LET IT BE ME | KNIGHT RIDER Episode Commentary (E41) David Hasselhoff, Catherine Hickland

[@mariomalfatoni9938]

I met Catherine Hickland here in Vegas and she was just a sweetheart. She had a KITT with her and saw me staring at it and asked if I would love to sit in KITT. Needless to say I jumped right in, got my picture (no charge) and I couldn't thank her enough.

[@kennethmattsson880]

As an adult I can appreciate the emotional episodes more. When I was a kid it was mosty about action and KITT.

[@alman54]

I will never forget when this episode first aired. I wasn't home when it started, so my mother was watching it. I came in about a quarter of the way in and asked her what was happening. She replied, "He thinks he can sing now." Which was - and still is - hilarious.

[@cuckoonut1208]

😂

[@SparrowNoblePoland]

Still better than a 100% of modern pop 'singers'.

[@kharim8055]

Funny facts about cars in this episode. The Lotus Esprit design was created by the italian designer Giorgio (or better, Giorgetto) Giugiaro, who is the "father" (always talking about design) of the DeLorean DMC-12 and.... did you know guys? He's also the man who made the styling of the... VW Rabbit (born as VW Golf in 1974 here in Europe).

[@ilgwent8061]

Btw the Esprit Turbo in the episode is identical to the one driven by Roger Moore in 007 For Your Eyes Only👍

[@waleedhassan798]

This episode was a promotion for his Knight Rocker career

[@Whocares158]

😆

[@brianthomas9191]

Great commentary. True Story - my parents labeled this episode "Michael Sings" on our old VHS 😆. Anyway, I think this episode wasn't nearly as good as White Bird, but still a fun one. And I'd love to know if the Lotus Esprit in this episode is the same one used in James Bond - For Your Eyes Only released in 1981. 🤔👍

[@Gazza-ST-2]

This is one of my favourite episodes of knight Rider,i sang let it be me to my wife on our wedding day,i have to say a big thank you,to you both for the fantastic work you guys do,I'd love to build a Kitt for myself and my son,it's taking that leap of faith. Keep up the fantastic work. Gazza from the UK

[@industrialroboticslearning7264]

I agree. The music was great as a kid and for that time. Hearing it again, I still like how the music worked for this episode too.

[@waleedhassan798]

The scene where KITT saves Micheal + Stevie was absolutely awesome and I love the chase scene with video tape. Excellent driving my skills in this episode.

[@RiderRated18]

Ive just become a Patron for you guys. Circumstances have changed which means I can now contribute to your ongoing mission. Happy to be a onboard and proud to represent Knight Rider from the UK. Oh and for the record…. I love this episode. Great analysis as always Joe 👍👍

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

Thanks so much!!!

[@jameswilliams9983]

Thank you. All the K.R. fans. Thank you for the commentary reviews.

[@BlackwolfTv]

I like your commentary. This is really great episode. It's great that Stevie is back. David singing was very suprising when I watched this first time. End is also again very sad.

[@josephdecicco3177]

This is one of my favorite episodes. I remember as a kid taking my mom’s Knight Rocker Record and playing it on her basement stereo. Great memories!

[@knightrideshare4264]

The best part of the episode is Devon and April tying to tell him it is a bad idea and that he cannot sing. About 8 minutes in. In hindsight, it is hilarious.

[@michaelknight2721]

This episode was so emotional. I didn't realise David could sing like that.I was 13 when this episode aired in the UK and it was the first time I heard David sing.Thanks for yet another informative video Joe.Keep them coming.

[@filipohman7277]

Thank You Joe for a Nice Work!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@VahanNisanian]

This episode feels like a more appropriate send-off for Season 2. I think this should have been the finale of Season 2, instead of "Big Iron".

[@TwistedSMF]

I agree. Kinda felt out of sync. Should had picked up where they got married I guess for the start of season 3.

[@FirstDan2000]

Great point. It would make sense to end the season here too, since this was the last episode filmed.

[@phoenixblack1220]

And wouldn’t Scent of Roses have been the proper series finale? Very good point. Never really understood why Big Iron was the last episode of this season.

