Knight Rider

48min

Action & Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Crime

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

Production Companies

Universal Television

Glen A. Larson Productions

Universal Television Entertainment

Episodes

Cast

Knight of the Phoenix

1. Knight of the Phoenix

1h 37min

26th Sep 1982

When a young detective is ambushed in a failed police stakeout, he is believed to have been killed. In reality, he survives and learns that his face has been altered and his identity has been changed to Michael Knight. The man responsible for this is Wilton Knight, a dying billionaire who, convinced that one man can make a difference, has selected Michael for the role as a crime-fighter.

Deadly Maneuvers

2. Deadly Maneuvers

49min

1st Oct 1982

Michael stops to offer a stranded Army Lieutenant a lift, only to learn when they arrive at her base that her father has died under mysterious circumstances. With the events surrounding the death highly suspicious, Michael decides to investigate.

Good Day at White Rock

3. Good Day at White Rock

49min

8th Oct 1982

Michael and K.I.T.T. head to the quiet backwater town of White Rock for Michael to take a well deserved vacation and do a little rock climbing, but the trip isn't quite the quiet break expected, when they find that the town is being terrorised by a rowdy motorcycle gang preparing to do battle with a rival club of bikers...

Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular

4. Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular

49min

22nd Oct 1982

Michael joins an auto-daredevil show whose owners unwittingly took out a second mortgage from a crook who arranges "accidents" so he can take over the business.

Just My Bill

5. Just My Bill

49min

29th Oct 1982

Michael becomes the bodyguard for a crusading state senator who has stepped on one too many toes.

Not a Drop to Drink

6. Not a Drop to Drink

49min

5th Nov 1982

Devon sends Michael to stop a range war over water rights.

No Big Thing

7. No Big Thing

49min

12th Nov 1982

Devon lands in a small-town lockup on a misdemeanor, but his predicament becomes deadly after a fellow prisoner is killed by the cops.

Trust Doesn't Rust

8. Trust Doesn't Rust

48min

19th Nov 1982

Michael is assigned to stop KARR, an evil prototype of KITT programmed to survive at all costs--and now on the loose.

Inside Out

9. Inside Out

49min

26th Nov 1982

Michael takes on the guise of an infamous criminal to infiltrate a highly organized crime ring headed by a retired colonel, who is planning a major heist.

The Final Verdict

10. The Final Verdict

49min

3rd Dec 1982

A meek accountant can clear a friend of murder—if Michael can find him before he's arrested for "creative" bookkeeping.

A Plush Ride

11. A Plush Ride

49min

10th Dec 1982

Michael becomes a student in a driving school for chauffeur-bodyguards to expose an assassin whose targets are a trio of visiting Third World leaders.

Forget Me Not

12. Forget Me Not

49min

17th Dec 1982

Michael's only hope of preventing the assassination of a Latin American president is a girl who knows the plan, but has amnesia.

Hearts of Stone

13. Hearts of Stone

49min

14th Jan 1983

Michael infiltrates a ring of gunrunners selling advanced-design rifles in Central America, "Corazon de Piedras".

Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death

14. Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death

49min

21st Jan 1983

Someone is sabotaging the cars in an alternative-fuel race, so Michael joins the pack to flush out the saboteur.

The Topaz Connection

15. The Topaz Connection

49min

28th Jan 1983

The murder of a men's magazine publisher leads Michael to Las Vegas and an expose the magazine was about to print.

A Nice, Indecent Little Town

16. A Nice, Indecent Little Town

49min

18th Feb 1983

The trail of a counterfeiter leads to a sleepy little village that not only appears to be harboring the criminal he's after but is also under the eye of the CIA.

Chariot of Gold

17. Chariot of Gold

49min

25th Feb 1983

Michael investigates the mysterious deaths of members of an exclusive club for geniuses, involved in an archaeological dig.

White Bird

18. White Bird

49min

4th Mar 1983

Michael tries to prevent a lawyer's assistant from being framed for conspiracy, but there's a complication; she was Michael's fiancee before his identity change.

Knight Moves

19. Knight Moves

49min

11th Mar 1983

Michael tries to catch hijackers who are knocking off shipments carried by independent truckers.

Nobody Does It Better

20. Nobody Does It Better

49min

29th Apr 1983

Michael contends with interference from an overzealous private eye while he tries to discover who's stealing computer-software secrets.

Short Notice

21. Short Notice

49min

6th May 1983

After Michael unintentionally kills a cycle-gang member, the only witness insists that he recover her kidnapped child before she will help him.

First air date

26th Sep 1982

Last air date

4th Apr 1986

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks