Michael and KITT's First Encounter | Knight Rider

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июн 2018
  • 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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  • @Romulan2469
    @Romulan2469 Год назад +60

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

    • @itellwalker7923
      @itellwalker7923 5 месяцев назад +2

      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!!!!!!!!

  • @normalancett7413
    @normalancett7413 4 года назад +1479

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

  • @Dave-hu5hr
    @Dave-hu5hr 2 года назад +523

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

    • @magus104
      @magus104 2 года назад +4

      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
      @EerieProps 2 года назад +11

      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
      @legendofbillyjean 2 года назад +17

      Nothing can top growing up in the 80’s.

    • @_baller
      @_baller 2 года назад +3

      Yes

    • @_baller
      @_baller 2 года назад +1

      @@magus104 you sound like hot garbage

  • @reynaldoayressouzajr1306
    @reynaldoayressouzajr1306 3 года назад +230

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

  • @simply-tom
    @simply-tom 4 года назад +197

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

    • @leonsilcott4895
      @leonsilcott4895 Год назад +7

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

    • @fucheduck
      @fucheduck Год назад +2

      they did. unfortunatley. and it was a flop!

    • @whitewolf3051
      @whitewolf3051 11 месяцев назад +4

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

    • @galaKtICdjoKer
      @galaKtICdjoKer 7 месяцев назад

      Original V.s Copy 💥

    • @itellwalker7923
      @itellwalker7923 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @thomaslang9601
    @thomaslang9601 5 лет назад +1464

    "Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom" - lol

    • @uayfb1
      @uayfb1 5 лет назад +27

      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
      @bradzboy 5 лет назад +14

      Actually vaders suit recycled his waste .

    • @eranirvana4
      @eranirvana4 5 лет назад +3

      XDXD

    • @80sOutrunFan
      @80sOutrunFan 5 лет назад +3

      LOL!

    • @NitpickingNerd
      @NitpickingNerd 5 лет назад +18

      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

  • @808music3
    @808music3 2 года назад +91

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

  • @BBQFanNo1
    @BBQFanNo1 Год назад +48

    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
      @itellwalker7923 5 месяцев назад

      @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!!!!)

  • @Sasfoot
    @Sasfoot 4 года назад +1965

    The car every kid wanted when I was growing up.

    • @jeebs9
      @jeebs9 4 года назад +115

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

    • @kevinbarker9961
      @kevinbarker9961 4 года назад +69

      I still do at 46

    • @finn8665
      @finn8665 4 года назад +8

      I want the Mach 5

    • @Sasfoot
      @Sasfoot 4 года назад +8

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

    • @lonewolf333
      @lonewolf333 4 года назад +18

      Yeah I still do at 39!

  • @terryschnereger8531
    @terryschnereger8531 5 лет назад +1533

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

    • @Scripture-Man
      @Scripture-Man 5 лет назад +24

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

    • @SandsOfArrakis
      @SandsOfArrakis 5 лет назад +103

      *Adds Airwolf to the list*

    • @patmc8457
      @patmc8457 5 лет назад +32

      Battle Star Galactica

    • @patmc8457
      @patmc8457 5 лет назад +14

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

    • @GerbenWijnja
      @GerbenWijnja 5 лет назад +10

      @@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. ;-)

  • @T_Tsurumaru
    @T_Tsurumaru 3 года назад +364

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

    • @Capta1nFaz
      @Capta1nFaz 3 года назад +12

      Mate, this made my day. Get em tiger

    • @severedapex7413
      @severedapex7413 3 года назад +3

      Right on!

    • @0Heeroyuy01
      @0Heeroyuy01 3 года назад +6

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

    • @TF2Scout..
      @TF2Scout.. 3 года назад +6

      KITT can drive while you just sit inside

    • @ZeHoSmusician
      @ZeHoSmusician 3 года назад +5

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

  • @brianweir2920
    @brianweir2920 3 года назад +100

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

  • @lemash4725
    @lemash4725 4 года назад +47

    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
      @antoniomitchell1883 2 года назад

      You must have never saw a Bentley continental GTC

    • @keaponlaffin6737
      @keaponlaffin6737 2 года назад +1

      Go get it.

