7.4/10307 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
8.0/1029 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
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
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
7.6/10349 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
7.9/10450 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
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
7.4/10272 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
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
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
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
7.0/10240 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
6.7/10239 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.
7.3/10288 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
6.9/10253 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
6.8/10240 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
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
6.8/10254 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
6.9/10257 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
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
7.0/10244 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
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 307 votes. Directed by Sidney Hayers and written by Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford, it aired on 9/30/1984. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Ice Bandits".