I can't believe there's a documentary on Auto Man . Every time I've asked someone if they remember that show they look at me like I have two heads , it was one of my favorite shows as a kid .
There's no words for how much I love this series. Chuck Wagner was the perfect actor for the role. He truly was an 11 out of 10. As much as I would love to see more episodes or a remake, I don't think it's possible to capture the magic of the future that only existed in the past. Thank you Chuck for creating the magic of my childhood.
Mr. Wagner thank you for playing your role as Automan so well. This series has been part of my childhood and it brings back so many good memories. Even today, the special effects look astounding -- I could never get how the 90º turns turned out so flawless. Amazing. And the acting, also top notch. That scene with Automan playing the "Auto-guitar" in Laura Brannigan's song (21:43) is engraved in my memory and still brings me chills. I remember especially loving whenever they'd let you showcase some of your many talents as a musical-comedy actor. You are the best, Sir. Much respect from a fan in Brazil.
I'm 47 and I watched this series as a kid in the 80s in Singapore! It blew my mind when I first saw it and I loved the theme song. Like one of the commenters said, it inspired me to go into working with computer graphics later as an adult and eventually working for Industrial Light and Magic Singapore. Great documentary explaining the complexities of making analog visual effects and the costs involved. I always wondered why the series disappeared and was not renewed. Automan needs a modern remake!
@@chj2 plus, it's a Glen Larson show, and whatever he creates is really amazing, Fall Guy to Magnum and Automan to Knight Rider. Also, it's ironic that Disney owns this show and Tron, considering that they took over 20th Century Fox, who distributed Automan and Fall Guy!
I was obsessed over the series. Heart broken when it was off the air. I drew a pic of Automan and that pic helped me admitted into the High School of Art & Design.
In an age where most singers cant sing or actors act Mr. Wagner is almost a throwback to the old school when if an actor/actress wanted a role they better know how to act , dance AND sing . (they were pretty forgiving on the last one I hear) I watched this one as it aired . Seems hollow to just say THANK YOU for your time and efforts on this project but THANK YOU all the same , to all involved .
I really loved this show and recently bought the Automan Series on DVD and watched it with my daughter. Watching it after many years, I agree that this show was ahead of it's time, but for me it was just at the right time, it's actually the reason why I studied computer studies and now work in IT. Thank you Chuck and Desi for being such an inspiration, also a kiss for Heather, she was my childhood crush
I was 11 years old when BBC1 in the UK showed "Automan" - as a big fan of "TRON" and the "hi-tech vehicle" US TV shows at the time, it was almost inevitable that I'd become an "Autofan"... and so I did 😄 Really enjoyed hearing the cast and their stories - it is gratifying that the series is remembered so warmly by cast and fans alike.
@@bartoni79 From what I've been able to gather, the BBC showed "Automan" over the summer of 1984. Normally, I would use BBC Genome (their online searchable catalogue of historical programme listings), but this seems to be down at the moment...
Awesomeness ! God i loved the shows on t,v, when i was a kid. So many of them as well. Just to list a few... Battlestar galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th century, Logan's Run, Knight Rider, Air wolf, Street hawk, A-team, The six million dollar man. And so many more. Thank you America for the magic you gave me when i was young. The list was long, and the list was good.
I was fortunate enough to purchase a copy of Automan on DVD, day before yesterday. I watched it all, over the space of two days, and relived some great memories of watching the SYFY Channel's syndicated airings with my son. I had never seen this doc before, but I enjoyed it very much, on seeing it in the "extras" portion of the DVD set. Like visiting old friends.
