TV series
Michael Knight is today's hero! Driving the car of tomorrow! Together, they're the ultimate crimecrashers!
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
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Episode 1
Michael and KITT battle a KITT-like truck built by Wilton Knight's ex-wife and son.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Rob GilmerGuest stars Zakes Mokae, Paul Lambert, Barbara Rush, Shawn Southwick, Pepper Davis, Petrus Antonius, Ivan Naranjo, Murray Westgate
Episode 2
Michael is planted in a prison to break out an inmate wanted by a terrorist threatening to blow up a city.
Directed by Sidney HayersWritten by Ernie WallengrenGuest stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Tim O'Connor, Michael Cutt, Gerald Gordon, Michael Fairman, Fred Lerner, Bob Bralver, Fitz Houston
Episode 3
There's thunder out of the blue when Michael and KITT square off against a futuristic attack helicopter in the hands of mercenaries.
Directed by Alan MyersonWritten by William SchmidtGuest stars Dana Elcar, Kurt Smildsin, Deborah Allison, Joe La Due, Linden Chiles
Episode 4
Michael investigates a businessman who's exploiting illegal aliens. A blind woman is the only witness.
Directed by Bernard L. KowalskiWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Akosua Busia, Elyssa Davalos, Sam Vlahos, John Milford, Michael J. London, Arthur Taxier, Christopher Coffey, Javier Grajeda
Episode 5
Michael and K.I.T.T. are about to test K.I.T.T.'s new function which should allow him to drive on water, but the test is aborted when K.I.T.T. detects an injured scuba-diver washed up on the shore. Befriending the young man's sister, Michael investigates just how the boy got wounded, and uncovers that he has been removing ancient Aztec treasure from a sunken galleon, falling foul of a determined treasure hunter...
Directed by Alan MyersonWritten by Sonny Mathias, Larry ForresterGuest stars Nicolas Coster, Michael Bowen, Anne Lockhart, Guy Stockwell, Marion Yue, Ken Scott
Episode 6
Michael tries to catch a Robin Hood-style cat burglar before an obsessed cop does.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by Janis HendlerGuest stars Terry Moore, Keene Curtis, Geena Davis, Jack Starrett, Bill Wiley, Paul Pepper, Kopi Sotiropulos, Wally Taylor
Episode 7
KITT is the bait in Michael's plan to trap customized-car thieves. Suspects found at a traveling custom-car show. Subplot--a couple of inept car thieves try to steal KITT with startling results.
Directed by Georg FenadyWritten by William Schmidt, Robert SpechtGuest stars Robert Pastorelli, Bernard Fox, Albert Salmi, Melinda O. Fee, Angel Tompkins, Michael Huddleston, Brian Cutler, Denise Miller
Episode 8
A computer whiz cracks KITT's programming and erases the memory, forcing Michael to battle his own car. KITT is 'boxed' for portability in another car.
Directed by Harvey S. LaidmanWritten by Robert Foster, Rob GilmerGuest stars Ann Turkel, Brian Robbins, Jon Cypher, Frank Birney, Janet Carroll, Carl Strano
Episode 9
Michael battles to protect Cajun woman from her vengeful husband in a Louisiana bayou.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Janis HendlerGuest stars George Murdock, Dick Durock, Leslie Wing, Robert Reynolds, Joseph Hindy, Beau Starr, Will MacMillan, Larry Moss
Episode 10
Michael suffers amnesia from a head injury sustained while investigating at a dam and reverts to his former identity as policeman Michael Long.
Directed by Sidney HayersWritten by Tom Greene, Janis HendlerGuest stars William Boyett, Laura Bruneau, Mike Genovese, Susan Kellermann, J. Jay Saunders, Marty Schiff, Nick Dimitri, Bruce Paul Barbour
Episode 11
Michael is preparing to attend the Christmas banquet when he encounters a gypsy boy who has witnessed a bank robbery and is sought by the robbers from whom he stole a gold watch.
