Every Time KITT Gets Destroyed | Knight Rider 

You forgot the worst destruction of all...by the production company who cancelled the show. 😞

I only remember the acid one but KITT's desperate pleas for help have stuck in memory for almost 40 years.

3:59 " MICHAEL , HELP ME ! " that broke my heart when I was a kid and it still does

As a kid watching theses episodes i was heart broken every time KITT was damaged. He was my favorite and i swore i'd stop watching the show if he was ever "killed" and replaced. No one could take KITT's place. Knight of the Drones was especially heart breaking , i can still remember having tears in my eyes when Bonnie arrives to take KITT for repairs and KITT says it's so dark and asks if it's night and Bonnie reassures him by saying yes, it's night time now. I cried.

I can remember watching the Goliath episode when it was first aired and my jaw hanging open in disbelief when KITT got beaten up. To my 10 year old mind it was just inconceivable lol.

Wilton knight would be turning in his grave if he saw his creation destroyed in such ways.

Junk Yard dog when KITT gets put in the acid pit was so upsetting😢

Who else felt like everytime Kitt got destroyed, it was almost like watching a strong adult you knew getting beat up by someone? It was almost like something that should be impossible to happen. And then the joy, when Kitt got put together again... Such great times. The 80's and 90's had so many great tv shows and animated tv shows. I know that nostalgia kind of blinds us and alot of these shows were very cheesy but nowadays most shows are complete garbage, mostly because the writers are bad at their job and can't put their egos aside for the projects sake. Don't get me wrong, there are still many amazing tv shows but not as many as back then.

Kitt's destruction in "Junkyard Dog" i think was the worst of them all. We actually heard him calling Michael for help until his voice synthesizer zeroed out. That was also the only destruction that took place under liquified mud which was heartbreaking.☹😫😭

3:40 disturbing thought the bucket loader forklift driver didn't know there wasn't anyone in KITT he literally tried to commit PREMEDITATED MURDER in the : 1st DEGREE 2nd DEGREE 3rd DEGREE

Hearing KITT call for help in that pond of sludge traumatised me as a kid

Although I love the episode "Goliath," I don't think of KITT as being destroyed in that one, just badly damaged. He was still talking and he left the desert under his own power, albeit jerry rigged by Michael.

Funny mistake: 4:37. Kitt is destroyed. Everything inside the chassis is gone, destroyed by the toxic waste, steering wheel, seats, computers… but the tires are still there. 🤣🤣🤣

The only thing that didn't get destroyed was David's mullet during the 4 seasons.

Wow. They really had to use a toy car to show KITT sinking in the mud pit🥴

Michael was definitely a air-head at times. He did Kitt bad especially going against Goliath. Common sense would tell you not to go against a semi that has the same protective shield as a car. A car never wins against a semi.

4:15 I used to replay that scene as a kid. Dug a little hole, filled it with mud and drowned all my Matchbox cars in it. Great times!

KITT's demise in "The junkyard dog" episode is the one that got me so mad/shocked.

i remember when i was a kid, i have so many good memories watching this series and how amazed i was what kitt can all do... now as an adult, its really funny to watch it again.

Thanks, I hated it. But the last one is sweet in that K.I.T.T. injected Michael to save his human companion when he realized he wouldn't be able to protect him or save himself. And at least K.I.T.T. survived every major hit he took, even if he sometimes struggled during the comeback.

That mud pit sequence wins the reward for the worst bit of miniature work in all of TV 😂

Honestly I never would of thought KITT could ever be destroyed. When it happened boy did it take me by surprise. In my opinion two of his worst ones was the acid pit and the one after he loses his protective shell.

I always felt bad that KITT was destroyed but it made it cool to think that KITT was in the end venerable which made him even more human than anything

KITT was destroyed twice, once against the forklift aka the Junkyard Dog, and once against the Juggernaut. Goliath and the Drone only damaged KITT but KITT could still function and communicate with Micheal.

Every time KITT got his bumper kicked in, Michael was way too overconfident in his abilities. Partners know each other’s weaknesses and seek to cover them up, lest they be exploited. Michael overmatched KITT’s adaptability every time.

I remember KITT gets a nice upgrade after he gets destroyed by the Juggernaut.

Thursday, November 17, 2022--6:36 am CST I'm always a little sad win KITT gets destroyed, But I'm always happy when he's rebuilt.

KITT is only destroyed in the acid pit. It ate away everything except his shell. The other times, he was still intact and still talking. Bascially, he was knocked unconscious those times.

KITT: Michael, he's zeroing in on my exhaust system! Michael: I read ya, pal. KITT: Sorry, pal. Forgive me. Michael: What?

I hated it when they did this. Poor KITT!

