yeah it did...had more of a reverb sound affect...and also his personality was more on a human level as where in his first appearance he was more like a drone, where he pretty much said the same lines over and over and didnt do much negotiating with anyone...like he did here with John...and his voice was better too in this one, I know the legendary Peter Cullen voiced the first KARR, but the second voice actor did a wonderful job, it was deeper and more sinister...I think it was a better fit
For me, KARR, the evil "twin" (or, to be more precise, the "older brother") of KITT is certainly one of the best characters created in the series! So much so that it is a pity that he did not become a more frequent character and did not appear in more episodes !
Note that by the 3rd season, KITT had a new dashboard configuration from when Bonnie came back and repaired him in the 3rd season opener, but KARR still has the old dashboard configuration from the first two seasons, including the accelerator pedal with no LED lights. Nice continuity touch!
They used the old "hero" car from the first two seasons for any inserts of KARR in this episode, as they'd made another car up into the "new" hero car with the redesigned dash. It was the first episode shot for the third season, so the new car wasn't quite ready yet for full filming. If you watch around 8:24 when KITT pulls away, it's still the old hero car, which was pulling double duty for this episode and the next one shot (The Ice Bandits).
@@robchamberlin4900 Quite fitting for his AI programming. Both of the songs are centered around Self Preservation and/or The Thrill of Living. It's a detail I rarely see used in films nowadays.
I mean the level of manipulation is chilling. Karr using them to get unstuck, then not speaking until the right moment, then using his spying turns that against the kid as emotional manipulation. Then “manual override” lie. Omg they made this car spot on sociopathic. 😳
We need a KARR revival show. He wakes up in a storage facility somewhere in modern day and tries to navigate the modern world. He's not evil, just selfish and would do anything to survive. He drives around until he finds a human driver/car enthusiast whom he entices to ride with him. He works with him (or her?) to come up with a disguise to change his appearance from a 1980s looking car to something more modern. He then tries to hunt down any remnants of the Knight Industries people to seek revenge.
Goes to every drive thru ordering absurd amounts of food and beverages "I am the Knight Automated Roving Robot and I demand nourishment." sitting there with windows fully tinted, and the music blaring The Pointer Sisters Jump In. The cashier and people behind him honk as the bags of food await. Then he suddenly says I think I changed my mind and uses turbo boosts over the second drive thru window and takes off to the next. 😏
Reboot plot twist- KARR is one of the prototype C8 Corvettes that GM said they scrapped. All KARR needs to do is to show up at a Cars & Coffee somewhere. He'll find a driver in no time. After that, it'll be payback time for being sent to the scrapyard!
I guess they didn't want to pay royalties so they got musicians to do covers. I guess covers even with the same lyrics and instruments wouldn't get them sued.
Love how KITT has his upgraded dashboard by this time while KARR obviously still has the old dash. And KARR's scanner is now yellow. Also love how he gets a new black and silver two-tone paint job later in the episode so he differs more from KITT.
@@PhayzinOut Yeah, bit odd how he didn't have the 'KARR' license plate in "Trust Doesn't Rust", then suddenly here it is. Unless he has the revolving license plate function KITT uses in Season 2's "Brother's Keeper".
@@slickchick5811 Well KARR was sort of an unfinished model anyway since Wilton Knight failed to give him the same function for preservation of human life like KITT. Instead self-preservation. Hence why KARR was originally deactivated and put away so Wilton could correct this programming with KITT. So the two tone kind of suits KARR's unfinished model persona. Plus KARR was often referring to himself as the prototype.
Yeah, it was trying to be slick and finagle itself a driver so it could get what it wanted, although who knows what its endgame was since I don't think they explained what Karr's main directive was, aside from self-preservation.
Great episode! The only plot point they never covered was... who rebuilt KARR? This could have been expanded into a two/three parter to include space for that; or act as a setup for the next "big" episode.
Head cannon is KARR did not explode. At the last moment he ejected some fuel and ignited it to make it appear like he had exploded to throw Michael and KITT off his trail. He had not counted on getting knocked off line.
@@Tim.Stotelmeyer true yet KARR didn't appear weakened at all and in excellent shape for being buried underneath all that sand and seawater for 2+ years. Even with his mbs wouldn't his fluids run out? He also got a new scanner somehow
This eppisode, trust don't rust, the episodes with Garth, when KITT gets his season 3 dashboard, & when Super Pursuit Mode was added were the greatest eppisodes of all 4 seasons.
‘This looks like Darth Vader’s bathroom.’ Michael Knight in KITT ‘I bet George Lucas drives one of these things.’ John in KARR Funny how both cars there’s references to Star Wars back then don’t you think? 😂😂😂
Maybe they thought it would have been too confusing or just too on the nose and unsubtle. But, considering some of the plots they used in this show, they could as well have done it. I bet Hasselhoff gets asked about that at panels and such, I wonder if he is on record explaining why they didn't.
Actually David Haaselhoff stated that the demand for playing two characters on-screen and interacting was too much and so Garth Knight was killed off for good.
@@wolfgangvan-uber6515 Tyre is a ruine-d olde East Meditteranian city. TIRES( NOT as in exhausted and needing a rest) make the laying of rubber although as the tires also were supposed to be coated in the same armor I always wondered why they did that sound.
The acronym for KARR actually makes more sense for what it is, rather than KITT which is just the acronym for the company. I still love KITT and the whole show.
Anyone else notice how KARR was lifted about about a foot when driving out of the sand. Once the car is on the road it's all of a sudden at a normal rude height.
Mine to, but If i had to choose one, I prefer this second appearance because of the changes they introduced to give KARR his own personality: amber color for the scanner (and different sound too), grey-black paint for the bodywork and (with all due respect to Peter Cullen) the persuasive voice of Paul Frees that deserves his merit.
Wow, I did not know David had so much makeup in his face, this did not show on my old VHS recordings :D. Also, so great that you put in the German version of the intro at the end. It's so good :).