    • @itellwalker7923
      @itellwalker7923 5 месяцев назад

      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
      @dpactootle2522 Месяц назад

      @@antoniomitchell1883 A Bentley is nothing compared to KITT

  • @brandonbryant8027
    @brandonbryant8027 2 года назад +13

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

  • @waleedhassan798
    @waleedhassan798 2 года назад +9

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

  • @thelonewolf8333
    @thelonewolf8333 3 года назад +4

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

  • @kawasakiwhiptwo5821
    @kawasakiwhiptwo5821 5 лет назад +420

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

    • @jackd1582
      @jackd1582 5 лет назад +10

      Star wars was modern compared to this

    • @Aerojet01
      @Aerojet01 4 года назад +16

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

    • @aligamerable
      @aligamerable 4 года назад +5

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

    • @LuizFranciscoDias
      @LuizFranciscoDias 4 года назад +2

      No, a Cylon from Galactica :-) lol

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 4 года назад +3

      @@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.

  • @superade1000
    @superade1000 4 года назад +285

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

    • @exposingbullies260
      @exposingbullies260 4 года назад +5

      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
      @superade1000 4 года назад +4

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

    • @JustinMacri007
      @JustinMacri007 3 года назад +1

      @@superade1000 you knew Edward?

    • @sharpe227
      @sharpe227 3 года назад +1

      @@exposingbullies260 Nah sean connery.

    • @steverobertson1729
      @steverobertson1729 3 года назад +5

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

  • @ShredMasterJMS2879
    @ShredMasterJMS2879 2 года назад +9

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

  • @jasadin
    @jasadin 3 года назад +48

    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.

  • @moshpupps7921
    @moshpupps7921 5 лет назад +322

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

    • @EfficientTrout
      @EfficientTrout 4 года назад +16

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

    • @ericworthington7299
      @ericworthington7299 3 года назад

      @@EfficientTrout & CHiP's

    • @sharpe227
      @sharpe227 3 года назад

      @@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
      @MrRebelcowboy32 2 года назад +1

      @@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
      @MrRebelcowboy32 2 года назад +1

      @@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.

  • @Chemdawg2009
    @Chemdawg2009 4 года назад +37

    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
      @kavinskysmith4094 2 года назад +1

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

    • @antoniomitchell1883
      @antoniomitchell1883 2 года назад +1

      No you don’t

    • @kavinskysmith4094
      @kavinskysmith4094 2 года назад +1

      @@antoniomitchell1883 ?

    • @antoniomitchell1883
      @antoniomitchell1883 2 года назад +1

      @@kavinskysmith4094 referring to the first guys comment

    • @alvortex1360
      @alvortex1360 2 года назад +1

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

  • @kawi7676
    @kawi7676 3 года назад +194

    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
      @Tipi83 3 года назад +4

      Right..? :D

    • @gr8hax
      @gr8hax 3 года назад +16

      Time Lord tech. Bigger on the inside! lol 😆

    • @PhilthCollinz
      @PhilthCollinz 3 года назад +3

      🤣🤣

    • @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639
      @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 3 года назад +4

      Should have installed a sunroof. lol

    • @f123raptor
      @f123raptor 2 года назад +8

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

  • @kitt28
    @kitt28 2 года назад +18

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

    • @itellwalker7923
      @itellwalker7923 5 месяцев назад

      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… 🏜️

  • @measlyfurball37
    @measlyfurball37 4 года назад +31

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

  • @augustahebrewisraelitesnev4296
    @augustahebrewisraelitesnev4296 4 года назад +47

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

    • @tubetop123
      @tubetop123 4 года назад +2

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

    • @niazpetkar53
      @niazpetkar53 4 года назад +3

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

    • @frontandcenter7941
      @frontandcenter7941 3 года назад

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

    • @insomniac7540
      @insomniac7540 3 года назад

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

    • @nahanddejan2984
      @nahanddejan2984 3 года назад

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

  • @FreeggNinja3618
    @FreeggNinja3618 3 года назад +26

    When that music kicks in..gets me everytime

  • @michaelburke7742
    @michaelburke7742 3 года назад +46

    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.

