Season Four

A new KITT supercar will be unveiled in the fourth season opener of the NBC-TV action-adventure series Knight Rider, title Knight of the Juggernaut, Friday Sept. 20 (8-10pm) on NBC-TV. After being being demolished, KITT undergoes major reconstruction by a team of street-wise mechanics. What emerges is a newer, more powerful KITT, equipped with some unique surprises for road partner, Michael Knight

'Knight Rider' to ride $250,000 new car

NEW YORK (UPI)-David Hasselhoff will be getting new wheels when "Knight Rider" returns to NBC this fall-at a reported cost of $250,000.

When the show makes its debut in its new slot on the schedule-Friday's from 8-9 p.m.-Hasselhoff's costar, supercar K.I.T.T., will be nearly destroyed and so will have to be totally rebuilt.

The new version of K.I.T.T. will be another tarted-up Pontiac TransAm, which is what Hasselhoff has been driving all along, but it will boast all kinds of new powers including super pursuit capabilities and super breaking modes. A nose extender will stretch out when the car is in its super pursuit mode.

Trade circles in Hollywood say the souped-up car cost the producers a quarter of a million dollars.

Most important to "Knight Rider" fans-the voice of K.I.T.T. remains William Daniels, which may be the car's most significant asset.

*This is only a rough idea of the plot lines as more detailed information will be posted on here soon

All new options for '86:

Guest Starring:
John Considine as Nordstrom, Nicholas Worth as Hower, Pamela Susan Shoop as Marta Simmons, Mary Kate McGeehan as Jennifer Knight, Richard Fullerton as Frank, Blair Underwood as Potts, Joe Shea as Cabbie, Michael Dickinson as Ardell, Robert Kim as Technician, Tom Naga as Messenger, Sandy Maschmeyer as Receptionist, R. Chandler Garrison as Head Butler, RC8 as Voice #1, Luis Contreras as Voice #2, V.C. Dupree as Gang Member, Wren Brown as Gang Member, Marco Hernandez as Gang Member, Rick Plastina as Guard, Mary Woronov as Dr. Von Furst, Laurence Haddon as Lloyd.

Episode Summary:
A volatile new isotope that is created in the Foundation is guarded by Michael and KITT. A feared international terrorist plans to steal it during a layover in Chicago , and intercepts Michael with "The Juggernaut," a specially designed mobile that destroys KITT by an armored truck with a battering ram, and is rebuilt by a gang of street-wise mechanics. He gains new features, including Super Pursuit Mode, an Emergency Breaking System, and is now a convertible. Peter Parros joins the cast as RC3.

Episode Review:

As painful as it may be to watch, it's always fun to see KITT get destroyed. This episode also had some great subplots, including Wilton Knight's daughter cutting off all funding to the FLAG program.

Kittnap
October 11, 1985

Michael is defenseless without his four-wheeled friend, and a killer is closing in!

Guest Starring:
Janine Turner as Karen, Nick Angotti as Councilman, Nick Savage as Lucas Hall, Robert F. Lyons as Jeff Cavanagh, Jim Bullock as Dog Catcher, Daniel Faraldo as Martin, Robert O' Reilly as Snyder, Denise Galik-Furey as Jodie Hopkins.

Episode Summary:
A group of conspirators trap Kitt in an effort to stop Michael. (subplot-Kitt adopts a dog.)

Episode Review:

This is the first regular-season episode after the fourth-season premiere introduced Super Pursuit Mode. Unfortunately, in this episode we realize that all of the SPM conversion scenes are generic "canned" footage recycled for each episode. (Glen Larson did a lot of this cost-saving technique in Battlestar Galactica.)

Can Michael push his souped-up super car beyond its limit? Are there any limits?

Guest Starring:
Robbie Rist as Nick, Dennis Pratt as Steven, Macon McCalman as Holmes, Barbara Townsend as Mrs. Swanson, Jeffrey Alan Chandler as Lloyd, Susan Blu as Mary, Will Gill Jr. as Security Officer, Brian Thompson as Kurt, Bob Coker as Ticket Agent, Pope Freeman as Capt. Bill Rogers, Jack Starrett as Sheriff.

