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Tommy Westphall Universe

Knight Rider is an American science-fiction action television series created by Glen A. Larson for NBC. It ran from September 26, 1982 to April 4, 1986 for four seasons, plus a TV movie, Knight Rider 2000. Code of Vengeance, Team Knight Rider, and Knight Rider are its spin-offs.

Series summary[]

Self-made billionaire Wilton Knight rescues police detective Michael Long (David Hasselhoff) after a near- fatal shot to the face, giving him a new identity (via plastic surgery) and a new name: Michael Knight. Wilton hires Michael as the primary field agent in his privately funded crime-fighting organization, the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG). Michael is partnered up with KITT, a heavily modified, artificially intelligent Pontiac Trans Am with gadgets that can be used to fight crime.

Spin-offs[]

  • Code of Vengeance was a spin-off from Knight Rider that ran for five episodes, including a TV-movie pilot.
  • Knight Rider 2000 a sequel made-for-TV movie.
  • Knight Rider 2010 a made-for-TV movie loosely based on the series.
  • Team Knight Rider was created as a continuation of Knight Rider; in the final episode, Michael Knight, the protagonist from the original series, appears, viewed from behind.
  • Knight Rider acts as a pilot to the following televisin series and introduces Mike Traceur.
  • A 2008 version of Knight Rider attempted to return the brand to TV but was swiftly canceled.

Westphall connections in Knight Rider[]

  • In Star Trek "The Changeling", Kirk and the crew have to deal with Nomad, a space probe from the 21st century created by artificial intelligence pioneer Dr. Jackson Roykirk. Dr Roykirk subsequently appeared as a character in the Team Knight Rider episode "Apocalypse Maybe".'
  • Silver Shamrock Halloween masks from Halloween III: Season of the Witch can be seen in "Halloween Knight".
  • The Wagon Queen Family Truckster from National Lampoon's Vacation can be seen leaving Chicago in "Knight of the Juggernaut".

Westphall connections to Knight Rider[]

  • In the seaQuest DSV episode "Special Delivery" a poster for a car show featuring Knight Industries vehicles is seen.
  • In Herbie: Fully Loaded a news story reports that Herbie hung out with K.I.T.T from this series.
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