Upgraded KITT vs. The Juggernaut | Knight Rider

[@superbrownbrown]

*It's a good thing that the camera on the highway following K.I.T.T. also had Super Pursuit Mode.*

[@jehb8945]

Despite the series going even more family-friendly for season 4 there's still the fact that the Juggernaut and its hapless driver get the full homicide treatment and quite brutally when they crash into that fuel truck which must have turned the driver into a crispy critter

[@TwesomE]

I was remember false for sure that the driver from the jug escaped before it exploded in a scene! But as i said i might remember it wrong! 😅

[@jignat]

Preservation of all human life ...unless you mess up his molecular bonded shell. Then all bets are off.

[@jdtractorman7445]

I love the "roaring" sound from the juggernaut. Also, when KITT goes to super pursuit mode, you hear a gun shot, 🤣. Then we have the miniature vehicles used again just like in the Dukes of Hazzard, ugh.

[@TheSeventhDeadlyMatador]

I mean this was before CGI (which by itself is expensive when done well) and I imagine they didn't want to risk the stunt cars more than they had to, there's a channel called Knight Rider historians that go into better detail than i can.

[@mattwebb6056]

And why would you need 'turbo boost' on a jet turbine engine. All for effect!

[@itsad8]

can't beat those 1980's special effects...come to think of it, that Kitt truck, Goliath would roar too🤣

[@michaelmarburger1003]

Out of all the things I wanted to see KITT do, a turbo boost in Super Pursuit Mode tops the list.

[@digitalmagicAR]

Interesting idea! Surprised I never even thought about that after all these years. Pieces would have flown off all over the place

[@richardr7947]

The 2008 knight rider the kitt mustang did turbo boost in attack mode that was the same as super pursuit mode.

[@Amadeus_Eisenberg]

Michael Knight and KITT should have been guest stars in Twisted Metal, like Rob Zombie and his Dragula.

[@dkillalegend]

This is by far one of my most favorite episodes of Knight Rider

[@brettnelson7048]

KITT gave the Juggernaut the slip and it went out with a bang!

[@whitewolf3051]

Can’t recall very well, but other than Garth and Goliath, was that the only time a villain has been killed in this series?

[@UnknownRaiderGuy]

@@whitewolf3051 Tonya Walker in the pilot episode then later it’s found out on season 2 (A Good Knights Work) that Cameron Zachery blamed Michael for her death

[@silverscreenreviews8521]

Also the girl from a plush ride, she crashes into the gas truck at the end and explodes before Micheal arrives and greets Devon

[@whitewolf3051]

@@silverscreenreviews8521 Let me rephrase that. Has villains, other than Garth along with Goliath, been killed by Michael and Kitt in the series? Karr may or may not count, but other than Garth, Goliath, and maybe Karr, did our heroes kill anyone else?

[@pam1244]

​@@whitewolf3051yes some minor characters... Example: 1 guy with a souped up front grill on his car attempted to kill Michael and KITT but instead "zigged when he should have zagged" drove off a cliff and the resultant explosion killed him. I can't recall the rest.

[@jonathanmyers2867]

KITT: Michael! The plane! Michael: Gotcha, pal.

[@lauriep9067]

Love the King Kong roar from Juggernaut. It fits well . I also remember it from the truck crashing over the cliff in Duel .

[@audiwankenobi361]

Still one of my favorite shows even when KITT became a Mustang!

[@markfroman738]

Juggernaut stole Goliath’s sound!

[@FirstDan2000]

3rd time lucky for Michael playing chicken. The first time worked, against Karr, The second time didnt, against Goliath, This 3rd time was a close call - brand new SPM Kitt was hurtling along the runway at a slow enough speed so that the bad guys could get into the Juggernaut and then reverse it out of the trailer, and then.... .... .... drive it away from Kitt? It's okay though,Michael wins his 3rd game of chicken against this ram rod. I really like the SPM scenes filmed for this episode. Most of them do look quite fast - the highway driving scene looks really good - did they alter the frame rate? Get a load of Kitt's SPM interior while you can (looking past Micheal to see the rear wing is raised) . It's a nice continuity touch, very rare, and probably not repeated in this episode or the remainder of the show. That's So Rad.

[@koolkidprozane7786]

Like one of my uncles used to say! as for the juggernaut, "Dead Bird"!😮

[@cyborgbadger1015]

KITT: Michael the plane! Herve Villachaize: Am I a joke to you?