Episode Summary:
Bonnie's fear of flying is realized when her plane is hijacked and forced to land at a secret, inpenetrable government base and the passengers are held hostage by an ex-intelligence agent (Ron O'Neal) who wants money and "political" prisoners set free.

Episode Review:

It's always a pleasure to see Bonnie out in the field more. And it's a lot of fun to watch poor KITT being dumped out of the back of an airplane with a couple of supply-parachutes strapped to his bumpers.

Guest Starring:
Robert Pine as Cyrus Oakes, Ivan Naranjo as Simpson, Gina Gallego as Susan Christopher, Michael Horse as Jonathan Eagle, George O. Petrie as Dr. Tanner, Ron Joseph as Thomas, Greg Finlay as Chauffeur, Signy Coleman as Barbara Ralston, Joshua Gallegos as Lucas, Frank Roach as Jim, Jerado Decordovier as Blue Feather, Lesa Weis as Lisa, Ron Soble as Dr. Thorne.

Episode Summary:
An archaeologist excavating an ancient burial ground is kidnapped by a man who gets the oil-rich Indian land if no artifacts are found and Michael tries to help an Indian tribe keep their land when the land developers try to move in.

Biker bandits hijack RC3 and the Semi. Can the Knight Rider make the rescue?

Guest Starring:
Gary Harshberger as Nicholas Arkett, Mark Schneider as Scott Hollander, Scott Valentine as Colton, Julie Ronnie as Erika, Kandace Kuehl as Ann Galloway, William Joyce as Glen Arkett, Ted Peterson as Pop Galloway, Nancy Omi as Technician, Charles Fleischer Hitchhiker.

Episode Summary:
Trying to "fit in", a young computer whiz helps a gang of thieves use the Foundation semi to steal a high-tech attack vehicle and use it's advanced computers to go on a crime spree.

Episode Review:

Although not spectacular, this episode is a solid showcase for Kitt: it shows the convertible, Super Pursuit Mode, turbo boosting... all the elements of a good Knight Rider story.

Michael turns KITT into a classic car in a deadly race against death!

Guest Starring:
Walter Gottell as Simon Carascas, Kabir Bedi as Vascone, Beth Miller as Gaye Hollenbeck, Richard Epcar as Guard, Marc Tubert as Antoun, Anthony Peck as Jorge, Frank Ronzio as Franco, James Ingersoll as Dr. Gottlieb, Larry Storch as Pascal, Pepe Serna as Lupo, Tom Rosqui as August Hollenbeck.

Episode Summary:
Bonnie poses as a jetsetter to gain access to a foreign embassy planning to ship a canister of deadly bacteria out of the country as KITT is given an exotic outer shell and sold to a car collector suspected of selling toxins to foreign countries.

Episode Review:

Knight Rider has always been tongue-in-cheek, but I don't understand how KITT can have the exotic outer shell he is given in the episode and still keep the roomy interior.

Michael has to recover a hovercraft before it hits the open ocean!

Guest Starring:
Peter Mark Richman as Kleist, David Wells as Miller, D.D. Howard as Amy Lowell, Nicholas Pryor as Vince, Paul Brinegar as Chuck, Arthur Batanides as Henry Quincy.

Episode Summary:
While trying to enjoy his birthday vacation, Michael is called back to duty to recover a stolen attack hovercraft and races against time to find it before a black market arms dealer can ship it out of the country.

Episode Review:

This is basically your standard KITT vs. exotic vehicle episode, but it has good driving scenes and even a "sentimental" celebration of Michael's four years with the Foundation.

Guest Starring:
Jourdan Fremin as Elena, William Windom as Wayne Altfield, John Crawford as Mac Thomas, Jourdan Fremin as Elena Thomas, Grainger Hines as Steve, Tom Williams as Lon, Cliff Carnell as Tunkel, John Mahon as Alfie Girdler, Pamela Bach as Betty, Norbert Weisser as Fredo Lureni.

Episode Summary:
Someone tries to kill Michael after he qualifies to drive for an independent racing team plagued by a series of "accidents" as he helps Bonnie's friend, a race mechanic whose race car has been sabotaged.

