Knight Rider Original KITT Voicebox Prop Working After 34 Years!

[@akinoffury2332]

The fact that the entire display still functions, despite all the wear it's clearly seen over the years, is astounding

[@soulmn76]

That is a testament to how well it was built originally.

[@0623kaboom]

LEDS are robust ... it takes a lot to blow them ...

[@smokeonthewater5287]

well it's a part of KITT, it has a special molecular superstructure.

[@smokeonthewater5287]

@@CosmicConnection968 Are you blind or what?

[@abstractheory1]

Cosmic Connection - He’s the one that sounds “silly”? Too funny 😂.

[@RetroRecipes]

INCREDIBLE. To me that _is_ KITT. You have KITT right there.

[@allaboutroofing2]

I hate to be the one that breaks this to you, but automobiles are not human, there is no lineage or personality. Same is true for voice generators. 😂

[@marcoparada6652]

@@allaboutroofing2 .........shut up!

[@allaboutroofing2]

@@marcoparada6652 sorry you missed the reference

[@dafoex]

Oh, fancy seeing you here! But I totally agree, this is the closest KITT has to a face, and they have it.

[@RetroRecipes]

@@dafoex Small world! One day I will own a KITT. 🙏

[@TheMalfestor]

The adult in me thinks, "It's just talking a car." But the kid in me thinks, "It's THE talking car." Thank you for sharing this bit of TV history with us.

[@spannaspinna]

Not just any talking car it’s kitt lol

[@SonOfTheDevil666]

I love KITT in Holland it’s no easy to get a Pontiac Firebird I found 1 for 3000 euros most are going for at least 8 to 17,000 euros it Needed some work exhaust was crap and 1 of the headers was missing most bolts I have a Pontiac Firebird U9 1990 V6 3,1L injection same model only some parts are different the hood bumper and spoiler and of course the modifications I love de car and it’s going nowhere I know the KITT version was a trans am but that is expensive in Holland I don’t care more like 20,000 euro I am one of the 91 owners in Holland and I am proud of it

[@IloveElsaofArendelle]

"I'm the voice of Knight Industries 2000's microprocessor..." It's the first time shown with this bar graph voice box! It looks cooler than the flashing square

[@albert_vds]

Watching the voice box light up for the first time in 34 years made me tear up. It's beautiful!

[@CrystalMcNair]

Accidentally stumbled onto this video, and I can see why it was suggested to me. After binge watching a bunch of computer and pinball repair videos, it makes sense this would pop up. But I'm even more astonished to see KITTs original voice module! Holy crap! My dad managed to sit in the original KITT car as it was being toured around the country, and I sat on his lap in the drivers seat as a baby. Nostalgia hits real hard here. Thanks so much for the video!

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

Thank you! Please check out our other videos on the reconstruction of this original dashboard! Much more to come. Do you have any photos of your dad sitting in the car on tour? We would love to see them! [e-mail]

[@Angela-jc8bk]

I am so jealous.

[@DRATproductions1]

A BIG Thank you to Scott for keeping KITT alive!!

[@KombatWarehouse]

This made me cry 😭 The fact that you’re seeing the original season 3/4 KITT’s voice box talking!! It’s amazing 🤩 The nostalgia is 💯 I’m looking forward to see it installed in the screen used KITT

[@Nothing-qq4hd]

Those were the great seasons. That's the same box that faced down goliath. I think its fate kitt is somehow alive here in 2021

[@Petroschka1979]

All screen used Kitts are destroyed..... Sadly

[@KombatWarehouse]

@@Petroschka1979 actually only 5 screen used KITT cars survived. The man that’s showing KITT’s original voicebox has one of the screen used KITT cars. 😎

[@HiRiSC300]

Please take care of KITT. Literally my childhood right there and it pains me to see him this way but I'm glad he can still speak. Great work!

[@probably_afk]

That this still exists and works makes me irrationally happy. Ah the 80s.....

[@VictorMaza]

For a second almost cried, amazing !!

[@Andy-From-England]

I think wo should all say thanks to Scott who made the circuit board for making the world's well known car come alive again cheers scot And great video guys

[@0623kaboom]

I wonder why he went the hard way instead of just making a 3 channel vu meter and a usb to phone connector running a basic equalizer and voice recognition software ... would have been a lot smaller and other than the actual led display it would be plug and play literally or hack siri up and use that for the voice recognition and prerecorded kitt options

[@MartyM.]

​ @0623kaboom It's because that's often signiificantly more difficult in terms of both hardware and getting firmware functionality sorted out. USB means there will have to be a host (master) device and are the issues that come with the USB protocol, packet failures, device handshaking, and so on. Any time you add more variables the probability of failure & complications, complexity, and cost go up nearly exponentially. In the end, often the simplest solution is the best one. SIRI is proprietary and as far as I'm aware not open-source, meaning that's not a viable option.

