On This Day: April 4 1986 The Final Episode of Knight Rider Aired

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Apr 4, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: April 4 1986 The Final Episode of Knight Rider Aired.

On this day April 4 1986 the final episode of Knight Rider aired, bringing an end to one of the most iconic action series of the 80s. The show starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a crime fighter partnered with a high tech talking car named KITT.

Knight Rider ran for 4 seasons with a total of 90 episodes, blending futuristic gadgets, action-packed plots and a strong dose of cool 80s style. KITT, short for Knight Industries Two Thousand, was a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am outfitted with...

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