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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!

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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, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 6 - The Rotten Apples
    8.0/10(510 votes)

    #1 - The Rotten Apples

    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.

    Director:Bob Bralver
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Knight Rider Season 4 Episode 2 - KITTnap
    8.0/10(86 votes)

    #2 - KITTnap

    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. ...

    Director:Bernard McEveety
    Writer:Skip Webster

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  3. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 2 - The Ice Bandits
    7.8/10(82 votes)

    #3 - The Ice Bandits

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Gerald Sanford

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  4. Knight Rider Season 1 Episode 9 - Inside Out
    7.6/10(625 votes)

    #4 - Inside Out

    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.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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  5. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 5 - K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
    7.6/10(407 votes)

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

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Richard C. Okie

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  6. Knight Rider Season 4 Episode 12 - Killer K.I.T.T.
    7.6/10(357 votes)

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

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Charles Bail
    Writer:Si Rose

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  7. Knight Rider Season 4 Episode 1 - Knight of the Juggernaut
    7.5/10(356 votes)

    #7 - Knight of the Juggernaut

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writers:Burton Armus, Robert Foster

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  8. Knight Rider Season 2 Episode 1 - Goliath
    7.4/10(455 votes)

    #8 - Goliath

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Rob Gilmer

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  9. Knight Rider Season 2 Episode 18 - A Good Knight's Work
    7.4/10(375 votes)

    #9 - A Good Knight's Work

    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.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Richard C. Okie

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  10. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 1 - Knight of the Drones
    7.4/10(356 votes)

    #10 - Knight of the Drones

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writers:Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford

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  11. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 8 - Dead of Knight
    7.4/10(319 votes)

    #11 - Dead of Knight

    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.

    Director:Bernard L. Kowalski
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Knight Rider Season 1 Episode 1 - Knight of the Phoenix
    7.3/10(2476 votes)

    #12 - Knight of the Phoenix

    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.

    Director:Daniel Haller
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  13. Knight Rider Season 1 Episode 2 - Deadly Maneuvers
    7.3/10(696 votes)

    #13 - Deadly Maneuvers

    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.

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writers:William Schmidt, Bob Shayne

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  14. Knight Rider Season 1 Episode 19 - Knight Moves
    7.3/10(457 votes)

    #14 - Knight Moves

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:William Schmidt

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  15. Knight Rider Season 2 Episode 2 - Brother's Keeper
    7.3/10(360 votes)

    #15 - Brother's Keeper

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Ernie Wallengren

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  16. Knight Rider Season 2 Episode 19 - Mouth of the Snake
    7.3/10(92 votes)

    #16 - Mouth of the Snake

    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"".

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writers:Robert Foster, Rob Gilmer

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  17. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 4 - Halloween Knight
    7.3/10(315 votes)

    #17 - Halloween Knight

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Bill Nuss

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  18. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 9 - Lost Knight
    7.3/10(288 votes)

    #18 - Lost Knight

    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.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writers:Robert Foster, James M. Miller

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  19. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 14 - Buy Out
    7.3/10(332 votes)

    #19 - Buy Out

    S3:E14

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

    Director:Jeffrey Hayden
    Writer:Gregory S. Dinallo

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  20. Knight Rider Season 1 Episode 8 - Trust Doesn't Rust
    7.2/10(508 votes)

    #20 - Trust Doesn't Rust

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Paul Stanley
    Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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  21. Knight Rider Season 2 Episode 15 - Race For Life
    7.2/10(325 votes)

    #21 - Race For Life

    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.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writers:Bruce Belland, Roy M. Rogosin

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  22. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 10 - Knight of the Chameleon
    7.2/10(317 votes)

    #22 - Knight of the Chameleon

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Robert Sherman

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  23. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 20 - Knight Strike
    7.2/10(283 votes)

    #23 - Knight Strike

    S3:E20

    To find stolen laser rifles, Michael attends a survivalist convention where pistols taken in the same robbery have been sold.

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writer:Gregory S. Dinallo

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  24. Knight Rider Season 4 Episode 13 - Out of the Woods
    7.2/10(288 votes)

    #24 - Out of the Woods

    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.

    Director:Harvey S. Laidman
    Writer:Gregory S. Dinallo

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  25. Knight Rider Season 4 Episode 15 - Redemption of a Champion
    7.2/10(277 votes)

    #25 - Redemption of a Champion

    S4:E15

    When a sports promoter who claims to have some incriminating information about a legendary boxing match is murdered, Michael investigates an upcoming fight involving a villainous promoter and a former boxing champ who is determined to step back into the ring even if it kills him...

    Director:Charles Bail
    Writer:E. Nick Alexander

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Rotten Apples" is the best rated episode of "Knight Rider". It scored 8/10 based on 510 votes. Directed by Bob Bralver and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/11/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "KITTnap".