Then view our impressive showcase of hd photos from the hit tv show. Selfmade billionaire wilton knight hires michael to be the lead field agent in his knight foundations public justice organization, part of which includes the developoing of kitt knight industries two thousand, a superpowered, intelligent. This tv movie places a new knight rider jake mcqueen in an apocalyptic future with and. David hasselhoff stars as michael knight in his breakout role as a crime fighter who awakens from a serious injury with a new identity. In knight rider 1982 tv series, did kitt have seat belts. Reborn, so to speak, after getting shot in the face, knight decides to dedicate his life to fighting for justice. Michael and kitt battle a kittlike truck built by wilton knight s exwife and son. In a police detective meets science fiction series, david hasselhoff plays the foundation for law and government f. The series was broadcast on nbc and stars david hasselhoff as michael knight, a hightech modern crime fighter assisted by an advanced, artificially intelligent and nearly indestructible car. Part 1 tv episode 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Something else i noticed about knight rider s 1982 83 season was this was the only season when kitt had a red blinking voice box on the mouth of kitts dashboard instead of his voice modulator and when the. David hasselhoffknight rider timeline timetoast timelines. This twopart episode aired as the pilot for knight rider. Later, it was split into two halves of a twopart episode for syndication.
The collection was produced by universal studios and was released in region 1 format on october 21st, 2008. This car, one of four used for the shows pilot episode, is among the few original k. In reality, he survives and learns that his face has been altered and his identity has been changed to michael knight. The twopart pilot episode knight of the phoenix gives up the setup. If you look closely at kitt throughout the pilot, the position of his scanner lens changes from being the normal scanner that were all used to, and the scanner being at the very tip of the front bumper. This was the last series larson devised at universal television. Watch full episodes of knight rider and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The end credits of this episode show a date of 1977 even though the episode was produced. Selfmade billionaire wilton knight rescues police detective lieutenant michael arthur long. The series was broadcast on nbc and starred david hasselhoff as michael knight, a hightech modernday knight fighting crime with the help of an advanced, artificially intelligent and nearly indestructible car conceived and produced by glen a. Kitt knight rider 80 tv shows gta 80s tv tv series champion photoshoot pictures action. Knight rider is an american television series that originally ran from september 26, 1982, to august 8, 1986. It represented the main backdrop of the original 1982 tv series, knight rider, and first appeared in the programs twopart pilot episode, knight of the phoenix.
The twohour pilot was later split in to two parts for syndication and the second half of the pilot was retitled knight rider. The pilot was rebroadcast as a twopart episode during further broadcast. Once they got approval and had more time, the nose was given the look you know today. Knight industries is a fictional business featured in the knight rider television franchise. Beginning with an actionpacked and thrilling pliot episode, we were taken for an unforgettable ride with david hasslehoffs michael knight and his supercar, kitt voiced unforgettably by william daniels. Watch knight rider season 1, episode 0 knight rider. After michael gets shot and gets in his car to race to the airport, he calls devon on the intercom. The pilot episode of nbcs action drama knight rider was originally presented as a featurelength madefortelevision movie. Watch knight rider episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. The knight rider franchise tv series original 1982 1986 knight rider series team knight rider 20082009 knight rider series add a photo to this gallery tv movies knight rider 2000 2008 knight rider series pilot movie knight rider 2010 add a photo to this gallery. Michael long is an undercover cop and hes on a big job involving very rich very powerful people sand the job all goes horribly wrong. A detective, believed to have been killed, is given a new face and identity and is armed with an artificially intelligent super car. Stanford university phd candidate sarah graiman is set to follow in her genius father charles footsteps.
In the series premiere, las vegas police detective michael. The series debuted in 1982 and ran for four seasons on nbc. Knight rider season 1 episode 1 nbc classics youtube. It first aired september 26, 1982, and was written by glen a.
Knight rider, an american television series, originally aired from 1982 to 1986, spanning four. The pilot episode opening scenes were filmed in las vegas, nevada on the night of july 8, 1982. Ready to see hd photos of knight rider tv episodes that have never been seen before. Something else i noticed about knight rider s 1982 83 season was this was the only season when kitt had a red blinking voice box on the mouth of kitts dashboard instead of his voice. Knight rider tv series 1982 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The latter case is because the car was used for a promo shots to sell to nbc, and after the show was picked. Knight rider is an american action crime drama television series created and produced by glen a. Knight rider, season one 1982 airwolf season 1 1984 time travelers tv pilot, 1976 1990 season 1 1977 july 5 june 6 may 4. Hecubus wrote in the pilot episode david hasselhoff is just an undercover cop who owns a trans am. In knight rider, the 1982 tv series, did kitt have seat belts. It was completed by a tv movie called knight rider 2000 in 1991 and a allnew tv show from 2008, where k. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series knight rider 1982. Knight rider s01e12double episode knight of the phoenix 1 aired. Richard basehart as wilton knight knight of the phoenix.
