Michael and KITT's First Encounter | Knight Rider

Get ready for an iconic moment in television history! In this episode of Knight Rider, witness the very first encounter between Michael and KITT, as they team up to take on crime and bring justice to the streets. This is the start of an epic adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat, as Michael and KITT face off against some of the most dangerous criminals and villains ever seen on screen
From Knight Rider season 1 episode 1 "Knight of the Phoenix": Michael Knight, fully healed, seeks revenge on the electronics-industry saboteurs who killed his partner.
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Welcome to the official home of Knight Rider on KZbin! A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the powerless, the helpless in a world of criminals who operate above the law. Watch full episodes here: www.justwatch....
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[@Romulan2469]

This car STILL looks futuristic in 2022, even though 40 years have passed since then.

[@itellwalker7923]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!! I was five nearly six years old when I first saw this car back in September 1982 cause I was born in early December in late 1976 and to this day that car (STILL LOOKS FUTURISTIC) today on Saturday the 16th of December 2023!!!!!!!!

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

@@itellwalker7923 You were too young in 1982. To enjoy the show as a grown child you should have to were born like in 1973 or so.

[@piccoloatburgerking]

The reason it still looks like a car from current or future times is because of the simplicity. Scifi stories often make the mistake of making their technology look way too overdesigned and gimmicky which makes it look dated only a few years after release. But KITT's simplicity looks perfectly in line with the minimalist style that technology is actually going for thus making it's design a timeless classic. Whoever called the shots on KITT's design definitely had good understanding of simplicity often being the best approach.

[@brianl7695]

​​@@piccoloatburgerkingAgreed. I am very convinced that GM took alot of cues from KITT's interior layout to influence the interior design of the C8 Corvette! There are also some VERY obvious carryovers to the exterior design as well.

[@Dave-hu5hr]

To be a child in the 80's again.. The greatest decade known to man.

[@magus104]

And yet almost everything produced during it is hot garbage that doesnt hold up today. Movies probably do a better job than TV because they were just trying to tell 1 long story as where TV just had episodic content so everything had to bet setup and concluded in a 40 min episode creating rushed, cheesy, unconnected content. KITT was the only cool thing about the show... Well KITT and KARR but KARRs potential was squandered. The only times we get 2 part episodes they are typically very dull

[@EerieProps]

The toys and Saturday morning was the best from the 80's, Knight Rider, The A Team and Star Trek TNG too. The 40's and 50's had the best fashion and the 60's had the best music.

[@legendofbillyjean]

Nothing can top growing up in the 80’s.

[@_baller]

Yes

[@_baller]

@@magus104 you sound like hot garbage

[@reynaldoayressouzajr1306]

After 35 years, I still remember this iconic scene. Thanks for sharing it !!

[@antoniomitchell1883]

No you don’t

[@mvol5973]

40 years old and many of KITTs features would still be state of the art

[@simply-tom]

The best Knight Rider ever. No remake will ever come close to the 80’s version. NEVER!!!

[@leonsilcott4895]

the greatest car tv series on earth 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@fucheduck]

they did. unfortunatley. and it was a flop!

[@whitewolf3051]

fucheduck, the original comment didn’t say that a remake wasn’t attempted, but no attempt would ever be as good.

[@itellwalker7923]

@@whitewolf3051 exactly! Thank you for correcting @fucheduck!

[@itellwalker7923]

@simply-tom YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT BROTHER!!!! No remake will EVER come close to the 80s version!!!! (NEVER!!!!)

[@normalancett7413]

I am 78 year oldwoman and still watching and loving it.

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

Good taste is Timeless...

[@JeromeProductions]

Monte Lee My P.O.V yep

[@StupidTVclips]

You go, girl! Bet ya still a ride in bed too!

[@JeromeProductions]

@@StupidTVclips uh

[@DarkEagle-vx9hd]

You sound like my mom! God bless you!

[@brandonbryant8027]

Devon: "Welcome aboard the Knight 2000. Michael: "Thank you! What's all this? Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom!

[@cutesyprincess14]

😂

[@seanstout6558]

Lol, classic 😂

[@808music3]

Those shots between his legs standing towards the opening of the light scanners, is legendary 👌

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

Very anime'sh too!

[@citizenoneofmany695]

Good that he was wearing briefs and not boxers, I guess

[@midnighttornado22]

Frak! It's a Cylon! Run!

[@justSTUMBLEDupon]

Very cinematic

[@terryschnereger8531]

The Dukes, Knight Rider, The A-team, all great shows in the 80s, miss those days.

[@Scripture-Man]

I _love_ Knight Rider and A-team. Never liked Dukes though. Maybe something's wrong with me!? :D

[@SandsOfArrakis]

*Adds Airwolf to the list*

[@patmc8457]

Battle Star Galactica

[@patmc8457]

And the 1 when they found earth and rode around on those bikes ..I think it was Mission Galactica

[@GerbenWijnja]

@@Scripture-Man I only watched Knight Rider and Airwolf, and didn't care for A-Team and the Dukes. Something was wrong with me as well. ;-)

[@thomaslang9601]

"Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom" - lol

[@uayfb1]

What a pity that, as a joke on Glen Larson, Michael Knight didn't give an order to KITT, and KITT's response was "BY YOUR COMMAND...."

