KITT Gets Trapped | Knight Rider

These guys got KITT... but not for a long time though.
From Knight Rider season 1 episode 16 ‘The Topaz Connection’: Michael helps a young woman to track down the murderer of her father, a magazine publisher who had been working on a top-secret expose.
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[@raymondcanessa7208]

40 years later KITT still looks futuristic.

[@Angyali]

His shape always reminds me of a torpedo with wheels.

[@alexpowers5117]

@@Angyali in some episodes hé remind me of a ufo car

[@Angyali]

@@alexpowers5117 you probably know this, but in an episode KITT actually pretended to be a UFO. It was so riddiculous it even made Michael grin.

[@alexpowers5117]

@@Angyali episode not a drop to drink

[@bryansillman3240]

Yes he does! 😊

[@pizzafredda]

When you look at KITT very closely, you can tell how beautiful that car was. Every single small detail was cut to perfection. I love when the lights pop out and it's like "ok, let's do it".

[@GarretGrayCamera]

The front bumper they attached really made the car a pleasing proportion from length to width that the original Trans Am didn’t have.

[@pizzafredda]

@@GarretGrayCamera You're right: that's that proportion that contributed to make it beautiful!

[@paulsmith-ll9vg]

not only can you not claim to be an 80`s child if you did not watch this amazing tv show at some point, but also what kid growing up in this era what not give there right arm to have a ride in kitt, and i`m sorry when you thought that you was perhaps doing good for the planet, and went out and bought a tesla, or whatever electric car, and even now you perhaps have to plug it in every few miles, while the apparent gas guzzling nasty cars speed you by, it`s not exactly kitt is it, when you buy a car designed for the future, you have to ask yourself, can it have conversations with you, can it drive it`s self, can it cruise at immense speeds, and finally can it jump over most things that are in it`s way, because if your new sci fi car can not do any of these things, then you have to wonder whats the point, and when i watch a show about a car that can come and rescue me when i`m trouble, and possibly even become my best friend, then whats not to love.

[@Stadanco]

​@@paulsmith-ll9vg lol, wHaT‽

[@XB10001]

​@@GarretGrayCamera precisely!

[@ryanjackson1143]

This had to be KITT's most embarrassing moment outwitted by local police

[@keithlestrange4249]

Stupid car after all

[@piotrmalewski8178]

That's like the only thing that is consistent througout this show; KITT has trouble with side and rear observation and frequently gets sneaked upon.

[@Romulan2469]

The irony is that in the pilot episode Devon talks about Michael as being the "pilot" of KITT yet KITT cannot fly. That is one of its major limitations. Yes it can jump, float above water thanks to April's gadget, go through prison walls etc but it cannot fly and it makes zero sense to me. Also KITT should have been equipped with offensive weapon capability, the laser should have been a permanent feature as well as machine guns, flame thrower, rocket launchers etc. The whole "preservation of life" garbage was just for the tv censors, take all that away and add on those features and you have a literal killing machine.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

I like how it cuts to KITT a few times while Devon is talking but he doesn't respond. As if he's just politely listening.

[@shanenway3684]

kitt is being polite

[@shanenway3684]

I've remember this as a Airwolf -Knight Rider crossover..

[@shanenway3684]

Devon could shut order kitt shut off if was as snarky with Michael

[@piotrmalewski8178]

Also the first few shots when the girl comes to talk to him and he doesn't respond. He looks there as he was ironically smirking in reaction to nonsense she was saying.

[@fucheduck]

that's WIlliam Daniels' acting. should have played K-9 in Doctor Who.

[@kyrauniversal]

"Is there anything else I can do for you?" "Yes. Stand back." KITT was probably thinking for a second, "Humans are so peculiar. They'll let you go to help someone, but they'll be too flabbergasted to simply move. I know I'm a Marvel of electronic engineering, but this is ridiculous."