I was born in 1980 and when I was 7 years old they started showing Automan in Costa Rica, and to this day there are many of us who remember the program, in fact I recently saw all the episodes and I would have loved to have seen more seasons, but I felt the same excitement and I laughed just as much as I did when I was a kid, Automan will forever be a cult show for fans. Today I saw the documentary and it is incredible to know how they worked so hard to make the show. I know it's been many years but thank you for that effort and for being part of our memories.
wow.....thanx for this, Chuck! I was a kid hen Automan showed up and one of TV stations in Yugoslavia where I was born bought the show and it was aired about the same time as in the US. And about the same time I got my commodore C64. So imagine what was going on in a kids head when these 2 things showed up at the same time. It was a pivotal point in my life and and the main reason I became a software engineer. Thanx to Automan :)
So many childhood memories, i was a little girl when i watched this show with my dad and absolutely fell in love with it 😁❤️. Thank's for giving us Automan Mr. Wagner, Mr. Arnaz, Mr. Larson and crew, best regards and keep doing what you love 🙋🏻♀️❤️.
when I was young, in 1983-85 (7 years old) I saw Automan in tv. It was the first time that I saw computer graphics effects and at that moment I knew what I wanted to do when I grow. I have to say thanks to Automan for the inspiration.
So awesome, thanks Chuck. I never forgot this show, and for decades, no one else I knew remembered it. Cool to hear how it came together & worked behind the scenes.
If automan was your favourite show as a kid you really have sad taste....automan was a total flop which only lasted 13 episodes and was crushed in the ratings by Magnum p.i. As for my favourites they were the incredible hulk, a team and knight rider! now those were classics. Street hawk was quite shit aswell!
they said in the interview that it was another show with Dick Clark and i don't remember Dick Clark being in Magnum P.I. and it was cost that got that got them Canceled next time actually watch the whole thing before you give your Opinion .
It's awesome. This was one of my favorite shows. It's shows like this that helped to raise TV production standards because the effects were like what we were seeing on the big screen.
I remember this series from my childhood (I was born in 1977), and it was so good, with all this future tech stuff put together into a police lore. It was so much forward than what was before that you couldn't tell only a few years had passed from the '70s. As a small child, it was marvellous and gave me the best youth possible, together with Manimal and Supercar. I am grateful for having the opportunity to live a dreamy youth with your great TV show. Cheers from Genova, Italy.
Chuck, Mr Larson, Dezi, all of you were a inspiration for many of my generation in my country, i am from Colombia, for the kids who enjoy and was inspired to figth against injustice, and today make peace in here as the adults become, all grow with the images and situation for make a better life. thank you. Always in our minds, God Bless you all.
So wonderful to see this! I had a huge crush on Otto Mann. I even had “Chuck Wagner” written all over my pencil case at school but none of my classmates watched the show so no one knew who he was. He still looks amazing! I might just get myself another pencil case to write on! 😊
I remember as a kid after watching Tron, I could not get enough of that movie. My parents bought me books, and a poster of Tron. Then, thank God, came Automan. Thank you for being a part of my childhood.
I think it arrived here in Italy in 1984 or 1985, I wasn't in my teens yet and it blew me away. It was dubbed (everything was at the time) and I am sure a few things got lost in translation, but it was absolutely awesome. My interest in computers is due in part to the show. I learned two hours ago that this documentary existed! Thanks, Wikipedia, and thank you, Mr. Wagner, for putting it on. Your character was a childhood hero 🙂 I wish you good luck in your journeys.
Just watched this video. Thank you so much Chuck. This simply brings back memory when I watched Automan with my Dad. A bit teary recalling the joy and the chat with him, seeing you shouting "Cursor!", .... and everything else in the series. I even had a shirt with Automan picture at that time. Really great show, .... as well great moments with my Dad watching it. Thanks for bringing this video Chuck. Big one.
Wow. This brings back so many memories. I just did a TH-cam search for Automan and found this documentary!! I loved this show as a kid. Thank you Chuck Wagner, Desi Armando Jr. and Heather McNair for a great show!! Wish you all the best!!!
It is a potty that this show never caught on with the general public and ABC never gave it a chance. It was meant to be a Ruby Spears Saturday Morning Cartoon. Just reminiscing, as a 4 year old, I would watch this series religiously and tried to be a regular helping viewer, then it vanished! I recently picked it up on SyFy during the early 2Ks. Loved it again and my life was reinvented spiritually. Thank You, Chuck Wagner for being there for me when I was young and alone, I needed a hero and he appeared for me and everyone else. This should be released on DVD/Bluray.
