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The Best Episodes of Knight Rider

Every episode of Knight Rider ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Knight Rider!

The Best Episodes of Knight Rider

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight,...

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  1. 8.1/10(40 votes)

    #1 - KITTnap

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    S4:E2

    With Michael closing in on a master criminal who has escaped capture for years, the man and his henchmen plot to slow Michael up by trapping K.I.T.T. ...

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  2. 8.0/10(461 votes)

    #2 - The Rotten Apples

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    S3:E6

    A psychologist who bought a ranch to use as a home for troubled city kids needs Michael's help to stop rustlers and keep angry townsfolk from taking her land.

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    Director:Bob Bralver
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.7/10(42 votes)

    #3 - The Ice Bandits

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    S3:E2

    Michael trails diamond thieves to the wine country of Northern California where the crooks are using a monastery as a front.

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  4. 7.6/10(541 votes)

    #4 - Inside Out

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    S1:E9

    Michael takes on the guise of an infamous criminal to infiltrate a highly organized crime ring headed by a retired colonel, who is planning a major heist.

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  5. 7.6/10(363 votes)

    #5 - K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.

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    S3:E5

    KITT's evil prototype Karr returns, seeking to destroy Michael and KITT with a new laser stolen from the Foundation

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  6. 7.6/10(310 votes)

    #6 - Killer K.I.T.T.

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    S4:E12

    An embittered electronics genius gains control of KITT's programming and turns the car on Michael.

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    Director:Charles Bail
    Writer:Si Rose
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  8. 7.4/10(396 votes)

    #7 - Goliath

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    S2:E1

    Michael and KITT battle a KITT-like truck built by Wilton Knight's ex-wife and son.

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Rob Gilmer
  9. 7.4/10(330 votes)

    #8 - A Good Knight's Work

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    S2:E18

    Michael is pursued by an international criminal who knows Michael's former identity and wants revenge. A woman who claims her talking teddy bear toy design has been stolen wants Michael to break in and recover it, is in cahoots.

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  10. 7.4/10(317 votes)

    #9 - Knight of the Drones

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    S3:E1

    A scientist plans to use robots and drone cars to round up criminals to rob a Federal Reserve Bank.

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  11. 7.4/10(282 votes)

    #10 - Dead of Knight

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    S3:E8

    A young dancer ingests a poison meant for Michael, who races the clock to find the only man with a clue to the antidote.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.4/10(312 votes)

    #11 - Knight of the Juggernaut

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    S4:E1

    KITT undergoes an amazing transformation after nearly being destroyed by the Juggernaut, a similarly powerful vehicle with a deadly battering ram.

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  13. 7.3/10(2.3k votes)

    #12 - Knight of the Phoenix

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    S1:E1

    When a young detective is ambushed in a failed police stakeout, he is believed to have been killed. In reality, he survives and learns that his face has been altered and his identity has been changed to Michael Knight. The man responsible for this is Wilton Knight, a dying billionaire who, convinced that one man can make a difference, has selected Michael for the role as a crime-fighter.

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  14. 7.3/10(592 votes)

    #13 - Deadly Maneuvers

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    S1:E2

    Michael stops to offer a stranded Army Lieutenant a lift, only to learn when they arrive at her base that her father has died under mysterious circumstances. With the events surrounding the death highly suspicious, Michael decides to investigate.

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  15. 7.3/10(308 votes)

    #14 - Brother's Keeper

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    S2:E2

    Michael is planted in a prison to break out an inmate wanted by a terrorist threatening to blow up a city.

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  16. 7.3/10(253 votes)

    #15 - Lost Knight

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    S3:E9

    After Michael and KITT are separated in an explosion that erases the car's memory, KITT befriends a boy being chased by thieves who think he can identify them.

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  17. 7.3/10(297 votes)

    #16 - Buy Out

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    S3:E14

    To catch a saboteur, Michael volunteers to drive an armor- plated limousine during a company's missile-defense demonstration.

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  18. 7.2/10(389 votes)

    #17 - Knight Moves

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    S1:E19

    Michael tries to catch hijackers who are knocking off shipments carried by independent truckers.

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  19. 7.2/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Mouth of the Snake

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    S2:E19

    A Government agent, a murdered lawyer's widow and Michael seek connections between an international criminal, a stolen rocket launcher and the code, ""Boca Culebra"".

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  20. 7.2/10(281 votes)

    #19 - Halloween Knight

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    S3:E4

    After Bonnie claims she witnessed a murder, she's plagued by strange happenings designed to scare her out of her new apartment.

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Bill Nuss
  21. 7.2/10(248 votes)

    #20 - Out of the Woods

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    S4:E13

    A family logging outfit is unable to sell its timber because the local sawmill is buying pirated timber that was out on national park land.

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  22. 7.1/10(438 votes)

    #21 - Trust Doesn't Rust

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    S1:E8

    Michael is assigned to stop KARR, an evil prototype of KITT programmed to survive at all costs--and now on the loose.

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  23. 7.1/10(384 votes)

    #22 - The Topaz Connection

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    S1:E15

    The murder of a men's magazine publisher leads Michael to Las Vegas and an expose the magazine was about to print.

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    Director:Alan Myerson
  24. 7.1/10(307 votes)

    #23 - Return to Cadiz

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    S2:E5

    Michael and K.I.T.T. are about to test K.I.T.T.'s new function which should allow him to drive on water, but the test is aborted when K.I.T.T. detects an injured scuba-diver washed up on the shore. Befriending the young man's sister, Michael investigates just how the boy got wounded, and uncovers that he has been removing ancient Aztec treasure from a sunken galleon, falling foul of a determined treasure hunter...

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    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.1/10(306 votes)

    #24 - Silent Knight

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    S2:E11

    Michael is preparing to attend the Christmas banquet when he encounters a gypsy boy who has witnessed a bank robbery and is sought by the robbers from whom he stole a gold watch.

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    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.1/10(281 votes)

    #25 - Race For Life

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    S2:E15

    Dedicated to the memory of: Marcel Rafael Marcelino who died while his father, Mario, was filming this episode. Michael races the clock to find a gang leader who's the only compatible donor for a girl needing a life-saving transplant.

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Best Episodes Summary

"KITTnap" is the best rated episode of "Knight Rider". It scored 8.1/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Bernard McEveety and written by Skip Webster, it aired on 9/27/1985. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Rotten Apples".