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, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.
Season 3 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Knight Rider" season 3 is "Knight of the Drones", rated 7.4/10 from 303 user votes. It was directed by Sidney Hayers and written by Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford. "Knight of the Drones" aired on 9/30/1984 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Ice Bandits".
7.4/10 303 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
8.1/10 24 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
6.9/10 248 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
7.2/10 269 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
7.6/10 346 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
7.9/10 446 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
6.8/10 256 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
7.4/10 269 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
7.3/10 242 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
7.1/10 268 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
6.9/10 247 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
7.1/10 237 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
6.7/10 236 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.
7.3/10 283 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
6.9/10 251 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
6.8/10 238 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
6.9/10 248 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
6.8/10 251 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
6.9/10 254 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
7.2/10 237 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
7.0/10 241 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