This was fascinating. Automan was my favorite show growing up. I'm amazed at how much went into it and how much it cost for those special effects!! Really an incredible creation, I'm so glad this was uploaded! :-)
The whole show had the novel appeal to be the real life existence of Automan and his un believable stuntss looked real. That is beyond incredible! Awesome show. No one has ever created/ neither will produce such an amazing show. Hats off!
this documentary on Automan brought back my childhood memories !!! I have lost those memories many days ago but now it seems like yesterday !!! Thanks, Mr.Chuck Wagner for bringing back my long-lost memory of Automan !!! I was a die-hard fan of your show !!! Please make a new & updated version of Automan only for those who were the audience of your show !!!
In a world of weird, quirky, and under-appreciated 80's superhero/crime/adventure shows that made my childhood a joy (Manimal, Streethawk, Misfits of Science, Blacke's Magic, The Master, Wizards and Warriors, etc.) Automan stood head-and-shoulders above. Thank you
I loved this show so much as a kid, I was very disappointed when it got cut! This is a cult classic! And the effects where just amazing for this time! Great that I got to know a lot more about it, Thank you Chuck Wagner for sharing this!
One of my favorite series of glenn a larson, what the heck happened with the tv to turn into garbage, i want to come back to the past and be a child again to enjoy those incredible times.
Just discovered this show here about 2 weeks ago. My absolute favorite series and I wish there were more seasons! Otto Mann, You are an absolute hero! And I'm not talking about the crime fighting 😂 zippers!!!
Never forget going to the Carl Casper auto show(Kentucky) to finally meet you. I was just 11 years old and was probably sending you a letter a week. It was a highlight in a very troubled time when you sent me a photo with "Malena Dream" on a wonderful photo of yourself. Thank you for being the goodly, outstanding, wonderfully talented human being that you are. With much Love, from a mom, now 45 years old... You will always be my hero.
Mr Wagner and all the cast thank you it was a brilliant show great shame only last one season one of the best shows on tv at the time thanks for sharing all the best xx
My husband remembers enjoying the show when he was young. Really impressed by the actors! I think Desi Arnaz Jr. was really funny as sort of a control freak character. He could have played Larry in Perfect Strangers in my opinion. My mom was raised in Nashville like Chuck Wagner who was perfect as Automan.
Automan was the forgotten treasure of my childhood so it's great to watch this documentary and reminisce. Thank you to everyone on the show for all their hard work - and thank you for sharing!
Thanks for posting this , I still have all these episodes on video taped straight off television . was one of my favourite TV shows growing up in Australia ... Cheers
This show aired 1987 in Germany and me and my mother loved it. Very nice to see the cast again after all these years and it seems to me, that Mr. Wagner has a lot of knowlegde and interest in the technical background ( 16:47 ). Thanks for this trip down the memory lane.
I only just found this and it's great! To me, Automan part of my quintessential 80's experiences. I have very found memories of the show :) Thank you for this sharing this!
Heather really is STILL gorgeous! I had such a crush on her! Great show, great memories!! Thanks for the brilliant documentary Chuck! I'd love to see Auto back!!!
This is such a great documentary and a joy to watch. I watched the pilot episode for the first time since I was a kid last weekend. I can't think of a better pairing for this show than Chuck and Desi, they're perfect in these roles.
Dad and I loved this show. It was so much fun😎. Little did I know my whole family would be lucky enough to see you in the national tour of Jekyll And Hyde some years later!
Thank you very much for posting this great Documentary....and thanks very much to the rest of the cast for participating in what it was to me an incredible show way ahead of its time!!!!
Total blast-from-the-past...this show was what first got me into programming since I saw it before "Tron". I was young enough to think that if I could build a program that *looked* like Walter's, then I could create a cool car. Thankfully, I figured out reality before "Weird Science" came out.
Back in the day I really enjoyed this show ... it was fun & it really came thru that the cast were enjoying themselves . It's too bad it was not on longer . I thought everyone did a great job with their roles . This is a very good documentary & I have to say Heather McNair still looked even more gorgeous than when she was younger ! Thanks to everyone for participating in this cool documentary !