[@sabersword_58]

Yes. Love you KITT!

[@Scripture-Man]

Absolutely amazing. This isn't even a replica, this IS KITT! YOU OWN KITT! Wow!

[@silicon212]

As a 15 year old in 1984, I want to comment that I spent a lot of money at Radio Shack that summer. Because of THIS DISPLAY.

[@ecohitman111]

"Being a collector's item means being part of history", You dam right you are KITT, and always will be.

[@TdawggLA]

That is absolutely awesome. Just the fact that you are holding kitt is incredible

[@smokeonthewater5287]

It's a downright crime that a sequel with the original hoff never happened. I'd seriously watch it with the original KITT and the aged down Hoff.

[@Lucas_Tulic]

Scott, you're a true hero!!!

[@geraldeh7291]

Now we just need a computer AI to talk like William Daniels instead of Alexa or Siri.

[@zeldatrek]

Agreed and with half of the US against big tech with few viable options, I think the time has come for a Knight Industries Operation System or KIOS for short.

[@brendethedev2858]

Get in contact with the creator of 15.ai he'll do it if you provide a dataset for him to train his AI on

[@neophytealpha]

There was a GPS that had KITT voice built in. You could also get the voice for some other GPS

[@crackseller321]

That would be dope

[@cincomithell]

That would rock! Siri and Alexa are soooo boring

[@user-ii9yd4kc6f]

Great job ! a piece of TV history saved !

[@BraapEffex]

This is amazing. I have a picture of me sitting in KITT in the 80s as a kid. And I met David Hasselhoff also. I was shocked when KITT spoke to me when I sat inside the car. It was at the Civic Center in Philadelphia where I use to live as a kid.

[@The07gt]

God I love KITT! You guys are honestly living my childhood dream to own and interact with the actors and stuntmen who made this show the hit that it will always be. One day I honestly hope to drive a KITT replica one day!

[@Pressbutan]

Oh my god, this is incredible. Thank you for sharing this!

[@knightnorma08]

We need a real knight museum of technology a have these pieces on display for the fans to see.

[@JustinMacri007]

I know

[@caglarsingletary8420]

I am working on a Gynoid Parody,CALLED Bike Rider reason-be it was my favorite childhood Television Program .

[@simongame3301]

How about this dunno if it's true but found the link. David is selling his personal KITT car but to rich for me. www.liveauctioneers.com/item/95041485_davids-personal-kitt-knight-rider-car

[@greenlawnfarm5827]

That is probubly worth like $2 milion dolars or even more maybe.

[@dreamingone615]

Need?

[@NoelBarlau]

The internal 10 Year Old me is flabbergasted that he's seeing this same display working 36 years later.

[@ront0803]

right with ya baby!

[@darkshadowsx5949]

electronics dont degrade like fruit. but its nice that it hasn't been completely scrapped for parts or lost in a landfill. just thank every soul who saved it from such fate.

[@kasuraga]

@@darkshadowsx5949 but they can wear out and die. It's amazing to see this thing working after all these years.

[@suitandtieguy]

Scott Rise is awesome. He builds modular synthesizers (so do I) and at Moogfest 2017 he had a module in his system running that was the voicebox. Really glad to see a direct connection between that and the original prop, but in reverse!

[@Ruben_ACE_]

I want a kitt voicebox 😮 is it posble to make me one?

[@suitandtieguy]

@@Ruben_ACE_ do you mean as a eurorack modules or just something to sit on your desk?

[@Ruben_ACE_]

@@suitandtieguy sitting on my desk i have made an led version of the scanner with my arduino nano😍 but voice box i cant find nothing 😵

[@suitandtieguy]

@@Ruben_ACE_ his brand name is Division 6 so look that up. I can't help you beyond that. Good luck!

[@MetsaMan]

Incredible and great work, as a super fan, seeing this brings cool colors to your skin.

[@michaelmartin8620]

I wish they made exact reproductions of this. It's awesome that the original still lives.

[@digitalmagicAR]

Pretty cool that the 1st thing you had it say after all these years was the 1st thing we ever heard KITT say back in the show "I am the voice of the ..."

[@BGLastFrontier27]

I just discovered your channel. Love the work you are doing, seeing this makes me feel like I'm 13 again.

[@SovereignKnight74]

That was amazing! I was just staring at the voice box in amazement as it lit up in relation to K.I.T.T.'s voice.

[@aaronthomas2900]

He's alive!!!! So awesome to see him again...

[@QF_Dan72]

This is awesome. Well done ,Scott

[@johnnymichaelangelo9264]

Changing the box from the red flashing square was a perfect change.. When i was a kid i loved the switch!

[@anakelly76512]

I like the flashing lines better than the flashing solid square. KITT still is an awesome car.

[@PhoneSpecificationsUSA]

Now, you need the voice box for KARR.

