Michael Knight is a plot device that is similar to the plot of the Japanese animated TV series “8 Man” 1963. Wilton Knight, who has amassed a huge fortune in electronics development and established the Knight Foundation, is preparing to establish a private detective agency to confront the great evil that pervades society. At that time, Michael Long, a talented Silicon Valley detective, is seriously wounded by a bullet to the face in the investigation of an industrial espionage case. He was narrowly saved by Wilton Knight, the general manager of the foundation, who adopted him and gave him a new face, Michael Knight. On his deathbed, Wilton preached to Michael that “One man can make a difference,” and he passed away, leaving Michael to carry on his legacy. In “8 Man,” the detective who was shot got a super robot body after his death, while Michael was given an advanced specially equipped car as his sidekick. This “Knight 2000” was a super machine secretly developed by the Foundation, a robot car equipped with artificial intelligence KITT: Knight Industries Two Thousand. In the video s1ep8 “Trust Doesn't Rust,” the car was equipped with KARR: Knight Automated Roving Robot, a prototype of KITT developed by the Foundation. This KARR's program is “self-preserving. Society was disrupted when a bad guy broke into a warehouse and activated KARR. KITT's program on the other hand is “service to humanity and protection of life. Michael's prediction that in a game of chicken, KARR would lose because of its “self-preservation” function was right on the money. The “8 Man” MAD can be found here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q9fBhF_vs-w.html