No one ever believes me when I say this show existed. I am glad you uploaded this Chuck. I have made a lot of jokes at it's expense, but seeing this I gained a lot of respect for a show I barely understood then. I will probably still make jokes, but with a lot more respect. Brilliant!!!
I bet a young person now might look at this as cheesy, but being a kid in the 80's this really caught your eye. I feel like the car transitions kind of still holds up. I am glad they made this doc, really nostalgic and fun. Chuck Wagner was really positive about it all, that's refreshing.
From Colombia (South America): la serie de TV "Automan" fue de alta sintonia y gran recordación en nuestro país. Lamentamos cuando fue cancelada. Sus aventuras fueron de gran influencia para toda una generación.
Mr. Wagner, thanks for posting this great documentary, Automan is a part of my fondest childhood memories. You were the perfect actor for the role of Automan, both Desi and you were awesome, greetings from Mexico
I can't believe there's a documentary on Auto Man . Every time I've asked someone if they remember that show they look at me like I have two heads , it was one of my favorite shows as a kid .
Same here, I am the only person who I know who's watched this show as a kid. I loved it as well, but not many people have seen it.
Luis Rosario Same here!
Me too 🇨🇦
same here, my friends thought i was making it up when i asked if they remembered it, could have easily been turned into a movie, love it
In Italy we watched this show. And we remember the show.. They used a Lamborghini, an italian car
There's no words for how much I love this series. Chuck Wagner was the perfect actor for the role. He truly was an 11 out of 10. As much as I would love to see more episodes or a remake, I don't think it's possible to capture the magic of the future that only existed in the past. Thank you Chuck for creating the magic of my childhood.
Thanks Rickard! That means alot :)
@@ChuckWagneronline Dig the Match Game Hollywood Squares Automan show explanation you gave! That show was innovative.
I agreed with you
Mr. Wagner thank you for playing your role as Automan so well. This series has been part of my childhood and it brings back so many good memories. Even today, the special effects look astounding -- I could never get how the 90º turns turned out so flawless. Amazing. And the acting, also top notch. That scene with Automan playing the "Auto-guitar" in Laura Brannigan's song (21:43) is engraved in my memory and still brings me chills. I remember especially loving whenever they'd let you showcase some of your many talents as a musical-comedy actor. You are the best, Sir. Much respect from a fan in Brazil.
💙💪👍
I'm 47 and I watched this series as a kid in the 80s in Singapore! It blew my mind when I first saw it and I loved the theme song. Like one of the commenters said, it inspired me to go into working with computer graphics later as an adult and eventually working for Industrial Light and Magic Singapore. Great documentary explaining the complexities of making analog visual effects and the costs involved. I always wondered why the series disappeared and was not renewed. Automan needs a modern remake!
Automan was ahead of its time
It got its style and look from TRON which came out a year before and was produced by guys who worked on TRON.
@@chj2 plus, it's a Glen Larson show, and whatever he creates is really amazing, Fall Guy to Magnum and Automan to Knight Rider. Also, it's ironic that Disney owns this show and Tron, considering that they took over 20th Century Fox, who distributed Automan and Fall Guy!
I was obsessed over the series. Heart broken when it was off the air. I drew a pic of Automan and that pic helped me admitted into the High School of Art & Design.
The affection with which these actors regard both the series and each other is wonderful.
In an age where most singers cant sing or actors act Mr. Wagner is almost a throwback to the old school when if an actor/actress wanted a role they better know how to act , dance AND sing . (they were pretty forgiving on the last one I hear) I watched this one as it aired . Seems hollow to just say THANK YOU for your time and efforts on this project but THANK YOU all the same , to all involved .
Thanks Seemor!
Remembering Laura! 21:40 Thanks for this precious homage!!. Laura, always present.
Laura Branigan Forever Good Mornight and Happy sunday
Waooo it's so cool..
She is still very much missed.
After the Blues played Gloria all the way to the Stanley Cup and won, I wanted to rewatch the episode where she appears!
