Knight Rider 

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, Richard Basehart

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
David Hasselhoff	...	Michael Knight / ... (85 episodes, 1982-1986)
Edward Mulhare	...	Devon Miles / ... (85 episodes, 1982-1986)
Richard Basehart	...	Narrator - Opening Titles / ... (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:

forces of evil | artificial intelligence | pontiac trans am | trans am | foundation | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

K 2000

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Glen A. Larson Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min (90 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second season saw the extensive use of miniatures provided by Jack Sessums for most of the really impossible stuff like jumping over trains, over helicopters, crashing into Goliath and "walking on water". The miniatures of K.I.T.T. were made to 1/8th scale, modified from the existing commercially available Monogram kit of the 1982 Camaro Z-28 to the same scale. Almost everything done involving trains were miniatures built by Sessums and his crew, as it turns out Sessums was a model train enthusiast who had large scale garden railway models already built, and the production crews made a lot of use of these models which for the most part were ready for use. The same model trains were also used in The Fall Guy (1981) and other similar productions of the time.

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Goofs

K.I.T.T. is supposed to have an air-plane style steering wheel. However, in many episodes, the top portion of the stunt-car's normal, round steering wheel is visible through car's windows.

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Quotes

Michael Knight: [repeated line in the series, speaking to KITT] Keep your scanners peeled.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/David Cook (2008)

User Reviews

It's make just make believe

I was 3 years old when Knight Rider was released in 1982, I remember vaguely seeing some of the episodes when they were new. I find it puzzling that people will "nit-pic" a TV show that lasted a decent 4 years on the air, yes maybe corny to todays standards, but the show was harmless entertainment. Unlike TV programming today, at least it had it's own originality. Kids could watch it without a lot of heavy violence or nudity, (which was like none in Knight Rider. to name only a few.) on the contrary, it was very much sci-fi, as well as drama, and action. Bottom line, it's a TV show, get real folks, does anyone have imagination anymore?