  • @hawkmaster381
    @hawkmaster381 4 года назад +591

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

    • @Trev0r98
      @Trev0r98 4 года назад +19

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

    • @homeone4054
      @homeone4054 4 года назад

      Totally agree

    • @SparrowNoblePoland
      @SparrowNoblePoland 4 года назад +24

      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
      @AirwolfArchive 4 года назад +7

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

    • @Weed_Eater420
      @Weed_Eater420 3 года назад +4

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

  • @billrhoasts5456
    @billrhoasts5456 4 года назад +102

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

    • @paulettys6
      @paulettys6 4 года назад +3

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

    • @kandaman304
      @kandaman304 3 года назад +1

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

    • @ajam27
      @ajam27 3 года назад +1

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

  • @mvol5973
    @mvol5973 9 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @KnightIndustries2000
    @KnightIndustries2000 Год назад +7

    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!

  • @razinsyafiq2817
    @razinsyafiq2817 4 года назад +31

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

  • @torquetheprisoner
    @torquetheprisoner 4 года назад +12

    still the best pilot episode ever made

  • @boomn216
    @boomn216 Год назад +15

    Imagine never having to worry about a parking spot with Kitt.

  • @charliered696
    @charliered696 Год назад +4

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

  • @MrSasrabirawa
    @MrSasrabirawa 5 лет назад +83

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

    • @calhoun24
      @calhoun24 4 года назад +6

      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
      @Revan2908 4 года назад +1

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

    • @alsaint7944
      @alsaint7944 4 года назад

      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.

  • @tnawcwvictoria
    @tnawcwvictoria 5 лет назад +283

    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
      @kylej741 4 года назад +7

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

    • @jmjfanss
      @jmjfanss 4 года назад +21

      @@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
      @kellyweingart3692 4 года назад +12

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

    • @kellyweingart3692
      @kellyweingart3692 4 года назад +12

      Voltron, Rambo, Q-Bert, Care Bears

    • @alsaint7944
      @alsaint7944 4 года назад +6

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

  • @peterkolozs687
    @peterkolozs687 3 года назад +15

    0:25 such a goosebump moment!!!

  • @stevenmitchell2996
    @stevenmitchell2996 Год назад +2

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

  • @andrewwblanchard6037
    @andrewwblanchard6037 5 лет назад +288

    KNIGHT RIDER
    THE ORIGINAL IS
    STILL THE BEST

    • @RoodeMenon
      @RoodeMenon 5 лет назад +6

      It was cool. But had heart and soul.

    • @longmire903
      @longmire903 5 лет назад +4

      The Greatest of all time

    • @germanicelt
      @germanicelt 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @feenix219
      @feenix219 4 года назад

      @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
      @germanicelt 4 года назад +1

      @Alan Cogan Nah, we now only punch kangaroos.

  • @Mrd9960
    @Mrd9960 5 лет назад +297

    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
      @MegasXLR 5 лет назад +10

      My favorite car tv show of all time.

    • @hondamanvtec2894
      @hondamanvtec2894 5 лет назад +3

      Lol

    • @obsidiansands
      @obsidiansands 5 лет назад +14

      @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
      @gr3ygh05t9 5 лет назад +5

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

    • @patrickmckeel9840
      @patrickmckeel9840 5 лет назад +1

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

  • @crotchy7667
    @crotchy7667 Год назад +2

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

  • @jjrj8568
    @jjrj8568 Год назад +4

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

  • @abobobilly
    @abobobilly 5 лет назад +117

    This TV series has aged remarkably amazing.