[@KarstenJohansson]

Hmm, I might be named after that car. :/

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

YES! I loved Kitt and all...but Karr was WAY cooler sound wise in my opinion.

[@moejoe5762]

Foolish Boy

[@angusmcdeath8403]

@@IMDARKFIRE007 and looked better too

[@arthurspontiacfieroblog]

Peter Cullen. Who also does the voice for Optimus Prime. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

[@davecardoza4762]

I’m looking at the original KITT’s voice box? Oh my goodness! My 9 year old self is geeking out like crazy. I saw a video two days ago of the guy in Pittsburgh PA that has one of the two original KITT cars, the original trailer plus the original Mobile Command Center. Three vintage gems from TV golden era. Now that I watched this video I feel so happy. I’ve always wondered whatever happened to these important pieces from one of TVs most iconic shows and wonderful relics of my childhood years. Thank you! 🙏🏻 Oh and by the way, a huge thanks to the genius that helped restore the voice box to its former glory.

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

We are the same people who own the 2 KITTs and the semi. Welcome aboard!

[@TStheBaja272]

This is awesome! It's amazing what you guys can do to get all these original props!

[@mahmoodabdurahman2189]

Looks like 6 led panels that makes up the voice box.. Those guys were really clever in the 80s. Well done on getting the original working.

[@dogwalker666]

They are standard led bar graph modules they were very common I have a box of red a few green and yellow to, blue LED had not been invented then.

[@haylsgo]

That's really cool, you guys are so lucky, thanks for sharing this awesome piece of history with us.

[@MrMegaManFan]

“Michael, I was not designed to be a.. tow truck.” 😂

[@MrJeep75]

That is so cool, I feel 10yrs old again

[@KarriKoivusalo]

It's surprisingly easy to tell the difference between a studio prop shop job and labour of love

[@romanroque9559]

Wow!! Thank you for ressurecting the true voice of KITT!

[@procta2343]

class to see that in action! you can tell the audio differences between the very 1st series and the later series.

[@andrewsz8552]

Thanks for this touching moment. You've resuscitated KITT's soul :)

[@FirstDan2000]

Oh my god, just look at the attention to detail on that circuit board. Besides the name and date of its creator, the words 'KITT Voice Box Controller' are printed at one end - and it's written in Knight Font. ! This deserves to be visible somehow on the restored dash.

[@nbrowser]

Beautiful, just beautiful...transported right back to my childhood with Knight Rider was NEW episodes on TV...the memories!

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Great video Joe, the Knight Rider restoration is really beginning to take shape!!

[@salieri2121]

You guys need to crowdfund and build a museum for your wonderful props. It needs to be shared with the public to view.

[@rickokemp1244]

Awwwhh... The good ol' days.. That for bringing him back to life! I grew up with KITT.

[@retrocomputerskarachi6158]

Thank your for brining back, a part of my childhood. Greetings from Karachi, Pakistan.

[@HotRod16]

Hearing this in 2021, feeling special.

[@martica6755]

Totally AWESOME!! So good to hear KITT again after so many years. Thank you .. Stay safe.

[@markmowbray595]

Well done Scott. Excellent work. Great to see the impossible made possible.

[@1wtrahan]

I’m glad to see this , keep the old shows in history that’s all we can do cause the people (actors) not here for long. hope you all the best of luck. Thank you

[@zombiefirebird9714]

this makes me very happy, it's just so crazy to see this progress unfold before my eyes

[@weslleylopes1666]

This is amazing, Joe!🙌🏻👏🏻 Thanks to Mr. Scott!👍🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻🙏🏻

[@firdausHITMAN]

WOW. You guys have really brought the dream alive. This is something I would only have dreamt of seeing survive. Congratulations

[@dalehadley3283]

That is just beyond amazing that it all still works

[@Lumibear.]

Until now, I had no idea there was any variance in the lights over the seasons. Fascinating stuff, thanks.

[@memomartinez8867]

UNFORGETTABLE! CLASSIC SWEET KITT VOICE FROM CHILD.

[@KLM817]

That was awesome!! Loved hearing KITTs voice along with seeing the LED's.

[@valsuarez]

a channel for everything!!! nice job!!! this is awesome!!!

[@michaelknight2721]

Really interesting. I love the work you are doing to KITT

[@rickreid81]

Wow, in a way its like KITT never left. Thank you 4 your time and dedication for preserving this heart of history. Simply Amazing! Good job 2 all involved!!

[@Squicx]

You can see it 's the same one, the patterns as it lights up matches perfectly!

[@SteveHartmanVideos]

This is so great. It works perfectly!! Brings back memories.

[@seebaastian]

youtube algorithm takes you places you never dream about!

[@Eurospec73]

I think it's awesome that they reconstructed and rebuilt the original microchip processor to allow kit to talk again good job well done!

