Knight Rider
Knight in Disgrace
TV Flash files “Knight in Disgrace” as hour 49 of 84 in the TV Flash guide — Knight Rider (1982–1986) on NBC, season 3, episode 7, aired 1984-11-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E07: listed hour 49 of 84 in the Knight Rider guide, hour 7 of 21 in season 3. It aired 1984-11-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Rotten Apples” (S03E06). Next is “Dead of Knight” (S03E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Michael is suspended from duty after he is discovered to be carrying heroin during a confrontation with the police. His problems are compounded when he trusts the wrong man to help clear his name.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Knight in Disgrace sit in the Knight Rider guide?
S03E07 is listed hour 49 of 84 — hour 7 of 21 in season 3, season 3 episode 7.
When did Knight Rider S03E07 air?
Knight in Disgrace aired 1984-11-18 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is the car really the co-star?
Yes. KITT, voiced by William Daniels, is the partner — scanner bar, turbo boost, moral GPS. Hasselhoff is the windshield; the Trans Am is the franchise.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The purest high-concept 1980s action toy — Hasselhoff and KITT chemistry is the whole meal. Glen Larson's talking Trans Am, William Daniels voicing the scanner-bar co-lead, turbo boosts as Friday-night science fantasy. Glorious sincerity, excellent car. Kit, I need you is still a prayer at red lights; later reboots keep failing upward toward the charm.
Friday night, a Trans Am, and a scanner bar that was the actual co-lead. NBC's Knight Rider (1982–1986), Glen A. Larson, sold David Hasselhoff's Michael Knight as a windshield star while William Daniels voiced KITT — the AI car that out-acted half of prime time. Edward Mulhare's Devon held the foundation's leash. **Four seasons, 84 hours of turbo-boost science fantasy.** Rex can keep the western in amber. This was high-concept action as a toy window: buddy-cop TV where the buddy had a red scanner, moral missions,…
Filed against
- David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight
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- William Daniels as KITT (voice)
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- Edward Mulhare as Devon Miles
Edward Mulhare kept the Foundation's manners as Devon Miles on Knight Rider — Glen Larson's talking Trans Am, Friday-night science fantasy, and the handler who made a turbo boost look like a briefing. Hasselhoff had the car; Mulhare had…