Knight Rider – El Auto Fantástico: A Complete Retrospective on the Series That Defined 80s Cool
If you grew up in the 1980s, there was no sound more thrilling than the rhythmic whoosh-whoosh of a scanning red light across a black grille. Knight Rider wasn't just a TV show; it was a fantasy. The promise that one man—Michael Knight—and his artificially intelligent, indestructible car, K.I.T.T., could fight for the "innocent, the helpless, the powerless" was irresistible. Knight Rider -El auto fantastico- Serie Complet...
The most controversial season. K.I.T.T. was destroyed and rebuilt as K.I.T.T. 2000 (the "Knight 4000" in the dashboard). The car was now convertible and featured S.P.M. (Super Pursuit Mode) and C.H.P. (Convertible Hardtop) . The tone changed, adding a romantic partner for Michael (Bonnie was replaced by RC3 and later Shawn), but the magic was still there. Knight Rider – El Auto Fantástico: A Complete
The pilot introduces us to Detective Michael Long (played by a perfectly coiffed David Hasselhoff). After being shot in the face and left for dead, he is rebuilt by the mysterious billionaire Wilton Knight. Long receives a new face, a new identity (Michael Knight), and the ultimate partner: the Knight Industries Two Thousand—K.I.T.T. The most controversial season
Michael’s mission? To join the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG) and use K.I.T.T.’s advanced technology to right wrongs in a corrupt world.
Knight Rider is pure, uncut 80s optimism. It believed that technology could be a force for good, that one person could make a difference, and that driving a talking car is the coolest job in the world.