Team Knight Rider

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Team Knight Rider
Team Knight Rider titlecard.jpg
The Team Knight Rider opening title sequence.
Genre Action [1]
Science fiction [1]
Crime
Created by Rick Copp
David A. Goodman
Based on Knight Rider by Glen A. Larson
StarringBrixton Karnes
Christine Steel
Duane Davis
Kathy Trageser
Nick Wechsler
Voices of Tom Kane
Nia Vardalos
Kerrigan Mahan
Andrea Beutner
John Kassir
ComposerGary Stockdale
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersGlen A. Larson
Rick Copp
David A. Goodman
Producers Scott McAboy
Gilbert A. Wadsworth III
Running timeapx. 45 minutes
Production companiesMcAboy-Wadsworth Productions
Pacific Bay Entertainment
Copp & Goodman Television
Universal Television Enterprises
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseOctober 4, 1997 (1997-10-04) 
May 16, 1998 (1998-05-16)
Related
Knight Rider (1982)

Team Knight Rider (TKR) is an American action science fiction crime drama television series that was adapted from the Knight Rider franchise and ran in syndication between 1997 and 1998. TKR was created by writer/producers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman, based on the original series created by Glen A. Larson, who was an executive producer. TKR was produced by Gil Wadsworth and Scott McAboy and was distributed by Universal Domestic Television and ran a single season of 22 one-hour episodes. The original series had a strong fan base and was beloved by many viewers. Comparisons between the two shows may have worked against "Team Knight Rider," as it failed to capture the same magic and nostalgia as the original.

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Plot

The story is about a new team of high-tech crime fighters assembled by the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG, formed by Wilton Knight) who follow in the tracks of the legendary Michael Knight and his supercar KITT. Instead of "one man making a difference", there are now five team members who each have a computerized talking vehicle counterpart. Like the original duo, TKR goes after notorious criminals who operate "above the law" – from spies and assassins to terrorists and drug dealers. The final episode of the season, and series, featured the reappearance of Michael Knight (seen only from behind and played by a body double) at the very end, serving as a cliffhanger to the season which was never resolved due to the series being cancelled.

Cast

Team Knight Rider members

Other FLAG members

Other prominent characters

Production

Team vehicles

Team Knight Rider use five different vehicles for their missions, each with its own computer AI system similar to the original Knight Industries 2000 vehicle. Unlike KITT, these are specialized units with specific roles in the team. In addition, after the K.R.O. incident, Garland has had each vehicle installed with intentional weaknesses to act as a fail-safe in case any of them go rogue.

Although armored to protect their occupants, the vehicles do not share the original KITT's nearly indestructible "molecular bonded shell". Windows can be shattered by bullets or blown open with a small explosive, for example, while body panels can be damaged in collisions and roll-overs. The vehicles deploy their own self-repair system enabling the cars to fix their own minor damage – shattered windows and crushed body panels have been shown "fixed" soon after taking damage. More severe impacts however, require body shop maintenance to repair the vehicles.

Other vehicles

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Fallen Nation"Spiro Razatos Rick Copp & David A. Goodman October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04)
The team rescues a supposed kidnapped general, only to uncover he is behind a plot to detonate a nuclear bomb over Washington D.C.
2"The Magnificent T.K.R."Gil WadsworthJohn ScheinfeldOctober 11, 1997 (1997-10-11)
The team goes after a foreign spy who has stolen a top-secret device and smuggled it to Mexico.
3"The A-List"William WarrenRick Copp & David A. GoodmanOctober 20, 1997 (1997-10-20)
The team infiltrates a mega-corporation believed to be responsible for the deaths of scientists developing competitive technologies.
4"K.R.O."Spiro RazatosSteven KriozereOctober 27, 1997 (1997-10-27)
The team goes after a crazed Ferrari super car called the "Knight Reformulation One" which escaped while being transported for reprogramming. Episode dedicated to Edward Mulhare who died earlier that year.
5"Inside Traitor"Spiro RazatosKevin Stevens & Marcus MillerNovember 3, 1997 (1997-11-03)
Erica's loyalty is questioned when she rejoins an elite gang of thieves during an undercover assignment.
6"Choctaw L-9"John WeidnerStory by: Steven Kriozere & Jefferson Smith
Teleplay by: Steven Kriozere
November 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
After a mishap, Kyle is suspended as leader of TKR and the rest of team must deal with a hardball FBI agent that replaces him while searching for a stolen prototype military helicopter.
7"Everything to Fear"Gil WadsworthRegge Bulman & Clay EideNovember 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
An assassin kidnaps Jenny and uses her to force TKR to work for him during his next hit.
8"Sky One"Spiro RazatosRick Copp & David A. GoodmanNovember 24, 1997 (1997-11-24)
Sky One is hijacked by terrorists who threaten the TKR team's lives with a deadly nerve agent.
9"The Iron Maiden"Spiro RazatosSteven KriozereDecember 1, 1997 (1997-12-01)
The team must destroy three power-suited super-soldiers under Starr's control.
10"Oil and Water"John WeidnerMatthew Ball & Mark GreenhalghDecember 8, 1997 (1997-12-08)
The team goes after an insane engineer bent on sabotaging the automotive industry.
11"Et Tu, Dante?"William WarrenMarcus MillerJanuary 5, 1998 (1998-01-05)
While hunting down a terrorist bomber, the TKR vehicles are taken over by a strange computer virus and turn against their drivers.
12"The Bad Seed"William WarrenRegge Bulman & Clay EideJanuary 12, 1998 (1998-01-12)
The team goes after a mad scientist who threatens to poison the world's largest rivers.
13"Out of the Past"Scott McAboyMarilyn WebberJanuary 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)
Kyle's past comes to haunt him when the team discovers he is wanted for robbery in South America.
14"The Return of Megaman"Gil WadsworthRick Copp & David A. GoodmanJanuary 26, 1998 (1998-01-26)
The team searches for a neutron bomb hidden in New Mexico that threatens to kill millions if detonated.
15"Angels in Chains"Gil WadsworthStory by: John Rozum
Teleplay by: John Rozum & Marcus Miller
February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)
Jenny is accused of government espionage and the rest of the team work to clear her of the allegations.
16"The Blonde Woman"Gil WadsworthSteven KriozereFebruary 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
The team desperately hunts down an elusive assassin known as Eve before she can claim another victim.
17"The Ixtafa Affair"Gil WadsworthMarcus MillerFebruary 16, 1998 (1998-02-16)
Jenny finds that an ex-boyfriend is involved with busting a Guatemalan drug lord from prison.
18"Home Away From Home"Jacques HaitkinRick HuskyFebruary 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)
The team works to capture a notorious hacker who has fled to a strange little town in Iowa before enemy agents intercept her first.
19"E.M.P."Spiro RazatosJohn RidleyApril 27, 1998 (1998-04-27)
TKR goes in search of a stolen Electro Magnetic Pulse weapon that can shut down electronics for miles.
20"Apocalypse Maybe"Gil WadsworthStory by: Bill Dial
Teleplay by: Bill Dial & Marcus Miller
May 4, 1998 (1998-05-04)
The team goes after an insane reverend destined to destroy Las Vegas with an earthquake machine.
21"Spy Girls"Gil WadsworthRick Copp & David A. GoodmanMay 11, 1998 (1998-05-11)
TKR must join forces with a team of undercover women in search of a stolen microfiche that contains the formula for a deadly nerve agent.
22"Legion of Doom"Gil WadsworthSteven Kriozere and Rick Copp & David A. GoodmanMay 18, 1998 (1998-05-18)
TKR has a showdown with a nemesis agent known as Mobius and his team of criminal masterminds who he has recently sprung from prison.

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