Guest Starring:
Julianne McNamara as Julie Rogers, Peter Brown as Jason Nelson, Rosalind Ingledew as Samantha, Bobb Hopkins as Roark, Gloria Hayes as Dina Sheldon, Bonnie Hellman as Woman Jogger, Dominick Brascia as Young Man, Stephen Anthony Henry as Guard, Elven Havard as Gate Guard, Faith Minton as Darleen, Douglas Lawrence as Walsh, Victoria Bass as Christine Brooks, Stephen Meadows as Matt Erickson.

Episode Summary:
Michael discovers that prison inmates were used to steal security plans for a hotel that is hosting a defense conference and tries to uncover a prison smuggling operation.

Guest Starring:
Tom Sullivan as Charley Collins, Mark Vernturini as Keith Lawson, Shelley Berman as Josh Bevin, Sharon Acker as Sanford, Paul Carafotes as Velez, Hank Rolike as Bartender, Michael Masters as Cabby, Huck Liggett as Traffic Cop, The New Edition as Kids, Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Ronald De Voe, Michael Lamone Bivins, Ralph E. Tresvant.

Episode Summary:
A childhood friend of RC3's is involved with a blockbusting real-estate developer, who's trying to prevent the opening of a nightclub that could revitalize RC3's old neighborhood which is struggling to bebuild itself.

Guest Starring:
Catherine Hickland as Stevie Mason, Ahron Ipale as Durant, Robert Feero as Martoni, Reid Smith as Stocker, Richard Partlow as Klus, Ron Jenson as Purdue, Michael John Meyer as Medic Driver, Craig Shaefer as Medic, Phyllis Applegate as Nurse Miller, William Knight as Head Surgeon, Tom McDonald as Guard, Henry Cutrons as Minister, Ellen Clark as Mildred.

Episode Summary:
After a near-fatal encounter with a criminal mastermind and being nearly fatally wounded, Michael falls into a deep depression and wants to quit the Foundation and plans to marry his fiancee Stevie Mason (Catherine Hickland) while the criminals track him down and accidentally kills his fiancee at the wedding by shooting her and Michael seeks revenge by tracking them down.

Episode Review:

This episode was very touching and was alot like a 2-part episode of The Hardy Boys Mysteries "The Last Kiss of Summer" in the fall of 1978 which was made by the same group of people like this show.

Guest Starring:
Harvey Jason as Marco Berio, Andrea Howard as Bronwyn Appleby, Tony Epper as Farrell, Andy Epper as Gordon, Anne Ramsey as Crossing Guard.

Episode Summary:
An embittered electronics who's a former Foundation worker genius gains control of Kitt's programming and turns the car on Michael and tries to kill him during a Foundation-sponsored banquet and the Foundation tries to find out who's controlling Kitt as even his voice changes.

Guest Starring:
Nancy Everhard as Samantha Dutton, Peter MacLean as Jonathan Dutton, P.J. Soles as Ellen Whitby, J. Eddie Peck as Erik Whitby, Curtis Taylor as Dave Nash, Marty Arkelian as Log Grapler, Micahel Grayson as Party Guest, M.C. Gainey as Jerry Nash.

Episode Summary:
A family logging outfit is unable to sell its timber because the local sawmill is buying pirated timber that was out on national park land so they are selling wood from illegally cut trees.

Guest Starring:
Lance Burton as Austin Templeton, Mary Beth Evans as Nancy Marsden, Hurd Hatfield as Ariel Marsden, Sally Julian as The Blond, William Utay as Harry, Mark Harris as Henderson, Roberta Haynes as Maid, William Jordan as Dr. Ian Browning.

Episode Summary:
Michael suspects a magician of two murders, but the man has a perfect alibi--he was on stage performing at the time and Bonnie starts to fall for the magician as Michael suspects he's the murderer.

Guest Starring:
Tracy Reed as Ruth Keeler, Terry Kiser as Royal Davis, Ken Foree as Spiderman, Donald Craig as Dr. Jack Simmons, Ron Pinkard as Reporter #1, Pete Youngblood as Reporter #2, Monte Masters as Guard, Benjamin Jurand as Blue Lighning, Kat Sawyer Young as Jean, John Snyder as Benson, Norman Burton as Damon Leland, Danny Lopez as Himself, Carlos Palomino as Himself, Don King as Himself.