[@sashamountainwater9322]

I can imagine him saying that now In William Daniels voice ofc

[@kyrauniversal]

@@sashamountainwater9322 Who else would it be? Lol.

[@kyrauniversal]

I mean, if we're talking Val Kilmer, I do not want to give you my theories as to what David Andron could've done to the two thousand behind the scenes.

[@lookingforahookup]

It's not ridiculous

[@tosil]

Season 1,2… KITT had a few very reserved, low toned responses. But eventually he got a little softer… more human. Data from Star Trek was the same… eventually they both became more… “human”.

[@knight3642]

Even if it's almost reused footage, i love this scene

[@GarretGrayCamera]

Ha! I just watched the other KITT breaking Michael out of jail and it's indeed the same footage!

[@Tsirkon]

"My dear I'm a car, not a plane." Lmao my dear

[@FirstDan2000]

When Kitt's monitors show the camera feed of the road is really cool -still. It makes the whole dash active.

[@antoniodiego9357]

When I was a kid watching this, I used to think that’s how he could “see” and be able to drive himself. Man 42 years since it’s first season and I still absolutely love this show

[@shanenway3684]

i like how kitt is being polite, and i like this is the closest thing to an Airwolf crossover 😊

[@AndrewChapman]

Other guest stars in Knight Rider had also appeared in Airwolf. But yeah, Jean Bruce Scott was indeed the only regular cast member to appear in Knight Rider.

[@johndoyle2429]

Knight rider I believe was made before Airwolf.

[@darthstarkiller1912]

God, I love that car.

[@raymondcanessa7208]

40 years later KITT still looks futuristic.

[@DjVortex-w]

Why does KITT sound like such a deadpan snarker here? In fact, he sounds like he's absolutely frustrated.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Wouldn't you be stuck up in the air,not able to get anywhere,i felt so sorry for KITT here.

[@sgtkabukiman9411]

"Car jacks, my only weakness."

[@MrMudassaranwar]

Wait up, Kitt can control helicopters and anything electrical when he chooses, but not that 😂 still love the show, though 😉

[@DavidLS1]

K-9, Doctor Who's mechanical dog, found himself in a similar situation. He extended his laser and calmly told his captor, "Put me back on the floor or I will vaporize you." Needless to say, the man complied.

[@nickfensome8855]

Kitt was actually based on the 1982 model year pontiac trams firebird many people actually people actually thought you could buy one in that spec drove dealers mad built by George barris

[@DavidLS1]

@@nickfensome8855 Today, you can buy KITT replicas in the $100,000+ range.

[@davesmith3565]

Always liked how they dressed David up in his pilot outfit so they could reuse this footage from it.

[@SoulTunaVidz]

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

[@GarretGrayCamera]

Anything to save a dollar or two!

[@sashamountainwater9322]

@@GarretGrayCamera plus probably my favorite and one of the most iconic (and best) Michael outfits 😂

[@lookingforahookup]

David isn't meant to be a pilot

[@tosil]

This scene as a kid was on of my faves… and now get to see it again. Thanks Knighrider official!!!

[@NathanDrake5]

I wonder if ChatGPT can produce KITT-style humor one day...

[@sage_silvestris]

I got some unexpected gems from it... Sadly it's back stating that it has no feelings, consciousness etc and a real pain to talk to nowdays.

[@SanadWORLD1]

I am 51 now and still love this amazing show. It has memories with my childhood. I don't miss any single KITT video on youtube. Regards from Jordan ❤.

[@emmabooth2357]

I have all the episodes on blu ray I love it when kitt says my dear I am a car not a plane

[@SanadWORLD1]

@emmabooth2357 Me too, I have all seasons on DVDs.

[@emmabooth2357]

Do you like Baywatch as well friend ❤

[@SanadWORLD1]

@emmabooth2357 Not that much to be honest. For Knight Rider there was a curfew during the show in our neighborhood. It was a very hit show.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I have all the episodes on DVD and on my phone.I adore Knight Rider.

