer, Automan can only exist at night, when the rest of the city's power useage is low. Together, he and Walter become one of television's most unusual crime fighting teams. They jump into their first case when Walter's friend Lt. Jack Curtis disappears while investigating the disappearances of several top scientists. Their investigation uncovers an international plot to kidnap the world's top scientific minds, who are then taken to a
Staying Alive While Running a High Flashdance Fever
S1 Ep2
6.8
22nd Dec 1983
Walter and Automan investigate a judge that appears to be corrupt and involved with the mob.
The Great Pretender
S1 Ep3
7.2
29th Dec 1983
When a truck load of paper the government uses to print money is hi-jacked, Automan, with the help of Cursor, poses as an rich criminal competing to undermine the existing network of a known criminal dealing in counterfit money.
Ships in the Night
S1 Ep4
6.9
5th Jan 1984
Walter and Auto fly to San Cristobal to investigate the disappearances of Americans. They discover a man, aided by the local authorities, that lures investors in order to kill them and take their money.
Unreasonable Facsimile
S1 Ep5
6.8
12th Jan 1984
Automan and Walter attempt to solve the murder of a businessman and the crash of a police helicopter. Automan begins acting peculiar after watching soap-operas on television.
Flashes and Ashes
S1 Ep6
7.0
19th Jan 1984
Walter's friend and fellow cop, Frank Cooney is killed during the theft of police weaponry. But when the Internal Affairs agent believes Frank was involved, Walter is suspended when he and Auto interfere trying to prove his friends' innocence.
The Biggest Game in Town
S1 Ep7
6.8
26th Jan 1984
Automan and Walter attend a computer game convention where they must track down Ronald Tilson, a computer genius who has programmed computers to cause disasters that will kill people unless he gets $10 million dollars.
Renegade Run
S1 Ep8
7.2
5th Mar 1984
When Walter investigates a crooked sheriff who is using illegal immigrants for manual labor, he and a friend are put in jail. Automan teams up with a motorcycle gang to free him.
Murder MTV
S1 Ep9
7.1
12th Mar 1984
Walter and Automan investigate an apparent attempt to kill the members of an all-girl band called Sweet Kicks. But their investigation if hampered when the father of one of the girls seeks assistance from a crime syndicate.
Murder, Take One
S1 Ep10
6.9
19th Mar 1984
Former movie star Veronica Everly is a suspect in the murder of gossip columnist, Ray Gillette. However, when Automan discovers that a Hollywood producer had a greater motive for murder, he goes undercover as an actor to catch the real killer.
Zippers
S1 Ep11
6.8
26th Mar 1984
Automan goes undercover as an erotic dancer in a ladies only strip club.
Death By Design
S1 Ep12
6.7
2nd Apr 1984
When a ruthless crime syndicate kills one of Jack's best friends, Automan poses as a vigilante cop by the name of Mad Dog who is out for justice.
Club Ten
S1 Ep13
6.9
9th Apr 1984
The Club Ten resort is a center of diamond smuggling. One of the gang, Felipe, has double-crossed his cohorts and they are after him. Golf pro Ted and henchman Randy catch him, and when he refuses to divulge the whereabouts of the diamonds he stole, they capture his companion, Laura Ferguson, in the act of making a call for help.

Automan is an American science fiction superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for only 12 episodes on ABC between 1983 and 1984.