Don't forget when grenades explode the henchmen's arms always flail about plus the Wilhelm scream lol and gunshots that actually lasted so damn long and went pew pew. Also laser made noise in the 80s too🤣
One of the best episodes for sure. I do love how Knight Industries didn't go collect KARR after Trust Doesn't Rust. Perhaps they sent a/ crew who could not find him.
No, it's not. I'm from the 80's too and it's just funny how bad this stuff was. KARR exploded so how is he back? And the whole of idea of building some supercar is hilarious 80's nonsense. Kind of like "Small Wonder" the TV show about the android kid or Alf but I loved Alf. I loved Buck Rogers but it had some of the dumbest episodes.
@@GizmoMaltese So many things from Knight Rider were accurate though . They were doing skype in the car , and Michael had an Apple type watch , 30 years before they became reality
I love Karr and if i was going to have a knight rider car it would be Karr,everyone has a KITT and Karr is individualistic with a hell of a great personality.It has attitude!
I think I like Paul Frees voice as KARR more than Peter Cullen. They gave him a more menacing sounding voice and with a upgraded voice box this version of KARR feels more powerful and cunning than KARR was before.
In all truth it's actually genius they changed the voice actor. Since karr has been under the sand for that long, his voice box would have sounded different.
As much as I respect Peter Cullen, Paul Frees was the better of the two IMO. Really, everything about KARR was better in this episode; there was an element of malevolence that was missing the first time.
I don't know who's voice like better first voice of KARR he had a lot of funny like comments and one-liners he was more of a hot-head. This KARR voice is like a more evil sophisticated type of voice
Knight Rider in a nut shell. Can cut all the more boring parts out of each episode and end up with 10 minute episodes which are more entertaining. man imagine how much time this would save. 86 episodes if we cut 30 mins from each thats 43 hours of watch time we just saved ourselves.
Technically he probably did...at the end there's just the blinking led component, and maybe Acid John Byrock found it and used it to build the monster forklift in Junkyard Dog. Watch that one - we don't get to see who's driving!!!😲
KARR definitely appeared in another episode or two after this one. Remember, they gave him a bluish black and silver color scheme in order to better differentiate him from KITT. I think he was in about 4 or 5 episodes of the KNIGHT RIDER series. He was hands down the BEST villain in the series. Too bad they didn't get more creative with his role, as they could've really told some great stories with him, especially in relation to KITT and Knight Industries as a whole. It could've been epic.
@@shinbakihanma2749 They should have paired him and Garthe Knight the evil Michael Knight together at some point for their final epic battle. I feel as awesome as Goliath was as Garthe's deadly truck of doom, it was just well. C'mon man.
This is my favourite episode of Knight Rider. No offence to Peter Cullen, but Paul Frees was the real voice of KARR for me. I always found it great that they revamped KARR's personality. In the first episode he was naive, temperamental, and almost child-like. In the second they made him conniving, manipulative, and overall much more of a threat. He knew about popular cultural icons such as Aladdin, and how to use them to woo people into hos own plans. The sadistic streak was icing on the cake. It's a crime that he was only in two episodes, becasue he could have been a great recurring villain. A threat in the background who popped up now and again in a larger story arc.
KARR appeared to explode in Trust Doesn't Rust, turns out it was just a loose cable. BTW: Poor effort by the foundation to not clean up their rubbish from the beach.
KARR's alpha circuit caused the explosion. I don't know what the alpha circuits were so don't ask, but it was mentioned in the sequel. Also, we didn't see him explode into little bits in episode 1, just a fireball with debris flying up, which could've been anything on the beach. The foundation might have investigated afterward but couldn't find his remains so they likely assumed he was swept out into the oceans, but instead, he was swept to a distant part of the beach.
@@donjohnson8120 that's a reach lol. It was bad writing. Entertaining but bad writing. Fireball with debris equals EXPLOSION lol. They forced that episode. Goliath Returns you can justify. The foundation were idiots. KARR returning the way he did made no sense.
@@KThrilla Of course it's a reach! But what I said was not impossible. I actually discussed this scenario with another person somewhere in the other comments. We tried to figure it out 😀. The conclusion was that the damaged alpha circuits / alpha capacitors connects to either one of his many jet packs (you know the rockets / afterburners that allow him to turbo boost and go into pursuit mode), or his one of his other combustible tanks, you know the oil slick, and smoke screen, etc. That's why KARR did not appear damage because the explosion came from underneath the car. Now before you say shouldn't the bottom of his car have a big hole in it? Not really. Remember KARR had the same molecular bondage shield that KITT had, so the frame can still be intact but wherever the release or hole was for the booster, oil slick, smoke screen, etc. is, that where's the explosion came out from. Also, beaches are typically littered with debris and any impact will make it fly out.
"Kitt vs Karr" This is the episode where we were introduced to the song "Self Control" by Laura Branigan, one of my favorite episodes. I haven't seen this episode in 30 years, I feel like I'm 8 years old again. Does Karr's voice sound familiar? Optimus Prime, aka Peter Cullen.
I share your enthusiasm for the voice! Though I should point out that Peter Cullen played the voice of KARR in the first season episode "Trust Doesn't Rust". In this episode, KARR was played by Paul Frees. :)
Many many moons ago, I wrote a fan fiction sequel to this episode. You remember how KARR's CPU was left in the desert at the end. My story began with a 10 year old boy that witnessed KITT and KARR's showdown. After KITT left the scene, the boy goes to the wreckage and finds the CPU still functioning. He takes it home and puts it away not knowing what to do with it. 15 years later he finds it again and is able to access KARR, because it was 80s tech and easily hacked. He uses the CPU to rebuild KARR and gives him a newer 4th gen Trans Am body. The rest of the story you can probably figure out. LOL
My fan fiction story was that garthe knight was there at the location and he was watching the showdown and when he saw the the explosion he waits until Michael and KITT leaves he and his technicians drive in and start picking up the pieces. The episode starts with garthe picking up the beeping CPU and smiling .
