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Knight Rider

  • TV Series
  • 1982–1986
  • TV-PG
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
39K
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David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
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Artificial IntelligenceSuperheroActionCrimeDramaSci-FiThriller

Follows the adventures of lone crime-fighter, Michael Knight, who battles the forces of evil with the help of his virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar called KITT.Follows the adventures of lone crime-fighter, Michael Knight, who battles the forces of evil with the help of his virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar called KITT.Follows the adventures of lone crime-fighter, Michael Knight, who battles the forces of evil with the help of his virtually indestructible and artificially intelligent supercar called KITT.

  • Creator
    • Glen A. Larson
  • Stars
    • David Hasselhoff
    • Edward Mulhare
    • Richard Basehart
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    39K
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    • Creator
      • Glen A. Larson
    • Stars
      • David Hasselhoff
      • Edward Mulhare
      • Richard Basehart
    • 115User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    David Hasselhoff
    David Hasselhoff
    • Michael Knight…
    • 1982–1986
    Edward Mulhare
    Edward Mulhare
    • Devon Miles…
    • 1982–1986
    Richard Basehart
    Richard Basehart
    • Narrator - Opening Titles…
    • 1982–1986
    Patricia McPherson
    Patricia McPherson
    • Bonnie Barstow
    • 1982–1986
    Rebecca Holden
    Rebecca Holden
    • April Curtis
    • 1983–1984
    Peter Parros
    • 'RC3' Reginald Cornelius III
    • 1985–1986
    Shawn Ora Engemann
    Shawn Ora Engemann
    • Lonnie…
    • 1982–1983
    Ann Turkel
    Ann Turkel
    • Adrianne Margeaux…
    • 1983–1985
    Catherine Hickland
    Catherine Hickland
    • Stephanie 'Stevie' March…
    • 1983–1986
    Lance LeGault
    Lance LeGault
    • Vernon Gray…
    • 1982–1984
    Pamela Susan Shoop
    Pamela Susan Shoop
    • Maggie…
    • 1982–1985
    George Murdock
    George Murdock
    • Archibald…
    • 1983–1984
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Hagen…
    • 1983–1985
    Alex Kubik
    • Luger…
    • 1982–1985
    Bruce Neckels
    Bruce Neckels
    • Federal Agent…
    • 1982–1986
    Michael Masters
    Michael Masters
    • Cabby…
    • 1982–1985
    Brian Cutler
    Brian Cutler
    • Bar Manager…
    • 1982–1983
    Phyllis Davis
    Phyllis Davis
    • Tanya Walker
    • 1982
    • Creator
      • Glen A. Larson
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    baconbit

    it was SUPPOSED to be campy.

    People are picking on this show for ridiculous reasons. IT was not SUPPOSED to be this great acted, perfectly mistake free show. It was an homage to the classic cliff hangers of the 50s. The flashing lights on the gas pedal were there for effect. It was never supposed to be a guide to those driving. A simple formula, really. Flashing lights = cool! By the way, to complain about show for mistakes and actually make a mistake in your complaint is kind of funny. We DID see the truck driver. In fact, in later years, he became a regular cast member. (And quite frankly, it made the show worse.)

    The show was fine. Seriously, if you are watching the show expecting Shakespeare, then the mistake is YOURS not the shows.
    Quality_Critic

    Knight Rider was among the BEST of the 80s

    In 1982 an unknown actor named David Hasselhoff burst onto the scene in a weekly Friday night series aired on NBC. Hasselhoff played Michael Knight on a brand new 80s vehicle oriented TV show (that frequently targeted boys) called Knight Rider to rival The Dukes of Hazzard on CBS.

    Hasselhoff was what many in the industry call an "8 x 10", a perfect hunky man with shoulder length wavy hair and beaming smile. Hasselhoff was also gifted with a keen sense of humor and wit, which allowed many of the outrageous stories of Knight Rider to work and not be taken too seriously. Knight Rider was about an undercover cop named Michael Long who was betrayed and left for dead in the desert. Long was rescued by an eccentric billionaire by the name of Wilton Knight, who nursed Long back to health. Wilton Knight also gave Long a new face and identity as "Michael Knight". Knight convinced Long to use his police officer skills to help his private organization (The Foundation for Law and Government), and equipped him with a super car with artificial intelligence named KITT (Knight Industries Two-Thousand). The supporting actors like Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson complemented Hasselhoff wonderfully as Devon Miles and Bonnie Barstow. It is rare that a cast gels so well like this, and in many ways KR was more about the characters then the stories or KITT.

    Despite some negative and absurdly over the top reviews here, Knight Rider remains one of the most fondly remembered action adventure TV shows of the 1980s. Knight Rider was not an L.A. Law or St. Elsewhere type drama, nor was it Harlan Ellison level science fiction, and it never tried to be. Knight Rider had some camp, but campy doesn't mean a dog meat series. Every single one of those action/adventure shows from the 80s like A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Blue Thunder, Airwolf, Hunter and MacGyver had plenty of instances of overt stupidity. They ALL had their "what the hell was that about?" moments. Every one of those 80s shows. So why is Knight Rider singled out and getting ridiculously picked on like this?

    The show was a fun yet not too serious one hour adventure series. Many people here seem to be overly concerned with "looking cool" as adults and join in on the over the top teasing of a series that you know everyone loved back in the 80s. Stop trying to be so cool just because you're now an adult in the 2000s versus being the young kid that watched this show every week back in 80s. I highly recommend Knight Rider, (it will blow you away!) and check out the newly released DVD if you can. The Season 1 DVD has rich vibrant colors and sound, complete with an assortment of extra features that will keep you busy for days.