We need a 2020 remake!
with cgi now itd be awesome..
Urgentemente!
ASAP
I really loved this show and recently bought the Automan Series on DVD and watched it with my daughter. Watching it after many years, I agree that this show was ahead of it's time, but for me it was just at the right time, it's actually the reason why I studied computer studies and now work in IT. Thank you Chuck and Desi for being such an inspiration, also a kiss for Heather, she was my childhood crush
i am from the Brazil thank you so much Chuck Wagner,because Automan is the best everyone !
I loved this show. Damn! I miss the 80's
Always and forever an AUTOFAN
Here in Brazil, Automan was a huge success! Thank you all for being part of my life!
I was 11 years old when BBC1 in the UK showed "Automan" - as a big fan of "TRON" and the "hi-tech vehicle" US TV shows at the time, it was almost inevitable that I'd become an "Autofan"... and so I did 😄 Really enjoyed hearing the cast and their stories - it is gratifying that the series is remembered so warmly by cast and fans alike.
When did they put it on? I don’t remember it at all.
@@bartoni79 From what I've been able to gather, the BBC showed "Automan" over the summer of 1984. Normally, I would use BBC Genome (their online searchable catalogue of historical programme listings), but this seems to be down at the moment...
Awesomeness !
God i loved the shows on t,v, when i was a kid.
So many of them as well. Just to list a few...
Battlestar galactica,
Buck Rogers in the 25th century,
Logan's Run,
Knight Rider,
Air wolf,
Street hawk,
A-team,
The six million dollar man.
And so many more.
Thank you America for the magic you gave me when i was young.
The list was long, and the list was good.
I was fortunate enough to purchase a copy of Automan on DVD, day before yesterday. I watched it all, over the space of two days, and relived some great memories of watching the SYFY Channel's syndicated airings with my son. I had never seen this doc before, but I enjoyed it very much, on seeing it in the "extras" portion of the DVD set. Like visiting old friends.
I was born in 1980 and when I was 7 years old they started showing Automan in Costa Rica, and to this day there are many of us who remember the program, in fact I recently saw all the episodes and I would have loved to have seen more seasons, but I felt the same excitement and I laughed just as much as I did when I was a kid, Automan will forever be a cult show for fans. Today I saw the documentary and it is incredible to know how they worked so hard to make the show. I know it's been many years but thank you for that effort and for being part of our memories.
wow.....thanx for this, Chuck! I was a kid hen Automan showed up and one of TV stations in Yugoslavia where I was born bought the show and it was aired about the same time as in the US. And about the same time I got my commodore C64. So imagine what was going on in a kids head when these 2 things showed up at the same time. It was a pivotal point in my life and and the main reason I became a software engineer. Thanx to Automan :)
I enjoyed watching this tv show in Colombia... When I was 9 (now I have 39). Amazing effects, actors, etc. Love you Automan!!
Cuanto tiempo, ha pasado no es asi????
this show brings back good memories, sitting in front of the TV and soon after time for bed.
So many childhood memories, i was a little girl when i watched this show with my dad and absolutely fell in love with it 😁❤️. Thank's for giving us Automan Mr. Wagner, Mr. Arnaz, Mr. Larson and crew, best regards and keep doing what you love 🙋🏻♀️❤️.
when I was young, in 1983-85 (7 years old) I saw Automan in tv. It was the first time that I saw computer graphics effects and at that moment I knew what I wanted to do when I grow. I have to say thanks to Automan for the inspiration.
I miss my childhood.
"sees ur childhood running away from you in dream"
Thnks Chuck Wagner for remind us a part of our childhood, when we believed everything in the series would be true.
Automan RULZ!
Chuck Wagner knows his stuff. He explained the tech of the special effects like a boss.
AUTOMAN!? I thought I was the only one who saw this show, ha ha. Nice
He is a total BOSS
So awesome, thanks Chuck. I never forgot this show, and for decades, no one else I knew remembered it. Cool to hear how it came together & worked behind the scenes.
Automan was my show as a kid!
