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In the early 1980s, a time when the first Computers moved into private households, Glen A. Larson, an american Producer, created a new TV Series. For this, he took advantage of the hype, that conjured the limitless capabilities of computer technology.
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The idea was simple, but brilliant: A former police officer fights crime with a talking super car.
Pontiac provides the brandnew Trans Am of the third generation- and in charge of Michael Scheffe, till now Designer of Toys at Mattel, the car of the future come into beiing. The most eye-catching changes were a running red front light, and a digital dashboard with lots of LEDs and two TV monitors.
The Knight 2000 was born!
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September, 26th, 1982: NBC showed the pilot episode of "Knight Rider" - and so the success story, that got acquaint in more than 20 countries, began.
Especially KITT, the automotive leading actor beside David Hasselhoff , got more and more fans with every aired episode.
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In these days, every child knew more about KITTs facts than math formulas and invariably every little boy wished, that KITT would be his friend. |
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