Miraculous! Not only did KARR magically reassemble after exploding into a million pieces and then bury itself in the sand completely intact, but it also changed the color of its forward scanner from red to yellow!
KARR didn't explode into little bits in episode 1. Yes there was an explosion but that was likely caused by his alpha circuit, which KARR said needed replacement in episode 2. I'm thinking the alpha circuits were the jet packs underneath KITT and KARR that allowed them to turbo boost and propelled them into pursuit mode. KITT and KARR had at least 2 of these, if not more, underneath the car. Yes I'm aware that KARR was still able to drive at high speed and turbo boost in episode 2, but like I said, he had several of these alpha circuits. As for the debris, that could've been anything floating on the beach side, like pieces of scraps, woods and stuff. The change in his scanner and voice module color from red to yellow was probably due to the impact as well. The impact also changed his voice too. If you're asking me, I thought it was a much needed improvement so I don't mind the plot-holes here. I couldn't stand Peter Cullen's voice. I'm sorry but Optimus Prime doesn't sound evil enough. He sounds like a ticked off, impatient dad who left a message on someone's answer machine. Paul Frees was the man! His manipulative voice was perfect for KARR.
Don Johnson : (1) KITT and Michael even state, specifically, in this episode that they ‘saw KARR explode’ and (2) you actually imagine that an impact would magically change the color of light bulbs in the car’s scanner??? Lol Dude - I can tell that you’re very committed to Knight Rider (obviously way too much) and your deeply bothered by the fact that it is just a TV show, but you sound utterly insane. The reason that KARR magically reassembled itself was because KARR was not originally intended to return to the series. However, he was a fan favorite and producers later decided to bring him back. The scanner was changed so that TV viewers could more easily distinguish KITT from KARR on screen. The alpha circuit wasn’t magic and can’t explain away poor writing. I hate to be the one to have to say this, but you need a life
dude, get a grip of yourself. I'm aware KARR was supposedly be destroyed in his first episode. But the ending left enough wiggle-room to allow for a sequel. KARR was not your typical Pontiac Trans Am from Detroit. He was the same as KITT, built to withstand punishment. KITT was capable of going through metal frames, concrete walls, and tons of rock boulders, unscathed. The explosion was caused by something underneath the car, most likely one of his several turbo boost / jet packs. As for the color change in his scanner, my only conclusion is the impact might have alter his configuration. Perhaps his lights were capable of changing color, the same way he and KITT can tint their windows to completely dark. As for Michael and KITT seeing KARR "exploded", again, they saw an explosion from a distance but we didn't see his parts as we all did in the sequel. During the explosion, there were pieces of things flying up but that could easily be debris floating in the water or on the beach. When he fell off the cliff, he landed into water and/or beach side sand. These are soft substances. Before you criticize the writers or myself, I think you need to think harder before commenting.
9:32 Nice drift by the cop. There are very impressive driving stunts in this episode considering it is a TV show. This is close to Fast and Furious level stunts.
How in the hell did they miss that?! Well, tbh, I didn't see it the first time through, now it's ALL I see. Still, they should have done something in editing to mitigate that some...
KARR's voice here is veteran voice actor Paul Frees. If you've ever been to the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom, he's the narrator for that ride.
The moment KARR activates it's tape-deck on the "music" command... That's one advanced computer - but playing digital music wasn't one of its features....
Yet my 2016 Toyota Rav 4 has voice activated music function..and voice activated GPS navigation as well....science fiction becoming science fact as is often the case.
At the time both KITT's and KARR's hard drives were listed as being able to store some ungodly, for the time, mid-kilobyte ranges. Digital music takes up a lot of data storage. Many modern mp3s would have used up much of the available hard drive space.
For the convenience of the driver it would make sense to have a music player that uses then-popular consumer formats, otherwise the Foundation would be spending its time and money licensing and converting a music library to a proprietary format just for its employee's entertainment. The first car CD player was introduced in 1984, so KARR wouldn't have had one.
Paul Frees, may he rest in peace, did a fantastic job of voicing KARR in this episode. Very, very well articulated.
i think KARR sounds cooler than KITT
Hes still alive
@@CANNINGRC He died shortly after making this episode actually.
I thought it was peter cullen who voiced KARR.
@@Stretch54449 you are right, Peter did voice KARR as well, but in this episode it was Paul.
This never gets old. It's one of the best episodes. The scanner sound of Karr is so cool
The robotic whirring overlay sounded so much better
Love to have KARR...tho I'd put him...in a Camaro ( looks MORE sinister ) to be Kitts predecesdor/older brother...
Yeah, sounds good. Though I personally prefer the sound of KARR's scanner from "Trust Doesn't Rust".
yeah it did...had more of a reverb sound affect...and also his personality was more on a human level as where in his first appearance he was more like a drone, where he pretty much said the same lines over and over and didnt do much negotiating with anyone...like he did here with John...and his voice was better too in this one, I know the legendary Peter Cullen voiced the first KARR, but the second voice actor did a wonderful job, it was deeper and more sinister...I think it was a better fit
Paul Frees
I love how freaked out KITT is by seeing KARR.
I guess he didn't believe in ghosts...until now!
Hells bells, if I were KITT, and I discovered that KARR was still operable, I'd probably suffer a severe oil leak!
Think of it as seeing an exact twin that would want to kill you.
I know. For a computer that can't feel KITT is always so emotional. But I loved it as a kid. 😊
I'm so glad I have die cast models of both KITT and KARR
KARR is so awesome. I wish he could have been a regular villain that frequently appeared.
this time hes lacking two tone silver and black
For me, KARR, the evil "twin" (or, to be more precise, the "older brother") of KITT is certainly one of the best characters created in the series! So much so that it is a pity that he did not become a more frequent character and did not appear in more episodes !