[@marctronixx]

21:19 - that is a Panavision film camera on "sticks" (tripod) and that is a black "french flag" on top of the camera that is used to keep light out of the camera lens. lens flares are not good unless its for dramatic effect,

[@TimOSullivanGuitarist]

Michael plays an Aria Pro II XX Deluxe Flying V style guitar in this episode with a maple fingerboard. This is quite a rare guitar! I have seen many rosewood fingerboard models come up for sale, but the maple ones are hard to find. I almost got one a short while ago but it was in rough shape. MK obviously likes the snappy response of maple over the warmth of rosewood!

[@kamranetemad4968]

Love this as with all other commentary episoids. Just like the 80,s.can't wait for weekly episoids .

[@dhanushkaariyasinghe597]

Thanks for all

[@digitalmagicAR]

I remember liking this episode. Having some backstory and the relationship between Stevie and Michael gave the show some deeper substance. Michael struggling at the end not wanting to let Stevie go again was moving. And once again they made sure to set up a major turbo boost just as in White Bird. I'm glad they did the 3 episodes with them. I'll have to watch the blind drive spin again as I forgot about that aweseome stunt

[@Knightcowboy89]

I currently have both of the songs Hasselhoff sang in this episode along with some of his other songs in my music library on my phone and jam to them when they play on shuffle. Not even the least bit ashamed! 😁 Edit: I will say this, I honestly believe Hasselhoff has a good singing voice, BUT not all the songs he's performed have worked, or even sounded good. That is not the case with the songs in this episode however, these are some of the good ones.😁

[@waleedhassan798]

David Hasselhoff and Catherine Hickland singing was excellent !!!!!

[@TwistedSMF]

Hasselhoff was just at a point in his career where I am sure he had nothing but people around him that never told him no. I would be the friend that would say "Dude...You can't freaking sing!!!!!" LMAO

[@donovaneddiealanhodges1499]

Check out my extended list for this White Bird Trilogy Part 2 episode: 0:06 David Hasselhoff's fantastic singing during the years of Knight Rider 2:29 I definitely love the first working title Dream Life because it brings that glamorous feeling to it. I can tell also by how the Class Action vans looked. Periwinkle blue color with sparkles on the fonts. 3:13 I Googled this Rock Poster Magazine cover, and it is on Ebay today. It only says '83, which was a year before Let It Be Me. 4:05 This flashback of the love montage between Michael and Stevie were from the events of White Bird. 8:05 The binary code Michael finds in Stevie's apartment, which April will decipher in a moment. 16:22 The Universal Amphitheater was not only used as the location of Michael and Stevie's live concert, but back in 2013, it was also the location of the Wizardly World of Harry Potter attraction site. The building may be still here today. 19:35 The Volkswagen was used in two episodes - Colored yellow in Let It Be Me and colored blue in The Nineteenth Hole. 21:54 Let talk about code breaking now. In the Topaz Connection, Michael was helping Lauren Royce decode the file on Topaz by entering the 6 digit access code 36-24-36 which involved a specific drug. In A Knight in Shining Armor, Michael and KITT decoded the woman's locket with her father's picture that showed an ingenious military army grid with ten coordinates on his deeper right eye, which was the location of the crystal cavern. And now in Let It Be Me, we have a rather organized medicine delivery schedule, as Devon guesses it is, hidden inside the binary code. If only KITT would've done this, then it would be really something to starve for. 22:35 This Lotus Turbo Esprit is identical to 007's Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me. The White one in the water, the red one on the road. Looks like this duo may be siblings. 23:42 I liked how I heard in the background of Devon contacting the DEA while April deciphers another code that KITT gives her. I noticed something on this code: SD for San Diego, CH for... Whoa, the country code of Switzerland? 23:51 When Michael stops while singing, he says to KITT "Good. Gimme a blackout." Then sings again. 25:15 Michael and Stevie's song in the background, only in instrumental version.

[@BladeV8]

The Red Espirit was only in For Your Eyes Only released in 1981, 4 years after The Spy Who Loved Me.