If automan was your favourite show as a kid you really have sad taste....automan was a total flop which only lasted 13 episodes and was crushed in the ratings by Magnum p.i. As for my favourites they were the incredible hulk, a team and knight rider! now those were classics. Street hawk was quite shit aswell!
nicky29031977 Your option!
My too, sorry nick29031977
Time and place bro
they said in the interview that it was another show with Dick Clark and i don't remember Dick Clark being in Magnum P.I. and it was cost that got that got them Canceled next time actually watch the whole thing before you give your Opinion .
It's awesome. This was one of my favorite shows. It's shows like this that helped to raise TV production standards because the effects were like what we were seeing on the big screen.
I remember this series from my childhood (I was born in 1977), and it was so good, with all this future tech stuff put together into a police lore. It was so much forward than what was before that you couldn't tell only a few years had passed from the '70s. As a small child, it was marvellous and gave me the best youth possible, together with Manimal and Supercar. I am grateful for having the opportunity to live a dreamy youth with your great TV show. Cheers from Genova, Italy.
This is part of my childhood and I still remember it as one of my favorite shows.
Chuck, Mr Larson, Dezi, all of you were a inspiration for many of my generation in my country, i am from Colombia, for the kids who enjoy and was inspired to figth against injustice, and today make peace in here as the adults become, all grow with the images and situation for make a better life. thank you. Always in our minds, God Bless you all.
So wonderful to see this! I had a huge crush on Otto Mann. I even had “Chuck Wagner” written all over my pencil case at school but none of my classmates watched the show so no one knew who he was. He still looks amazing! I might just get myself another pencil case to write on! 😊
I remember as a kid after watching Tron, I could not get enough of that movie. My parents bought me books, and a poster of Tron. Then, thank God, came Automan. Thank you for being a part of my childhood.
I think it arrived here in Italy in 1984 or 1985, I wasn't in my teens yet and it blew me away. It was dubbed (everything was at the time) and I am sure a few things got lost in translation, but it was absolutely awesome. My interest in computers is due in part to the show. I learned two hours ago that this documentary existed! Thanks, Wikipedia, and thank you, Mr. Wagner, for putting it on. Your character was a childhood hero 🙂 I wish you good luck in your journeys.
Just watched this video. Thank you so much Chuck. This simply brings back memory when I watched Automan with my Dad. A bit teary recalling the joy and the chat with him, seeing you shouting "Cursor!", .... and everything else in the series. I even had a shirt with Automan picture at that time. Really great show, .... as well great moments with my Dad watching it. Thanks for bringing this video Chuck. Big one.
Wow. This brings back so many memories. I just did a TH-cam search for Automan and found this documentary!! I loved this show as a kid. Thank you Chuck Wagner, Desi Armando Jr. and Heather McNair for a great show!! Wish you all the best!!!
It is a potty that this show never caught on with the general public and ABC never gave it a chance.
It was meant to be a Ruby Spears Saturday Morning Cartoon.
Just reminiscing, as a 4 year old, I would watch this series religiously and tried to be a regular helping viewer, then it vanished!
I recently picked it up on SyFy during the early 2Ks.
Loved it again and my life was reinvented spiritually.
Thank You, Chuck Wagner for being there for me when I was young and alone, I needed a hero and he appeared for me and everyone else.
This should be released on DVD/Bluray.
One of my favorite shows growing up as a kid.
Thank you Chuck,loved this program when I was 14 years old. Brought back memories xx
This was fascinating. Automan was my favorite show growing up. I'm amazed at how much went into it and how much it cost for those special effects!! Really an incredible creation, I'm so glad this was uploaded! :-)
The whole show had the novel appeal to be the real life existence of Automan and his un believable stuntss looked real. That is beyond incredible! Awesome show. No one has ever created/ neither will produce such an amazing show. Hats off!
This is one of my childhood favourite on TV. I didn't miss a single episode. Thanks for the memory.
LOVED this show as a kid. I'd buy Chuck a drink to this day. A guy who appeared to appreciate fans.