[@bradzboy]

Actually vaders suit recycled his waste .

[@eranirvana4]

XDXD

[@80sOutrunFan]

LOL!

[@NitpickingNerd]

Vader's suit has a catheter and a water filter that converts urine back into drinking water. or in other words : Vader drinks pee pee

[@BBQFanNo1]

100 years after these TV series ended their first run they will still look as powerful as they did when they first aired. What Star Trek series was to the 1960's and the Six Million Dollar Man series was to the 1970's, Knight Rider series was to the 1980's. Decades later and I never get tired of watching every episode in these TV series over and over and over and over again.

[@itellwalker7923]

@BBQFanNo1 I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL WORD AND EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE YOU’VE SAID!!!!!!!! I’m (EXACTLY) the same as you and never get tired of watching every episode in these TV series over and over and over again and again and again like I do with the pilot episode of Knight Rider from the moment I first saw this scene from this original episode way, way back in September 1982 with my younger brother when I was almost six years old I was and (STILL) am (COMPLETELY HOOKED) to this day to this (LEGENDARY SHOW!!!!)

[@T_Tsurumaru]

I'm a disabled person in Japan and can never be a driver, but I still yearn for KITT and this comlink.

[@Capta1nFaz]

Mate, this made my day. Get em tiger

[@severedapex7413]

Right on!

[@0Heeroyuy01]

if you could have a real kitt and it does what it does in the show you could technically drive

[@TF2Scout..]

KITT can drive while you just sit inside

[@ZeHoSmusician]

Get a Tesla with driver assistance/"autopilot"... :)

[@Sasfoot]

The car every kid wanted when I was growing up.

[@jeebs9]

What are you talking about?... I still want it! I'm 36 years old LMAO

[@kevinbarker9961]

I still do at 46

[@finn8665]

I want the Mach 5

[@Sasfoot]

@@jeebs9 I'm 38 and still want it.

[@lonewolf333]

Yeah I still do at 39!

[@lemash4725]

Doesn’t matter how old I get, the sheer awesomeness of KITT gives me goosebumps. No amount of accumulated life experience or “wisdom” can shake my willing suspension of disbelief. At 8 or 38 - this is the only car I’ve ever wanted.

[@antoniomitchell1883]

You must have never saw a Bentley continental GTC

[@keaponlaffin6737]

Go get it.

[@itellwalker7923]

ABSOLUTELY BROTHER!!!! I feel EVERY SINGLE WORD and have felt EVERY INDIVIDUAL SENTENCE you’ve said… From the moment I was five nearly six years old in September 1982 I was (and still am) in (LOVE) with the (JET BLACK, SLICK, INCREDIBLY ADVANCED, POWERFUL AND HIGHLY INTELLIGENT SUPERCAR) that goes by the name of K.I.T.T. (for easy reference) which I was witnessing before my very eyes got me hooked even (MORE) to this (BRAND NEW SHOW) I was (BLESSED) to be viewing from already (LOVING) the (BRILLIANT ACTING) and (SUPERB STORYLINE) on ITV within the United Kingdom in London at the time called Knight Rider… I’m now 47 years old and the fascination with the (LEGENDARY STATUS) of this TV show still (FASCINATES ME) and (THAT CAR ((STILL)) EXCITES ME) giving me goosebumps on top of my soul and making my inner spirit shiver with excitement….

[@dpactootle2522]

@@antoniomitchell1883 A Bentley is nothing compared to KITT

[@brianweir2920]

Almost forty years and still the most awesome car on wheels.

[@theshapeexists]

Mad Max's v8 interceptor is WAY cooler

[@thelonewolf8333]

The lights going from side to side has to be the coolest feature on the car

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

"looks like Darth Vader's bathroom." I gotta admit,that was pretty funny.

[@jackd1582]

Star wars was modern compared to this

[@Aerojet01]

The way the Hoff said it, it was pretty funny.

[@aligamerable]

John Stanton made a similar reference to Star Wars when he was introduced to KARR.

[@LuizFranciscoDias]

No, a Cylon from Galactica :-) lol

[@nkt1]

@@jackd1582 Star Wars depicted advanced civilisations capable of FTL travel and destroying entire planets. This was a programme about a souped-up production car with various electronic gubbins stuck on.

[@Chemdawg2009]

That devilish grin on Devon’s face when Michael hits KITT’s accelerator on the test drive is priceless. I get the same grin when I punch the accelerator on my C7 Stingray 👍🏿

[@kavinskysmith4094]

great now I'm wondering what an 80's Firebird with that motor in it would do lol

[@antoniomitchell1883]

No you don’t

[@kavinskysmith4094]

@@antoniomitchell1883 ?