[@zyloproductions4870]

"It's a car, Hank, it's not a dog!" I can relate to that comment so much! My late father always had a tendency to whistle at any wild animals while we were on walks or drives on our trips outdoors, like deer, seagulls, and even a BISON at Yellowstone. I would always say, "They're not dogs, Dad!" There was one time though that he whistled to, of all creatures, a Gardener snake. It actually responded to his whistling a proceeded to slither over his SHOE! It was crazy!

[@The2Coolest2]

You can hear the line from Comtron truck driver that was cut off for a brief second "Those bullets are bouncing off that windshield"

[@janbuawa7658]

KITT is THE BEST!!!♥️😁🇵🇱

[@EthelHenry-ld6xk]

Stand back, here comes the real star.

[@kathrynwatts273]

Nice Indecent Little Town

[@akramsalim77]

Glasses smashed

[@morne5831]

Just puts a smile on my face..takes me back to my roots as a child lol

[@susanchalmers9249]

that was good Kitt I enjoy that Kitt and you save Michael

[@Angyali]

sometimes it was Kitt who needed to be rescued by Michael.

[@TheDarkVampire666]

Michael should learn that every time he wears that exact set of clothes he gets arrested

[@celtic35fpo]

Love the 82 Trans Ams...My uncle had 3 of them back in the day..Not all at the same time..First 2 were red and then the 3rd one was black with the gold bottom..I was old enough to drive that one..Exterior was in nice shape but the interior was a little beat up..All original except for Carol Shelby mag wheels and he put a shift kit in it...Would chirp 2nd gear all the time..Always use to pretend I was in Kitt..Miss those days...

[@akramsalim77]

I love this car

[@GarretGrayCamera]

I’m surprised he couldn’t use his all purpose microwave jammer to let himself down.

[@pdennis93]

Yeah that confused me. He could open the garage door but not operate a simple pushbutton switch? Made no sense.

[@lucaslopez9569]

@@pdennis93 the lifter has a manual hidraulic sistem ...very analog...thas why kitt cant jack it...

[@pdennis93]

@@lucaslopez9569 ok isn't a pair of handcuffs or a locked door analog?

[@piotrmalewski8178]

Rather he could have launched rocket thrusters and fall from the jack. Producers conveniently forgot about this function after the first few episodes. However I still doubt he would do that. He didn't want to be immobilised just in case, or because launching himself from the jack would have been noisy, but notice he didn't attack the jail earlier when he was still on wheels. He only acted when he got a message that Michael wants to be freed.

[@nickfensome8855]

Kitt looked so good people actually try to buy from pontiac dealers in that spec

[@g-wolf9445]

One of my favorite Knight Rider episodes.

[@johnbower7452]

When self driving cars are this good I'll consider one 😅

[@whlow9172]

Re-using some shots from "Knight of the Phoenix" pilot episode.

[@iqbalayub]

KITT should be pairing with Airwolf "The Lady"....

[@JeremyGSU2011]

So the lady from Airwolf lets Kitt down and then they re-use the jailbreak footage from the first season. 😊

[@RichardPowerz]

The episode is actually "Knight Rider - Season 1 Episode 17 - A Nice, Indecent Little Town"

[@jodyreeder4820]

The look on that cops face, PRICELESS

[@WNFDraco]

My favorite😊

[@MikeyDunn]

Ahh, Kaitlin.

[@ChrisRics-ep4tu]

Kitt got stuck😂

[@TwoPair72]

Took 30 to 40 years to get a lot of KITT's features on today's rides. Only thing missing from a Tesla, is a voice box.

[@janmenzinga]

Jean Bruce Scott! I cannot remember her in Knightrider, but she was! She still looks great, though a little bit older. But since I'm older too, she still has charme ;-)

[@siak2910]

Funny, KITT's camera view is the cameraman's view😂😂

[@scottykilmer1094]

This is nonsense kitt could get himself down without help, in other episodes he can control other electronics himself.