[@donovaneddiealanhodges1499]

@@BladeV8 OMG! Thanks. I totally forgot about that.

[@billymclane4979]

I really liked that episode and Rebecca Holden did a great job playing April Curtis and she's a great friend and I am so glad she's faithful to God and she is an amazing actress.

[@FirstDan2000]

If i'd known you were going to show The Hoff's singing I would have avoided eating whilst watching. Fortunately the Knight Rider episode commentary arrived quickly.

[@chrisKnight2001]

One of my favourite episodes, this aired here in the UK a year or so before we owned are first VCR. Back then using my audio cassette recorder I used to record all my 80s favourite TV theme songs. However this particular episode i recorded the whole episode onto a c90 cassette, yes I still have it to this day complete in case with pacesetter knight rider stickers on! Needless to say whenever I needed a kr fix back then it was always handy and I know every single line and queue from this episode. I love these reviews and especially today lying in bed with covid 19 watching this it took me back.... Mmmmm as luck would have it!!!

[@spm5532]

To The Knight Rider Historians, There were some nuggets that was left out. For instance, that album, "The Knight Rocker", was produced by Joel Diamond, the man who would later on married Knight Rider's S2 co-star Rebecca Holden. Also, that Burgondy Red Lotus would appear again on S3 episode of Knights of the Fastlane, and it was driven by the late Elaine Welton Hill, who played Nikki Ladonna as she was chasing Michael with it at the Sargus Speedway in which he had asked her what's the e stood for? And not to mention, The Universal/Gibson Amphitheatre, sadly got shutdown in 2013, and demolished that same year. Now in its place there's a replica of Hogwarts Castle.

[@Samuel-gc6js]

"Telling me; you're watching my every move!" Yes the Knight Rider Historians are!

[@KombatWarehouse]

Nice episode commentary I’m 💯 % agree that this episode had to be the final one instead of “big iron” But I’m really looking forward for big iron because two important things: 1- Michael NEVER wear his black jacket and 2- when KITT is pushed to the cliff, the model that they used has a replica undercarriage of a TransAm. The only episode that I saw a model which such detailed undercarriage. So! Nice work Joe and looking forward for the season 2 finale. 😎

[@thez20lel-driver83]

What a coincidence. I saw this episode yesterday.😄 Greetings from Heidelberg, Germany.

[@jacobpedersen5410]

Great insights. These commentaries are surely a fantastic addition to the episodes. I bought ‘our first night together’ on maxi-single in the late 80s in Denmark. Hasselhoff records were very difficult to find in Denmark...and Amazon wasn’t invented.

[@kareemrichards8635]

Really good commentary. Love you Rebecca. Thanks for sharing.

[@GartheKnightReturns]

As corny as it is perceived with Hasselhoff singing, he actually has a pretty good voice. Just watch or listen to True Survivor from Kung Fury. That’s a great song.

[@SparrowNoblePoland]

Check 'Through the night' and 'Open your eyes'. Really decent.

[@dakotasden4982]

Whoa!, this is one of my all time favorite KR episodes and I’d always wondered what that ‘mysterious’ song Michael & Stevie sing is. Never heard of Jim Messina before - thank you for putting an end to my search!

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Thank you Joe I always love watching your videos I am from South Africa

[@phoenixblack1220]

I remember this episode was very cheesy when I saw it as a kid when it premiered. Funny thing, I always skipped it in syndication and never watched it on the DVD box set. I guess I will have to go back and watch it again. Great stuff as always, and it is crazy to see how the filming locations have changed over the years. We had a leadership team meeting at the Beverly Garland in late 2019, and it was cool to be there and see where a few episodes were filmed. Thanks again for the awesome content and looking forward to Big Iron.

[@Pyrotech56]

12:35 Did David Hasselhoff film this stunt, when he rescues the cute girl from the car explosion? It looks to me like it’s a real explosion, really David, and not a green screen. I always thought that was pretty impressive, if so! But figured the KR Historians would know for sure.

[@pdennis93]

The 2nd gen camaro/firebird at 9:32 has aftermarket C&C T-tops. Quite rare.

