Knight Rider

Knight Rider is an American television series from the 80 's of the 20th century, including David Hasselhoff in the lead role. The series consisted of 90 episodes of 45 minutes, which are broadcast in the Netherlands by TROS . In addition to the series also appeared in television films. Among other things: "Knight Rider 2000" and "Knight Rider 2010".

The series ran from september 26, 1982 to August 8, 1986. The series revolved around Michael Knight who as a kind of modern Knight along with his technically very advanced ' thinking ' KITT car with artificial intelligence works for the Organization FLAG (Foundation for Law And Government).



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[hide] *1 the beginning  ==The beginning[ Edit] == The story begins when police officer Michael Long is shot and left for dead by a few criminals. Michael survives the attack, but his face is badly damaged and he is more dead than alive. He is taken up by the FLAG, a misdaadbestrijdingorganisatie set up by Wilton Knight.
 * 2 Characters
 * 2.1 Michael Knight
 * 2.2 FLAG-staff
 * 2.3 KITT
 * 2.4 Rogues
 * 3 Cast
 * 4 Episodes
 * 5 spin-offs
 * 6 Continued
 * 7 Knight Rider in folk culture
 * 7.1 Equivalent series
 * 7.2 toys and games
 * 7.3 Music
 * 8 external links

Michael Gets a new face Via plastic surgery and goes for FLAG working as Michael Knight. Along with super advanced car KITT (K I Two night ndustries Thousand) he puts Wilton Knights work led by his friend and Director of FLAG Devon Miles. Michaels first mission concerns the criminals who have shot him as Michael Long. ==Characters[ Edit] == ===Michael Knight[ Edit] === In the first episode is undercover police officer Michael Long betrayed and shot by Tanya Walker. A metal plate in his forehead COCOZZA the attack survived, but his face was severely damaged. He was officially declared dead and taken up by the FLAG-organization.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After a new life started out as Michael Knight is he employed by FLAG. He is in their eyes the perfect candidate because of his good self defense training, experience as an agent and especially his preference to work only.

<p lang="en" len="278" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Michael is the typical example of a hero who goes out of the way if possible violence and almost never used firearms. ===FLAG-staff<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * Devon Miles
 * A good friend of Wilton Knight and Michaels client. It is found in almost every episode for and Michael always gives information about his latest assignment. Devon is very experienced in his work and is always talking out of tricky situations. He annoys regularly to Michaels reckless behavior. In the movie Knight Rider 2000 is Devon murdered by the "bad guys". Devon is played by actor Edward Mulhare.


 * Bonnie Barstow
 * Kitt's head mechanic in seasons 1, 3 and 4. She has the same role for Michael and KITT as Q for James Bond. They often comes with new gadgets for KITT. Bonnie seems to have a crush on Michael.


 * April Curtis
 * Took over the role of Bonnie in season 2 as KITT's head mechanic. She also had experience in the field of medicine. She disappeared without explanation from the series when Bonnie returned in season 3.


 * RC3
 * Reginald Cornelius III, or simply "RC3", joined the team in season 4. He added new talents to the FLAG-staff, including his "Street wisdom" and reinforcement for Michael in battles. Michael on several occasions he has saved, but is itself also often in trouble.

===KITT<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === KITT, the super car from Knight Rider<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">KITT, either the K I Two night ndustries Thousand, was for many fans to be the star of the series. KITT was designed by Wilton Knight, the founder of FLAG. He is a nearly indestructible car with a lot of weapons and gadgets to assist Michael in his missions.

<p lang="en" len="47" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">KITT In Knight rider (game) plays the lead role. ===Rogues<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Michael and KITT had on average per episode another opponent. Michael focused not on one kind of criminal, and fought in the series among others against murderers, terrorists, saboteurs, psychopaths and a military group.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">A few rogues had multiple roles in the series. The most famous of these was G Knight, the son of Wilton Knight and the man whose face was that of Michael when he underwent plastic surgery. G did in two episodes. He sat in an African prison and wants revenge on the FLAG when they return to the u.s. Organization and especially Michael. He builds a truck with the same indestructibility as KITT, called Goliath.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Another well known opponent is KARR (Knight (A)utomated Roving Robot village), a hostile prototype of KITT. By a programming error by Wilton Knight KARR has no conscience and is therefore dangerous because its primary function ' preservation of themselves ' is. On the other hand, protects the people he serves and KITT takes no unnecessary risks in order to protect all human life.

<p lang="en" len="160" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Michael and KITT came arranged enemies against which they say had already been fought, but who have not previously appeared in an episode. ==Cast<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Episodes<span class="mw-editsection" len="331" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Spin-offs<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Sequel<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2008, the series also a sequel, titled Knight Rider. This series was introduced with the television film of earlier that year. ==Knight Rider in folk culture<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Equivalent series<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The success of Knight Rider inspired other shows about crime fighters with high-tech vehicles, such as Airwolf, Viper, Street Hawk, Blue Thunder and The Highwayman. There were also a few animated series inspired by Knight Rider, such as Turbo Teen and Pole Position .
 * David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight/G Knight
 * William Daniels as the voice of KITT
 * Edward Mulhare as Devon Miles
 * Patricia McPherson as Bonnie Barstow
 * Rebecca Holden as April Curtis
 * Peter Parros as RC3
 * The two-part episode "Mouth of the Snake" served as the basis for the short series Code of Vengeance .
 * In 1997 came the series Team Knight Rider from containing a group of intelligent cars with their drivers.
 * Knight Rider 2000: a TV movie in which KITT Gets a new body. The film served as a pilot for a new series, but that did not come off the ground.
 * Knight Rider 2010: a second television film that virtually nothing had more to do with the original series.
 * In 2008 a new Knight Rider movie. In this film is a new KITT introduced, this time a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 KR. also this film serves as a pilot for a new series.

<p lang="en" len="273" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Another show more or less inspired by Knight Rider is MacGyver, which also has become a cult series. ===Toys and games<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Various toy versions of KITT were released when the series was popular. Other merchandising was released, usually with KITT as a base.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Knight Rider was converted In 1986 to a computer game, but this game was but released in a limited edition. Later Knight Rider the Gameappeared, published by Davilex International. ===Music<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="116" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1983 the intro music of the series released on a 45 rpm under the title "Kitt The Amazing Car of Tomorrow".

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">TV Junkeez feat. KITT -"Knight Rider" came out in 1999.

<p lang="en" len="350" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Under the name Michael Knight DMX Krew released a 12 "vinyl," Knight Ryder "with a cover of the intro.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Knight Rider was one of the first series that well-known music numbers processed in the episodes. To cut costs, these numbers often re-recorded by a cover band.

<p lang="en" len="290" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The theme of the intro music seems to be derived from to Delibes' ballet Sylvia (3rd Act, Grand cortège de Bacchus).