Yes karr is the devil un like Kitt is . Kitt is like Jesus Christ he never gives up and he al ways has turbo boost
I agree
Agree
I feel the exact same way.
Cain and Abel - I always thought but still my favorite episodes of the show@@raychristensen5273
"I bet George Lucas drives one of these things." Epic quote.
Kind of a nod to the pilot "Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom"
I wonder if Darth inspired Garthe Knights name
@@Samuel-gc6js Might be why some spell Garthe as 'Garth' lol
Inside joke 😂
Looks like Dath Vaders bathroom!
As a kid in the 80s, I still remember clearly now, I used to have rare long dreams at night of driving KITT around. Loved the show and the car.
Note that by the 3rd season, KITT had a new dashboard configuration from when Bonnie came back and repaired him in the 3rd season opener, but KARR still has the old dashboard configuration from the first two seasons, including the accelerator pedal with no LED lights. Nice continuity touch!
Also at 9:06 the ripped up floor rug on a one of a kind, priceless piece of futuristic tech.
Yep, but I never understood why they put lights on the accelerator in the first place. I mean, who looks at the pedals when they're driving?!
@@paulwhite6745 TV viewers.🤪🤣
@@paulwhite6745 it was designed to show Kitt in drive.mode.
They used the old "hero" car from the first two seasons for any inserts of KARR in this episode, as they'd made another car up into the "new" hero car with the redesigned dash. It was the first episode shot for the third season, so the new car wasn't quite ready yet for full filming. If you watch around 8:24 when KITT pulls away, it's still the old hero car, which was pulling double duty for this episode and the next one shot (The Ice Bandits).
this car still looks futuristic even in 2022
Even in 2023
@@neonsigns3301. This is 2023.
You haven't seen enough of today's cars. The Hondas u see daily ain't it man
@@lydellflood8818 And in 2024
Why can't anyone make a car that talks like KITT today?!
y'know for an evil prototype, KARR has great taste in music
Whats the sekond song called
@@vinne0697 Self Control by Laura Brannigan. It was also used in the Halloween episode opening.
Rob Chamberlin Thanks, I wanted to know as well
@@robchamberlin4900 Quite fitting for his AI programming. Both of the songs are centered around Self Preservation and/or The Thrill of Living. It's a detail I rarely see used in films nowadays.
So did Dr. Evil! (lol)
"They must've picked up my sonar......damn". 🤣
John: ok, what is this a joke?
Karr: no...but that outfit is..😏
😂
“Greetings ...foolish mortal, and welcome-“
@@kellyweingart3692 sdďddddddffiiiuuuggf de um 0 2. Eu sei, llll
L.
Ah c'mon, it was the 80s... let him have the outfit! LOL
@@AchtungBaby77 Hey, if you let things like that go, we get WW84😅
KARR is truly one of a kind. It manages to tie down barrels with a rope to itself while turbo boosting over a truck.
They should have shot the barrels like they did in Jaws.
@@MLife1972
" HE CAN'T GO DOWN WITH
3 BARRELLS ON HIM
NOT WITH 3 "
9:08 whoa!
Dont be so jealous, its not very becoming!
No it didn't!?!?! The rope gets caught on the car as it crashes through the drums that were tied onto the truck.
I mean the level of manipulation is chilling. Karr using them to get unstuck, then not speaking until the right moment, then using his spying turns that against the kid as emotional manipulation. Then “manual override” lie. Omg they made this car spot on sociopathic. 😳
We need a KARR revival show. He wakes up in a storage facility somewhere in modern day and tries to navigate the modern world. He's not evil, just selfish and would do anything to survive. He drives around until he finds a human driver/car enthusiast whom he entices to ride with him. He works with him (or her?) to come up with a disguise to change his appearance from a 1980s looking car to something more modern. He then tries to hunt down any remnants of the Knight Industries people to seek revenge.
Goes to every drive thru ordering absurd amounts of food and beverages "I am the Knight Automated Roving Robot and I demand nourishment." sitting there with windows fully tinted, and the music blaring The Pointer Sisters Jump In. The cashier and people behind him honk as the bags of food await. Then he suddenly says I think I changed my mind and uses turbo boosts over the second drive thru window and takes off to the next. 😏
Reboot plot twist- KARR is one of the prototype C8 Corvettes that GM said they scrapped. All KARR needs to do is to show up at a Cars & Coffee somewhere. He'll find a driver in no time. After that, it'll be payback time for being sent to the scrapyard!
In 2023 it'll probably be a trans person who changes karr into an all electric car with a non binary personality driving to stop oil protests 😂
Maybe OpenAI buy KITT industries 👀
@@DrumToTheBassWoop how come we only see kitt built replicas but no karr one's or team knight riders replicas
That intro to Laura Brannigan's Self Control is beautiful
Naz B yeah she was
The song is Branigan's but the song played was only a cover...even Pointer Sisters' "Jump", obviously for copyright reasons.
avbpolicarpio It isn’t her song, it belongs to Italian singer Raf
The show always had all the classics ! of the time . But always were cover versions of the songs
I guess they didn't want to pay royalties so they got musicians to do covers. I guess covers even with the same lyrics and instruments wouldn't get them sued.
Love how KITT has his upgraded dashboard by this time while KARR obviously still has the old dash. And KARR's scanner is now yellow. Also love how he gets a new black and silver two-tone paint job later in the episode so he differs more from KITT.
Don't forget the license plate. KARR didn't have one in Trust Doesn't Rust
@@PhayzinOut Yeah, bit odd how he didn't have the 'KARR' license plate in "Trust Doesn't Rust", then suddenly here it is. Unless he has the revolving license plate function KITT uses in Season 2's "Brother's Keeper".
@@AndrewChapman I forgot about that function 😱
That scheme would've been even more in line if KITT's plate read KITT instead of KNIGHT
I dunno the two tone made him look like an unfinished model.