    • @StefanReich
      @StefanReich 5 лет назад +8

      Like, not at all

    • @agallagher5936
      @agallagher5936 4 года назад +1

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

    • @tenrec
      @tenrec 4 года назад +4

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

    • @silentwitness536
      @silentwitness536 2 года назад

      @@agallagher5936 thats not what he was talking about.

    • @KalOrtPor
      @KalOrtPor 2 года назад

      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.

  • @EnoVarma
    @EnoVarma 4 года назад +7

    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.

  • @Afib95
    @Afib95 Год назад +1

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

  • @takeanotherlook2065
    @takeanotherlook2065 2 года назад +2

    An era this generation would never understand

  • @DBarns7
    @DBarns7 4 года назад +23

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

  • @theannoyedmrfloyd3998
    @theannoyedmrfloyd3998 5 лет назад +186

    The sweeping LED was quite futuristic.

    • @dougc190
      @dougc190 5 лет назад +4

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

    • @aarongreenfield9038
      @aarongreenfield9038 4 года назад +8

      @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
      @newclothes8165 4 года назад +14

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

    • @hitmiccs
      @hitmiccs 4 года назад +7

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

    • @aarongreenfield9038
      @aarongreenfield9038 4 года назад +3

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

  • @steverobertson1729
    @steverobertson1729 3 года назад +12

    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

  • @robvanlent1008
    @robvanlent1008 2 года назад +2

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

  • @MrJay197409
    @MrJay197409 5 лет назад +420

    They need to put it on Netflix already.

    • @G74
      @G74 5 лет назад +12

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

    • @MrJay197409
      @MrJay197409 5 лет назад +28

      @@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
      @rickmarks7685 5 лет назад +11

      Absolutely I would like to watch it agin on Netflix

    • @MrJay197409
      @MrJay197409 5 лет назад +11

      @@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
      @gopnikboris8152 5 лет назад +1

      I know

  • @StarWarriorCentral
    @StarWarriorCentral 4 года назад +75

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

    • @yohanborde8112
      @yohanborde8112 3 года назад +2

      I was looking for this comment man 😍

    • @StultifiedGraphics
      @StultifiedGraphics 3 года назад +2

      YES one of the best Themes of any show

    • @patty109109
      @patty109109 3 года назад

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

    • @StultifiedGraphics
      @StultifiedGraphics 3 года назад

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

  • @redranger78web21
    @redranger78web21 2 года назад +6

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

  • @darrenknock8115
    @darrenknock8115 Год назад +5

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

  • @iloveplywood
    @iloveplywood 4 года назад +50

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

  • @scottvanhille5688
    @scottvanhille5688 4 года назад +69

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

    • @MisterTutor2010
      @MisterTutor2010 3 года назад +2

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

    • @scottvanhille5688
      @scottvanhille5688 3 года назад +3

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

    • @scottvanhille5688
      @scottvanhille5688 3 года назад

      Right??

    • @Jbaxter85
      @Jbaxter85 3 года назад

      More like the batmobile

    • @STARDRIVE
      @STARDRIVE 3 года назад

      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?

  • @Lightning-H
    @Lightning-H Год назад +4

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

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад +12

    That pilot is probably the coolest thing out here.

  • @oochiewally2783
    @oochiewally2783 4 года назад +55

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

  • @chrisbano9216
    @chrisbano9216 5 лет назад +117

    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
      @MonteLeeMyPOV 4 года назад +3

      I thought KR was on Friday nights?

    • @MonteLeeMyPOV
      @MonteLeeMyPOV 4 года назад +2

      And i _know_ Dukes of Hazard was friday

    • @AdnanAli-je3gl
      @AdnanAli-je3gl 4 года назад

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

    • @deepee1988
      @deepee1988 4 года назад

      😂❤ ✌

    • @robertray4191
      @robertray4191 4 года назад

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

  • @boledle
    @boledle 3 года назад +8

    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.

