7.4/10384 votes#1 - Goliath
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1983
Michael and KITT battle a KITT-like truck built by Wilton Knight's ex-wife and son.
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Rob Gilmer
7.3/10295 votes#2 - Brother's Keeper
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1983
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
6.7/10321 votes#3 - Merchants of Death
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1983
There's thunder out of the blue when Michael and KITT square off against a futuristic attack helicopter in the hands of mercenaries.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: William Schmidt
6.6/10296 votes#4 - Blind Spot
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1983
Michael investigates a businessman who's exploiting illegal aliens. A blind woman is the only witness.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer: Jackson Gillis
7.1/10296 votes#5 - Return to Cadiz
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1983
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...
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
6.7/10300 votes#6 - K.I.T.T. the Cat
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1983
Michael tries to catch a Robin Hood-style cat burglar before an obsessed cop does.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: Janis Hendler
7.0/10304 votes#7 - Custom K.I.T.T.
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1983
KITT is the bait in Michael's plan to trap customized-car thieves. Suspects found at a traveling custom-car show. Subplot--a couple of inept car thieves try to steal KITT with startling results.
Director: Georg Fenady
Writer: Robert Specht, William Schmidt
7.0/10289 votes#8 - Soul Survivor
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/1983
A computer whiz cracks KITT's programming and erases the memory, forcing Michael to battle his own car. KITT is 'boxed' for portability in another car.
Director: Harvey S. Laidman
Writer: Robert Foster, Rob Gilmer
7.0/10320 votes#9 - Ring of Fire
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/1983
Michael battles to protect Cajun woman from her vengeful husband in a Louisiana bayou.
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Janis Hendler
6.5/10277 votes#10 - Knightmares
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1983
Michael suffers amnesia from a head injury sustained while investigating at a dam and reverts to his former identity as policeman Michael Long.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Janis Hendler, Tom Greene
7.1/10295 votes#11 - Silent Knight
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/1983
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.
Director: Bruce Kessler
Writer: N/A
6.6/10284 votes#12 - A Knight in Shining Armor
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1984
A killer with a treasure map must find his victim's estranged daughter, who holds the key to the treasure.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: Janis Hendler, Tom Greene
6.6/10288 votes#13 - Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1984
Michael heads for Mexico to trap a talent agent who's using beautiful models to smuggle diamonds into the U.S.
Director: Jeffrey Hayden
Writer: Robert Foster, Rob Gilmer
6.7/10279 votes#14 - White-Line Warriors
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/1984
Car club members are being blamed for a string of burglaries that coincide with their weekend visits to a coastal community. Subplot--Manny tries to sell a car security system to Michael.
Director: Bob Bralver
Writer: Richard C. Okie
7.1/10269 votes#15 - Race For Life
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1984
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
Writer: Bruce Belland, Roy M. Rogosin
6.9/10290 votes#16 - Speed Demons
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1984
Michael and KITT are put on alert when an anonymous letter warns that a killer may strike at a Foundation sponsored motorcycle race.
Director: Bruce Seth Green
Writer: Janis Hendler, Tom Greene
6.7/10264 votes#17 - Goliath Returns
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1984
Seeking revenge against Michael, old nemesis Garthe Knight kidnaps Devon, April and a scientist to force a showdown between KITT and his new and improved GOLIATH.
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Robert Foster, Rob Gilmer, Janis Hendler, Tom Greene
7.4/10315 votes#18 - A Good Knight's Work
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/1984
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
7.1/1029 votes#19 - Mouth of the Snake
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/1984
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
Writer: Robert Foster, Rob Gilmer
7.0/10282 votes#20 - Let It Be Me
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/1984
Posing as a singer in a rock band, Michael looks for the connection between the former lead singer's ""accidental"" death and an encoded videotape found in his personal effects.
Director: Bernard McEveety
Writer: N/A
6.7/10306 votes#21 - Big Iron
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/27/1984
While investigating the theft of heavy-duty construction equipment. Michael and KITT are pushed into a quarry and buried with tons of gravel.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer: Julie Friedgen
The Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 2
Every episode of Knight Rider Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 2!
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,...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyCrime
Network:NBC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Goliath" is the best rated episode of "Knight Rider" season 2. It scored 7.4/10 based on 384 votes. Directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by Rob Gilmer, it aired on 10/2/1983. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Brother's Keeper".