Be Excellent To Each Other

So I dreamed about an old TV show and can't remember if I imagined it or not.

I think it was a failed pilot made into a TV movie. Must have been early to mid-80's.

Basically it was about a dark-haired American who, when exposed to sunlight, developed temporary powers. Small exposure made him 'green' and increased his mental abilities, a bit longer and he'd go 'yellow', increasing his physical powers. Too much sun would send him into 'red' that made him a berserker and would eventually set his brain on fire.

Anyone know what the hell I'm talking about?

Anyone have any similar memories of crappy failed pilots/TV movies?

Traffic Light Man?

On The RAG?

Heatwave Harry?

A man suffering from "Dave's Syndrome".

Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Rage Face?

damn. I was hoping someone would go "oh you fool, that's Technoface starring Joe Hasablat. It's well famous!", but you have failed me!

Incidentally, the above is exactly how I rediscovered AUTOMAN!

Because Automan existed. You acid casualty.

Google says Zartan from Sunbow. Whatever those are.

Nope, not him (GI Joe character incidentally)

That is ringing an, admittedly faint and far away, bell. While I mull this over here are a few for you:

Manimal (some dude who can change into any animal of his choosing, though he always picks hawk, panther, or if he is near the sea, dolphin. I would have gone with dinosaur, for every situation)

Automan (don't remember this that well but I think he is a computer generated cop. Main memorybeing him saying "Cursor" and a little floaty blob thing drew a pointy 80's car)

Streethawk (Knight Rider, on a motorbike)

Finally, the ploddingly dull in the first series and a bit more exciting in the second series, The Tripods.

Edit, oh you found Automan then.