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#5 Trust Don't Rust
Season 1 Episode 9
Two petty thieves, Tony and Rev, break into a Foundation warehouse and unwittingly reactivate K.A.R.R., the Knight Automated Roving Robot (voiced by Peter Cullen.) Responding to the break in, Michael and K.I.T.T. arrive to see the two thieves make a getaway in K.A.R.R. After Michael learns that K.A.R.R. was K.I.T.T.'s prototype and programmed with an unstable self preservation AI, he goes after the vehicle which the two thieves are now using to crash into bank vaults. Things become more complicated when K.A.R.R. has the thieves kidnap Bonnie so she can repair a malfunctioning circuit. Michael and K.I.T.T. get Bonnie back, and try to disable K.A.R.R. using a laser.
#4 Knight of the Juggernaut
Season 4 Episodes 1-2
Wilton Knight's daughter unexpectedly suspends FLAG's operations and Michael and K.I.T.T. find themselves out of a job. Meanwhile, an international terrorist kidnaps Devon Miles and replaces him with a surgically altered impostor. Devon's changed behavior alerts Michael's suspicions and he disobeys orders to "take a vacation" until he finds out what is going on. K.I.T.T.'s molecular bonded shell is unknowingly neutralized by a chemical sprayer and is brutally attacked by an armored vehicle. Devon strangely claims K.I.T.T. as being "dead." who is nearly destroyed in the armored car attack. Unable to repair him without FLAG's facilities, Bonnie and Michael enlist the help of "The Street Avenger" and his gang of friends to rebuild him. K.I.T.T. is reborn with some new gadgets including "super pursuit mode."
#3 K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
Season 3 Episode 6
A young beach-combing couple discover a black car buried in the sand which turns out to be K.A.R.R. (Voiced by Paul Frees.) K.I.T.T. and Michael pick up a strange signal identical and track the source to find K.A.R.R. alive and well. The duo give chase but K.A.R.R. gets away. K.A.R.R. uses the people who discovered him to get some parts from the Knight Mobile Unit and take the laser that Bonnie is building to destroy him again. K.A.R.R. manipulates his new human friends into using his abilities to to rob an armored car. The armored car job is ruse however to lure K.I.T.T. and Michael to a ravine so K.A.R.R. can finish off his rivals for good.
#2 Knight of the Phoenix
Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2
In this pilot episode, Detective Michael Long is shot and left for dead. He is saved by the eccentric billionaire, Wilton Knight and his associate Devon Miles who gives him a new face via plastic surgery and a new identity as Michael Knight. Michael is introduced to the Knight Industries Two Thousand ("K.I.T.T. for short") dream car with super-spy gadgets and nearly invulnerable armor. Wilton asks Michael to carry on his crime-fighting crusade believing that "one man can make a difference." The story continues as Michael locates his shooter, a woman named Tanya Walker, who is stealing technology secrets and embezzling money from a computer company. With the help of a woman named Maggie, Michael lures Tanya into a trap by showing off K.I.T.T.'s abilities as bait.
#1 Goliath
Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2
Devon meets with Elizabeth Knight, Wilton Knight's widow, who remains involved with funding the Foundation. Michael learns of the existence of Wilton's criminal son, Garthe, upon whom his new face was based. Garthe manages to escape prison after being sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in Africa. Things get more complicated when Michael learns Garthe was conducting an investigation of him. During a missing person investigation, Michael uncovers audio tapes containing information on a place known as "Red Bluff", a classified weapons storage facility deep in the Nevada desert. Red Bluff currently holds a collection of tactical missiles which would be dangerous in the wrong hands. When Michael learns Garthe is secretly meeting with an African military general, the pieces come together. Michael comes face-to-face with a massive semi truck known as "Goliath" which is protected with the same indestructible molecular bonded shell technology as K.I.T.T. Garthe shows Michael just how unstoppable Goliath is when he lures Michael to a dry lake for a showdown. Goliath damages K.I.T.T. for the first time in a collision that nearly destroys him. The story continues with K.I.T.T. immobilized and Michael left for dead. April manages to repair K.I.T.T. and installs a powerful laser weapon which may give him an edge against Goliath. Michael confronts Garthe in a final showdown.
