Larson was a hit, generating high merchandise sales and reaching U.S. The 1982 series by famed showrunner Glen A. One of the show's big twists was that the KITT was enabled with artificial intelligence (AI) and could speak. The KITT was loved by audiences tuning in and quickly became one of the most famous TV cars of the 1980s. Hasselhoff's character, Michael Knight, was the series protagonist and drove KITT, the Knight Rider Pontiac Trans Am, while fighting crime. The show made David Hasselhoff an international superstar, and it also made a star out of its premiere car, the KITT. 'Knight Rider' premiered on NBC in 1982 and would stay on the air for four seasons.
