In Knight Rider, Michael Knight,a man with perfect 80s hair and absolutely zero subtlety, teams up with KITT, a talking car that’s smarter than everyone else in the show (and probably most people in general). Together, they fight crime, deliver one-liners, and look dramatically into the distance while explosions happen behind them.
Michael is a former cop turned vigilante with a jawline you could cut glass on, working for a mysterious billionaire who thought, “You know what would fight crime best? A man in leather and a sarcastic supercar.”
KITT (short for Knight Industries Two Thousand, because numbers = future) is basically a sarcastic Alexa with a turbo boost, laser-proof armor, and more personality than most human characters. He’s a car with opinions, sass, and the ability to do literally anything except tolerate Michael’s driving.
Each week, they foil evil plots that are almost always being run by guys with suspicious mustaches, terrible suits, and an unreasonable number of henchmen. There’s always a high-speed chase, a moral lesson, and someone yelling “Michael!” dramatically over a communicator.
It’s Fast & Furious meets The Love Boat, with more hair gel, less logic, and a Pontiac Trans Am that deserved an Emmy.
Knight Rider: One man can make a difference… if he has a talking car that does all the work.