@@slickchick5811 Well KARR was sort of an unfinished model anyway since Wilton Knight failed to give him the same function for preservation of human life like KITT. Instead self-preservation. Hence why KARR was originally deactivated and put away so Wilton could correct this programming with KITT. So the two tone kind of suits KARR's unfinished model persona. Plus KARR was often referring to himself as the prototype.
The voice of Karr here is so soothing and intriguing like a Mad genie in a lamp wanting you to commit crime.
Also the voice of Optimus Prime in the cartoon and movies.
@@MLife1972 not in this episode, but it was indeed Peter Cullen in the first one that KARR appears in (Trust Doesn't Rust). Here it was Paul Frees
@@img00 thanks for that. I thought he sounded a bit off.
And Kitt is a whiney little bitch.
Yeah, it was trying to be slick and finagle itself a driver so it could get what it wanted, although who knows what its endgame was since I don't think they explained what Karr's main directive was, aside from self-preservation.
The 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Best time the world has ever witnessed
I always liked seeing the camera crew in the reflections.. it always let me know that they weren't alone lol
Great episode! The only plot point they never covered was... who rebuilt KARR? This could have been expanded into a two/three parter to include space for that; or act as a setup for the next "big" episode.
I know right. They could have stretched it. It was my favorite part of the series.
Head cannon is KARR did not explode. At the last moment he ejected some fuel and ignited it to make it appear like he had exploded to throw Michael and KITT off his trail. He had not counted on getting knocked off line.
@@Tim.Stotelmeyer true yet KARR didn't appear weakened at all and in excellent shape for being buried underneath all that sand and seawater for 2+ years. Even with his mbs wouldn't his fluids run out? He also got a new scanner somehow
@@kevinkelley3906 maybe it was Marco Bario from S5 Killer KITT who did the upgrades. But then why did he put KARR back in the sand?
@@resetsetmefree478 To hide him away maybe.
This eppisode, trust don't rust, the episodes with Garth, when KITT gets his season 3 dashboard, & when Super Pursuit Mode was added were the greatest eppisodes of all 4 seasons.
The real crime is that the guy's shorts are shorter than the girl's
No, look again.
The girls' shorts were CONSIDERABLY shorter and tighter.
@@grantorino2325 No. They weren't. His were definitely shorter lol.
Hers were tighter, but J S didn't say anything about tightness dude.
I personally always want to slap people who grab the glass (window) to open and close the doors... no matter how short their shorts are ;)
J S damn u ain’t never lied 🤣 but look at his shirt tho
Unfortunately that was the style at the time.
I fucking LOVE the sound of KITT and KARR’s turbines whistling
So Epic!!! 👍✅️ 🚗
Yes 😍
He’s right - those shorts were indeed ‘radical’ 😎
TIMMYMiIIer
‘This looks like Darth Vader’s bathroom.’ Michael Knight in KITT
‘I bet George Lucas drives one of these things.’ John in KARR
Funny how both cars there’s references to Star Wars back then don’t you think? 😂😂😂
@Galva Tron how the times have changed..
@Galva Tron Exactly, this was 1984, the year after the original Star Wars trilogy concluded with Return of the Jedi.
Back when Star Wars was good
This was in the early 1980s. Star Wars was still really big.
@@AndrewChapman You mean the year that released Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Paul Frees. What a great voice actor. The perfect sinister voice of K.A.R.R.
It's sad that Paul Frees passed away.
I remember him as the voice of Owl from Winnie The Pooh, especially when his tree house fell down 😆
@@QuibbletHe had other voices in the Disney universe. Pluto and Professor Von Drake just to name a few.
Always thought it was Peter Cullen for some reason
Karrs jump over that semi is life,one of the best jumps in the series.
Something tells me that there's more to KARR than meets the eye
;) but technically only in the first KARR episode, not this one, coz he was voiced by Paul Frees here :)
@@jkjeepontrail9074 no, but as splatbubble said, he was voiced by Peter Cullen in his first appearance.
They missed a trick by not teaming up KARR and Garthe Knight.
Maybe they thought it would have been too confusing or just too on the nose and unsubtle. But, considering some of the plots they used in this show, they could as well have done it. I bet Hasselhoff gets asked about that at panels and such, I wonder if he is on record explaining why they didn't.
Actually David Haaselhoff stated that the demand for playing two characters on-screen and interacting was too much and so Garth Knight was killed off for good.
As Spock would put it, “the possibilities”.
they should have put K.A.R.R.'s CPU in Goliath
Did you know Garthe was played by David Hasselhoff with a (presumably false) goatee? Clever..
Love the the way they felt the need to add tyre screeching when cars are driving in sand and dirt tracks.
Mark Rocque You can never have enough tyre screeching in 80‘s films and TV shows.
@@wolfgangvan-uber6515 Tyre is a ruine-d olde East Meditteranian city. TIRES( NOT as in exhausted and needing a rest) make the laying of rubber although as the tires also were supposed to be coated in the same armor I always wondered why they did that sound.
@@kurtsnyder4752 the treads may not have had enough traction if they were also covered in the molecularly bonded shell.
I've gotten tires to squeal on dirt before
George Lucas references, the music, and the girl
saying "Totally rad car, dude". This almost feels
like a parody of 80s movies made today.
@Don Geraci it's really as if 80'S tv manages to parody itself even before the actual parody happens !!
Miss the 1980's 😢😔
The acronym for KARR actually makes more sense for what it is, rather than KITT which is just the acronym for the company.
I still love KITT and the whole show.
Fun fact... Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime's voice) did KARR's first voice.
Anyone else notice how KARR was lifted about about a foot when driving out of the sand. Once the car is on the road it's all of a sudden at a normal rude height.
Yeah, they probably put a lift kit or something on it for this scene otherwise it would have bottomed out and got stuck
@@tommybason6057 Maybe, or two separate cars.
They could have explained it as a built in feature for adverse terrain.