[@antoniomitchell1883]

@@kavinskysmith4094 referring to the first guys comment

[@alvortex1360]

I get the same grin when I hit 15 mph in my Sinclair C5

[@kawi7676]

My favourite was when kitt would drive into the back of the tractor trailer, barely would fit in, almost knick the side mirrors. Once inside, throw the doors wide open with room to walk around lol

[@Tipi83]

Right..? :D

[@gr8hax]

Time Lord tech. Bigger on the inside! lol 😆

[@PhilthCollinz]

🤣🤣

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

Should have installed a sunroof. lol

[@f123raptor]

Rumor has it they accomplished this by simply laying a Tardis on its side on a flatbed truck.

[@Afib95]

My grandma passed away in 1989 and she loved this show. 🤗❤️🌈♾

[@hawkmaster381]

Still, even in 2019, the Trans Am is the most bad ass car ever designed by Pontiac.

[@Trev0r98]

The designers at GM ("General Motors") designed the Firebird Trans Am (shown here) for the Pontiac division of GM (Pontiac no longer exists).

[@homeone4054]

Totally agree

[@SparrowNoblePoland]

The great thing about the show, was that the choice of the car was very crucial. Glen Larson specifically wanted the new Firebird as KITT, because he thought it was the only potentially availalbe car that would do the justice to a futuristic car, with it's design and aerodynamics. Even though, the car was quite heavily modified, the nose is much sharper than in standard Trans Am, and it looks like it was meant to break through walls, like KITT in the show did.

[@AirwolfArchive]

Rob M And what the fuck would you know? You probably think Herbie the Beetle was fuckin’ beautiful.

[@Weed_Eater420]

And they made K.I.T.T. a mustang

[@tnawcwvictoria]

The Dukes of Hazzard, Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, The Fall Guy, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Airwolf, Miami Vice, The Equalizer, Riptide, Wiseguy, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, BraveStarr, Thundercats, Silverhawks, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Jem, Murder, She Wrote, Trapper John, M.D., T.J. Hooker and HUNTER will forever be some of THE Greatest TV Shows of the 80's

[@kylej741]

T-Bone Hubbard Facts of Life, Voyagers, Real People....sigh.

[@jmjfanss]

@@kylej741 um, smurfs, ducktales, chip n dale's rescue rangers, cagney and lacey, muppet babies, gummi bears, foofur, 227, dallas, dynasty, falcon crest, knots landing, the bearestein bears, garfield, you can't do that on television, l.a. law, the cosby show, a different world, cheers, night court, gimme a break, diff'rent strokes, growing pains, full house, alf, the hogan family, small wonder, what's happening now, oprah winfrey show, the real ghostbusters, pound puppies, care bears, hill street blues, st. elsewhere and most of all miami vice, etc.

[@kellyweingart3692]

Dallas, Knot’s Landing, Highway to Heaven, Falcon Crest, Dynasty, Friday the 13th the Series

[@kellyweingart3692]

Voltron, Rambo, Q-Bert, Care Bears

[@alsaint7944]

Battle of the planets, Street hawk,automan and sat morning Godzilla ,gamra and Chinese martial arts as well.

[@ShredMasterJMS2879]

Started this show last night and wow is it has everything I ever wanted from an 80s tv show.

[@kitt28]

WOW 40 years and this show still pulls me in to the world of the Knight Rider

[@itellwalker7923]

EXACTLY!!!! In September 1982 my introduction to an (INCREDIBLY ADVANCED, POWERFUL AND HIGHLY INTELLIGENT SUPERCAR) which was a brand new but modified Pontiac Trans Am Firebird happened when I saw the face of that car with the indicator for the red scanner going from side to side as it drove towards me the viewer in the Nevada Desert and I was hooked by the mystery of the brand new show I was witnessing before my eyes called Knight Rider… 🏜️

[@moshpupps7921]

2019 and I still think 80s series is the best and have most original ideas

[@EfficientTrout]

they remake lots of old series (hawaii five 0, mcguyver, magnum pi etc) but you cant just beat the original and 80s charm.

[@ericworthington7299]

@@EfficientTrout & CHiP's

[@sharpe227]

@@EfficientTrout the new macgyver is okay but i dont watch it.never watched the new magnum pi and i never liked either of the hawaii 5 0

[@MrRebelcowboy32]

@@sharpe227 I've watched the remake of Magnum P.I. and I have respect for how they did the pilot for the remake. In a way in showed tribute to the original and letting everyone know that Tom Selleck can never be replaced by destroying the Ferrari from the original show and using a newer Ferrari.

[@MrRebelcowboy32]

@@EfficientTrout The Macgyver remake is pretty good, along with Magnum P.I. I'm a die hard fan of the originals but some of the remakes are good. Swat is another good remake.

[@superade1000]

Love Edward Mulhare ‘god rest his soul’ no one could have played Devon Miles better. Funny and a perfect gentleman. Miss you Edward ❤️

[@exposingbullies260]

If Night Rider were to be re-made today, how about having Lord Jonathan Sumption to play Devon ? Lord Sumption now not only sounds but also looks like Devon. He could do with a haircut though and he'll be perfect.

