Knight Rider (1982–1986)

A lone crimefighter battles the forces of evil with the help of an indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar.

Creator:

Glen A. Larson

Stars:

David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
David Hasselhoff	...	Michael Knight (84 episodes, 1982-1986)
Edward Mulhare	...	Devon Miles (84 episodes, 1982-1986)
Patricia McPherson	...	Bonnie Barstow (62 episodes, 1982-1986)
Rebecca Holden	...	April Curtis (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Peter Parros	...	'RC3' Reginald Cornelius III (21 episodes, 1985-1986)

Storyline

Michael Long is a crimefighter who is seriously wounded during his work. Nursed back to health by a mysterious benefactor (chairman of the Knight Industries), he regains consciousness a new man with a new face and a new name: Michael Knight. His mysterious benefactor (through the guise of associate Devon Miles) provides Michael with equipment and support so that he can continue his crime fighting work. The most notable piece of equipment supplied, is "KITT", a high-performance sports car fitted with artificial intelligence.

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Plot Keywords:

artificial intelligence | forces of evil | driver car relationship | superhero | cult tv | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

El auto fantástico

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min 46 min (90 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

You never see a long shot of KITT changing into Super Pursuit Mode, since KITT is not moving at all. A shell of KITT's body was used when filming the transition to Super Pursuit Mode, since large hydraulic rams were needed to articulate the body panels, and there was no room for an engine or running gear in the car.

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Goofs

In many episodes, David Hasselhoff's stunt double looks absolutely nothing like him and is on screen long enough to be obvious.

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Quotes

[closing narration - early episodes]
Narrator: Michael Knight, a lone crusader in a dangerous world. The world... of the Knight Rider.

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Connections

Referenced in The Comeback: Valerie Gets a Very Special Episode (2005)

User Reviews

Come on its not that bad

I was a kid when Knight Rider was in its prime time and yes I watch it no matter what. Currently have the reruns of Knight Rider on and I must say there are somethings that bug me. Like every kid in the 80s I loved K.I.T.T. Now for all you people that say David Hasselhoff can't act come on, o.k he's not the best actor in the world but he wasn't that bad, I think he was great for the role, but the things that bug me were like how everytime Michael say something like "K.I.T.T get Devon on the line for me" and Michael would go and press 20 other buttons and the reuse of footage. I must admint David Hasselhoff was good looking at the time, just about in every episode Michael would do his good dee and get the girl at the end, well they did drop to his feet, just about all apart from Bonnie, thats the only time we see Michael try so hard and get turn down, but you can see they are more then just friends. Michael and Devon I can say are bit like Maxwell Smart and the Chief off Get Smart but the only thing was Michael was a lot smarter but it still irritated Devon like Max did the Chief. Some episodes did a get a bit boring and could have been better, but over all Knight Rider is still a good TV series.