I can't explain how happy re-exploring this huge part of my childhood. You were MY superhero Chuck.... and still are!
this documentary on Automan brought back my childhood memories !!! I have lost those memories many days ago but now it seems like yesterday !!! Thanks, Mr.Chuck Wagner for bringing back my long-lost memory of Automan !!! I was a die-hard fan of your show !!! Please make a new & updated version of Automan only for those who were the audience of your show !!!
In a world of weird, quirky, and under-appreciated 80's superhero/crime/adventure shows that made my childhood a joy (Manimal, Streethawk, Misfits of Science, Blacke's Magic, The Master, Wizards and Warriors, etc.) Automan stood head-and-shoulders above.
Thank you
Really enjoyed the series in New Zealand!! Great insight. Thank you Chuck and everyone!
Tru dat bro. Fan bak in da day :)
I loved this show so much as a kid, I was very disappointed when it got cut! This is a cult classic! And the effects where just amazing for this time! Great that I got to know a lot more about it, Thank you Chuck Wagner for sharing this!
Chuck seems like a really nice bloke,a true gentleman in every sense of the word.
BENTLEYQUAMP, Chuck is a native Tennessean. He's a Southern Gentlemen. :-)
One of my favorite series of glenn a larson, what the heck happened with the tv to turn into garbage, i want to come back to the past and be a child again to enjoy those incredible times.
Was early in my childhood when I first saw this, and still remember to this day. Was a shame we only got a dozen episodes because I enjoyed it
Thanks a lot for the wonderful memories, Automan was my favorite tv series in my childhood, i keep a very good memories of those marvelous characters.
I loved automan. Wish they'd make a few new episode just for DVD, then I'd buy it.
I would love to see a reunion Movie bringing back Automan into a new century & upgraded. one of my favorite 80's tv shows.
Loved the documentary. Loved the show. I want a reboot now, Automan 2.0
Roger Morris I concur, a reboot would be easy with today's technology!
i saw these series when i was in junior high.. and i decided to choose IT major in college.. oh my...
An amazing show, like Tron! Automan still very sharpe after all these years... It is a part of the American Dream, for me...
AMAZING!... love this show when it was on TV...hope they make a reboot of this series, or even as a short special tv series
I think we can make a great video game out of Automan
tecknos africa, I know a guy who is a computer game programmer. I might just make a suggestion to him...
@@tunkunrunk that would be great, just hope it wont be a mobile game...hahaha!
Being a kid in the 80's in Mexico was the best. This was my favorite show when I was 7. Every kids fav hero then!
thanks for sharing i love automan since day 1. greetings from italy.
Just discovered this show here about 2 weeks ago. My absolute favorite series and I wish there were more seasons! Otto Mann, You are an absolute hero! And I'm not talking about the crime fighting 😂 zippers!!!
Never forget going to the Carl Casper auto show(Kentucky) to finally meet you. I was just 11 years old and was probably sending you a letter a week. It was a highlight in a very troubled time when you sent me a photo with "Malena Dream" on a wonderful photo of yourself. Thank you for being the goodly, outstanding, wonderfully talented human being that you are. With much Love, from a mom, now 45 years old... You will always be my hero.
Mr Wagner and all the cast thank you it was a brilliant show great shame only last one season one of the best shows on tv at the time thanks for sharing all the best xx
My husband remembers enjoying the show when he was young. Really impressed by the actors! I think Desi Arnaz Jr. was really funny as sort of a control freak character. He could have played Larry in Perfect Strangers in my opinion. My mom was raised in Nashville like Chuck Wagner who was perfect as Automan.
Automan was the forgotten treasure of my childhood so it's great to watch this documentary and reminisce. Thank you to everyone on the show for all their hard work - and thank you for sharing!
Thanks for posting this , I still have all these episodes on video taped straight off television . was one of my favourite TV shows growing up in Australia ... Cheers
This show aired 1987 in Germany and me and my mother loved it. Very nice to see the cast again after all these years and it seems to me, that Mr. Wagner has a lot of knowlegde and interest in the technical background ( 16:47 ).
Thanks for this trip down the memory lane.
Thanks for visiting! I do love the process!