    My Rating:

    9/10
    linkin_park_pod

    An awesome series

    I just saw what another guy had written about this series and I must say he is so far wrong on this subject and is probably not even from the era of the Knight Rider, A-Team, Airwolf, Magnum PI, Simon and Simon, MacGyver, and Harcastle and McCormick. All of the shows listed above are some of the best shows ever in the history of TV and how anyone has the audacity to sit here and type in a bunch of drivvle and say that Knight Rider had bad actors, bad stunts, and bad filming shows to me they know nothing about the show. The only problem Knight Rider had was, it was way ahead of its time. Knight Rider was a lot like KITT it was the show of the future. Now I will go on and defend Kinght Rider like any true fan would. David Hasselhoff may not have been one of the best actors, but none-the-less he is a fairly decent actor. In turn, the KITT car was a real Pontiac and at times it was a dumb car, most people know this stuff, however this is a TV show not real life, so if it may have seemed fake in manner, then maybe you should sell your TV and sit in your house like a bored bump on a log. My rating for Knight Rider is 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
    lostangel-2

    K.I.T.T. Super Pursuit Mode.......!

    Oh man when I was a little kid I used to watch this show religiously. I loved this show and when the reruns are on T.V. I watch them too. I used to watch them on U.S.A. when I was in High school and loved the episodes again. It reminded me when I was a little kid. K.I.T.T. inspired my love Pontiac cars and one day I will own a 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am with T-tops. If you have never seen this show and happen upon it one day I recommed watching it, this is a classic like the A-team.
    deaconjguy

    Who cares what people think, it was still Entertaining...

    A lot of people laugh at David Hasselhoff and write Knight Rider off as a corny piece of 80s television. I still think this is one of the coolest shows ever, and I freely admit that Knight Rider can be pretty idiotic at the same time. The series was basically a cartoon and that can make it hard for some people to revisit when they grow up. I think that Knight Rider is one of the best unintentionally hilarious shows ever created. The silly aspects of the series make it just that much more entertaining in adult life. Knight Rider is an endearing and nostalgic series that finds a way to entertain you despite how ridiculous it can all be. "Michael & KITT", how can you not feel the tug of the old days back in the 80s when you hear that? We all grew up with this show back in the 1980's as kids, the appeal of a cool looking black sports car that could TALK was irresistible back then. Today I guess we look back at Knight Rider and wonder "wtf". It might make us recoil, and get pretty damn embarrassed with some of the out there stuff we used to think was so cool.

    The immense flaws of logic and continuity that plagued Knight Rider were easily hidden to a casual child viewing the show back in 1982 (I was 5 years old), but they really stick out like a sore thumb when viewed through adult eyes. The same damn stock footage was used ad nauseum, the frames were sped up to make a car going 20 mph look like it was zipping along at 400 mph, blue filters were always used to make it look like it was night time; and as others have mentioned, the fight scenes were never, ever believable. I don't think they even had any kind of trained fight specialist on Knight Rider, it always seemed like the director just told Hasselhoff or the stunt doubles to simply go out there and just make up some crap that could pass for jujitsu or tae-kwon-do. But again, this is what makes Knight Rider so fun.

    This series is loaded with all kinds of unintentional hilarity. Some of my favorites are when David Hasselhoff's stunt double wears a mustache in a take, or the episode when the stunt double's Michael Knight afro wig accidentally flew off while he was doing one of those patented "Hasselhoff-Fu" roundhouse karate kicks. It seemed like Michael Knight could take down any bad guy with one well placed karate kick to the head. Let's all be honest with ourselves, a big reason this show was popular was because it featured a really cool looking black car with that cool looking red scanner mounted in the front. Everyone loved that car, and there is no doubt that is the reason Knight Rider is a part of American pop cultural lore. I'm 26 1/2 years old today and I still like this show because it's my childhood, and because it's from the 80's that we all love and grew up in. Things would get so stupid, you often wondered if there would be a button on KITT's dashboard that would say "Drive Very Fast" instead of "Super Pursuit Mode". The show didn't magically become any more nerdier in the 2000's then it was in the 1980s. Even back in the early-mid 80s most people over the age of 15 had a tendency to laugh at Knight Rider. It was always cool to children that didn't pick apart the series, but not so to anyone above the 9th grade. The prime target audience was boys that were roughly 9 years of age. So if you were already over the age of 13 back in 1982 when Knight Rider first aired, then you were likely going to always be too cool for a show like this that leaned on being a live action cartoon. Yes it is amazing that this series lasted on NBC's prime time for 4 years. But aren't we glad it did?

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    • Trivia
      David Hasselhoff and William Daniels (the voice of K.I.T.T.) did not meet until the production's Christmas party, six months after filming season one. Until that point, Hasselhoff had not seen the face behind the voice of the car.
    • Goofs
      Every time KITT drives into the mobile headquarters we can clearly see that the car just barely fits, with only a few inches clearance from each side, yet Michael is able to swing the door open and get out.
    • Quotes

      [opening narration]

      Narrator: Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man, who does not exist.

    • Connections
      Featured in Childéric: Episode dated 27 September 1987 (1987)

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El auto fantástico
    • Filming locations
      • Riverside International Raceway, 22255 Eucalyptus Avenue, Moreno Valley, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Glen A. Larson Productions
      • Universal Television
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      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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