[@AldenRDavis]

I love Super Pursuit Mode.

[@JayKhwaja]

MEGA PERSUIT MORE I'D SAY

[@MyGuyJustinH]

I love Super Pursuit Mode too

[@jasonhunt6842]

2:52 - Oooo, he dead...

[@kayliemarwood1518]

Super pursuit mode, AWESOME and KITT looks so cool🎇

[@JustinMacri007]

Not everyone liked it abd caused the show to cancel nbc and universal tried to reach an agreement money for season five no could agree abd that's why all others knight rider failed.

[@m.joeymcgrath6842]

​@JustinMacri007 if I am not mistaken "knight rider" is supposedly going to be a Film on theater's after they get things like a cast and storyline wrote?

[@itsad8]

heavy d in the ram rod bit the dust....was almost expecting him to come running out of the fireball coughing from the smoke🤣

[@malcolmar]

Man I love this show! Actually I appreciate it even more now in 2023.

[@Angyali]

The original 4 season show deserves it's own Dark Knight Trilogy by a Nolan.

[@malcolmar]

@@Angyali That could be pretty amazing.

[@cerealfibre6938]

2:44 "TURBO!"

[@이아진-p9d]

Very Good for KITT🚗🚘 I love this scene 🤓

[@stokemoran]

Love that Juggernaut looks like a modified version of the truck used in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone.

[@sailorx72]

Wouldn't KITT turbo boosting high in the air without his molecular bonded shell total him?

[@pam1244]

That's what I was thinking... Still yay for KITT

[@piotrmalewski8178]

1. It doesn't total rally cars. 2. MBS is an invention of school-dropout scriptwrites who came after Glen Larson left the show. Even in the show itself, in episode 1 it's stated that KITT is so tough because he's made from a new type of alloy, (which KITT repeats in Just My Bill episode). The 'molecular bonding' was just misread by someone later on, because in episode 1 it's only stated that 'black finish is bonded on molecular level', which simply means the alloy itself is mixed with black pigment. So according to the first episodes, KITT's durability was because of the material used to make the whole body, not because he had some kind of 'shell'.

[@audiwankenobi361]

You have over thought it some....juss sayin Ha!

[@laz7354]

No

[@bohoward8945]

​​@@piotrmalewski8178its literally his molecular bonded shell. It's a formula 3 people knew. In Goliath, they still the formula and is showed spraying it on the semi. It is a clear formula. It's stated numerous times. When Micheal Paints kitt in the acid episode,the paint bonds to the shell formula. Also did u not see this episode where devein is drugged to get the chemical base to neutralized. That is his molecular bonded shell...the liquid is sprayed on the metal, it bonds and when it hardens its the shell...it is.stated its a shell. It's been talked about

[@markfroman738]

I screamed and howled so loud at this clip.

[@katedaley8974]

I still remember my dad recording this for me when it was on TV

[@AldenRDavis]

1:07 - KITT: "My comprehensive configuration analysis denotes no outwood weak spots in that monster. An explosion contact detonator has been added to the ramrod since their last meeting." Michael: "That's the bad news." KITT: "Michael, don't forget. I have no Molecular Bonded Shell." Michael: "No, but we learned a few things since our last encounter. Alright. Let's not use Super Pursuit Mode unless we have to."

[@laz7354]

I have ears too

[@TwesomE]

The jugernaut wasn't anything special,if they didn't disolved kitt's formula with the chemical used,this ovegrown jeep would be shatered its ramrod on kitt like a twig! 😂

[@jamescity1160]

I ❤️ Michael Knight and KITT!

[@petemartinez9971]

That super pursuit mode made the car look goofy.

[@orjitmayengbam7185]

knight rider the game 2.

[@canalunoplay]

Very good 😮

[@janbuawa7658]

To był wielki rewanż😁

[@AndrewChapman]

1:19 Some people seem to think cuz KITT and Bonnie both mention the loss of the molecular bonded shell, KITT never gets it back after this episode. Despite him appearing to be indestructible again next episode onwards. And his shell even gets mentioned again in "Knight Flight to Freedom". I think they just meant they didn't have the shell coating or equipment with them to reapply it to KITT when he was being restored as they were in Chicago away from FLAG HQ. Plus Jennifer Knight was making things difficult for them as she'd been attempting to phase out FLAG altogether.