[@superade1000]

The Voice Speaks I shall certainly have to check him out. I’ll be able to tell as soon as I hear him 🙂🙂

[@JustinMacri007]

@@superade1000 you knew Edward?

[@sharpe227]

@@exposingbullies260 Nah sean connery.

[@steverobertson1729]

Even as a little kid i recognized how much he added to the show. Devon Miles was a great character

[@michaelburke7742]

This whole scene is excellent. Everything is well done. Good acting by the Hoff as well. It makes me want to keep watching Knight Rider from way back in the day.

[@waleedhassan798]

Can’t stop watching Knight Rider after all these years !!!!!

[@augustahebrewisraelitesnev4296]

By far KNIGHT RIDER is the best TV Show of the 1980s!!!!!

[@tubetop123]

David hasselhoff was so cool and all the female stars were also gorgeous

[@niazpetkar53]

Sorry pal, but the best show of the 80's was Miami Vice 😊

[@frontandcenter7941]

Yes. But the most known is still the A-Team. And that's a fact!

[@insomniac7540]

Miami Vice Moonlighting Cheers Greatest American Hero V the series / mini-series LA Law Murphy Brown Riptide Alf A-Team Knightrider.

[@nahanddejan2984]

Agree. But, i see a sad lack of 'Mcguyver' in these lists :B

[@billrhoasts5456]

Television history. When Michael Knight met K.I.T.T. I loved this show as a kid. I still love it.

[@paulettys6]

That was my favorite episode and also when it was shot in San Francisco dor the 1st episode on the 2nd season

[@kandaman304]

tell me about it...it's EPIC!!!

[@ajam27]

Totally agree. Like when Han Solo and Chewie met in Solo for the first time. A bit of film history.

[@jasadin]

Is it me or did this scene go by incredibly fast? It had my complete attention like I was watching it for the first time.

[@pusheencat7722]

Same for me

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

Dude! That happened to me too!

[@robertw31968]

Me too.

[@FreeggNinja3618]

When that music kicks in..gets me everytime

[@dpactootle2522]

Best car song ever

[@razinsyafiq2817]

“Looks like Darth Vader’s bathroom”, my favourite line😂

[@Mrd9960]

KITT will always be the measuring stick for what all future cars will be measured, this car had it all, I know it was just a tv show but it had everything, speed, strength, safety, all these different gadgets, no car will ever match it, at least in my lifetime, amazing car!

[@MegasXLR]

My favorite car tv show of all time.

[@hondamanvtec2894]

Lol

[@obsidiansands]

@Donny, I think some of the advancements like lane assist, auto-drive, rearview cameras, and other upcoming vehicle inventions were all inspired by Knight Rider in some form or other. Naturally; things like turbo boost, and the incredible molecular bonded shell that makes the car nearly indestructible is going to be a bit out of reach for a while. The "original" specs and some of the car's features that were in the novelizations included a supposed experimental hydrogen fuel cell tank -given that every time KITT cruises, he has a turbine whine that is almost similar to a jet engine - it sort of makes sense that KITT did have an experimental engine to go along with it. That made him the most fuel efficient car that didn't require regular trips to the local gas station. The only downside is that KITT had to have a mobile base nearby for mission-specific one-offs depending on the needs of the case if he wasn't near the Foundation's home base.

[@gr3ygh05t9]

nothing to this day YET. I'm curious to see where the driverless cars goes once the kinks are worked out of it.

[@patrickmckeel9840]

I don't, 69 Roadrunners were some pretty dang fine cars.

[@peterkolozs687]

0:25 such a goosebump moment!!!

[@KnightIndustries2000]

I’m currently 36, and I still love watching reruns of this series. I was only nearly 5months old when the show ended in ‘86. Got all seasons on DVD!

[@DBarns7]

Knight Rider is one of the most badass series ever. Thanks for this blast from the past.

[@abobobilly]

This TV series has aged remarkably amazing.

[@StefanReich]

Like, not at all

[@agallagher5936]

Ahmad Bilal, no. I tried re watching some episodes, but couldn't. The story was too stupid

[@tenrec]

I watched some episodes recently, and they were horrible. The concept remains great, but the execution ... not so much.

[@silentwitness536]

@@agallagher5936 thats not what he was talking about.

[@KalOrtPor]

The first season was darker, more somber, had more orchestral music and seems less dated than the later episodes in some respects. The performances and dialogue in scenes like this were impactful and well-done. A lot of the 80s cheesiness the show became known for was absent.

[@jpalmz1978]

1982 : “This car feels like baby skin.” 2021 : “We need to interview you under caution regarding your unusual and risky comment about baby skin.”

[@gambu4810]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@princesskeannazulus5387]

Fascinating

[@CollyDoo]

"You have violated KZbin's user agreement about baby skin" *KZbin SENDS OUT CYLONS TO EXTERMINATE THE HUMAN*

[@goldenretriever6440]

Chris Hanson is a phone call away

[@RellyOhBoy]

Your comment about baby skin is now under review.

[@charliered420]

I really love Jon Ward's exterior design of KITT.