Directed by Bruce KesslerWritten by Janis Hendler, Rob GilmerGuest stars David Proval, Paul La Greca, Janet DeMay, Stephen Liska, Giorgio Tozzi, Robert Miranda, Lloyd Alan
Episode 12
A killer with a treasure map must find his victim's estranged daughter, who holds the key to the treasure.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyWritten by Tom Greene, Janis HendlerGuest stars Julie Ronnie, Thomas F. Wilson, Daphne Ashbrook, Lance LeGault, David Cowgill, Art Lund
Episode 13
Michael heads for Mexico to trap a talent agent who's using beautiful models to smuggle diamonds into the U.S.
Directed by Jeffrey HaydenWritten by Robert Foster, Rob GilmerGuest stars Wendy Kilbourne, Nicholas Guest, Cameron Mitchell, Jo Ann Pflug, Lu Leonard, Elizabeth Lindsey, René Assa, Nancy Ellison
Episode 14
Car club members are being blamed for a string of burglaries that coincide with their weekend visits to a coastal community. Subplot--Manny tries to sell a car security system to Michael.
Directed by Bob BralverWritten by Richard C. OkieGuest stars Mary Beth Evans, Sammy Jackson, Hugh Gillin, Allyn Ann McLerie, Sal Landi, Woody Brown, Tim Gallin, Milt Oberman
Episode 15
Dedicated to the memory of: Marcel Rafael Marcelino who died while his father, Mario, was filming this episode. Michael races the clock to find a gang leader who's the only compatible donor for a girl needing a life-saving transplant.
Directed by Georg FenadyWritten by Bruce Belland, Roy M. RogosinGuest stars Lynne Marta, Robyn Lively, Scott Getlin, James Arone, Hank Brandt, Mario Marcelino, Jesse Aragon, Toni Nero
Episode 16
Michael and KITT are put on alert when an anonymous letter warns that a killer may strike at a Foundation sponsored motorcycle race.
Directed by Bruce Seth GreenWritten by Tom Greene, Janis HendlerGuest stars Ethan Wayne, Lydia Cornell, Kurt Fuller, Madison Mason, John Macchia, Bruce Bauer, Christine De Lisle, Michael Champion
Episode 17
Seeking revenge against Michael, old nemesis Garthe Knight kidnaps Devon, April and a scientist to force a showdown between KITT and his new and improved GOLIATH.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Robert Foster, Rob Gilmer, Tom Greene, Janis HendlerGuest stars Vicki Lovine, Suzanne Barnes, Peter Mark Richman, Henry G. Sanders, Ann Turkel, Cynthia L. James, Chris Capen
Episode 18
Michael is pursued by an international criminal who knows Michael's former identity and wants revenge. A woman who claims her talking teddy bear toy design has been stolen wants Michael to break in and recover it, is in cahoots.
Directed by Sidney HayersWritten by Richard C. OkieGuest stars Robert O'Reilly, Rosalind Allen, John Vernon, Alexa Hamilton, Dana Gladstone
Episode 19
A Government agent, a murdered lawyer's widow and Michael seek connections between an international criminal, a stolen rocket launcher and the code, ""Boca Culebra"".
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Robert Foster, Rob GilmerGuest stars Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Robert Clarke, Robert Colbert, Joanna Pettet, Luis Contreras, Apollonia Kotero, Kerry Rossall, George Murdock
Episode 20
Posing as a singer in a rock band, Michael looks for the connection between the former lead singer's ""accidental"" death and an encoded videotape found in his personal effects.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyWritten by Rob Gilmer, Robert Foster, William ElliottGuest stars Catherine Hickland, Shanna Reed, Michael C. Gwynne, John Patrick Reger, Randy Polk, Joseph Burke
Episode 21
While investigating the theft of heavy-duty construction equipment. Michael and KITT are pushed into a quarry and buried with tons of gravel.
Directed by Bernard L. KowalskiWritten by Julie FriedgenGuest stars Myron Healey, Gene LeBell, Stuart Whitman, Patch Mackenzie, Alex Kubik, Michael Rider, Kaaren Lee
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
David HasselhoffMichael Knight
Edward MulhareDevon Miles
William DanielsKITT (voice)
Rebecca HoldenApril Curtis
Patricia McPhersonBonnie Barstow
Peter ParrosRC3
Catherine HicklandStephanie 'Stevie' Mason
Anne LockhartSherry Benson
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