#5 Trust Don't Rust
Season 1 Episode 9
Two petty thieves, Tony and Rev, break into a Foundation warehouse and unwittingly reactivate K.A.R.R., the Knight Automated Roving Robot (voiced by Peter Cullen.) Responding to the break in, Michael and K.I.T.T. arrive to see the two thieves make a getaway in K.A.R.R. After Michael learns that K.A.R.R. was K.I.T.T.'s prototype and programmed with an unstable self preservation AI, he goes after the vehicle which the two thieves are now using to crash into bank vaults. Things become more complicated when K.A.R.R. has the thieves kidnap Bonnie so she can repair a malfunctioning circuit. Michael and K.I.T.T. get Bonnie back, and try to disable K.A.R.R. using a laser.
#4 Knight of the Juggernaut
Season 4 Episodes 1-2
Wilton Knight's daughter unexpectedly suspends FLAG's operations and Michael and K.I.T.T. find themselves out of a job. Meanwhile, an international terrorist kidnaps Devon Miles and replaces him with a surgically altered impostor. Devon's changed behavior alerts Michael's suspicions and he disobeys orders to "take a vacation" until he finds out what is going on. K.I.T.T.'s molecular bonded shell is unknowingly neutralized by a chemical sprayer and is brutally attacked by an armored vehicle. Devon strangely claims K.I.T.T. as being "dead." who is nearly destroyed in the armored car attack. Unable to repair him without FLAG's facilities, Bonnie and Michael enlist the help of "The Street Avenger" and his gang of friends to rebuild him. K.I.T.T. is reborn with some new gadgets including "super pursuit mode."
#3 K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
Season 3 Episode 6
A young beach-combing couple discover a black car buried in the sand which turns out to be K.A.R.R. (Voiced by Paul Frees.) K.I.T.T. and Michael pick up a strange signal identical and track the source to find K.A.R.R. alive and well. The duo give chase but K.A.R.R. gets away. K.A.R.R. uses the people who discovered him to get some parts from the Knight Mobile Unit and take the laser that Bonnie is building to destroy him again. K.A.R.R. manipulates his new human friends into using his abilities to to rob an armored car. The armored car job is ruse however to lure K.I.T.T. and Michael to a ravine so K.A.R.R. can finish off his rivals for good.
#2 Knight of the Phoenix
Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2
In this pilot episode, Detective Michael Long is shot and left for dead. He is saved by the eccentric billionaire, Wilton Knight and his associate Devon Miles who gives him a new face via plastic surgery and a new identity as Michael Knight. Michael is introduced to the Knight Industries Two Thousand ("K.I.T.T. for short") dream car with super-spy gadgets and nearly invulnerable armor. Wilton asks Michael to carry on his crime-fighting crusade believing that "one man can make a difference." The story continues as Michael locates his shooter, a woman named Tanya Walker, who is stealing technology secrets and embezzling money from a computer company. With the help of a woman named Maggie, Michael lures Tanya into a trap by showing off K.I.T.T.'s abilities as bait.
#1 Goliath
Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2
Devon meets with Elizabeth Knight, Wilton Knight's widow, who remains involved with funding the Foundation. Michael learns of the existence of Wilton's criminal son, Garthe, upon whom his new face was based. Garthe manages to escape prison after being sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in Africa. Things get more complicated when Michael learns Garthe was conducting an investigation of him. During a missing person investigation, Michael uncovers audio tapes containing information on a place known as "Red Bluff", a classified weapons storage facility deep in the Nevada desert. Red Bluff currently holds a collection of tactical missiles which would be dangerous in the wrong hands. When Michael learns Garthe is secretly meeting with an African military general, the pieces come together. Michael comes face-to-face with a massive semi truck known as "Goliath" which is protected with the same indestructible molecular bonded shell technology as K.I.T.T. Garthe shows Michael just how unstoppable Goliath is when he lures Michael to a dry lake for a showdown. Goliath damages K.I.T.T. for the first time in a collision that nearly destroys him. The story continues with K.I.T.T. immobilized and Michael left for dead. April manages to repair K.I.T.T. and installs a powerful laser weapon which may give him an edge against Goliath. Michael confronts Garthe in a final showdown.