I only just found this and it's great! To me, Automan part of my quintessential 80's experiences. I have very found memories of the show :) Thank you for this sharing this!
Thanks for posting this! As an kid who later became a computer engineer these types of shows were a major influence!
Chuck Wagner: I will love you forever, "Automan" is my favorite show ever and forever.
Heather really is STILL gorgeous! I had such a crush on her! Great show, great memories!! Thanks for the brilliant documentary Chuck! I'd love to see Auto back!!!
Great tv show, i never miss it. Thanks Mr. Wagner for this doc. Thanks Mr. Larson for all your tv creations.
Thank you for posting this, Mr. Wagner! This was one of my favorite shows as a kid!
Automan was Awesome, if it was Re-Done today I'd watch it. Thank You for Such an Inspiring Show.
I loved this show, big part of my childhood. Thanks and greetings from Colombia
This is such a great documentary and a joy to watch. I watched the pilot episode for the first time since I was a kid last weekend. I can't think of a better pairing for this show than Chuck and Desi, they're perfect in these roles.
This was awesome, and so was your television show. Thank you for the video.
Dad and I loved this show. It was so much fun😎. Little did I know my whole family would be lucky enough to see you in the national tour of Jekyll And Hyde some years later!
Thank you very much for posting this great Documentary....and thanks very much to the rest of the cast for participating in what it was to me an incredible show way ahead of its time!!!!
Crazy and brave for its time. Loved the cast and the whole concept. Glad people still love it. Great behind the scenes in my opinion.
Thank you all, for bringing to life this wonderful show, and for beeing such wonderful persons (and actors :D)
Loved this show as a kid. Very clever, way ahead of it's time.
I remember seeing this as a kid...and then it was gone. Thank you so much for sharing this excellent documentary!
I was twelve when this show came on tv. I loved the show.
This brings back so many fantastic memories! Thank you!
Man this show brings back so many memories as a 10 year old kid.
Wow I remember this show as a kid, was so kool .I just time traveled back to 80s the good old days. Thanks Mr Chuck Wagner.
This is great - we loved Automan. It was our favourite show during that time. Chuck is wonderful in the role.
Total blast-from-the-past...this show was what first got me into programming since I saw it before "Tron". I was young enough to think that if I could build a program that *looked* like Walter's, then I could create a cool car. Thankfully, I figured out reality before "Weird Science" came out.
Back in the day I really
enjoyed this show ... it
was fun & it really came
thru that the cast were
enjoying themselves .
It's too bad it was not
on longer . I thought
everyone did a great
job with their roles .
This is a very good
documentary & I
have to say Heather
McNair still looked
even more gorgeous
than when she was
younger ! Thanks to
everyone for participating
in this cool documentary !
No one ever believes me when I say this show existed. I am glad you uploaded this Chuck. I have made a lot of jokes at it's expense, but seeing this I gained a lot of respect for a show I barely understood then. I will probably still make jokes, but with a lot more respect. Brilliant!!!
Can you imagine how much this show would blow up if it found its way to some streaming service like Netflix or the like?
TH-cam. You can find it there.
I told my wife about this show, and she has never heard of it either. I feel special to know I was able to enjoy this show as a child.
Absolutely loved Automan as a kid. Fantastic stuff. Needs to rebooted for the 21st century, where the concept would be even more relevant.
I bet a young person now might look at this as cheesy, but being a kid in the 80's this really caught your eye. I feel like the car transitions kind of still holds up. I am glad they made this doc, really nostalgic and fun. Chuck Wagner was really positive about it all, that's refreshing.
I love how Chuck Wagner knows more about show & it's technical details more than the producer. He seems like a really smart guy!
From Colombia (South America): la serie de TV "Automan" fue de alta sintonia y gran recordación en nuestro país. Lamentamos cuando fue cancelada. Sus aventuras fueron de gran influencia para toda una generación.
Mr. Wagner, thanks for posting this great documentary, Automan is a part of my fondest childhood memories. You were the perfect actor for the role of Automan, both Desi and you were awesome, greetings from Mexico
Thanks Rosario!