[@measlyfurball37]

"Well. . . it was showing off for you." Iconic.

[@torquetheprisoner]

still the best pilot episode ever made

[@jjrj8568]

I've been saying for years that this series could have been an incredible full-length theatrical movie, a classic

[@stevenmitchell2996]

And the greatest partnership ever was born... Michael and the Knight Industries Two Thousand car.

[@MrSasrabirawa]

This Old KITT looks Badass.. more than the new one

[@calhoun24]

MrSasrabirawa it’s the lines. The original Trans Am design really was accentuated with the Knight 2000’s design - they just streamlined the look to make the original KITT appear that much more sleek. The Shelby Cobra’s base design for the Knight 3000 saw little alteration - but the body type felt strange, especially the placement of the scanner, making the 3000 appear inelegant.

[@Revan2908]

@@calhoun24 I have to admit that I did like the GT500KR, but still, it'll never touch this car.

[@alsaint7944]

CBunye all they did was add led lights to the front and smoke out the tail lights other than that the car was mostly stock...the hub caps where stock the hood was stock the t tops the fenders where stock..in reality the car was a heavy and slow.

[@scottvanhille5688]

"Looks like Darth Vader's Bathroom." Best line ever!

[@MisterTutor2010]

That's the line I remember best from this show.

[@scottvanhille5688]

@@MisterTutor2010 LOL it was so funny and not expected.

[@scottvanhille5688]

Right??

[@Jbaxter85]

More like the batmobile

[@STARDRIVE]

So he must have noticed he was s(h)itting on a toilet chair. Now I know why they´re called ¨bucket¨ seats. ¨Devon, which button is for flushing? And can those monitors play the ¨prarie-doggin´¨ in reverse?

[@robvanlent1008]

This and the smokey bandit. 2 best cars ever made!

[@crotchy7667]

The writing and dialogue and acting holds up better than I expected.

[@StarWarriorCentral]

When they speed off and that theme hits at 5:29... YEAAHHHH!!!

[@yohanborde8112]

I was looking for this comment man 😍

[@StultifiedGraphics]

YES one of the best Themes of any show

[@patty109109]

@@StultifiedGraphics it was great but tbh air wolf was better just a little ;)

[@StultifiedGraphics]

@@patty109109 Hey i even loved The Fall Guy theme haha even Streethawk was awesome but yes i liked Air Wolf as well

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

The sweeping LED was quite futuristic.

[@dougc190]

Sounded like like one too,in the very beginning of the scene

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@Some One. Well the red led was invented in 1962, so it very well could be, and probably was. All the lights that lit up the dashboard Were led.

[@newclothes8165]

They took the idea from their own Sylons from Battle star Glatica.

[@hitmiccs]

@@aarongreenfield9038 Those were 50watt halogen bulbs in the scanner, only the new KITT (Mustang) had LEDs there.

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@@hitmiccs. Ahh ok gotcha, I wasn't sure.

[@steverobertson1729]

Knight Rider was definitely Hasselhoff's best work. He did such a great job of bringing the character of Michael Knight to life. For such a cheesy show, he and KITT were still so awesome together, the show could have been REALLY BAD, but it wasnt, because of them

[@ajam27]

“I’m warning you Devon, I’m gonna put this thing to the test” “Be my guest” Poetry. I love this scene.

[@EnoVarma]

My favourite anecdote about Knight Rider: on three episodes, Catherine Hickland played the main character's love interest. She was also married to David Hasselhoff at the time. They divorced, and she ended up getting married to another actor - named Michael Knight. Absolutely priceless.

[@AldenRDavis]

"KNIGHT RIDER, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man, who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause to the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law."

[@kevinallen5946]

One man can make a difference Michael

[@AldenRDavis]

"Michael Knight, a lone crusader in a dangerous world, the world of the KNIGHT RIDER."

[@tavaresmelton5709]

Exactly

[@charlesneely]

And so David Hasselhoff role on The Young and the Restless as snap a Carr came to an end he went back to the cast and told him he won the role and the audition updated night and they all wish him good luck and his new career it's night time TV a lot of famous people came off The Young and the Restless and went on to bigger and better things

[@inconceivabledark]

Even just reading this gives me goosebumps...... Now I'll have to go find the intro 😁

[@redranger78web21]

This is definitely the most Iconic scene in TV history. 👍👍

[@BrandonGK]

I like how Michael Knight can't wrap his head around the idea that there is more than one Trans Am in the world.

[@Jedzelex]

Actually the car he was driving didn't exist back then. That specific model was the first of his kind.

[@atimholt]

@@Jedzelex I've never seen the show, I figured it had to be something like that. No one's that stupid, even in older TV shows.

[@Jedzelex]

@@atimholt Well there were other trans am models like the ones used in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies. But this specific model was based on a relatively new "Firebird" model that Pontiac was hoping would catch on and become popular. K.I.T.T was a modified version of that car that had unique features such as hidden headlights and other fancy modifications made just for the show like the iconic front end with the moving red light.

[@Shazam999]

He was really hoping it was his car because he still had 50 more payments on it.