  • @mstwelvedeadlycyns
    @mstwelvedeadlycyns 2 года назад +6

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

  • @saulamaral574
    @saulamaral574 4 года назад +23

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

  • @AldenRDavis
    @AldenRDavis 5 лет назад +417

    "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
      @kevinallen5946 5 лет назад +31

      One man can make a difference Michael

    • @AldenRDavis
      @AldenRDavis 5 лет назад +21

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

    • @tavaresmelton5709
      @tavaresmelton5709 5 лет назад +5

      Exactly

    • @charlesneely
      @charlesneely 5 лет назад +8

      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
      @inconceivabledark 5 лет назад +5

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

  • @bigeric1030
    @bigeric1030 3 года назад +6

    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
    @bryancruz710 Год назад +3

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

  • @davethomas1241
    @davethomas1241 5 лет назад +214

    I miss the 80s so much what a much better time to live

    • @Kokuyous3ki
      @Kokuyous3ki 5 лет назад +13

      Gotta disagree - I like the luxury we have in current times. You couldn't watch any show you wanted from the 80s back then, just what aired right then. Now you can watch any or all, in any language they ever got uploaded, all episodes, specials and movies, everything.

    • @Lumibear.
      @Lumibear. 5 лет назад +1

      Kokuyous3ki 9gag.com/gag/a3Q4Qe8

    • @Carfilliot
      @Carfilliot 5 лет назад +13

      Kokuyous3ki If you genuinely believe that modern tv is “luxurious” it seems odd that you were watching this clip with so much choice available to you?!! Think about it lol

    • @h1m37m
      @h1m37m 5 лет назад +3

      @@Carfilliot thats a very poor argument.. ill assume youre a old man ridden with nostalgia, so ill let it slide. I watch charlie chaplin from here to there, does that mean i want to return to the early 1900s? Iq of a child lmfao

    • @Carfilliot
      @Carfilliot 5 лет назад +1

      Himel Mondal you know what they say...to assume is to make an ASS out of U and ME lol, you read a comment on youtube and assume or rather if you were to use the correct term of “presume” that I’m both old and Male based on what exactly? You then say I have the IQ of a child, again based on what, a comment clearly said in humour? Your English is terrible, thus indicating a low level of education, “ill assume youre a old man” should be written as I’ll assume you’re an old man, not the I’ll you’re and it’s an old man not a....if you can’t even type correctly then you are certainly in no position to accuse somebody else of having a low IQ...it’s also incorrect to say ridden with nostalgia, its riddled with nostalgia, it’s not something you ride you uneducated fool LMFAO no worries...I’ll let it slide too!!!!

  • @aligamerable
    @aligamerable 4 года назад +197

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

    • @morganrussman
      @morganrussman 3 года назад

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

    • @knightrcer
      @knightrcer 3 года назад +3

      @@morganrussman michael scheffe designed kitt for the series.

    • @morganrussman
      @morganrussman 3 года назад

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

    • @knightrcer
      @knightrcer 3 года назад

      @@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
      @morganrussman 3 года назад

      @@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.

  • @sammyarosteg
    @sammyarosteg 3 года назад +93

    He got stuck with that face and that car and he's complaining.

    • @morganrussman
      @morganrussman 3 года назад +3

      You mean Micheal?

    • @kimberly8695
      @kimberly8695 3 года назад +4

      At first, I thought so, too, and I didn't understand. But after seeing Garthe, it all came together. He was trying to replace the criminal/terrorist son with someone good like Michael.

  • @martythemartian99
    @martythemartian99 3 года назад +5

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

  • @horsepower523
    @horsepower523 5 лет назад +122

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

    • @herschelgelfand6469
      @herschelgelfand6469 5 лет назад +4

      Yeah the ‘80’s were positively prehistoric

    • @chrisedgar5474
      @chrisedgar5474 5 лет назад +2

      Because today's tv story tellers have no brains

    • @VitoVeccia
      @VitoVeccia 4 года назад +5

      @@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
      @musicalneptunian 4 года назад +1

      @@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
      @VitoVeccia 4 года назад +4

      @@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.

