Knight Rider - Original Show Intro | NBC Classics

Kitt, one of the most well-known cars, returns in this original intro from the classic NBC show Knight Rider.

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ABOUT KNIGHT RIDER:
David Hasselhoff stars as Michael Knight in his breakout role as a crime fighter who awakens from a serious injury with a new identity. In the series premiere, Las Vegas police detective Michael Arthur Long is shot in the face and left for dead before being rescued by dying millionaire Wilton Knight, the chairman of Knight Industries and creator of the public justice organization, the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG). Wilton makes Michael the primary agent for FLAG, giving him a new identity via plastic surgery and the name Michael Knight, plus an arsenal of equipment to continue his crime-fighting work. Principle among this equipment is the Knight Industries Two Thousand, or KITT, a heavily modified and artificially intelligent Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with the ability to talk, fire weapons and travel at high speed. Michael and KITT work together to take down criminals who operate above the law.

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[OPMaster]

A lot of people probably laugh at this show now, but I can tell you as a five year old kid, KITT was one of the coolest things ever. 

[holden]

That narrator deserves a lot of credit. What a voice.

[j_smooth]

Here I am a 47 year old man watching this intro with my wife and I'm getting goose bumps all over again. Man growing up in the 80s was fun. And to all my fellow 80s kids in these comments we were blessed. Thank GOD!!!!

[ObiEzeilo]

KITT was so ahead of its time. A lot of its features are in today's cars - self driving, navigation, communication, etc.

[MrUnsolvedMystery]

Still one of the coolest theme songs ever. Damn. I miss being a kid in the 80s!

[terrestrialexperiment]

I wish I could relive my life in the entire decade of the 80's on a loop.

[TheAlexis]

This is an immoratal musical piece. This will be remembered till the end of time. I used this as my ringtone as it was one of my childhood favorites. The narrator's voice is amazing too.

[AlphaDoG-]

When you hear this beat put some RESPECT ON IT !!!

[salty_kr]

Legends says that if you're watching this right now than your a legend

[generalnonsense]

This intro is mythological. Just a pure classic! Brings up joy living in the 80s.

[cecilebraillie]

I love how the car was the real star of the show, and how much screen time it gets in this intro. The actors were just its supporting cast.

[onelee]

It's 2020 and this is still the coolest car and theme song...a man who doesn't exist 💥

[ohh]

I miss watching this with my mom.. rest in peace Mama 😭😭😭

[OmairAK]

I was born in mid 80's. I would say it's the best happened to me being born in that era. Best tv and cartoon shows came in 80's and 90's.

[blastofo]

I remember in kindergarten, a kid brought his 1/18 scale model of Kitt into the class for show and tell. I was so jealous.

[BrianSATX]

The sight of KITT emerging from the horizon is so iconic 👍

[allanburton]

This was a true family show:
Guys liked it because it was action packed.
Ladies liked it because of the handsome guy playing the lead role.
As for us kids, we liked it because we all thought that K.I.T.T was the coolest car in the world.

[StevenMighty]

Tonight I watched the first episode again to celebrate 40 years of Knight Rider.

[axilmar]

This is so iconic for that era.

At least 50% of the coolness of a show is its musical theme. And in the 70s and 80s we had a plethora of shows/cartoons that could be recognized from their music. This was one of them.

[ObiEzeilo]

Once you heard that theme song, you knew that IT'S ON!
One of the best shows ever. Guys loved the car, chics loved Hasselholf, EVERYONE loves the intro!