[@baukevanderkooi8712]

This is so awesome to see this working. Thank you for sharing.

[@YTjndallas]

That’s pretty cool. I had a solid black 1984 T/A from 1990- 95.

[@GUARDIANA01]

K.I.T.T. lives on brother , that's amazing work !!!🤟 Thankyou for sharing ...just awesome 😉

[@eligebrown8998]

This national treasure should never be out of a car or just laying around.

[@DanielS2001]

I'm not gonna lie. This kinda reminds me of the scene from Knight Rider 2000 when KITT is resurrected. "Is that you, Michael?" "Yeah." "You look like crap." "So do you, pal." "At least I have an excuse." XD

[@misterspock3561]

Once again you have floored me!! I gaze in amazement!! THANKS!!

[@mb-ql1gb]

Scott did a great work on that, it looks fantastic!

[@dogwalker666]

That's the exact same circuit I built as a kid for my car, I am glad I guessed the circuit and hardware.

[@JamesBond-yw3dj]

This is awesome, I am so hyped. I am a huge fan of the show and am glad I found your website and channel. I myself had an exterior only replica but sold it in 2010 unfortunately. I did buy anotber 82 trans am that I plan to convert hopefully this time in and out. Great work bringing the REAL Kitt back to life. 👍👍👍👍

[@mikecummings7054]

Some excellent electronics here, old coupled up with new. I loved this show as a kid in the 80s. I have seen a few kit replicas at car shows, I am not up on American cars but I think it was a Pontiac transam with auto transmission, I am not sure if the original car is still in existence but this piece of history would suit it again, as nearly a middle aged bloke it's a lovely reminder of my childhood, as for the electronics buff who designed an built the new circuit respect to you sir, fantastic work, it sounds exactly how I remember it. I remember Karr, evil Kitt, his voice box flashed green. Sadly the British actor who played Devon passed away with cancer. The Hoff is a bit older now but still performing in show business. I did not care much for the new night rider, you can't beat the old classics, they will never die, lovely to hear Kitts voice again.

[@gutz1981]

I honestly liked the square voice box. Don't know why, but it seemed like to me, it keeps the show more connected to its original darker style, both in filming and concepts.

[@patluvsvettes]

Very cool! You have a piece of history there! Glad to see it working again.

[@jsting23]

First time I saw Boy Meets World and listen to the voice of mr.Feeny,I was, wait a minute mr. Feeny is Kitt!!!

[@adrianfrankowski138]

I'm very impressed, and a little bit touched by what I saw. Thank you Folks ♥️

[@engineerpat5290]

I LOVE THIS!!!!! GLAD TO SEE IT WORKING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!

[@captvictor]

flipping epic. fantastic to have a piece of Knight History restored

[@willitmakeit]

Very nice to see that working again thanks so much

[@PBI01-NL]

Absolutely brilliant! Keep up this amazing work! Love it.

[@AIRWOLFMovie]

How cool is that. Amazing electronics work from Scott. So great to see this fixed up, Joe.

[@litewatefitr]

This is amazing. Such excellent display of community

[@waycool1969]

I'm 12 years old again. Thank you . I will be watching my Knight Rider dvd set again . I want to se that changing . Thanks

[@endgovernmentextremism]

Dude nailed it... Awesome work. I bet Ben Heck would have loved to do this as well.

[@vettebecker1]

This is cool, great job on getting it to work again

[@wofwof007]

Congrats to everyone involved in saving and restoring this awesome piece of TV history!

[@CarlosGuzman-bq8fr]

Thats so freaking awesome.. Thank you, what an amazing piece of History. Love it.

[@JohnWatsonPuppetChannel]

That’s incredible.

[@shoestringscifi]

What is the paper affixed to the LED bars, and how is it attached? Was it applied to diffuse the light from the individual LEDs? Ingenious. It really feels like you have restored KITT to life!

[@MartyM.]

Looks to be the default plastic some LED or display components have from the factory to protect their finish. It's a very thin layer of plastic that you pull off. I've had to remove it before from parts like that.

[@mrt7152]

Was a big fan of the show, and for a moments looking at the talking voice box gave me a bit a macabre feeling something like “omg that is an organ of kitt functioning” and than that feeling passed quick and than it was like “cooolll”

[@kittguy]

Wow it looks good. Huge respect to Scott!

[@2DogsVlogs]

Thankyou for rescuing a part of K.I.T.T. I'm blessed as they are doing re-runs on TV at the moment. Season 1. Boy KITT looks a little beat up but I guess they had less money and raided the parts bin. Or it could be that building cars back in the 80's was rubbish and didn't care the bumper and bonnet fitted correctly.

[@jonmyers8046]

Kudos to Scott on this one. Great how you can customize it too. Hope he got a free jacket for that lol. Don't know how I missed this video before. Thanks Joe