[@RodsshopOrg]

Hasselhoff can't sing, but all the songs worked in this episode and I enjoyed it. My extreme favorite part of this episode is KITT jumping over Michael and Stevie. They jumped that car a lot and most are pretty darn impressive. But throughout the whole series, there were a little over a handful that are just incredibly awesome, and this was one of them. They captured Stevie's look about KITT's jump perfectly. Of course anytime they show a shot of the view of what a car looks like jumping over top of you like that is exciting. I have a 1971 GTO, and I used to jump it, so I know the adrenaline rush from doing those stunts. Of course I didn't want to destroy my car, so I found roads that I could land on a decline to keep from warping things beyond repair. Went through some springs, shocks and bushings in those days but to have all that power at your control and to go into the air like that is almost an addiction. Well for me, my friends have mixed feelings about the way I used to drive.

[@Whocares158]

He can sing. Sings better then most people.

[@Nintendofan2024-e7y]

I know that when Don Peak had released the music I saw an interview on KZbin where he said they had to cut David Hasselhoff’s and Catherine Hickland voices out of let it be me.

[@GTArajgaming]

david's music has been all over the place.... especially his cover of hooked on a feeling but his recent cover album party your hasslehoff is just wonderful.

[@kimberlywalters7592]

I enjoyed this episode because you got to see Micheal go undercover as A singer.

[@Patrick94GSR]

Just watched this episode and noticed when Michael and Stevie and Paul Brock were in the limo watching the fake demo video, the “remote” used by Paul to stop the video is actually one of those 80’s Duracell Durabeam pocket flashlights with a piece of tape covering the lens. You can see the light go on and off around the edges when Paul moved the switch to “stop” the video.

[@davidandrews5215]

One of my favorite episodes I enjoy it keep up the great work guys looking forward to Big Iron .

[@petermclachlan-wortley3339]

A great episode all round,wonder if the blind drive car was on another location with the stunt car being used at Stevie's apartment,yes a brilliant reverse 180 too...and finally i know where Del Shannon's Runaway is featured,Stevie is whistling it,thanks Joe..Big Iron next,where KITT uses his brand new function,never used before too...anyone know..lol...brilliant com as ever..

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Great episode Joe & AJ!!

[@pdennis93]

David Hasselhoff tried to bring his music to the US with a live pay per view in the summer of 1994.....unfortunately, the whole country was more interested in watching a white Ford Bronco take a slow drive up the 405 that night 🤣🤣🤣 Yes, his live pay per view from Atlantic City occurred on Friday, June 17th, 1994. The same night of OJ Simpson's infamous slow speed chase.

[@cuckoonut1208]

That was a good square leather jacket, Reminds me of the Pilot. 21:16 That's a camera with a top light blocker. Not a Ghostly Scarecrow. 22:33 The Roger Moore Esprit like in "For Your Eyes Only".

[@Paulthediecastguy]

That Lotus looks just like the one that was in the James Bond film For your eyes. It get blown up in the film. Just interesting that it's the same color rims paint job and so forth. Great job with these videos.

[@wondersisters4869]

One thing I didn't understand about this episode is how Michael and Stevie suddenly know how to sing without the previous episode making no reference to it. My favorite David songs are "Looking For Freedom" and "True Survivor".I remember the concert where he invested a lot of money was damaged by the chase of O.J. Simpson's car.

[@kimberlywalters7592]

Love the behind the scene pics! ❤

[@chosenman08]

Congratulations on your painstaking work on places identification!

[@Nintendofan2024-e7y]

I am a singer and I can tell you that if you are doing something like that it takes a lot of energy out of you. You’re not just standing. Of course you’re dancing. But even if you stand and sing you have to make your body do what it needs to do.

[@jC-kc4si]

Yeah, when I see a highly choreographed dance scene with singing and the singers aren't out of breath, hmm must be lip synched.

[@kimberlywalters7592]

Rebecca Holden also sings and has albums.

