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See production notesSelf-made billionaire Wilton Knight rescues police Detective Lieutenant Michael Arthur Long after a near-fatal gunshot to the face, giving him a new face through plastic surgery and a new identity and name: Michael Knight. Wilton selects Michael as the primary field agent in the pilot program of his public justice organization, the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG). The other half of this program is the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT), a heavily modified, technologically advanced Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with numerous features, including a highly durable shell and frame, controlled by a computer with artificial intelligence. Michael and KITT are brought in during situations where "direct action might provide the only feasible solution". Heading FLAG is Devon Miles, who takes over after Wilton's death and provides Michael with directives and guidance. Dr. Bonnie Barstow (season 1, 3 and 4) and April Curtis (season 2) are the chief engineers in charge of KITT's care and act as a technical assistant to Devon.
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See all quotesMichael: Now then, about my car. Devon: Well, simply stated, Wilton Knight was my friend as well as my employer. And my legacy is to see that his final dream is faithfully pursued, like it or not. Your options are still open. You don't have to... Michael: Devon, the old man wanted me, it was his dying request. Devon: Yes, to rid the world of Tanya and her friends. But the rest of his dream will bore you to tears! The majority of our activity here involves legal research, class-action suits, strictly bureaucratic stuff. Michael: What else? Devon: What else? Michael: Yeah, the part he wanted me for? Devon: Well, Mr. Knight also believed that under certain circumstances, direct action might be the only feasible solution. That's what the Knight 2000 was designed for. The pilot program consists of one man and one car. Absurd really. I mean, who would want to take on such a thing? Michael: I was supposed to be that man, wasn't I? Devon: Well, he seemed to feel that you were singularly well-q
Knight Rider (1982 TV series), CC BY-SA 4.0
Major: You're gonna be in big trouble, Knight: accosting army personnel, destroying government property. Michael: Oh, really? Major, these shells are blue. According to that chart over there, they're armor-piercing shells. What if somebody repainted them? I know it's an awful thought, but just suppose. Well, then they might be... tactical nuclear weapons.
Knight Rider (1982 TV series), CC BY-SA 4.0
Michael: You know, you and your buddies must have watched too many bad movies on TV when you were kids. Hilly: Why is that? Michael: 'Cause your accidentally lousy manners are ten years out of date. You can't be real. Hilly: Oh I'm for real, I'm a Scorpion. Hilly. Sherry: Davey, run. Go get the sheriff, quick! Hilly: This... is Stinger. You're about to be the stingee. Michael: Before or after the commercial? Sheriff Bruckner: I'll see if I can arrange some kind of a reward for you, Sherry, for aprehending the prisoner. Sherry: Oh come on, Sheriff, he is not a criminal. Sheriff Bruckner: Yeah, a few hours ago I might have believed you. Since then he has stolen his vehicle from the impound lot and broken out of jail. Michael Knight: I didn't steal my car. Sheriff Bruckner: Oh I suppose you want me to believe that it drove itself over here and picked you up?
Knight Rider (1982 TV series), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devon, don't let anyone tell you differently: you are a little strange.
Knight Rider (1982 TV series), CC BY-SA 4.0
Maggie: (after dodging explosions on road) I just hope the next time you go for a ride like this, you take me along. It's fun! Michael: Yeah, it's a real blast. Maggie: Outta sight. Michael: Bonnie, with those hands, you should've been a surgeon. Bonnie: That's what my dad always said. I had to practically slash my wrists to convince him I couldn't stand the sight of blood. Michael: Medicine's loss, our gain.
Knight Rider (1982 TV series), CC BY-SA 4.0
KITT: Are you positive it was a deliberate assault on us? Michael: No question about it. KITT: How can you be so sure? Michael: Because earthmovers don't mate this time of year.
Knight Rider (1982 TV series), CC BY-SA 4.0
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