Knight Rider's Pilot Presentation Breakdown! This is what sold KITT (and David Hasselhoff) to NBC!

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  @mrjsv4935 · 4 years ago

  Very cool. Let's hope the real Pilot presentation will be found one day :)

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  @RetroRecipes · 4 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKLPXWFBC8&amp;t=393">6:33</a> &quot;In fact we talked to Michael Long many years ago...&quot; Haha lovely innocent slip of the tongue there that shows how real these characters are to us!

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  @SteveInScotland · 4 years ago

  Can you imagine what it must have been like in that room watching the pilot. I know these are seasoned tv executives but even they must’ve been excited by what they were seeing. It’s futuristic but it’s relatable, it’s tough but it has heart add to that all the humour and how likeable Michael and Devon were. They knew they had a hit.

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• JE

  @jediknightjairinaiki560 · 4 years ago

  I wonder if the original black and gold color scheme of the Trans-Am influenced the paint scheme of the FLAG semi trailer.

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• MI

  @MichaelMinneboo · 4 years ago

  Hi joe,<br>I&apos;ve been a fan of Knight Rider ever since I was a kid and I enjoyed reading Knight Rider Legacy and the Episode guide you wrote. I&apos;m also having fun watching the great videos you guys make on the Knight Rider Historians channel.<br><br>Watching your video &apos;Where is Michael Long&apos;s Trans Am&apos; &nbsp;and this new one, raised the following question. In the video you state that Larson &amp; co. shot a presentation footage in three days to show to the network. They showed the showreel a day after the weekend. When NBC okayed the series, they finished shooting the pilot. &nbsp; <br><br>However, in Knight Rider Legacy on page 5 you quote Larson saying &apos;We didn&apos;t have time to finish a pilot, so we made a 40 minute presentation, and I chose the scenes that best showed the people in New York what we were trying to sell. [...] &quot; What they mocked up for the presentation was7-10 days worth of shooting..&quot;<br><br>I also recall Larson saying something similar in a documentary on Knight Rider. So, the question is: was Larson remembering it wrong and have you guys since discovered they only shot the presentation reel in three days? Developed and edited the material fast that a day after shooting they could show the showreel? Or did you make a mistake writing the video?<br><br>Also In one video you guys said it was about 15 minutes and this time 30 minutes of footage. Hope you can clear this up. Thank you very much!

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  @filipohman7277 · 4 years ago

  Joe, AWESOME!!!👍👍👍😎 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

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  @armandodimarzio1136 · 4 years ago (edited)

  When the 1982 T/A came out it was like no other car. (Besides the 1981 Deloren) Unless you grow up in the 70s you would not understand .Truly futuristic

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• JE

  @jegoy68 · 4 years ago

  you Joe and the entire KRH team are THE MAN!!! Thank you!!! 🙂

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• MO

  @MotorScotti · 4 years ago

  Thank you for sharing this, Joe. 👍

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  @Anonymous-qg9xx · 1 month ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKLPXWFBC8&amp;t=1472">24:32</a>.......what a great mysterious shot of KITT!!

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  @tripleairgoddess · 2 weeks ago (edited)

  awesome. &nbsp;Thanks for sharing.<br>Also. you forgot, after Michael was shot, he falls camera right. When the helicopter shows up, he&apos;s facing camera left.

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  @1983jblack · 4 years ago

  If you&apos;ve ever seen Don Colie&apos;s reproduction dash, he made the switch pods numbered like the pilot presentation and in smaller text gave them their functions

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