[@arturmakowski3649]

M ⁰

[@chrisbano9216]

Knight Rider! Sunday nite at 8pm those were the days of great tv! I remember Friday nites was a-team at 8pm, then 10pm Miami Vice, Memories memories!

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

I thought KR was on Friday nights?

[@MonteLeeMyPOV]

And i _know_ Dukes of Hazard was friday

[@AdnanAli-je3gl]

Chris Bano I grew up in they 80s these shoes were so awesome

[@deepee1988]

😂❤ ✌

[@robertray4191]

@@MonteLeeMyPOV it was n then went onto sunday nights or was it on sun nights n then switched to fridays??

[@aligamerable]

"Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom" -Michael in KITT "I bet George Lucas drives one of these things" -John in KARR

[@morganrussman]

Didn't george Lucas build the design of the car?

[@knightrcer]

@@morganrussman michael scheffe designed kitt for the series.

[@morganrussman]

@@knightrcer the molds and actual appearance of k.i.t.t?

[@knightrcer]

@@morganrussman The front bumper continuation of the lines from the hood and scanner area, (scanner was Glen A. Larson's idea since he created battlestar galactica to give kitt a pulse) the taillight blackout, the dashboard_ the upper console, the lower console.

[@morganrussman]

@@knightrcer Ah, ok. I think I had a news article about George Bassett, or george Lucas, or some kind of George had supposedly designed k.i.t.t, but I think I lost that article years ago.

[@Lightning-H]

One of the timeless shows. Awesome in every area; casting, music, acting, scripts, etc. And yes, the car. Everything.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

That pilot is probably the coolest thing out here.

[@iloveplywood]

"I do know how to drive!" Proceeds to drive through wall.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

That's the joke, genius.

[@saulamaral574]

Michael's first encounter with KITT is so cool and so mysterious. He didn't look scared.

[@cutesyprincess14]

Agreed ♥️🖤

[@takeanotherlook2065]

An era this generation would never understand

[@boledle]

I grew up with the show. Went to universal studios 2 years ago and saw this original prop car still there parked under a shade shed.

[@davidhasselhoff1330]

Thank you

[@oochiewally2783]

was a good time to be an 80's kid.

[@chadevans4922]

"It looks like Darth Vader's bathroom." I will never forget this line in the show. I was getting an allergy shot while the line was said and I laughed so hard, I forget I was getting the shot.

[@darrenknock8115]

Welcome aboard the Knight two thousand. Still gives me goosebumps.

[@mobility63]

I was a hormonal 16 yr old girl when this show came out. I got hooked just to watch Hasselhoff. For my 18th birthday my Dad, who was a Pontiac guy bought me a 1984 black Trans Am with a tan interior and t-tops. I got thumbs up wherever I went. People taking pics all the time too. It was like driving a celebrity. It had the 5.0 crossfire V-8 and a 4 speed automatic😊

[@jeffbauer3425]

Wow. Thanks ....Dad ! That's awesome .

[@andrewwblanchard6037]

KNIGHT RIDER THE ORIGINAL IS STILL THE BEST

[@RoodeMenon]

It was cool. But had heart and soul.

[@longmire903]

The Greatest of all time

[@germanicelt]

Don't think I ever knew there was a rebooted Knight Rider. Thank God I live in Australia.

[@feenix219]

@Alan Cogan the reboot (2008) was pretty bad (and ignored the original show after the reboot's pilot movie) but I've always had a soft spot for the KR2000 tv movie. The Kitt/Michael banter was amazing, and the new car had some nice tricks. It reminds me a bit of Demolition man. Under rated movie. A show with the new girl and no Michael would have bombed though.

[@germanicelt]

@Alan Cogan Nah, we now only punch kangaroos.

[@horsepower523]

How did they make such brilliant TV shows back then? And now.....well the less said the better.

[@herschelgelfand6469]

Yeah the ‘80’s were positively prehistoric

[@chrisedgar5474]

Because today's tv story tellers have no brains

[@VitoVeccia]

@@chrisedgar5474 it's true. Today's society reminds me of HG Wells book the time machine. Technology evolves to the point that people rely on it. To the point that it strips them of creative, and self supportive functions.

[@musicalneptunian]

@@VitoVeccia Actually that is a great quote; an an 80's kid I have a far better ability to memorise things than kids today. There was no internet. So you had to remember stuff.

[@VitoVeccia]

@@musicalneptunian haha, so true. We had to memorize phone numbers, street addresses, birthdays, class schedules, etc. And when in doubt, ask for directions, use a thesorous, dictionary, ask "do you have a watch, or happen to know the time?". Holy smokes, I feel bad for my kids nowadays. They get upset over how I explain to them we had books instead of tablets. I still curl up with up a book at night.

[@shugorchoudhury5376]

The introduction of Kitt is one of the most iconic scenes to have ever appeared on a TV screen !