@@dereklangley8582 yeah perhaps just an empty shell with an engine
Air shocks!
Man those police cars of the era are just BEAUTIFUL! Of course taking nothing away from Knight Rider.
The girlfriend was BEAUTIFUL!
I recorded this episode when it first aired. In fact, I still have the VHS tape!
Please be kind and rewind
archiveseeker can you upload it?
I would love too see the commercials that's accompanied that episode.
Damn man, really? I remember the first VCR's they were enormous and weighed like 20 pounds.
@@tyharris9994 They were Built and Lastest Longer than new stuff !! My VCR was 1983 - 1991
The KARR episodes were my favorites.
Garth and Goliath as well
Mine to
Mine to, but If i had to choose one, I prefer this second appearance because of the changes they introduced to give KARR his own personality: amber color for the scanner (and different sound too), grey-black paint for the bodywork and (with all due respect to Peter Cullen) the persuasive voice of Paul Frees that deserves his merit.
Wow, I did not know David had so much makeup in his face, this did not show on my old VHS recordings :D. Also, so great that you put in the German version of the intro at the end. It's so good :).
80's chicks were hot!
You won't think so after watching some early 1980s adult videos.
Ha! You wish they were!
The nursing homes will be filling up soon with 'em. Go get u one!!!!!
yes classic
@@henrynorcrossii3363 Chu talkin bout Willis? Nuttin better than a bearded clam in golden age porn.
Love these 80‘s shows with sqeaking tires on sand
….our sand was harder back then.... and WE LIKED IT THAT WAY!!!!!
Don't forget when grenades explode the henchmen's arms always flail about plus the Wilhelm scream lol and gunshots that actually lasted so damn long and went pew pew. Also laser made noise in the 80s too🤣
@@deepee918 I liked how every car that crashed in the 80's exploded!!!!!!
@@thegreatbamboozler4837 so you love Michael Bay movies too right 😆
or squealing tires on grass in the 3rd season episode "Knight in disgrace"
One of the best episodes for sure. I do love how Knight Industries didn't go collect KARR after Trust Doesn't Rust. Perhaps they sent a/ crew who could not find him.
Forget Stranger Things, this is what the 80's was really like, minus the crazy cars of course.
because this was made in the 80's? lmao
Yup, bike shorts and half shirts were all the rage. Makes me miss my mullet 😢
I like how they randomly relaxed before the end of the car driving off by itself
I like it how A) easily KARR got pulled out from under sand, and 2) how the remaining sand on him just disappears completely.
My dad had an '82 and and '83 TA. That interior brings up so many memories.
One of my favorite shows growing up.
80's , now, Its still an awesome show!
No, it's not. I'm from the 80's too and it's just funny how bad this stuff was. KARR exploded so how is he back? And the whole of idea of building some supercar is hilarious 80's nonsense. Kind of like "Small Wonder" the TV show about the android kid or Alf but I loved Alf. I loved Buck Rogers but it had some of the dumbest episodes.
@@GizmoMaltese So many things from Knight Rider were accurate though . They were doing skype in the car , and Michael had an Apple type watch , 30 years before they became reality
I love Karr and if i was going to have a knight rider car it would be Karr,everyone has a KITT and Karr is individualistic with a hell of a great personality.It has attitude!
I like how when KARR is pulled out you can see the entire film crew reflected on the paint doors.
Oh yes. Well spotted. I never noticed that.
@0:14 You can see when suddenly realizes "DOH! That's not the right line!" 🤣
I love listening to Karr talk. It’s like being in the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.
I think I like Paul Frees voice as KARR more than Peter Cullen. They gave him a more menacing sounding voice and with a upgraded voice box this version of KARR feels more powerful and cunning than KARR was before.
In all truth it's actually genius they changed the voice actor. Since karr has been under the sand for that long, his voice box would have sounded different.
As much as I respect Peter Cullen, Paul Frees was the better of the two IMO. Really, everything about KARR was better in this episode; there was an element of malevolence that was missing the first time.
@@nooneinparticular1491 The car park scean is amazing his mimicry and luring just epic. Paul Frees is my favorite voice actor for KARR
I don't know who's voice like better first voice of KARR he had a lot of funny like comments and one-liners he was more of a hot-head.
This KARR voice is like a more evil sophisticated type of voice
Knight Rider in a nut shell. Can cut all the more boring parts out of each episode and end up with 10 minute episodes which are more entertaining. man imagine how much time this would save. 86 episodes if we cut 30 mins from each thats 43 hours of watch time we just saved ourselves.
my favourite episode. I wish KARR would have returned one more time later in the series.
Technically he probably did...at the end there's just the blinking led component, and maybe Acid John Byrock found it and used it to build the monster forklift in Junkyard Dog. Watch that one - we don't get to see who's driving!!!😲
KARR definitely appeared in another episode or two after this one. Remember, they gave him a bluish black and silver color scheme in order to better differentiate him from KITT. I think he was in about 4 or 5 episodes of the KNIGHT RIDER series. He was hands down the BEST villain in the series. Too bad they didn't get more creative with his role, as they could've really told some great stories with him, especially in relation to KITT and Knight Industries as a whole. It could've been epic.
@@shinbakihanma2749 They should have paired him and Garthe Knight the evil Michael Knight together at some point for their final epic battle. I feel as awesome as Goliath was as Garthe's deadly truck of doom, it was just well. C'mon man.
Season 3 was the peak of Knight Rider with this episode being one the best ever.
Season 4 went downhill quickly though...
@@imranbecks Yeah, SPM/EBS ruined everything.
This is my favourite episode of Knight Rider. No offence to Peter Cullen, but Paul Frees was the real voice of KARR for me.
I always found it great that they revamped KARR's personality. In the first episode he was naive, temperamental, and almost child-like. In the second they made him conniving, manipulative, and overall much more of a threat. He knew about popular cultural icons such as Aladdin, and how to use them to woo people into hos own plans. The sadistic streak was icing on the cake.
