This season saw KITT gain a new dash and abilities, Patricia
McPherson returned as Bonnie Barstow and would remain for the
remainder of the series. Michael and Devon had also become close
friends as well as associates by this point, trusting one another
enough to work and conspire in secret together without notifying
KITT or Bonnie ("Knight in Disgrace"). KITT's renegade prototype
KARR finally resurfaced.
Title
Prod#/Ep.#
Airdate
Director
Writer(s)
Knight of the Drones (Pt. 1)
301
September 30, 1984
Sidney Hayers
Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford
Michael meets up with Bonnie at a university
research center in San Francisco to convince her to return
to the Foundation. Elsewhere, a criminal mastermind named
Margo Sheridan rounds up high-tech criminals (including
Bonnie's college advisor) to pull a robbery at the Federal
Reserve Bank.
Knight of the Drones (Pt. 2)
302
September 30, 1984
Sidney Hayers
Robert Foster, Gerald Sanford
Bonnie rebuilds KITT. giving him new
improvements including the newly designed dashboard. Later,
Michael faces off with Margo Sheridan, David Ralston, and
his robotic drone cars that he unleashes to eliminate him.
The Ice Bandits
303
October 7, 1984
Georg Fenady
Gerald Sanford
Michael infiltrates a monastery that diamond
thieves are using as a front for a clinic that specializes
in plastic surgery. For humour, Michael and KITT also
(briefly) encounter a donkey named Kit, much to KITT's
displeasure.
Knight of the Fast Lane
304
October 14, 1984
Winrich Kolbe
Richard C. Okie
When Michael's friend gets into a coma,
Michael investigates the crime. Later, Michael finds out she
was involved with a Bonzai race. When Michael accepts a
Bonsai Racing challenge against a murderous sports car
driver/football team owner. He bets KITT, to be the prize.
Halloween Knight
305
October 28, 1984
Winrich Kolbe
Bill Nuss
After witnessing a murder, Bonnie is haunted
by strange happenings staged to run her out of her
apartment, like witnessing a gorilla murdering a neighbor
lady.
K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.
306
November 4, 1984
Winrich Kolbe
Richard C. Okie
A young beachcombing couple, John Stanton (a
marine mechanic) and his girlfriend Mandy, discover a black
car buried in the sand. John fetches his truck and pulls the
car out which then activates on its own. Before taking the
ride for a spin, John promises Mandy he'll take it to the
police, but
KARR reveals himself and convinces John to hide him.
Elsewhere, KITT and Michael pick up a strange signal
identical to one used by KITT. They track the source and
find KARR alive and well. The duo give chase but KARR gets
away. Later, John hides KARR at the marina while Michael
does legwork around town to find him. Michael gets
suspicious when he meets Mandy and senses she may be lying
about her boyfriend who slips out the back when he arrives.
Meanwhile, KARR tampers with a pacemaker belonging to Eddie,
John's boss. Eddie has a heart attack and while in the
hospital tells John he want to sell his business to him for
five grand. John says he doesn't have that kind of money,
but KARR convinces him to steal it with his help. After KARR
tampers with an ATM and gives John the money, KARR decides
to get some parts from the Knight Mobile Unit. KARR and John
break into the trailer and find Bonnie and Devon working on
the laser used against him to stop him the first time. John
takes the laser. Later, Eddie recovers and finds John
rigging the laser to his new supercar, which he has also
repainted with a gray two-tone job. When KARR talks, Eddie
is amazed, and tells John they could use KARR to get rich by
knocking off "bigger targets" like an armored truck that
KARR has his scanners on. John wants no part of it and
walks, but soon, KITT and Michael arrive, and KARR escapes
once again. Later, KARR imitates John's voice to lure Mandy
to get inside him and he kidnaps her. He then tortures her
until John agrees to help him rob the armored truck. The
armored car job is ruse however to lure KITT and Michael to
a ravine so KARR can finish off his nemesis for good.