[@bobbova8708]

Thanks another fun commentary. Very interesting dialog in the omitted scene between Stevie and Michael explaining that the bad guys from white bird are actually convicted.I always thought it was a bit strange that with Stevie in witness relocation that she would've joined a high visibility band where her face would be seen by many thus jeopardizing her safety. Also like some others my appreciation of this episode has increased over the years.Thank you Joe and A.J.for these highly enjoyable commentary episodes.looking forward to Big iron. P.s.that 180 turn is one of the nest-probably why it was re used later in the series!😀😀👍👍

[@waleedhassan798]

Do love to sing along to the tracks in this episodes.

[@waleedhassan798]

All in all a great episode !!!!!

[@pdennis93]

The blue VW thing in the 19th hole looks like the same one they turned into the fire brigade napalm flamethrowing truck in Circus Knights. It has the same foam covered roll bar over the front doors.

[@AndrewChapman]

22:33 I always associate these Lotus Esprit cars with the James Bond movies as Bond drives two or three of them in The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only.

[@itsmephil2255]

Here in the UK the Rabbit is a VW Golf mk1

[@PlebanMuzeum]

14:56 - Looks like a motorcycle jacket style. Maybe he came over to the set on a motorbike? ;)

[@kimberlywalters7592]

Great Commentary! ❤

[@jwfloating-world]

The black leather jacket is the same type worn by John Travolta in the 1983 film Stayin' Alive. Pity they didn't keep April on as Bonnie's assistant as I thought Rebecca added something extra to the team. Great review as always.👍

[@James-seafan]

excellent episode and interesting seeing filming locations

[@pt008]

9:18 - The "Reverse 180 scene" - I can't believe you didn't point out the shot has a 1st, 2nd and 3rd gen F-body in it! [I'm stumped as to what car's rear end is in the foreground]

[@socalltd]

It seems to be, or looks like a 77 Cordoba.

[@pt008]

@@socalltd Cordoba was actually my first guess, but I couldn't find any Cordoba pix with that rear side reflector arrangement.

[@mb-ql1gb]

2:10 "Bernard Mc WHAT" ??? Let it be ebedee ^^ 14:03 If you had ONE job ... (and failed) You disapointed me, I hoped for a duett of Joe and AJ performing "Let it be me" ...

[@tiborkutak2332]

Stevie:i want a house full of roosters😆😆,what the hell?😆😆,good one

[@mr.irrelevant3588]

I wish you could break down episodes of the A-team along with Knight Rider.

[@keepingitreal71]

Even the Greatest American Hero would be a great breakdown.... Would love to see filming locations from that show too...

[@davidrivera414]

A very sad episode but its still a part of the kr series I appreciate it more now then when I was a kid

[@saints093]

When Michael & Stevie pull up at the Universal Ampitheater at the end of the episode in KITT, was that the hero car they pulled up in?

[@GMLSX]

Fun Fact: Later version of the 3rd generation Firebird and Lotus Esprit share the same steering wheel. And perhaps even more parts.

[@mrjsv4935]

Nice commentary again :) Kind of fun KR episode too. Perhaps the Lotus Esprit Turbo was a homage to James Bond? Sad to see April go, she was sweet, but it was also really great that they brought back the original member, Bonnie Barstow :)

[@Legitcar117]

The lotus esprit looks just like the one from the James Bond film for your eyes only!

[@AmeerHamza-en7vy]

Hey Joe! Great video! As always Thursday night commentary nice! also please let mr AJ palmgren do some commentaries or cameos as well! I'll tell you something..... the petersen museum a while back made a video of the entire fleet of cars at the time. Sad to say the KITT car that you own wasn't in it

[@AndrewChapman]

18:27 Pity they couldn't have kept April on after Bonnie returned in Season 3. Though would we have still gotten RC3 in Season 4?

[@Thunderwing88]

Always preferred April, however there is nothing wrong with Bonnie.

[@AndrewChapman]

@@Thunderwing88 I do prefer Bonnie, but also wish April could've stayed. Plus we once got to see April's sister and adopted niece, whereas Bonnie's relatives were only mentioned but never seen.

[@Whocares158]

Apirl isn't as annoying as Bonnie.