It's a crime that he was only in two episodes, becasue he could have been a great recurring villain. A threat in the background who popped up now and again in a larger story arc.
KARR appeared to explode in Trust Doesn't Rust, turns out it was just a loose cable.
BTW: Poor effort by the foundation to not clean up their rubbish from the beach.
You mean the same Foundation that left Goliath in the desert?
Plotholes big enough to swallow all of Sunnnydale county in California, er before it submerged.
KARR's alpha circuit caused the explosion. I don't know what the alpha circuits were so don't ask, but it was mentioned in the sequel. Also, we didn't see him explode into little bits in episode 1, just a fireball with debris flying up, which could've been anything on the beach. The foundation might have investigated afterward but couldn't find his remains so they likely assumed he was swept out into the oceans, but instead, he was swept to a distant part of the beach.
@@donjohnson8120 that's a reach lol. It was bad writing. Entertaining but bad writing. Fireball with debris equals EXPLOSION lol. They forced that episode. Goliath Returns you can justify. The foundation were idiots. KARR returning the way he did made no sense.
@@KThrilla Of course it's a reach! But what I said was not impossible. I actually discussed this scenario with another person somewhere in the other comments. We tried to figure it out 😀. The conclusion was that the damaged alpha circuits / alpha capacitors connects to either one of his many jet packs (you know the rockets / afterburners that allow him to turbo boost and go into pursuit mode), or his one of his other combustible tanks, you know the oil slick, and smoke screen, etc. That's why KARR did not appear damage because the explosion came from underneath the car. Now before you say shouldn't the bottom of his car have a big hole in it? Not really. Remember KARR had the same molecular bondage shield that KITT had, so the frame can still be intact but wherever the release or hole was for the booster, oil slick, smoke screen, etc. is, that where's the explosion came out from. Also, beaches are typically littered with debris and any impact will make it fly out.
"Kitt vs Karr" This is the episode where we were introduced to the song "Self Control" by Laura Branigan, one of my favorite episodes. I haven't seen this episode in 30 years, I feel like I'm 8 years old again. Does Karr's voice sound familiar? Optimus Prime, aka Peter Cullen.
I share your enthusiasm for the voice! Though I should point out that Peter Cullen played the voice of KARR in the first season episode "Trust Doesn't Rust". In this episode, KARR was played by Paul Frees. :)
I was in Middle School! I all ways Thought The Pontiac Firebird Looked Better than Chevy Camaro & Corvette
@@RaytheMagician AKA Boris Badenov. Sweet!
It's painful seeing all that abrasive sand on the pristine black paint.
What a waste indeed.
Polymeric coating.
@@kurtsnyder4752 Bonded at the molecular level.
I personally prefer this version of KARR with the yellow scanner bar and "orca" two-tone paint job.
I was in complete shock when I saw karr for the 1st time... Gave me goosebumps
Many many moons ago, I wrote a fan fiction sequel to this episode. You remember how KARR's CPU was left in the desert at the end.
My story began with a 10 year old boy that witnessed KITT and KARR's showdown. After KITT left the scene, the boy goes to the wreckage and finds the CPU still functioning. He takes it home and puts it away not knowing what to do with it. 15 years later he finds it again and is able to access KARR, because it was 80s tech and easily hacked. He uses the CPU to rebuild KARR and gives him a newer 4th gen Trans Am body.
The rest of the story you can probably figure out. LOL
knytrydr73 that sounds pretty cool. Of course none of the hacks in hollywood today could think of something like that.
My fan fiction story was that garthe knight was there at the location and he was watching the showdown and when he saw the the explosion he waits until Michael and KITT leaves he and his technicians drive in and start picking up the pieces. The episode starts with garthe picking up the beeping CPU and smiling .
@@knightnorma08 - Nice one!
Could've put it in a '58 Fury...
@@ajivins1 - Karrstine? LOL
I'm still surprised that there was never a huge crossover between KR Streethawk and Airwolf.
Karr clears his throat just as he's awakens
Talking about K.A.R.R waking up with a sore throat.
@@luisquinones1305 that's what happens sometimes while sleeping on the beach.
KARR has all the greatest cover songs of the era on tape.
Michael and KITT are my heroes ❤️
Miraculous! Not only did KARR magically reassemble after exploding into a million pieces and then bury itself in the sand completely intact, but it also changed the color of its forward scanner from red to yellow!
And got himself a new dashboard too!
@@zorkmid1083 he must be BORG
KARR didn't explode into little bits in episode 1. Yes there was an explosion but that was likely caused by his alpha circuit, which KARR said needed replacement in episode 2. I'm thinking the alpha circuits were the jet packs underneath KITT and KARR that allowed them to turbo boost and propelled them into pursuit mode. KITT and KARR had at least 2 of these, if not more, underneath the car. Yes I'm aware that KARR was still able to drive at high speed and turbo boost in episode 2, but like I said, he had several of these alpha circuits. As for the debris, that could've been anything floating on the beach side, like pieces of scraps, woods and stuff.
The change in his scanner and voice module color from red to yellow was probably due to the impact as well. The impact also changed his voice too. If you're asking me, I thought it was a much needed improvement so I don't mind the plot-holes here. I couldn't stand Peter Cullen's voice. I'm sorry but Optimus Prime doesn't sound evil enough. He sounds like a ticked off, impatient dad who left a message on someone's answer machine. Paul Frees was the man! His manipulative voice was perfect for KARR.
Don Johnson : (1) KITT and Michael even state, specifically, in this episode that they ‘saw KARR explode’ and (2) you actually imagine that an impact would magically change the color of light bulbs in the car’s scanner??? Lol
Dude - I can tell that you’re very committed to Knight Rider (obviously way too much) and your deeply bothered by the fact that it is just a TV show, but you sound utterly insane. The reason that KARR magically reassembled itself was because KARR was not originally intended to return to the series. However, he was a fan favorite and producers later decided to bring him back. The scanner was changed so that TV viewers could more easily distinguish KITT from KARR on screen.