The Rotten Apples
307
November 11, 1984
Bob Bralver
Gerald Sanford, Peter L. Dixon (story)
Michael helps a psychologist who has a ranch
for troubled kids, and is being run out by angry townsfolk
and corrupt sheriffs. As Michael investigates further, he
learns that the ranch sits above a deposit of minerals worth
millions.
Knight in Disgrace
308
November 18, 1984
Harvey Laidman
Simon Muntner
Michael gains a crime lord's trust by
pretending to be a drug dealer, but the boss sends him to
steal an electronic key from Devon. KITT, who is made
unaware of Michael's scheme, refuses to help, believing
Michael has really turned criminal. Micheael ends up
shooting Devon to get the key and manually driving KITT. to
get to the "vault." In this episode, Michael is suspended,
for his behavior, and FLAG searches for a replacement for
him.
Dead of Knight
309
December 2, 1984
Bernard L. Kowalski
Peter Baloff, David W. Wallert; (story by: Janis Hendler,
Tom Greene)
A young dancer ingests a poison meant for
Michael. He races to save her life by finding the assassin
in Mexico and recovering an antidote.
Lost Knight
310
December 9, 1984
Sidney Hayers
Robert Foster, James M. Miller
Michael and KITT. become separated after an
explosion damages KITT.'s memory. KITT. wanders around
aimlessly until a young boy finds and befriends him. The boy
however, is being pursued by a gang of thieves and KITT
tries to protect him.
Knight of the Chameleon
311
December 30, 1984
Winrich Kolbe
Robert Sherman
Michael pursues a master of disguise known
as the "Chameleon", who has stolen a secret jet pack from
the military.
Custom Made Killer
312
January 6, 1985
Harvey Laidman
Burton Armus
Michael hunts down a customized car and its
killer driver who have been hired by an extortionist wanting
to bring down a garment trading business and eliminate his
competition.
Knight by a Nose
313
January 13, 1985
Bernard McEveety
William Elliot
Michael investigates the death of a prize
race horse which he suspects is a cover up by the owner to
get out of an enormous gambling debt.
Junk Yard Dog
314
February 3, 1985
Georg Fenady
Valvin Clements Jr.
Michael tries to expose the illegal
activities of an owner of a toxic waste dump. KITT is
destroyed in an acid pit and rebuilt, but he must face his
fears. With Michael's help, he regains his spirit and goes
for the final showdown against the Junk Yard Dog monster
truck.
Buy Out
315
February 10, 1985
Jeffrey Hayden
George S. Dinallo
Hoping to expose a saboteur, Michael
volunteers to drive a high-tech armored limo while the
developers test it against a missile strike.
Knightlines
316
March 3, 1985
Charles Watson Sanford
Richard C. Okie
Michael must stop an international
criminal's plan to blow up a Government space weapons
platform upon its completion.
The Nineteenth Hole
317
March 10, 1985
Georg Fenady
Gerald Sanford, Robert Foster
Michael infiltrates a rally race to
investigate death threats made against the race sponsor.
Knight and Knerd
318
March 17, 1985
Georg Fenady
Larry Mollin
A nerdy kid helps Michael rescue a
scientist's daughter from criminals who also steal the
scientist's advanced laser weapon.
Ten Wheel Trouble
319
March 24, 1985
Bob Bralver
Burton Armus
Michael helps a convoy of truckers fight a
ruthless takeover by a rival corporation.
Knight in Retreat
320
March 29, 1985
Roy Campanella II
Gerald Sanford
Michael poses as a scientist to infiltrate a
club operated by a woman who deals in stolen space weapon
technology.
Knight Strike
321
April 5, 1985
Georg Fenady
George S. Dinallo
Michael infiltrates a survivalist convention
where stolen laser weapons are being sold. Judy Landers
makes her second Knight Rider appearance.
Circus Knights
322
May 5, 1985
Harvey Laidman
David R. Toddman
Michael and KITT join a circus as a
daredevil act in order to discover who is forcing them into
bankruptcy.