[@79designuk]

This was one of my favourite episodes. I also have a confession: I own that CD. Well, I own all of them, bar the "best ofs", of which DH did many! Most say Looking for Freedom was his best (it def made him the most money, and was "that song" for Berlin. But look up 'Crazy For You' (not related to Madonna's song). Now that is an 80s song (and video) if ever I heard it. And yes, I have the original. I really like the Now and Then locations too. Always loved that stuff. And when you see how close it is to another scene from a different Ep. I did find it odd how they got in the car to do the video for the song, and "the band" are way back at base. Who is listening to them?! Those videos are recorded with a bit of playback thru a speaker from a tape/CD. Not from a little band in the middle of a desert. haha. Cheers.

[@andytalbot6719]

The VW Thing in this episode is a different Thing to the blue car in a previous episode. The yellow car is a 1973 model and the blue one is a 1974 model....and both have different roll bars...although that could have been changed....the rear side pods on the blue car giveaway that being a 1974 model.

[@mauriceknight6581]

Hi Thank you Joe ! Please find the Hard Top Stunt Car

[@crgray1979]

Rebecca Holden last episode

[@Thunderwing88]

Sadly

[@AndrewChapman]

23:00 Whoa! Where did you find these close up photos of the S1-2 dash in the hero car?

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

From our archives!

[@AndrewChapman]

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial Awesome!

[@haylsgo]

Loved this commentary, well I've loved them all so far :) I've seen David perform live and I can say I think he over acted in that scene concerning the breathing. That or his learnt over the years to breathe! Have you guys got any raw footage of the singing or tracks? Would love to hear these/have in my collection.

[@nicunursie9025]

Wow.. just classic.. it actually was a good song!

[@waleedhassan798]

I had to learn binary code while I was studying BSC computer science degree. Very interesting

[@The07gt]

Another great commentary video. Joe your really funny with how you word and describe what’s going on in the scene or what you feel about what was happening. That makes these videos even more interesting. By the way. I’m not an actor or a singer but Hasselhoff was over acting in that scene after one song.😁

[@williamwilting]

Does anyone know what the sad instrumental piece is Stevie is playing on the piano at the moment Michael is meeting her? Is it an existing piece?

[@GMLSX]

No one noticeing that April is NOT wearing glasses when she works on the computer screen?

[@dazza3115]

David Hasselhoff is a very good singer.

[@mark-wh2qc]

Kevan Hill, Brian Hill, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, The Broken Combs..

[@troykelso]

1:19 *coffee comes out of nose*

[@tropenband]

What a nice channel!!! Congratulations! Just one question, I guess there is nobody who is better informed than you: AFAIK the pilot movie contains some scenes of the 40 minutes "presentation" movie that has been shot to promote the series to TV-stations. Does this promo video still exist? I am wondering if there is anything shown that did not make it's way into to pilot....

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

I am positive that footage was in the pilot presentation that never made it into the show, but unfortunately it has never surfaced.

[@tropenband]

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial you think there is a slight chance that the reel is still in universal studios or the TV station's archives?

[@vettebecker1]

No matter what, don't Hassel the Hoff

[@Richard_Turner]

The red lotus esprit gives much james bond vibe.. doubt it is the same car given the location but 🤷‍♂️

[@kimberlywalters7592]

Actress Shana Reed went on to star in tv show Major Dad.

[@robertgripton4499]

A slightly off topic question. Are you or will you be doing the partworks model of KITT that is available to buy and build? If so would you or the others in you group be willing to do the build as videos for KZbin. Thank you for your time in reading this and i hope for a answer either way.

[@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial]

We would love to, but $1400 for the whole kit is a bit steep. If they would want to work with us, then perhaps we will!

[@waleedhassan798]

Yellow VW Golf Mark 1

[@waleedhassan798]

Apparently they were lip sinking rock N Roll according to KITT after VW thing scene

[@pdennis93]

I loved the roast of David Hasselhoff where they got William Daniels to record some dialogue "Oh god, not now David. Please don't sing! Now I'm going to puke!"