[@EURAFEX]

The gun shot noise backfiring and money counter speedometer 😂

[@67LOCsiNYC]

This transaction cost the studios 1 million dollars that's why we didn't see it that often

[@phillee8262]

My favorite mode 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@이아진-p9d]

Juggernaut deserved it 😃😃

[@whitewolf3051]

Can’t recall very well, but other than Garth and Goliath, was that the only time a villain has been killed in this series?

[@UnknownRaiderGuy]

@@whitewolf3051 Tonya walker in the pilot

[@GhostbustersReturns]

It's Payback Time!!!

[@thereddragonslair9548]

Wonder where juggernaut is today? 🤔 we all know where kitt is, but juggernaut would be an awesome addition!

[@UnknownRaiderGuy]

Knight rider historians spoke about the juggernaut whereabouts

[@bohoward8945]

Yup..it got destroyed

[@climeaware4814]

hey I like that natural gas explosion lol ...there was no tick black smoke associate wit a petroleum fire :)

[@SixSmallWheels]

the funny thing is i just recently got an hot wheels spm kitt

[@josecolon-ih9no]

Super pursuit mode made kitt powerful

[@legospaceman4978]

Juggernaut is the Scrambler from Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone!

[@lonnybush5612]

I'd love to see KITT go in to Airwolf mode. And lift off.

[@feb196940]

I hated the super pursuit mode I would rather have double or tripled moleculete bonded shell that go thru Goliath & juggernaut!

[@jamescole6846]

I watched this as a kid. and now it's soooo dorky. What was I thinking :)

[@kevinluschak5241]

Thought the show was pretty cool!

[@evanrhildreth]

1. Super Pursuit Mode - It looks like it would add more drag, slowing the car down. Also, the extra weight of the dozen or so actuators wouldn't help. 2. Turbo Boost - How does a turbo make the car fly?

[@Samuel-gc6js]

A burst of air directed at the floor making the car leap. I hated SPM so won't comment on that 😂

[@markherring3513]

"Its only a model"

[@BlueShift2000]

Just for you guys to know, there are Knight Rider x Fast&Furious x A Team x Airwolf videos. Great to watch.

[@teshomevaughn4162]

They made it sound like King Kong

[@Dan-uv5lw]

And that is the end of Nicholas Worth.

[@AndrewChapman]

Yep, for the second and final time in Knight Rider.

[@pjmalone-k2k]

Poor feckers just wanted to go on holidays and KITT & Michael had to ruin it all

[@hobbs1701a]

Season 3 was the end of good Knight Rider! Season 4 was start of stupid Knight RIder!

[@digitalmagicAR]

As much as I always disliked SPM, some of those undercranked (sped up) shots actually looked good here instead of the obviously sped up look we often saw

[@markherring3513]

But u cant make dust clouds look normal in speed up mode.

[@ching-chenhuang8119]

I have seen some introduction video clips on KZbin about the interior of KITT, but none mentioned of this super pursuit mode panel, where is it actually located?

[@pam1244]

I don't think it was actually specified however in my belief, the area where the SPM and EBS buttons were located on top of the window area where the base of the sun visor normally would be at.

[@piotrmalewski8178]

Nowhere. They made it like this because NBC was super cheap and they couldn't be bothered to pay for actual dashboard changes again. Same with the whole show. In Season 1 we had most driving shots exclusively filmed for each scene, full orchestra music with pieces composed specifically and exclusively for many scenes. In Season 4 not only scripts are bad, and music are a few cheap flicks from Don Peake repeated over and over,, but driving scens are so heavily recycled even children noticed it. The only investment NBC made in Season 4 was was this redneck tuning of KITT.

[@pam1244]

​@@piotrmalewski8178agreed, budgets were a thing and still is to this day despite the fact people still liked the show NBC was going to cancel the show because it was too expensive for them to continue producing it... Also was the reason the 2008 version was also canned. Even the special effects were muted during the 4th season. Still it was a great run.

[@bohoward8945]

​@@pam1244yea. That's where Michael always went to

[@calsonic1]

0:19 is this Chicago riverside drive?

[@focusedonfuture3255]

The super pursuit mode was a joke. The stock body of the 3rd gen trans am was wind tunnel tested to 300mph. So SPM was never needed

[@suprdigeo87-qn5fn]

Knight rider movie until is't Finished huh 😂

[@RonaldoSantos-ri8nt]

Esse carro tem no GTA5 kkkkkk top

[@craniumjunglist8934]

When i was a kid i thought super pursuit mode was really cool but its absolutely terrible 😅😅😅

[@rachardmcintyre6560]

0:11-0:14 I'm surprised Michael Knight didn't get a speeding ticket.😮

[@grumpygremlin2379]

Police wouldn't be able to catch him.