[@RichardTLDR]

I like how it’s Jean Bruce Scott aka Caitlin from Airwolf.

[@CC-bn2ws]

Still love this show, and I understand plot and 80s writing... But why couldn't Kitt override the system and get himself down? He can unlock cuffs, doors, etc. That should be an easy one!

[@resetsetmefree478]

3:17 he says "the release button is to your left". This was a season 1 episode before the later upgrades , so probably the system override only works if KITT is facing them directly

[@Lexi_Zone]

I feel like I've seen this jailbreak before.

[@alexpowers5117]

You did it was in knight of the phoenix

[@armichevieradeniz]

The Night of the Phoenix jailbreak was reused in some episodes through 1st season, and maybe in the 2nd.

[@tedoy]

Scanner lights and motions are better than the ones of this era

[@ilgwent8061]

That girl must be Jobina

[@jarmelo2006]

So hard to find these cars for less than $7000

[@fucheduck]

if you knife K.I.T.T.'s tires the will go flat, but he can seal and air them up again. i wonder how he recovers from blow outs from being shot in the tires. you can't air a tire up and seal it in half a second.

[@alexpowers5117]

His tires are bulletproof they won’t go flat unless they use a laser or tuflex coated bullets

[@EthanDolan61101]

This clip is from the episode ‘A Nice, Indecent Little Town’, not ‘The Topaz Connection’

[@AndrewChapman]

"Michael, I must remind you, this sort of thing is causing excessive wear and tear to my system." Wonder if that was meant to be a reference regarding the reuse of this footage from the pilot😄

[@phillipyau4234]

❤❤❤😊😊😮what are you doing up there spinning my wheels

[@jerryterwase9027]

They were really tight on the budget as the reused the jail break footage from the original pilot episode.

[@riccardotroisi6560]

🔝👍THE BEST K.I.T.T 😉👏👏💣💯

[@canalunoplay]

Very good 🕹

[@piotrmalewski8178]

Could have used Rocket Thrusters to simply fall off from the jack, but apparently he was waiting for order from Michael. Otherwise he would have destroyed the police station earlier, when he was still on wheels.

[@kitt-kd3ch]

人間より知能や知恵があるはずのkIttが人間に負けたので残念ですね

[@fernandosebastiancaminos3508]

El Auto Fantástico, una agradable ciudad indecente, capitulo 17 de la temporada 1

[@flisko123]

how did he know which cell he was in?

[@shahbazfawbush]

Now if they just styled the cybertruck a bit differently and added the red lightbar and AI to the cybertruck...

[@khoakinmakleod2939]

Muito boa essa série, aqui no Brasil ela passava aos domingos de noite .

[@user-ex2ed7sx2j]

knight rider: the game:::

[@NerdyMeathead]

Devin has bleeding tech all over the place but a corded phone

[@arthurhill3454]

Knight rider season 1 episode 17 kitt were impound

[@bogieshyperion1]

Kitt using video phone and Devin is talking on the phone. As Devin moves, so does the camera

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Yes,i noticed that mistake too

[@sallyjoan]

​@@BrianKitching-wv5nhit wasn't even there

[@kevin-l7r7p]

Anyone else expecting KITT just to plow straight though the door? Couldn't apply KITT magic to the lift but the door no probs ;)

[@james34800]

I like knight rider

[@thisisanfield7085]

Wait a frickin minute. They reused the prison breakout scene in another episode! Cheeky baskets

[@nickfensome8855]

Kitt was built using a 1982 model pontiac trams am by George barris many people at the time because the bodywork was standard unless in super pursuit mode you could buy one in that spec drove dealers mad because car no had a camera fitted or anything like the gadgets that which kitt had loaded with

[@cuckoonut1208]

This is from Season 1 Episode - A Nice Indecent Little Town. NOT Topaz Connection as mentioned in the description. Sloppy.

