Team Knight Rider (1997). The Not-So Dream Team

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Stam Fine Reviews takes a look at the the 1997 syndicated TV series, Team Knight Rider, about five FLAG operatives who swan about in vehicles fighting crimes. That is to say, they fight crimes while swanning about in vehicles while also fighting crimes. State of the Art vehicles... from Ford. Stars Brixton Karnes, Christine Steel, Duane Davis, Kathy Trageser, Nick Wechsler.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:27 Knight Rider: The Story So far
• 1:33 Team Knight Rider
• 4:03 Main Characters and their Vehicles
• 9:13 Villainy
• 10:34 Notable Episodes
• 12:42 And?
• 15:37 Whodunnit?

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Call it a trial. A test. A, well, "pilot" run. Here's our review of "Team Knight Rider's" first episode "Fallen Nation". Which "Knight Rider" alum makes a brief cameo?

People didn't understand it when it aired in 1997, but NOW they will. Team Knight Rider really wasn't very Knight Rider, it was actually M.A.S.K. instead! Same characters, same missions, same vehicles.... everything except the helmets. They called themselves F.L.A.G. -- but it was a wink and a nod to M.A.S.K. every single time. Knight Rider fans relentlessly trashed it -- because this show flew right over their heads. But I grew up with Kenner M.A.S.K. toys, so I always knew what it was and really loved this show. I think it may be the MOST misunderstood series in all of TV history.

Special Thanks to Pacific Bay Entertainment, The Knight Rider Historians, Chris Hattings and Retro Toys & Cartoons for helping me produce this video! All video clips used in this video are published under Fair Use guidelines for this television review, no copyright infringement is intended.

This video is dedicated to the memory of Brixton Karnes. You were truly great and will be missed.

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction to Team Knight Rider
• 00:22 Wasn't Very Knight Rider
• 00:34 TKR was actually M.A.S.K.
• 01:08 The Opening Titles
• 01:22 TKR aired from 1997 to 1998
• 01:40 Michael Knight, KITT & F.L.A.G. all appeared
• 02:16 M.A.S.K. was a cartoon that aired in 1985
• 02:50 Kenner made M.A.S.K. toys
• 03:15 Very successful toy line
• 03:25 Paramount working on M.A.S.K. feature film
• 03:40 TKR Characters are in M.A.S.K. cartoons
• 04:20 Voice Modulators look like mission briefings
• 04:40 Team Knight Rider Cars are clones of M.A.S.K. vehicles
• 06:00 Concealed rocket boosters and weapon pods
• 06:10 Team Knight Rider was a live action M.A.S.K.
• 06:20 The only thing that was different
• 07:00 Kenner toys was being acquired at the time
• 07:45 M.A.S.K. and TKR universes feel connected
• 08:15 Same mountain ranges and roads in TKR!
• 08:45 Knight Rider fans hated the show -- didn't understand it
• 09:00 Seeing it through M.A.S.K. eyes changes everything
• 09:25 Team Knight Rider is awesome compared to modern Hollywood
• 10:25 The Best Episodes of Team Knight Rider
• 12:20 Mobius: The Villain of Team Knight Rider
• 12:50 Connection to Knight Rider 2000 TV movie
• 13:25 The Bottom Line

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Now that a reboot Knight Rider movie is rumored to be in development by Hollywood assets, will it lead to a new Team Knight Rider TV series?