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Knight Rider
Season 3
Ah yes, the show that David Hasselhoff on the road to
fame. Spawned by a 1982 film of the same title, Knight Rider the
TV show is a good-fights-evil affair. The side of evil is filled by
criminals but their proportions are huge, involving leaders of African
nations and other mega-botherers. On the side of good we have Michael
Knight (The Hoff), a former detective who was given a new identity
(including facial features) by the Foundation for Law and Government,
supposedly set up by a tycoon for benevolent advancement.
Though Knight does not have Proton Pills, the crooks
should still begin to worry, because he has the almighty KITT (Knight
Industries Two Thousand), a super-computerised car who can shoot lasers,
see into buildings, drive itself (but only when Knight doesn’t feel like
turning the wheel) and most impressive of all, play blackjack. I found
one of the highlights to be KITT’s personality; from the smooth,
patrician accent to the laid back delivery and encyclopaedic vocabulary…
KITT is one great auto-maton! I don’t drive, so cars aren’t all that
impressive to me, but I’m told the car itself, plus the many other cars
we see during any given episode, are pretty swish.
If you want some shocking ’80s fashion, plus a bit of
that old-time TV naiveté, where close enough was good enough, you really
must acquire this title. I guarantee it will provide hours of
entertainment, both at an earnest reading, or a flash-back level
reading. Be sure to catch the two-part episode, where Michael Knight’s
doppelganger comes in and stirs up trouble (both parts are played by
Hasselhoff and we have barely more than a moustache to guide
us—especially when the good guy starts imitating the bad one!)
Episode List:
Knight of the Drones: Part 1
Knight of the Drones: Part 2
The Ice Bandits
Knights of the Fast Lane
Halloween Knight
K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
The Rotten Apples
Knight in Disgrace
Dead of Knight
Lost Knight
Knight of the Chameleon
Custom Made Killer
Knight by a Nose
Junk Yard Dog
Buy Out
Knightlines
The Nineteenth Hole
Knight & Knerd
Ten Wheel Trouble
Knight in Retreat
Knight Strike
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