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The Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 3

Every episode of Knight Rider Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Knight Rider Season 3!

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 3 Ratings Summary

"Knight of the Drones" is the best rated episode of "Knight Rider" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 306 votes. Directed by Sidney Hayers and written by Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford, it aired on 9/30/1984. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Ice Bandits".

  • Knight of the Drones
    7.4/10306 votes

    #1 - Knight of the Drones

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1984

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

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford

  • The Ice Bandits
    7.9/1028 votes

    #2 - The Ice Bandits

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1984

    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

  • Knights of the Fast Lane
    6.9/10250 votes

    #3 - Knights of the Fast Lane

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1984

    Michael hopes to flush out a futuristic sports car by challenging its murderous owner to a street race--with KITT as the prize.

    Director: Winrich Kolbe

    Writer: Richard C. Okie

  • Halloween Knight
    7.2/10271 votes

    #4 - Halloween Knight

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1984

    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

  • K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
    7.6/10348 votes

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

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1984

    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

  • The Rotten Apples
    7.9/10449 votes

    #6 - The Rotten Apples

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1984

    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: N/A

  • Knight in Disgrace
    6.7/10258 votes

    #7 - Knight in Disgrace

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1984

    Word gets out when Michael is fired for drug possession, and a crime boss recruits him to steal a one-of-a-kind electronic key from Devon.

    Director: Harvey S. Laidman

    Writer: Simon Muntner

  • Dead of Knight
    7.4/10271 votes

    #8 - Dead of Knight

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/1984

    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: N/A

  • Lost Knight
    7.2/10244 votes

    #9 - Lost Knight

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1984

    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

    Writer: Robert Foster, James M. Miller

  • Knight of the Chameleon
    7.1/10272 votes

    #10 - Knight of the Chameleon

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/1984

    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

  • Custom Made Killer
    6.9/10250 votes

    #11 - Custom Made Killer

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/1985

    An extortionist out to sew up the garment industry hires a hit man with a killer car to cut his competition. For laughs: Photog and model use KITT as a model stand.

    Director: Harvey S. Laidman

    Writer: Burton Armus

  • Knight by a Nose
    7.0/10239 votes

    #12 - Knight by a Nose

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/1985

    The "death" of a Thoroughbred racehorse is staged by its owner to cover gambling debts with the money from the black-market sale of the horse.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: William Elliott

  • Junk Yard Dog
    6.7/10238 votes

    #13 - Junk Yard Dog

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1985

    Michael vows to nail the owner of a toxic-waste dump when KITT is nearly destroyed in an acid pit.

    Director: Georg Fenady

    Writer: Calvin Clements Jr.

  • Buy Out
    7.3/10287 votes

    #14 - Buy Out

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/1985

    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

  • Knightlines
    6.9/10252 votes

    #15 - Knightlines

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/1985

    An international criminal rigs the Government's space weapons headquarters to blow up after construction is completed.

    Director: Charles Watson Sanford

    Writer: Richard C. Okie

  • The Nineteenth Hole
    6.8/10239 votes

    #16 - The Nineteenth Hole

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/1985

    Michael enters KITT in a small-town road rally to investigate death threats received by the race's sponsor.

    Director: Georg Fenady

    Writer: Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford

  • Knight and Knerd
    6.9/10250 votes

    #17 - Knight and Knerd

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/1985

    A scientist's daughter is kidnapped by criminals as part of a scheme to build a hot new weapon.

    Director: Georg Fenady

    Writer: Larry Mollin

  • Ten Wheel Trouble
    6.8/10253 votes

    #18 - Ten Wheel Trouble

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/1985

    Michael takes the wheel of a big rig to help independent truckers fight a takeover by a ruthless corporation.

    Director: Bob Bralver

    Writer: Burton Armus

  • Knight in Retreat
    6.9/10256 votes

    #19 - Knight in Retreat

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/1985

    Michael poses as a space-weapon scientist to gain access to a club operated by a woman dealing in blackmail and top-secret weapon systems.

    Director: Roy Campanella II

    Writer: Gerald Sanford

  • Knight Strike
    7.1/10240 votes

    #20 - Knight Strike

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/1985

    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

  • Circus Knights
    7.0/10243 votes

    #21 - Circus Knights

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1985

    Michael and KITT join a circus as a daredevil act to find out who's trying to force it into bankruptcy.

    Director: Harvey S. Laidman

    Writer: David R. Toddman