[@BENCHBAIT]

Wishing I could once again watch all full episodes! I love you Michael Knight!😍

[@davidhasselhoff1330]

Thank you

[@bettyjogates7600]

@@davidhasselhoff1330 I will love you forever, dear Hoffman ❤

[@danclark1348]

My car never talks back despite my attempts in conversation. Ahh, the silent type.

[@applejacks971]

Mine squeaks and rattles in protest sometimes. I figure its just mumbling under its breathe...

[@TF2Scout..]

I'm giving my one a change to speak. And jump also give it ability to be faster And also drive when it wants . Is 250 enough in seconds ? I'm kind to it and respect him or it. ALSO I'M TRYING TO GIVE IT SCANNER .

[@Quibblet]

I've had my car for 21 years - it's the only one I ever owned - yeah, I'm strange. At the beginning, it use to shock me when I would get out of it - I think it didn't like me at first. It doesn't do that anymore, maybe I grew on it. I think it's a girl.

[@jamieharris327]

😆😆😆

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Man this was a series I truly loved!

[@antoniomitchell1883]

No it wasn’t

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Rewatching this series provides such great memories of my teenage years!

[@jebclang9403]

4:04 😂 "Thank you... what's all this?" "It looks like Darth Vader's bathroom"

[@gracjanrotke]

"What's this? ...it looks like Darth Vader's bathroom" 😂

[@Krystalmyth]

It kind of does lmao

[@valerierosario491]

"Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom!" Geez,Michael,don't insult poor Kitt!😂

[@jehb8945]

I remember rewatching the series in the 90s on USA Network and this sequence definitely caught me off guard a little bit I mean I've heard the classic scanner sound I can whistle the classic scanner sound but the version of the scanner sound in this is almost eerie and combine that with all you see is the scanner light in the dark makes this whole sequence pure genius

[@HotRod16]

The fact is, today as in 2022 now we have the technologies we see in KITT. Talking car, turbos, sensors and radar, communication signals.

[@aglmaverick]

dude! for a moment I forgot I was watching youtube rather than the actual episode until it suddenly stopped T_T. Such a great show!

[@patrickperalta59]

love the music as it comes on while driving. the music is perfect for the series as is the theme song.

[@SparrowNoblePoland]

Shame they changed Stu Philips for Don Peake. Stu Philips was the guy who made all the orginal scores from the season one, and those are excellent works that are pleasant and interesting to listen on their own. You don't need to remember the plot, just play eg. Stu Philips "Airport chase" and you can tell a story with many twists.

[@audreyseddon9749]

Sadly, many DVD releases of older series change the music because of pesky distribution rights.

[@bigeric1030]

The pilot episode of “Knight Rider” was as well written and well produced as maybe any show episode in the 1980s. Maybe the two hour “Ten Million Dollar Sheriff” from season 4 of “The Dukes of Hazzard” is very close. But, this episode was so well done.

[@bryancruz710]

this show makes my childhood a pleasant time to remember and recollect...

[@MrJay197409]

They need to put it on Netflix already.

[@G74]

It was but was taken off again after only a few months or so.

[@MrJay197409]

@@G74 . Well that is dumb. I am about to get rid of Netflix anyways a lot of the old shows I like are just not on it.

[@rickmarks7685]

Absolutely I would like to watch it agin on Netflix

[@MrJay197409]

@@rickmarks7685 to me Netflix and Hulu are becoming more and more of a disappointment. I don't pay for the Hulu so I don't care I'll watch it because my roommates pay for it.. I probably will keep Netflix because of something to do when I'm just sitting there at work and have nothing else to do.

[@gopnikboris8152]

I know

[@Riotboy1]

I LOVED this show as a kid. Good times.

[@martythemartian99]

0:24 I remember seeing this bit as a kid and thinking "It's a Cylon!"

[@gregsnarke610]

I grow up watching this show I’m 51 years old it was one of the best shows on tv 📺 it’s still my favorite show in the 80’s

[@hawkmaster381]

Airwolf, Knight Rider and Battlestar Galactica. The 3 best TV series of the 80's!

[@danvarley4982]

s Don’t get your panties in a wad, dipstick. Most of us grew up watching it through the early 80’s.

[@joelr7270]

you forgot the A-team.

[@brianweir2920]

Technically Battlestar Galactica is from the 70s.

[@Guitarplayer724]

The best part of Battlestar Galactica was Laurette Spang as Cassiopeia. I had a major crush on her.

[@zerotolerance5581]

I was 6 years old when this show came out. And I still love it today, despite my adult logic telling me I shouldn't. :D KARR, Goliath, that Thunderbird with the missiles in the grille, and that 4 wheel tank with the battering ram. All great stuff.

[@nikoskabbadias]

It was actually very well written and directed. Today's shows just put plastic-y CGI everywhere

[@RoodeMenon]

Today the usp of these shows are real stunts. But some like Knight Rider have great writing, editing and super sound effects And timeless Theme music.

[@RoodeMenon]

@Alan Cogan Probably the red cars at the end of season 2 where one of them shoots KITT in the back.

[@atranfanatic]

I was 7 going on 8. Very fond memories of watching this TV show. I have all 4 seasons on DVD and bring them out every year or two.