The alpha circuit wasn’t magic and can’t explain away poor writing. I hate to be the one to have to say this, but you need a life
dude, get a grip of yourself. I'm aware KARR was supposedly be destroyed in his first episode. But the ending left enough wiggle-room to allow for a sequel. KARR was not your typical Pontiac Trans Am from Detroit. He was the same as KITT, built to withstand punishment. KITT was capable of going through metal frames, concrete walls, and tons of rock boulders, unscathed. The explosion was caused by something underneath the car, most likely one of his several turbo boost / jet packs. As for the color change in his scanner, my only conclusion is the impact might have alter his configuration. Perhaps his lights were capable of changing color, the same way he and KITT can tint their windows to completely dark. As for Michael and KITT seeing KARR "exploded", again, they saw an explosion from a distance but we didn't see his parts as we all did in the sequel. During the explosion, there were pieces of things flying up but that could easily be debris floating in the water or on the beach. When he fell off the cliff, he landed into water and/or beach side sand. These are soft substances. Before you criticize the writers or myself, I think you need to think harder before commenting.
9:32 Nice drift by the cop. There are very impressive driving stunts in this episode considering it is a TV show. This is close to Fast and Furious level stunts.
That was how 80s TV was! It was very fun. I know of one guy at least who rolled his car while mimicking the Dukes of Hazzard.
Same stunt director as Fast & Furious series!
02:20 you can see the entire film crew reflections in KARR’s body work, camera lights and everything!
All part of the 80s charm 🤣
Man, I didn't even notice that till you pointed it out
How in the hell did they miss that?! Well, tbh, I didn't see it the first time through, now it's ALL I see. Still, they should have done something in editing to mitigate that some...
Well spotted.
@@MaraIndigoJade nah it adds rewatch value, you could watch it multiple times and see something new each time haha
Man!! It looks just like when I was watching it when it first aired.
KARR is always so nice to the people who find him :-)
KARR basically the male version of Christine...
This is my favorite episode of the show!
Ah the 80's when straight men could dress like that without being mocked.
Those were the days.
If people who dressed like today did that in the 80s, they would be mocked aswell, but hey i wish we got to dress like that again
John Doe yep
well... I'd still mock them...
@@Sarah_Gravydog316 Hey now, I was a teenager in the late 80's but I was rocking those speedos.
I still want a kitt, just with black interior and red stitch 👍✨
Knights of Knight Rider !! Keeping the memory alive ! Love it . 😁"🤜🤛"
5:43 when your car talks back to you one day. The look at his face lol
John: Hate to give you up, slick...
K.A.R.R: Then don't.
John: AYO WTF?!!
Peter Cullen really likes voicing vehicles what a legend
Paul Frees was K.A.R.R.'s voice in this episode.
@@02chevyguy no i don't think so
KITT: Michael, that can't be KARR! We destroyed KARR two years ago!
Michael: Then who or what is that?
@@Vindix007 KITT: I saw him explode! You saw him explode!
@ I know.
Remember when Tony stuffed KARR's hatch full of stolen diamonds in season 1?
No mention of them in this episode.
@@Fdjt4ever great point
I just bought a Firebird that needs TLC. And well, this show comes to mind looking at it in my garage. 😂
Whenever KARR comes back, this means trouble for Micheal Knight and KITT and trouble for anyone else to KITT
The iconic legendary evil supercar we all love
“I’ll bet George Lucas drives one of these things!” 😂
"Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom."
I would drive one.
….nah, what George drove looked like a piece of junk... but it had it where it counts boaz63!
@@thegreatbamboozler4837 He was the founder of Lucasfilm Ltd. and the creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
@@Naminski1a You don't say?
Loved it when KITT was so temseramental! I half expected him to slap Michael! LOL
Love KARR ! He is, was taken advantage of and misunderstood
I love the way you can see all the crew in the doors as they drive off :)
I could listen to KARR talk all day.
8:12 what a perfectly thought out shot.
2:18 Look at the reflection on the car. It's the whole film crew.
Oh i can see it!!
6:46 Alright, as a Genie lover and Aladdin lover, this had me on the floor. 😂
Evil K.I.T.T. I remember this show. I haven't seen Knight Rider in over thirty years. Brings me back good childhood memories.
I’ll never get over the fact that Optimus Prime was K.A.R.R..
KARR's voice here is veteran voice actor Paul Frees. If you've ever been to the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom, he's the narrator for that ride.
The moment KARR activates it's tape-deck on the "music" command... That's one advanced computer - but playing digital music wasn't one of its features....
Yet my 2016 Toyota Rav 4 has voice activated music function..and voice activated GPS navigation as well....science fiction becoming science fact as is often the case.
At the time both KITT's and KARR's hard drives were listed as being able to store some ungodly, for the time, mid-kilobyte ranges. Digital music takes up a lot of data storage. Many modern mp3s would have used up much of the available hard drive space.
You are assuming it's a standard cassette deck. It could have been an early digital audio tape deck.
For the convenience of the driver it would make sense to have a music player that uses then-popular consumer formats, otherwise the Foundation would be spending its time and money licensing and converting a music library to a proprietary format just for its employee's entertainment. The first car CD player was introduced in 1984, so KARR wouldn't have had one.
Been looking for this clip for the longest time! Thanks for the upload!
I really LOVE this episode! It still makes me feel good, KARR's voice: awesome!
KARR should have had its own series
KARR is a male AI, same as KITT. It's common knowledge.
I always wanted to see Michael & Kitt vs Garthe & Karr
That would have been seriously epic
It happened in a pc game.
So I wasn't the only one to want to see that as well.
8:30 KITT would be great at Cinema Sins
ANY episode of KR would rack up sins like a pinball machine lol