Hasselhoff could have turned his back on this role, having ended 34 years ago. However, he continues to embrace it, engage with fans, and share the positive message that Knight Rider brought to us all. He is a real celebrity.
Nicest guy I've ever met, met him at a convention and was only allocated the usual few minutes to speak but then at the end of the session my friend and I were able to go back and speak to him again for about 15 mins, was a great experience.
He became somewhat famous during the series. Then after it ended he became MEGA famous for exactly the reason you mentioned. Plus, he's just a cool & chill fella who loves the life he's been blessed to have!
80's perhaps the best decade with knight rider , Airwolf, Streethawk , The A team, Macgyver.... etc etc ...well that was the best era for such memorable tv series. 💓from mauritius
It's the same with the A team van. Here in the North East of England there's several replicas in my home to we have a VW transporter and a Ford transit A team van replica which look awesome. Also in Leeds there's the original GMC replica which is up for hire. Amazing
@Thystaff Thywill look man we've all been through shit in our lives just need to find ways of eventually dealing with the bad side of life :) if you hass the Hoff I'm Gonna have to call in The Kitt, so nothing to see here ok move along along and Enjooooooy
I was at a Clippers game back in 2016 in Loss Angeles at the Staples Center. A good looking lady pulled up in the car. Then she got out and began waxing the car. Hoff pulled up moments later in another car with a camera crew. They filmed a commercial. It was cool. He's a lot taller than he looks.
I think that all the icons of the 80 should be recognized for their tremendous passage through the memory of millions of people who enjoy each chapter of their program.
You can tell he actually had a great time making the show and has a lot of love for it. Imagine if Jesse Mach pulled up next to him riding Street Hawk.
It's awesome how the car "KITT" and basically the entire 1980s, were pretty much the bridge between the true muscle cars of the 60s and 70s and the turbo and tuner cars of the 90s and 00s. It's the bridge between the classic era and the modern era. The Firebird used in Knight Rider is an awesome mix of old-school, muscle car, with modern electronic flare that, even though was mostly for show, much of that technology would soon become standard features in cars today. Such as screens and lit-up digital interiors. It's been awesome seeing cars today evolve into basically what the vision of KITT was back in the 80s. Which at that time, seemed light years ahead of what was out there, in terms of technology and performance.
Well said man I never really thought about it but you are right. THey can basically talk/do KITT stuff now. I'm still salty they wouldn't declassify antigravity propulsion though. I was supposed to have UFOS/flying cars and stuff by the time I was growing up in the 00s lol.
@@Kerveros1904 He was trained by the chief stunt man and did a number of car stunts himself. He does know VERY well how to handle an old Firebird. They are clunky, huge cars with very bad roadholding but so much fun to drive!
@@palimpalim5291 Every single time i saw doing a 180, a drift etc, in the series i saw a stunt doing this wearing a hasselhoff wig. No objections regarding on whether he knows how to handle the car. He would be an idiot if after 3 seasons of series and decades of rallying with it had not learned how to handle it!
@@wiglafsfilms8418 the son was featured in the series reboot. This would have to be a passing of the torch movie for sure in order for fans to accept it. So long as it's the original K.I.T.T., but maybe -- maybe in a new car (like in KR2000).
I loved this car and guy when I was a child, plus air wolf and the A Team. I also loved Battlestar Galactica. They don't make shows nowadays for the kids like they did for us in the 80's.
I wonder how many people are bothered by the tail lights not being screen accurate. I saw the video of the lady who built this KITT for him. The tail is an interesting hybrid of the regular car and super pursuit mode look.
I remember giving him a high five when I was a kid watching them film in downtown Chicago. They had a bunch of different kitt cars in back in ally of building they where filming in.
@@spi1616 I'm from the UK but America in the 80s gave the world some great shows back then, Knight Rider, A team Airwolf...things that captured our imagination and at 38 years old today still on my mind and why I have a black 1985 Right Hand Drive Transam in my yard scheduled for a restoration!
If I was D-Hoff, I'd spend the rest if my days just touring the country like this, visiting kids in hospitals, & talking to old Vets in VFWs around the country! That old T/A is a work of art!!!
I used to skip language school classes when they interfered with Knight Rider's airtime, my parents weren't happy when they found out. Such a great series, lots of great shows and in general careless childhood
@@isaacsrandomvideos667 I have several. Here is the most recent video it is featured in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cSPgQjoPKMk.html
That is why the license plate says SPMKITT. Super Pursuit Mode KITT. The woman that built the replica car used the tail lights from Super Pursuit Mode.