[@northstarprimejaguar0076]

​@@grumpygremlin2379 Agreed.

[@rexrabbiteer]

Is it me or does the juggernaut make a King Kong roar sound effect from the 70s King Kong?

[@am5p8]

0.39 - Can someone tell me why Dillon was with the bad guys ( middle of the group of 3 ) ? Isn't this the same fellow plays the part of the boss of Michael and KITT ?

[@VulpisFoxfire]

Devon. And I was about to ask the same question myself. It's been a loooong time since I saw the series, but I'm trying to remember if part of the plot involved a Devon look-alike working with the bad guys...I seem to recall there was an episode with that plot, but I have no clue if it was *this* one.

[@AldenRDavis]

0:04, 3:15 - SUPER PURSUIT MODE

[@user-vg5rv5xf4u]

0:09 who got shot?

[@73canyonlands]

Think he would wear his seat belt

[@kingtigercrownestate9102]

So this is an episode in which someone dies.

[@OLDMANTEA]

Why does he need to yell “turbo!” And then proceed to press the turbo button?

[@ツルタケイジ]

ゴライアス戦もジャガーノート戦も最終的には…？ 深くつかないけどね

[@EonSlemp]

i can't believe this exists.

[@billcary30]

i get it's self defense but how does blowing up the bad guy not violate kitt's preservation of human life programming? i mean i get it, it's more or less self defense but still..........

[@pam1244]

The writers of the show probably didn't think of that... They concentrated on the action, makes for good TV ratings.

[@bohoward8945]

Devon explained it also. Preservation of human life, your life....he said Micheal long...but he was protecting Michael's life,, it saw him and the juggernaut as a threat to Micheal and kitt..

[@VulpisFoxfire]

Well, it's entirely possible there was enough armor that it didn't kill the guy...just used up the explosive and/or disabled the thing.

[@TwesomE]

They had their hamds full save devon and caught the vilain,they should do something to stop the danger in order to proceed! I do remember though a scene that the driver jumping put of the jug,but i might be mistaken! 😅

[@luizalmeida9399]

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[@grantchin1526]

Super Pursuit Mode (speed up camera playback)

[@bugsjunior3338]

That takes care of that son of a b**** Juggernaut.

[@Exoneos]

It's the 80's and you are driving casually around the United State ! Suddenly a Super Pursuit Mode KITT overtake you leaving you of course in shock ! What are you doing/saying after the shock is passed ?

[@pam1244]

WTF!!😅 That's what I would say.

[@jeremielebrun3637]

this thing was ridiculously ugly with all the cardboards moving all over the place!

[@verasantanna9148]

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[@carlosretamoza7898]

Tijuana

[@lasnamelasname-f1p]

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[@ericrietvelt1970]

The super pursuit mode made Kitt look like a piece of junk.

[@thedude8046]

Well the pursuit mode worked good.

[@DjMakinetor]

wHY?

[@JesseKnight2000]

IT IS NOT OK!

[@dogwalker666]

Agreed it looked a mess, and less aerodynamic.

[@JesseKnight2000]

Less aerodynamic, that is correct, but still looks cool.

[@piotrmalewski8178]

'Molecular Bonded Shell' sounds ridiculous these days. Any substance is existance has some sort of molecular bonding, and everyone these days knows it. Maybe just except of some 3rd world countries people and Americans.

[@johnhgt40]

You can drop that remark about the Americans out of there. We, engineered and built the SR-71 and every single best of the best fighter jet to ever fly, along with the most advanced subs and the single fastest street legal cars....along with Ford having more manufacturer wins than any other make in history. The rest of the world has always been playing catch up....and still is.

[@wonkothesane8691]

The "upgrades" make the car look stupid.

[@Angyali]

No, it made it edgier. Like Toguro's last form in Yu Yu Hakusho.

[@wonkothesane8691]

@@Angyali: Not everything in anime translates well into real life. It looks stupid.

[@Angyali]

@@wonkothesane8691 For you, perhaps. I too think of some changes in some seasons of some shows to be stupid. Not this one.

[@wonkothesane8691]

@@Angyali: Then let's agree to disagree. A toast to you! Peace out 😄!

[@nikx1918]

Xtra cheesy and I love it!

[@luizalmeida9399]

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