Garth was driven crazy he comes home to find an imposter with his name 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What I've always wanted to know is after KITT was dropped in the acid pit, who went in to attach the chains to pull him out? :P

Felt Really Bad for KIIT seeing it in such condition and situation.

The destructions that always unnerved me as a kid were the acid one and the Juggernaut, in that order. The one that was just plain dumb in a preventable way was the Hoff taking on Goliath, literally, head on.

Karr gave up after being destroyed two times. Kitt is still going strong after being destroyed five times.

I like how Michael land on his feet after being ejected

When you saw this back in the day when KITT gets damaged it broke your heart

Which do you think was the worst one? I’m thinking junkyard dog, but juggernaut is a close second

These episodes were intense back in the day. I remember as a kid wondering if KITT was gonna make it a couple of those times.

as a kid the acid pit episode and the juggernaut episode made me cry

Out of all the KITT damaged/destroyed episodes the first one was the best. Not only because the audience had never seen KITT so easily overpowered but because it's the only one out of the four that showed Michael and KITT being own their own afterwards having to figure out how to get back to the foundation. I know it makes no sense that without any tools or know how about turbines Michael was able to rig up a ramjet but the tension was built up really well and seeing KITT come back down on all four wheels and then blast out of the desert at 300mph was awesome then as it is now.

When Michael needed help, when did KITT ever say "I can't buddy"?

I only knew the juggernaut destruction! I remember that I was devastated and the next day at school was the number 1 topic!

4:05 i noticed it when i first watched this episode back in the 80's when it aired, that k.i.t.t looked sorta different, and realized it's a model car sinking lol. The special effects back then....

This is horrible. I don't like it when KITT gets destroyed.☹

Said it as a kid back n 85'. The best script should've been Garth returning n Karr as the ultimate revenge

don’t worry guys KITT got a life time warranty lol

Knight of the drones was BEFORE Junkyard dog

So KITT was never destroyed by KARR? That’s surprising.

I can still remember watching when it first aired as a kid and being absolutely shocked when this happened.

I always wanted to see garth knight and Karr to team up against Michael and Kitt that seemed like the logical next step

Guys I know we all were sorry for those episodes. Yes, that was great show but I can't help myself thinking some gaps in the scenario. :)) Destroy No.1: First of all KITT could've detected wire and explosion system buried into the walls. He detected the molecular shell of The Goliath. He could've calculated the collision and ejected Michael out or taken the control to save Michael and himself. :) Destroy No.2: KITT was even able to unlock a door lock from the distance. He could've taken the control of that loader machine to stop it. Destroy No.3: This episode was weird. When KITT was showered with a special liquid, he could've detected the liquid's specs or the failure on his molecular shell. Just one hit has already taken KITT out actually. We saw that KITT was extremely weak without molecular shell. :)) Destroy No.4: We saw in this episode, they had no need a special liquid to mess with KITT's shell, one rocket was enough to break KITT. :) Actually KITT foresaw how they would destroy him. Again he could've taken the control and turn a 180 degree maneuver to avoid from the rocket... Ok ok ok, I know these episodes left our memory for long years. The show wouldn't be excited without these traumatic shocks. :) I love them but everytime I watch those, I'm still thinking all of these. :))

I wouldn't consider KITT getting bashed by Goliath as being destroyed. KITT is badly damaged by the collision, but he's still in one piece.

geez i begin to think michael is the cause of all these destruction..

Love the episodes as they are, though I still think KITT being dumped in the acid pit could've marked the demise of his old dash. His old dash disintegrating as it sunk in the acid would've had a far more emotional (though traumatising) impact than a missile shot up his exhaust. Especially after being associated with the dash in Seasons-1-2. Almost like the loss of a character. Then restoring KITT and introducing the new dash would've felt like introducing a new character. Would've made an awesome 2-hour episode. Much more realistic than KITT being destroyed and then restored with the exact same dash. And then carrying on the status quo like his acid trip never happened.

I remember as a kid so depressed when kitt got dropped n the acid it was by far the worst for me almost tragic 🤣

JOHN 3:16 FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.

How did KITT lose to a forklift?

the Goliath episode.i remember we were all shocked and everyone at school talking about it.and waited for the part 2

The Goliath one as a kid was awesome! I remember part 2 when Michael wakes up and pulls out the Knight Industries 2000 car manual to get Kitt working again 😂

KITT Voice in englisch very uncool, it’s so much better in German dubbing

Missed the one where KITT gets knocked over the side of a mountain and rolls over with Michael inside and taking some damage.

One man trying to eat a hamburger while drunk off his arss in the pursuit of helping Carl's juniors hamburgers taste better 😋

When you least expect it, it will happen one way or another and it is tough to watch Kitt getting damaged in more ways than one.

