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The Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 1

Every episode of Knight Rider Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 1

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. 7.6/10(537 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. 7.3/10(2.3k votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. 7.3/10(588 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. 7.2/10(387 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. 7.1/10(436 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. 7.1/10(383 votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. 7.0/10(459 votes)

    #7 - Just My Bill

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    S1:E5

    Michael becomes the bodyguard for a crusading state senator who has stepped on one too many toes.

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    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.0/10(371 votes)

    #8 - White Bird

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    S1:E18

    Michael tries to prevent a lawyer's assistant from being framed for conspiracy, but there's a complication; she was Michael's fiancee before his identity change.

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  10. 6.9/10(504 votes)

    #9 - Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular

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    S1:E4

    Michael joins an auto-daredevil show whose owners unwittingly took out a second mortgage from a crook who arranges "accidents" so he can take over the business.

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  11. 6.9/10(386 votes)

    #10 - The Final Verdict

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    S1:E10

    A meek accountant can clear a friend of murder—if Michael can find him before he's arrested for "creative" bookkeeping.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.8/10(450 votes)

    #11 - Not a Drop to Drink

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    S1:E6

    Devon sends Michael to stop a range war over water rights.

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  13. 6.8/10(379 votes)

    #12 - Forget Me Not

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    S1:E12

    Michael's only hope of preventing the assassination of a Latin American president is a girl who knows the plan, but has amnesia.

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  14. 6.8/10(358 votes)

    #13 - A Nice, Indecent Little Town

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    S1:E16

    The trail of a counterfeiter leads to a sleepy little village that not only appears to be harboring the criminal he's after but is also under the eye of the CIA.

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    Director:Gil Bettman
  15. 6.8/10(355 votes)

    #14 - Chariot of Gold

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    S1:E17

    Michael investigates the mysterious deaths of members of an exclusive club for geniuses, involved in an archaeological dig.

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  16. 6.7/10(554 votes)

    #15 - Good Day at White Rock

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    S1:E3

    Michael and K.I.T.T. head to the quiet backwater town of White Rock for Michael to take a well deserved vacation and do a little rock climbing, but the trip isn't quite the quiet break expected, when they find that the town is being terrorised by a rowdy motorcycle gang preparing to do battle with a rival club of bikers...

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  17. 6.7/10(386 votes)

    #16 - A Plush Ride

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    S1:E11

    Michael becomes a student in a driving school for chauffeur-bodyguards to expose an assassin whose targets are a trio of visiting Third World leaders.

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  18. 6.7/10(342 votes)

    #17 - Nobody Does It Better

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    S1:E20

    Michael contends with interference from an overzealous private eye while he tries to discover who's stealing computer-software secrets.

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  19. 6.7/10(343 votes)

    #18 - Short Notice

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    S1:E21

    After Michael unintentionally kills a cycle-gang member, the only witness insists that he recover her kidnapped child before she will help him.

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  20. 6.6/10(445 votes)

    #19 - No Big Thing

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    S1:E7

    Devon lands in a small-town lockup on a misdemeanor, but his predicament becomes deadly after a fellow prisoner is killed by the cops.

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  21. 6.6/10(364 votes)

    #20 - Hearts of Stone

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    S1:E13

    Michael infiltrates a ring of gunrunners selling advanced-design rifles in Central America, "Corazon de Piedras".

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  22. 6.5/10(361 votes)

    #21 - Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death

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    S1:E14

    Someone is sabotaging the cars in an alternative-fuel race, so Michael joins the pack to flush out the saboteur.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Inside Out" is the best rated episode of "Knight Rider" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 537 votes. Directed by Peter Crane and written by Steven E. de Souza, it aired on 11/26/1982. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Knight of the Phoenix".