"Knight Rider" The Scent of Roses (1986)

Director:

Sidney Hayers

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (creator)
E. Nick Alexander (written by)

TV Series:

"Knight Rider" (1982)

Original Air Date:

3 January 1986 (Season 4, Episode 11)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Michael Knight decides to leave the Foundation after being shot on a case at the Government Data Center...

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Forces Of Evil | Artificial Intelligence | Detective | Electronic Music Score

Cast

David Hasselhoff	...	Michael Knight
Edward Mulhare	...	Devon Miles
Patricia McPherson	...	Bonnie Barstow
Peter Parros	...	'RC3' Reginald Cornelius III
Aharon Ipalé	...	Durant / Kurt Rolands (as Aharon Ipale)
Reid Smith	...	Stocker
Catherine Hickland	...	Stevie Mason
Robert Feero	...	Martoni
Richard Partlow	...	Klus
Roy Jenson	...	Purdue
Michael John Meyer	...	Medic Driver
Craig Schaefer	...	Medic
Phyllis Applegate	...	Nurse Miller
William Knight	...	Head Surgeon
Tom McDonald	...	Guard

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Glen A. Larson Productions

Trivia:

Michael and Stevie's marriage echos David Hasselhoff and Catherine Hickland's actual wedding ceremony which was also performed by minister Henry Cutrona and saw Edward Mulhare giving away the bride.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Michael and Bonnie need not go to so much trouble reconstructing Durant's face from a frame of his reflection in a suitcase as his face is clearly visible on the same tape just moments earlier. Besides, the print-out they end up with shows Durant from a completely different angle than the reflection.

Quotes:

K.I.T.T.: Michael, I may not be flesh and blood, but I am a friend. And I wish you happiness, but I still don't understand.
Michael Knight: In a way... neither do I.

Soundtrack:

As Time Goes By

It hangs 'round it still

Arguably the most intense "Knight Rider" ever, this episode takes the viewer on an emotional roller coaster. Michael's new life as a one-man criminal fighting machine truly comes full circle as he is faced with turmoil in everything he now knows.

Michael encounters distress, love, pain, fear, triumph, and defeat all in a matter of TV minutes. His past as well as his future is called into the public eye, and he must deal with both. The character relationships viewers have learned to associate with and covet are challenged like never before.

The series continued for several episodes after this one, although many fans consider this to be the "actual end" of the Michael Knight saga. If encountered in syndication, Knight Rider fans would be remiss to skip this installment.