Episode Summary:
Former heavyweight champ Ken H. Norton plays a battered boxer who comes out of retirement for a fight that could kill him and Michael tries to stop him from entering the ring again. Jerry Quarry, who was kayoed by Norton in 1975, and promoter Don King have cameos.

Michael and KITT chase down a beautiful, but deadly, driver in a 1000-mile Baja run!

Guest Starring:
Jonathan Goldsmith as Ronald Becker, Kathy Shower as Claudia, Henry Darrow as Roderigo De Lorca, Bruce Neckels as Federal Agent, Gary McMillan as Driver, Donna Speir as Bambi (Playmate #1), Marlene Slieter as Playmate, Venice Kong as Candi (Playmate #3), Ada Maris as Anna-Lucia Cortez, Alan Gibbs as Hood #1, Ted Grossman as Marcus.

Episode Summary:
A murderous mobster is using a dune-buggy race to cover his escape across the border.

Episode Review:

After 4 seasons, Michael and KITT have been in motorcycle races, street races, alternate fuel races, etc. etc. etc. You can only have so many variations on the story.

Guest Starring:
David Raynr as Darryl, Nana Visitor as Sandra Rusk, Zohra Lampert as Tess, Garret Pearson as Manuel Gomez, Jock Gaynor as Paxton, Jim LeFebvre as Bum, Tim Wise as Ted Flanders, Tom Simcox as Deputy Clark, Vernon Wells as Darryl.

Episode Summary:
An arsonist who's setting forest fires to cover a major drug deal eludes Michael by escaping over rugged terrain where Kitt can't maneuver. [use SID, a flying robot, destroyed]

Guest Starring:
Lina Raymond as Lisa Corrales, Miguel Fernandes as Colonel Perata, William Marquez as Sosa, Eloy Casados as Raoul, Dino Rivera as Soldier, Cory Rand as Guard, Charron McBride as Laurette Harrington, Santos Morales as Martinez, Philip Morris, Branscombe Richmond.

Episode Summary:
Michael travels to a third-world nation in the midst of a revolution where he is captured and faces a firing squad while trying to rescue an American political prisoner (Kip Niven) held in a country in the throes of a coup d'etat. KITT has to drive through a lava flow.

Episode Review:

The lava scene is a bit of a stretch (watching KITT plow through a 6-foot high pool of jello), but the idea is still pretty cool (hot?). Even more fun however is watching KITT suffer the indignity of being turned into a clunker, disgusing him by covering him with dirty crates, blankets, and every other form of nomadic necessities.

Guest Starring:
Lenore Kasdorf as Karen Bennett, Michael Callan as Victor Gavin, Leann Hunley as Liz Preston, Robert Englund as Edward Kent, Antony Ponzini as Mel Tobey, Richard Slattery as Sam Clifford, Pat Buttram as Hoarse Man at Cards, Hank Worden as Slim, Jerri Parros as Girl.

Episode Summary:
Inexplicable accidents on a movie set are blamed on a legendary phantom haunting Stage 28.

Guest Starring:
Ken Swofford as Nick O' Brien, Rummel Mor as Coy O' Brien, George Kee Cheung as Tanika, Bill Saito as Gobi, Michael Chong as Kumita, Seth Mitchell as Guard, Paul Tuerpe as Foreman.

Episode Summary:
A powerful Japanese businessman attempts to abduct the adopted son Coy O' Brien (Rummel Mor) of Devon's friend Nick (Ken Swofford) because the Coy is a direct descendent of the founder of an ancient terrorist cult and he is then kidnapped.

Guest Starring:
Rosalind Cash as Irana, Christie Hauser as Elizabeth, Henry Gibson as Crane, John Vernon as Claude Watkins, Chuck Lindsley as Guard, Dick Durock as Max, Allan Graf as Jarrett, Charles Davis as Jeremy Towers.

Episode Summary:
A self-proclaimed voodoo princess is inducing the members of a recently returned archaeological expedition turns people into zombiesto commit crimes and then kill themselves.

Episode Review:

This was the final episode before the plug was pulled on the series which from my understanding the fans grew old of the show as KITT was always changing into something else and this time things weren't the same for the fans anymore.