[@keithlestrange4249]

Its mad how poor the shocks are

[@scottykilmer1094]

i think Kitt was so freaking fast and dynamic, because it had some Ngk spark plugs in it.

[@johnnycash5858]

Anyone else notice they used the same footage of KITT breaking Michael out of jail in the pilot episode here?

[@joopvelsen]

yess is the same one

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Yes,i did

[@AndrewChapman]

This wasn't the only footage reused from the pilot.

[@paulsmith-ll9vg]

was the lady cailtin who was in airwolf.

[@alexpowers5117]

Yes

[@DarthDregan]

“Wear and tear to my systems.” How? KITT was trapped doing nothing until a someone got him off a high place.

[@fredmontgomery9436]

It was wear and tear on his artificial intelligence CPU being worried about Michael being in jail so many times. Emotional damage!

[@DarthDregan]

@@fredmontgomery9436 Hmm… Good point.

[@LordTalax]

Pretty weird conversation with Devon. KITT didn't even mention he was captured.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

No comment.

[@pdennis93]

This scene always confused me. KITT can unlock handcuffs, unlock and open doors(including the one in the garage), activate any electrical device but he can't activate a switch on a hydraulic car lift?

[@DavidLS1]

He can also turbo boost from a standstill.

[@pdennis93]

@@DavidLS1 right but the wheels need to be on the ground for that I think.

[@DavidLS1]

@@pdennis93 Possibly. They never really explained how that worked. K-9, Doctor Who's mechanical dog, found himself in a similar situation. He extended his laser and calmly told his captor, "Put me back on the floor or I will vaporize you." Needless to say, the man complied.

[@piotrmalewski8178]

1. Jack is hydraulic, so realistically speaking he shouldn't have an option to lower it down himself. 2. But! There are some stupid moments in other episodes when he operates mechanical and hydralic devices, such as mechanic throttle body in another car or Hydramatic gearbox. 3. Also, given the first few episodes, he should have been able to fire rocket thrusters and simply fall from the jack, but this functions was just forgotten by the producers. He shouldn't have been killed in Junk Yard Dog for that reason, but again, producers wanted him dead, so they forgot he has that function. 4. But again, notice he didn't attack the jail earlier when he was still on wheels. Being lifted wasn't perfect for him, but still he had no intention to act, unless otherwise instructed. And for good reasons. Imagine the mayhem if KITT automatically destroyed a police station every time Michael was arrested. Most of the time there was no reason to do it.

[@user-ex2ed7sx2j]

KNIGHT RIDER 2

[@parsifal_7784]

🤩🤩🤩

[@firstnamelastame6843]

K 2000

[@juliojuliocesar8577]

😎

[@CinosekPL]

you sure that is S01E16? looks like S01E17

[@fredmontgomery9436]

They reused the jail footage from the first episode to save some cash!

[@CinosekPL]

@@fredmontgomery9436 i see but first episodes were 01 and 02, this looks like 17

[@BedduDu-dm2fw]

😀😀😀😀😀

[@firstnamelastame6843]

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[@kellyweingart3692]

wrong episode

[@melquiadesbautista908]

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[@elpablosky6300]

With karr this get killed

[@BrothersRepsol]

Sounds like Joe Biden, to bad we don't have Michael Knight and Kitt to help us

[@luigi3286]

😀

[@juangonzalez-vv1br]

Google

[@Elias_1469]

Kakaka

[@user-xj3wd5lq9i]

طبشت فى الميه وبعدين الغفر رفعوك على الكوريك انت خليت رقبتى قد السمسمه

[@knightrcer]

Kitt could micro jam the door to open it but he couldn't micro jam the lever to bring himself down??? Maybe he was biding his time to make sure Michael was safe before he did anything drastic. Once he knew he sent for him by giving her information on himself, kitt trusted her enough to go into action. Then cue the Lnight of the Phoenix footage used once more in season 4 Deadly Knightshade.

[@dj2bklyn]

repeated footage from the first episode with the jail break

[@thamjit4325]

K 2000