Older SuperHero TV Show?

[ToyTalk]

I remember when I was a small kid (late 70's or early 80's), my brothers and I gathering around the TV to watch a show about a superhero. He had a van and in the back was an Iron Man style supersuit. He would climb in and lay down. It was like a sandwich press and when it opened he had his suit on. It didn't run a full season if I remember correctly but I'm tired of digging and I can't remember the name of the show. Anyone else remember it?

[PNGwynne]

Exo-Man, 1977 TVM with David Ackroyd. I liked it, too.

[ToyTalk]

Exo-Man, 1977 TVM with David Ackroyd. I liked it, too.

Thank God!! I was pulling my last 2 hairs out trying to remember that show.

[powersthatbe]

and I remember this too. I also remember seeing a Super Joe toy or power suit at the time and thinking it was based on this show.

[ToyTalk]

and I remember this too. I also remember seeing a Super Joe toy or power suit at the time and thinking it was based on this show.

That would be beyond awesome!! That's what makes a great toy, nostalgia

[ToyTalk]

Been watching it on youtube. I had no idea that Col Potter was in it.

[Nostalgiabuff]

wasn't there another version in the late eighties or early nineties. Mantis? I can't recall exactly but I think the hero was paralyzed or something and wore an exo suit to walk and fight crime. didn't last long either. wasn't all that good from what I remember

[Earth 2 Chris]

^M.A.N.T.I.S. starred Carl Lumbly who would go on to voice the Martian Manhunter on the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series.

I've never seen Exo-Man, but clips of it were used by some clever folks to make a 70s/80s Avengers trailer a few years back.

Chris

[EMCE Hammer]

^M.A.N.T.I.S. starred Carl Lumbly who would go on to voice the Martian Manhunter on the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series.

I've never seen Exo-Man, but clips of it were used by some clever folks to make a 70s/80s Avengers trailer a few years back.

Chris

Holy cow - I have misremembered MANTIS for years. I would have sworn that Keith David was the lead.

[Random Axe]

This likely won't count but Nightman based on Malibu Comics was pretty cool and awful at the same time. It may have only had one season in the mid 90s. I should try to track that down sometime.

[monitor_ep]

I have all those movies on dvd and tons more...Mantis was good nd many during the quartin I will go back and rewatch it.

Exo-Man was a huge ripoff of IronMan, I remember se ing it On Saturday

Night-man was a good show, and even had a c ossover with Manimal and had a guest appearance of Spider-Man.

[powersthatbe]

my two favorite so bad it's good superhero type tv shows from the 80s? Automan and Manimal

[PNGwynne]

Ach, I was obsessed with Manimal and The Phoenix first-run.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I loved those shows as well, but haven't seen any of them since they originally aired. how does Manimal, Automan or The Phoenix hold up? not well I'd imagine

[PNGwynne]

I have Manimal on dvd, it's so-so and the effects, dated. I can watch a lot of stuff that's mediocre and enjoy it for nostalgia's sake. Personally I think BSG and Buck Rogers are meh, but the 10-year-old me still watches them. I love Dark Shadows and lord knows it can be creaky.