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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!

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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
    Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 1 - Knight of the Drones
    7.4/10(335 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 2 - The Ice Bandits
    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 3 - Knights of the Fast Lane
    6.9/10(272 votes)

    #3 - Knights of the Fast Lane

    S3:E3

    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

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  4. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 4 - Halloween Knight
    7.3/10(296 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 5 - K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
    7.7/10(385 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 3 Episode 6 - The Rotten Apples
    8.0/10(482 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 7 - Knight in Disgrace
    6.8/10(280 votes)

    #7 - Knight in Disgrace

    S3:E7

    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

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  8. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 8 - Dead of Knight
    7.5/10(298 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 9 - Lost Knight
    7.3/10(268 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 10 - Knight of the Chameleon
    7.1/10(298 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 11 - Custom Made Killer
    6.9/10(274 votes)

    #11 - Custom Made Killer

    S3:E11

    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

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  12. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 12 - Knight by a Nose
    7.1/10(264 votes)

    #12 - Knight by a Nose

    S3:E12

    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

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  13. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 13 - Junk Yard Dog
    6.8/10(260 votes)

    #13 - Junk Yard Dog

    S3:E13

    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.

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  14. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 14 - Buy Out
    7.3/10(312 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 15 - Knightlines
    6.9/10(275 votes)

    #15 - Knightlines

    S3:E15

    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

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  16. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 16 - The Nineteenth Hole
    6.8/10(262 votes)

    #16 - The Nineteenth Hole

    S3:E16

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

    Director:Georg Fenady
    Writers:Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford

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  17. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 17 - Knight and Knerd
    7.0/10(274 votes)

    #17 - Knight and Knerd

    S3:E17

    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

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  18. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 18 - Ten Wheel Trouble
    6.8/10(276 votes)

    #18 - Ten Wheel Trouble

    S3:E18

    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

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  19. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 19 - Knight in Retreat
    6.9/10(278 votes)

    #19 - Knight in Retreat

    S3:E19

    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

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  20. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 20 - Knight Strike
    7.2/10(263 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Knight Rider Season 3 Episode 21 - Circus Knights
    7.0/10(270 votes)

    #21 - Circus Knights

    S3:E21

    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

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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 335 votes. Directed by Sidney Hayers and written by Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford, it aired on 9/30/1984. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Ice Bandits".