I seem to remember all of these destructions happened in the season finale, then we got a "new and improved" KITT for the next season with upgraded gadgets every time he got rebuilt. KITT also got some minor cosmetic changes, especially the front bumper, I always thought this was to keep up with the current model Firebird/Trans-am.

The acid one I do remember watching

For the sake of discussion, when KITT is 'destroyed' in 'Junkyard Dog', you can see he's physically destroyed. In the other episodes, KITT himself is still intact, he's just damaged. This time, his circuitry is physically gone. Presumably he's restored from backup memory files but, if that's true, is this really KITT anymore? It is a completely different computer, built almost from the ground up with a copy of his memories. Is this really the original KITT anymore or is this a new computer that just remembers being him?

I remember on a Universal Studios tour in 1985, around the corner was an auto carrying semi truck with 6 or 8 Kitts on the trailer.😊

LOL!!! What an era we ve lived in!!! That 80s technology seems funny today! 🤣

Oh man, I still remember the one where KITT got dropped into the acid. That moment literally scarred my 4-year-old psyche. As far as I was concerned, KITT was just as much a 'person' as any human, and the idea of him getting dissolved was traumatizing.

Criminal that they never paired Garth up with KARR.

Bruh! Even if that was a normal semi that was a horrible idea.

I would recreate the acid pit scene in my goldfish pond at home.

Pobre Kitt.Exelente auto y exelente capítulo 🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨

Technically it's 5 times, you forgot to add the most emotional one of all, when KITT is flooded underwater in KR2000

As A kid it hurt me so to see A Hero of mine hurt in the ways K.I.T.T was.

These are out of order. It should go Goliath -> Knight of the Drones -> Junkyard Dog -> Knight of the Juggernaut

hello. i did see a few of these. i had no idea kitt was destroyed this many times. my question is about the juggernaut. it looks like a version of the vehicle used in Molly Ringwalds 1983 movie spacehunter. is it the same one?

How dare you put me through the heartache all over again of losing KITT!!!

No Brasil... era a SUPER MÁQUINA... passava as quintas feiras na Record... Maravilhosos anos 80... bons tempos... De Jundiaí SP Brasil...

can you tell me the number of the episode where a guy hypnotizes michael's friend and captures kitt

Poor KITT. He was nearly destroyed 4 times and became stronger than ever with upgrades. In Knight Rider 2000, he was dismantled, and his AI was inside Michael's vintage car. Later, KITT was put in the Knight 4000. He looks better in black.

Knight industries and the foundation for law and government. '80s kids always believed that Hi-Tech privatized law enforcement could do it better and would one day be a possibility for the future. Elon Musk: Hold my beer..

It always disappoints me to see KITT getting wracked. He should be indestructible! That is his thing! Edit: that’s why you should always do a daily backup in the cloud when possible. Then they could always bring back Kitt in another car after he is destroyed.

Poor KITT 🚗🚘 😭😭😭😭

The truth is underneath that bonded shell & nearly indestructible, KITT is a regular ordinary car that talks & does almost everything except flying, nothing's perfect.

There actually was a 5th time, sorta…..in Knight Rider 2000, when Maddock had him disassembled. 🙁

Would it not been simpler to just Turbo-Boost over Goliath? With Junkyard Dog, 2 major potholes. 1: KITT would have detected the fork-lifter coming and backed away 2: He could have over-ridden the operator's controls with the Microwave Jammer.

Nice Editing skills, KITT was damaged 3 times, acid john Destroyes KITT, so much that Michael had to call devon and get him to call the original team Wilton Knight assembled and have them design everything from the ground up

They did such a good job establishing KITT's indestructibility that the first time he got destroyed, it really threw me--that was some good TV. :D

Sorry for KITT🚗🚘 😟😟😟😟

clearly a toy going in the mud lol

KITT's major weakness? He hardly uses his laser beam weapon, despite one of his program directives is valuing human life.

K.I.T.T GETTING WRECKED MEANT YOU SHOULD HAVE COMPLETELY USED ANOTHER CAR/TRUCK DESIGN BUT NOOOOO...

6:07 that is the hero vehicle from Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone ~1983

😳 😦 😱 💥 🥺 😰 😓

Hey you should post Kit vs car on this channel. I fricken loved this show

6:06 1 hit did that much damage ?

La más "suave", sin mencionar la vez que lo sepultaron en grava(o algo parecido), fue la de GOLIATH. La del misil, fue puñalada a traición. La del pozo de ácido, fue KITT R.I.P. Lo mismo contra la mole que lo dejo como lata de bebida .... Antes lo "bañaron" con un desestabilizador molecular.

The difference between Kitt and the Juggernaut is the gauge of the steel like the difference between a car and a military tank.