  • @elgatoremendado1115
    @elgatoremendado1115 4 года назад +10

    David Hasselhoff never gets old

  • @BENCHBAIT
    @BENCHBAIT 3 года назад +5

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

  • @BrandonGK
    @BrandonGK 3 года назад +55

    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
      @Jedzelex 3 года назад +8

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

    • @atimholt
      @atimholt 3 года назад +1

      @@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
      @Jedzelex 3 года назад +6

      @@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
      @Shazam999 3 года назад +2

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

    • @arturmakowski3649
      @arturmakowski3649 2 года назад

      M ⁰

  • @aglmaverick
    @aglmaverick 5 лет назад +18

    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!

  • @valerierosario491
    @valerierosario491 5 лет назад +18

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

  • @jehb8945
    @jehb8945 2 года назад +5

    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

  • @gregsnarke610
    @gregsnarke610 2 года назад +2

    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

  • @psychotrucker9880
    @psychotrucker9880 5 лет назад +12

    Wish they still made good shows like this.

  • @zerotolerance5581
    @zerotolerance5581 5 лет назад +70

    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
      @nikoskabbadias 5 лет назад +1

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

    • @RoodeMenon
      @RoodeMenon 5 лет назад +1

      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
      @RoodeMenon 5 лет назад

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

    • @atranfanatic
      @atranfanatic 4 года назад

      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
      @kellyweingart3692 4 года назад +1

      Knight of the Drones

  • @truecopysltv7239
    @truecopysltv7239 Год назад +5

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

  • @solomade3
    @solomade3 3 года назад +3

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

  • @danclark1348
    @danclark1348 4 года назад +58

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

    • @applejacks971
      @applejacks971 4 года назад +9

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

    • @TF2Scout..
      @TF2Scout.. 3 года назад +1

      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
      @Quibblet 3 года назад

      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
      @jamieharris327 3 года назад

      😆😆😆

  • @chadevans4922
    @chadevans4922 4 года назад +17

    "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.

  • @singletona082
    @singletona082 Год назад +3

    Still great forty years later.

  • @Xeranx
    @Xeranx 3 года назад +4

    "It looks like Darth Vader's bathroom."
    I love that line.

  • @Riotboy1
    @Riotboy1 5 лет назад +30

    I LOVED this show as a kid. Good times.

  • @gtamediaproductions1
    @gtamediaproductions1 5 лет назад +56

    Man this was a series I truly loved!

  • @stefaniasmanio859
    @stefaniasmanio859 2 года назад +1

    The music…. Takes back in time! Loved it !

  • @martinberthiaume5751
    @martinberthiaume5751 3 года назад +2

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

  • @patrickperalta59
    @patrickperalta59 5 лет назад +55

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

    • @SparrowNoblePoland
      @SparrowNoblePoland 4 года назад +2

      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
      @audreyseddon9749 4 года назад

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

  • @gracjanrotke
    @gracjanrotke 4 года назад +43

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

  • @SJHFoto
    @SJHFoto 3 года назад +21

    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?"

  • @Krystalmyth
    @Krystalmyth 3 года назад +1

    Those flip up lights. Legend.

  • @veeshaanveerappan3266
    @veeshaanveerappan3266 4 года назад +14

    The whole scene is a masterpiece

  • @hawkmaster381
    @hawkmaster381 4 года назад +14

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

    • @danvarley4982
      @danvarley4982 4 года назад +1

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

    • @joelr7270
      @joelr7270 3 года назад

      you forgot the A-team.

    • @brianweir2920
      @brianweir2920 3 года назад +1

      Technically Battlestar Galactica is from the 70s.

    • @Guitarplayer724
      @Guitarplayer724 3 года назад +1

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

  • @sajeerp2934
    @sajeerp2934 2 года назад +4

    Just one word : Timeless

  • @keithhughes435
    @keithhughes435 Год назад +2

    My #1 show of all time!! Still watching at age 43!!!