“A guy walks over to my table and goes: ‘Hi I’m William Daniels, I play K.I.T.T.,’” Hasselhoff said in an interview with CBS. They first met at the show’s Christmas party when Knight Rider was already an established hit. Though they made for a formidable duo on-screen, William Daniels and David Hasselhoff were never even in the same room together while the show was being made. WILLIAM DANIELS AND DAVID HASSELHOFF DIDN’T MEET UNTIL THE SHOW’S CHRISTMAS PARTY. These types of deals are virtually unheard of now, as Larson pointed out, “It was just before studios realized how profitable merchandising could be.” 4. “As the writer/creator I got 50-50 with the studio on all toys, models, T-shirts, and whatnot.” “I think I had the best deal in the history of television,” Larson said. With Knight Rider’s popularity sustaining for long after it went off the air, Larson profited handsomely. When he was negotiating his deal with Universal, he nabbed himself a huge chunk of the merchandising rights. Larson’s business savvy and faith in his creation were rewarded beyond anyone’s expectations. LARSON GOT A HUGE CUT OF THE MERCHANDISE MONEY. began to loosen up and show more of Daniels’s natural charm as the series progressed. had to have human expression.” Soon, K.I.T.T. Instead, “I saw a chance for it to be amusing and bright,” Daniels recalled.
was set to sound more robotic and synthesized than the actor wanted. When William Daniels first began working on Knight Rider, K.I.T.T. In Hasselhoff’s autobiography, the actor states that HAL 9000 from 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey was the direct inspiration for K.I.T.T., while the red strobe lights that emblazoned the car's hood were a nod to the scanner lights that were the trademark of the Cylons from Larson’s Battlestar Galactica. evil" inspirations from The Lone Ranger were joined by Larson's background in sci-fi. He went even further by saying, "If you think about him riding across the Plains and going from one town to another to help law and order, then K.I.T.T. "I wanted to do The Lone Ranger with a car," Larson said of the show.
While a talking car that helps fight crime sounds a bit bizarre (and it is), the series has its roots in a much more grounded TV classic. Larson had made a name for himself throughout television in the ‘70s and ‘80s as the creator of shows like Battlestar Galactica and Magnum P.I., and in 1982 one of his more unique ideas hit the screen in Knight Rider. THE SHOW WAS A MASHUP OF THE LONE RANGER AND CLASSIC SCI-FI. To this day, the franchise continues to stay relevant as rumors of even more Knight Rider surface regularly. Debuting in 1982, the show ran for four seasons and 90 episodes, with a number of TV movies and short-lived revivals to follow. With its offbeat premise, synth soundtrack, and David Hasselhoff’s voluminous perm, Knight Rider is a worthy pick to land on the Mount Rushmore of ‘80s TV.
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