These adventures were continued with the television films knight rider 2000 and knight rider 2010 and the shortlived team knight rider. One episode had knight s boss devon tell us that michael better be careful because he is about to tangle with the man that ordered the hit on knight when he was previously known as michael long. Knight rider 2008 starred justin bruening as michael knight and val kilmer as the new kitt. The series was originally broadcast on nbc from 1982 to 1986. Knight rider is one of the best tv series ever made. When he gets shot, he gets chosen to be michael knight and his trans am is turned into. List of knight rider 1982 tv series episodes wikipedia. The following list aims to be the largest and most complete available list of songs featured in the original knight rider television series 1982 1986. The complete series is a twentyfive disc dvd collection that includes all four seasons of the 1982 1986 scifiaction series knight rider, totaling 90 episodes, plus bonus features. See where it all began in season 1s first episode knight of the phoenix and watch the full episode now for free. Knight rider united paramount network upn wiki fandom. Tour of my 1982 knight rider kitt replica by chris blasius. The show stars david hasselhoff as michael knight, a hightech modern crime fighter assisted by kitt, an advanced artificially intelligent, selfaware and nearly indestructible car.
The series was broadcast on nbc and starred david hasselhoff as michael knight, a hightech modernday knight fighting crime with the help of kitt, an advanced, artificially intelligent and nearly indestructible car. Knight of the phoenix is the syndication title to the twohour long pilot originally aired on nbc as just knight rider to the popular 1980s television show knight rider, which starred david hasselhoff, edward mulhare, richard basehart, and william daniels who was uncredited as the voice of kitt. Before he gets into the car, he flinches and grasps his left side shoulder area where he was originally shot. Lance legault also appeared in the episode a knight in shining armor, and is best known for playing colonel decker in the ateam. Complete guide to the featurelength knight rider pilot episode from 1982. Knight of the phoenix, originally aired on nbc in 1982 as a twohour tv movie. Knight of the phoenix is the syndication title to the twohour long pilot to the popular 1980s television show knight rider, which starred david hasselhoff, edward mulhare, richard basehart, and william daniels who was uncredited as the voice of kitt. Back in the weird and wonderful world of 1982, a hit new show was about to make its mark on television history. With david hasselhoff, edward mulhare, phyllis davis, pamela susan shoop. The tv show was produced by the universal studios from 1982 to 1986 in 90 episodes 4 seasons.
Sport belts in the pilot knight of the phoenix dont count. One other television movie, knight rider, served as a pilot for the 2008 television series knight rider. In the second half of the twopart pilot episode of nbcs knight rider, newly minted superhero michael knight adjusts to his new identity and becomes acquainted with his sidekick, k. Watch knight rider online stream full episodes directv. The first season of knight rider, an american television series, debuted on september 26. Michael knight, fully healed, seeks revenge on the electronicsindustry saboteurs who killed his partner. Michael is introduced to kitt knight rider youtube. A detective, believed to have been killed, is given a new face and identity and is armed with an artificially intelligent super. In the pilot, the character is eventually gravely wounded and forced to undergo plastic. Michael knight, devon miles and the knight 2000 are ready for action in this promotional picture from the very first photoshoot for the knight rider pilot episode may 1982. When a young detective is ambushed in a failed police stakeout, he is believed to have been killed. The complete collection, also released under the title, knight rider.
In 1985, a spinoff series, code of vengeance, also premiered. Yet in the pilot episode of knight rider, michael long was merely an unlucky police officer who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Knight rider is an american television series created and produced by glen a. Knight rider pilot episode knight of the phoenix teaser syndicated by knightindustriesch. Knight industries is a multibillion dollar national conglomerate specializing in advanced research in the fields of mechanical and. Pilot episode of knight rider on september 26th, 1982, the first pilot episode of the tv series knight rider went on air, and starred david hasselhoff as the main actor. Knight rider, an american television series, originally aired from 1982 to 1986, spanning four seasons and 90 episodes.
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