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| Information | |
| Title: | Knight Rider |
| Format: | Live-action |
| Genres: | Action Sci-fi |
| Rating: | TV-PG |
| Running time: | 60 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Network: | NBC |
| Seasons: | 4 |
| Episodes: | 90 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Glen A. Larson Productions NBC Universal Television |
| Executive producers: | Glen A. Larson Robert Foster; Robert A. Cinader |
| Producers: | Gino Grimaldi; Tom Greene; Rob Gilmer; Gregory S. Dinallo; Steven E. de Souza |
| Principal cast: | David Hasselhoff; Edward Mulhare; Patricia McPherson; Rebecca Holden; Peter Parros |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | September 26th, 1982 |
| Last aired: | April 4th, 1986 |
Knight Rider is an American live-action television series of the action and science fiction genres. It aired for four seasons from 1982 to 1986 on NBC, totaling ninety episodes. The program was created by Glen A. Larson and produced by NBC Universal Television and Glen A. Larson Productions. The show yielded two spin-off projects, the 1991 television movie, Knight Rider 2000 and a short-lived continuation of the show, Knight Rider, in 2008.
The series stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight - a "lone crusader" fighting to protect the innocent and fight up against those who think they are above the law, as well as Edward Mulhare as Devon Miles - administrator for the Foundation for Law and Government (F.L.A.G.) and executive of Knight Industries. Other cast members include Patricia McPherson, who played Bonnie Barstow in seasons 1, 3, and 4, and Rebecca Holden, who played April Curtis in season two. The true star of the show however was K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two-Thousand) - a modified Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am with a super-strong molecularly bonded exterior and an artificial intelligence voiced by William Daniels. Michael Knight becomes F.L.A.G.'s most important human asset, as well as the driver of K.I.T.T., with whom he shares a close bond with. Their adventures take them all across the state of California, and occasionally into other locales as well, such as Las Vegas.
Episodes
Season One
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1x1 | Knight of the Phoenix (Part 1) | September 24th, 1982 |
| 1x2 | Knight of the Phoenix (Part 2) | September 24th, 1982 |
| 1x3 | Deadly Maneuvers | October 1st, 1982 |
| 1x4 | Good Day at White Rock | October 8th, 1982 |
| 1x5 | Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show | October 22nd, 1982 |
| 1x6 | Just My Bill | October 29th, 1982 |
| 1x7 | Not a Drop to Drink | November 5th, 1982 |
| 1x8 | No Big Thing | November 12th, 1982 |
| 1x9 | Trust Doesn't Rust | November 19th, 1982 |
| 1x10 | Inside Out | November 26th, 1982 |
| 1x11 | The Final Verdict | December 3rd, 1982 |
| 1x12 | A Plush Ride | December 10th, 1982 |
| 1x13 | Forget Me Not | December 17th, 1982 |
| 1x14 | Hearts of Stone | January 14th, 1983 |
| 1x15 | Give Me Liberty... or Give me Death | January 21st, 1983 |
| 1x16 | The Topaz Connection | January 28th, 1983 |
| 1x17 | A Nice, Indecent Little Town | February 18th, 1983 |
| 1x18 | Chariot of Gold | February 25th, 1983 |
| 1x19 | White Bird | March 4th, 1983 |
| 1x20 | Knight Movies | March 11th, 1983 |
| 1x21 | Nobody Does It Better | April 29th, 1983 |
| 1x22 | Short Notice | May 6th, 1983 |
Season Two
Season Three
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 3x1 | Knight of the Drones (Part 1) | September 30th, 1984 |
| 3x2 | Knight of the Drones (Part 2) | September 30th, 1984 |
| 3x3 | The Ice Bandits | October 7th, 1984 |
| 3x4 | Knights of the Fast Lane | October 14th, 1984 |
| 3x5 | Halloween Knight | October 28th, 1984 |
| 3x6 | K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R. | November 4th, 1984 |
| 3x7 | The Rotten Apples | November 11th, 1984 |
| 3x8 | Knight in Disgrace | November 18th, 1984 |
| 3x9 | Dead of Knight | December 2nd, 1984 |
| 3x10 | Lost Knight | December 9th, 1984 |
| 3x11 | Knight of the Chameleon | December 30th, 1984 |
| 3x12 | Custom Made Killer | January 6th, 1985 |
| 3x13 | Knight by a Nose | January 13th, 1985 |
| 3x14 | Junk Yard Dog | February 3rd, 1985 |
| 3x15 | Buy Out | February 10th, 1985 |
| 3x16 | Knightlines | March 3rd, 1985 |
| 3x17 | The Nineteenth Hole | March 10th, 1985 |
| 3x18 | Knight & Knerd | March 17th, 1985 |
| 3x19 | Ten Wheel Trouble | March 24th, 1985 |
| 3x20 | Knight in Retreat | March 29th, 1985 |
| 3x21 | Knight Strike | April 5th, 1985 |
| 3x22 | Circus Knight | May 5th, 1985 |
Season Four
| Episode | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 4x1 | Knight of the Juggernaut (Part 1) | September 20th, 1985 |
| 4x2 | Knight of the Juggernaut (Part 2) | September 20th, 1985 |
| 4x3 | KITTnap | September 27th, 1985 |
| 4x4 | Sky Knight | October 18th, 1985 |
| 4x5 | Burial Ground | October 25th, 1985 |
| 4x6 | The Wrong Crowd | November 1st, 1985 |
| 4x7 | Knight Sting | November 8th, 1985 |
| 4x8 | Many Happy Returns | November 15th, 1985 |
| 4x9 | Knight Racer | November 29th, 1985 |
| 4x10 | Knight Behind Bars | December 6th, 1985 |
| 4x11 | Knight Song | December 13th, 1985 |
| 4x12 | The Scent of Roses | January 3rd, 1986 |
| 4x13 | Killer K.I.T.T. | January 10th, 1986 |
| 4x14 | Out of the Woods | January 17th, 1986 |
| 4x15 | Deadly Knightshade | January 24th, 1986 |
| 4x16 | Redemption of the Champion | January 31st, 1986 |
| 4x17 | Knight of a Thousand Devils | February 7th, 1986 |
| 4x18 | Hills of Fire | February 14th, 1986 |
| 4x19 | Knight Flight to Freedom | February 21st, 1986 |
| 4x20 | Fright Knight | March 7th, 1986 |
| 4x21 | Knight of the Rising Sun | March 14th, 1986 |
| 4x22 | Voo Doo Knight | April 4th, 1986 |
Notes & Trivia
- Patricia McPherson, who played the role of Bonnie Barstow, departed from the show following season one, and was replaced by Rebecca Holden, who played the role of April Curtis. McPherson was asked to return to the series with season three, and she remained with the show until its conclusion.
- One of the more notable adversaries featured on Knight Rider was Goliath, which was an eighteen-wheeler constructed from the same material as K.I.T.T. and was driven by Garthe Knight - the son of Knight Industries founder, Wilton Knight. Goliath was featured in the two-part season premiere episode, "Goliath", and returned for the two-part "Goliath Returns" episode.
- On the "Underneath" episode of Angel, Spike makes reference to K.I.T.T. and the TV show Knight Rider while cruising around in a Camaro with Angel.
Home Video
- Knight Rider: Season One
- Knight Rider: Season Two
- Knight Rider: Season Three
- Knight Rider: Season Four
- Knight Rider: The Complete Collection
- The Best of the 80s: Knight Rider