[@kellyweingart3692]

Knight of the Drones

[@SJHFoto]

I've always liked that line of Michaels. I always wanted Devon to say, "And how would you know what Darth Vader's bathroom looks like?"

[@morganrussman]

☺️😅

[@truecopysltv7239]

My favorite movie at child hood and now. Love it ❣️❣️

[@rpg5017]

Every single time. Years n years later. Still a huge smile and shivers down my spine.

[@veeshaanveerappan3266]

The whole scene is a masterpiece

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Loved this show as a kid. Re-watched a bunch of episodes a few years back -- it really holds up well!

[@antoniomitchell1883]

No it don’t

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@antoniomitchell1883 Yes it do. It really do bruh.

[@antoniomitchell1883]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie lol, I know. I just like to disagree with everyone’s comment.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@antoniomitchell1883 I'm sure you're regressive in a lot of ways.

[@antoniomitchell1883]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie that’s a false statement.

[@solomade3]

Man, i remember begging my mom to let me watch this Friday nights since it was past my bed time...miss the 80s!

[@leopoldoherrera696]

Tesla.. ain't got nothin on KITT

[@Pynaegan]

Steve Barclay Huh, measuring a real world business vs. a T.V. show. I guess it can be done. How many seasons did Knight Rider run? Four seasons. (five if you count 2008) How many years has Tesla been in business? 2003 to present. Well, more seasons. (as of this date 31,Aug 2018) I'm guessing that Knight Industries *fictional* "proper business plan" hasn't worked out as well as a *real world* "making it up as they go along". I guess I could cobble together a prop of K.I.T.T. but that's all it would be is a "prop". But if I were to buckle down and omit the luxuries of life...(food, heat...clothing) and live on ramen noodles for a time, I could probably save up enough to actually *buy* a Tesla and have a car that does pretty much what I see it do on T.V. I'm sorry, but this is like comparing apples to ….steak. It's not even two different kinds of froot! Yes, I misspelled *fruit* on purpose. (Toucan Sam made me do it)

[@darthXreven]

Pynaegan: but could you argue with a Tesla??? Tesla I wanna go to the Nine Inch Nails show tomorrow naww you really shouldn't, I don;'t like the look of that rabble... what? that rabble is me you car I am not a car, I'm Tesla the most advanced.... shut up, I've heard this speech before, I'm taking the Subaru how dare you betray me for that tramp of a car..... ---- that is likely how it'd go in the real world lolz --- in 20 yards turn right, turn right, turn around, turn around..... why don't you tell me sooner?? turn coming up then turn?? not literally turn on the turn gods I am not programmed to respond to verbal abuse... oh for the love of all that is holy! there's a church on your right..... --- ^actually that's more likely how it'd be IRL gods modern systems are dumb, just cus they have more processing power they think they're smarter and try to do more thinking and just colossally fail.....oh I thought you wanted to open the all male all nude 24/7 live f**king app when did you install that?? good gods man Oh last night when you said f**k me in your sleep wait, I said what now??? ---- you know that's about how retarded computers and all these predictive systems are....ugh [all 3 of my scenarios fit tho] KITT was the ideal model of AI, smart, capable logical but still had much to learn

[@leeeastwood6368]

lmao :-)

[@charlesf6247]

Kitt eyes look like cylons eyes

[@darthXreven]

Charles F: KITT's scanner is more of an homage to original BSG which Glen Larsen also created....in the BSG reboot they kept the cylon scanner intact as tradition...I mean why would you do a show like that and try and make all the lore fit and make sense and have that journey but say meh I don't like the scanner?? naww you do a remake cus you love the original but want to tell the same story but better....eh that's why the 20089 KR remake sucked, cus they dissed on the Trans Am a sleek looking car even to this day, and replaced it with a big fat beefy Mustang, I love Mustangs but gods totally wrong fit there, a Challenger would have fit better lol a Lotus Esprit woulda fit, a Saleen S7 would have been awesome sauce just saying, any sleek car would fit....and if this was really something some guy in a garage built sorry it woulda been an older car, not anything new lol so I'd say a 70's Corvette or something, a junked Lambo Miura lol anyways rambling rant over, I love Knight Rider and BSG, I grew up more with KR but discovered BSG later on and just loved it....where did all the cool super car shows go? larsen also had a hand in Street Hawk lolz

[@JustinFrost302]

love Knight Rider, I went to universal studios and saw K.I.T.T. and had a picture of me and my sis with the car 😎

[@Squicx]

MUY Dad did that

[@JustinFrost302]

but sadly the pictures got lost :(

[@charlesalmada4486]

My buddies an I where an the YMCA an 84 an went to universal studios an got an kitt an the dam fool tried to tear off the steering wheel lol

[@JustinFrost302]

yes I did I and it was fun and awesome

[@JustinFrost302]

I wish I could do it again

[@Charlie-zj3hw]

80's TV and movies were the best of all time!

[@martinberthiaume5751]

Amazing childhood memories! Knight Rider and Airwolf would have made such an amazing crossover episode!