Knight Rider
Knight of the Chameleon
TV Flash files “Knight of the Chameleon” as hour 52 of 84 in the TV Flash guide — Knight Rider (1982–1986) on NBC, season 3, episode 10, aired 1984-12-30, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E10: listed hour 52 of 84 in the Knight Rider guide, hour 10 of 21 in season 3. It aired 1984-12-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lost Knight” (S03E09). Next is “Custom Made Killer” (S03E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Michael poses as a mercenary to flush out the Chameleon, a master of disguise who stole a prototype jet pack from the Government to sell on the black market.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Knight of the Chameleon sit in the Knight Rider guide?
S03E10 is listed hour 52 of 84 — hour 10 of 21 in season 3, season 3 episode 10.
When did Knight Rider S03E10 air?
Knight of the Chameleon aired 1984-12-30 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
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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…