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Knight Rider Season 1

Knight Rider

Season 1

September 26, 1982 21 episodes

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Knight of the Phoenix
E1

E1. Knight of the Phoenix

97m Sep 26, 1982

When a young detective is ambushed in a failed police stakeout, he is believed to have been killed. In reality, he survives and learns that his face has been altered and his identity has been changed to Michael Knight. The man responsible for this is Wilton Knight, a dying billionaire who, convinced that one man can make a difference, has selected Michael for the role as a crime-fighter.

Deadly Maneuvers
E2

E2. Deadly Maneuvers

49m Oct 1, 1982

Michael stops to offer a stranded Army Lieutenant a lift, only to learn when they arrive at her base that her father has died under mysterious circumstances. With the events surrounding the death highly suspicious, Michael decides to investigate.

Good Day at White Rock
E3

E3. Good Day at White Rock

49m Oct 8, 1982

Michael and K.I.T.T. head to the quiet backwater town of White Rock for Michael to take a well deserved vacation and do a little rock climbing, but the trip isn't quite the quiet break expected, when they find that the town is being terrorised by a rowdy motorcycle gang preparing to do battle with a rival club of bikers...

Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular
E4

E4. Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular

49m Oct 22, 1982

Michael joins an auto-daredevil show whose owners unwittingly took out a second mortgage from a crook who arranges "accidents" so he can take over the business.

Just My Bill
E5

E5. Just My Bill

49m Oct 29, 1982

Michael becomes the bodyguard for a crusading state senator who has stepped on one too many toes.

Not a Drop to Drink
E6

E6. Not a Drop to Drink

49m Nov 5, 1982

Devon sends Michael to stop a range war over water rights.

No Big Thing
E7

E7. No Big Thing

49m Nov 12, 1982

Devon lands in a small-town lockup on a misdemeanor, but his predicament becomes deadly after a fellow prisoner is killed by the cops.

Trust Doesn't Rust
E8

E8. Trust Doesn't Rust

48m Nov 19, 1982

Michael is assigned to stop KARR, an evil prototype of KITT programmed to survive at all costs--and now on the loose.

Inside Out
E9

E9. Inside Out

49m Nov 26, 1982

Michael takes on the guise of an infamous criminal to infiltrate a highly organized crime ring headed by a retired colonel, who is planning a major heist.

The Final Verdict
E10

E10. The Final Verdict

49m Dec 3, 1982

A meek accountant can clear a friend of murder—if Michael can find him before he's arrested for "creative" bookkeeping.

A Plush Ride
E11

E11. A Plush Ride

49m Dec 10, 1982

Michael becomes a student in a driving school for chauffeur-bodyguards to expose an assassin whose targets are a trio of visiting Third World leaders.

Forget Me Not
E12

E12. Forget Me Not

49m Dec 17, 1982

Michael's only hope of preventing the assassination of a Latin American president is a girl who knows the plan, but has amnesia.

Hearts of Stone
E13

E13. Hearts of Stone

49m Jan 14, 1983

Michael infiltrates a ring of gunrunners selling advanced-design rifles in Central America, "Corazon de Piedras".

Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death
E14

E14. Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death

49m Jan 21, 1983

Someone is sabotaging the cars in an alternative-fuel race, so Michael joins the pack to flush out the saboteur.

The Topaz Connection
E15

E15. The Topaz Connection

49m Jan 28, 1983

The murder of a men's magazine publisher leads Michael to Las Vegas and an expose the magazine was about to print.

A Nice, Indecent Little Town
E16

E16. A Nice, Indecent Little Town

49m Feb 18, 1983

The trail of a counterfeiter leads to a sleepy little village that not only appears to be harboring the criminal he's after but is also under the eye of the CIA.

Chariot of Gold
E17

E17. Chariot of Gold

49m Feb 25, 1983

Michael investigates the mysterious deaths of members of an exclusive club for geniuses, involved in an archaeological dig.

White Bird
E18

E18. White Bird

49m Mar 4, 1983

Michael tries to prevent a lawyer's assistant from being framed for conspiracy, but there's a complication; she was Michael's fiancee before his identity change.

Knight Moves
E19

E19. Knight Moves

49m Mar 11, 1983

Michael tries to catch hijackers who are knocking off shipments carried by independent truckers.

Nobody Does It Better
E20

E20. Nobody Does It Better

49m Apr 29, 1983

Michael contends with interference from an overzealous private eye while he tries to discover who's stealing computer-software secrets.

Short Notice
E21

E21. Short Notice

49m May 6, 1983

After Michael unintentionally kills a cycle-gang member, the only witness insists that he recover her kidnapped child before she will help him.

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