Knight Rider Season 3: Junkyard Dog, Buyout, and Knightlines Review

a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of

a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young

loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the

innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in the

world of criminals who operate above the law.

Welcome to Beyond the Night, brought to you by

the GCN and audible .com. I am one of your hosts,

TFJ Mike, and joining me is Dion the Pizza Man.

Hi. Would you like pizza? Wings, possibly? No.

I never understood a pizza place having wings.

You know, Pizza Hut was like the first place

you ever heard of doing that. And then we have

a local restaurant here. Called Waldo's pizza

and they have wings and I'm like, okay and then

Domino's started doing it. I'm like, yeah makes

no sense Makes no sense at all. So Today we're

going to be going beyond the night interviewing

three more episodes of Knight Rider classic season

3 we are at episode 21 By the time we hit I think

it's episode 29 or 30 The series is almost over

just about it's It's been an interesting journey

kit hit the turbo boost This one's on me the

next one is on me I shall have to recommend he

be reclassified for light duty. The kit is the

world's greatest automobile. He cannot be trusted

under pressure. What happened? Let's do it! First

up is Junkyard Dog. Michael vows to nail the

owner. Of a toxic waste dump when kit is nearly

destroyed in an acid pit This episode if you

are a child and you're watching it Will make

you cry It's uh, it's just like when optimus

prime died. Oh, yeah. Uh -huh. Yes Yeah Cuz I

think And I think this happens in the in the

DVD cut and on Netflix as well. They cut back

when it was on on TV, they cut like the commercial

break comes right after Michael says, you know,

I'm sorry, we'll come back for you. And you've

got kids sinking lower and lower and lower. And

you've got William Daniels his voice going out.

And and that's where the commercial commercial

comes in. Right. That's where the commercial

comes in. So they basically Led all kids to believe

that kit in all intents and purposes is dead

and That's not cool. No. I just I felt so bad

I love this episode it again like we say If you

really pick it apart, it's just a an average

crime boss, you know talks a you know Call the

planet ears, you know, let's get on this and

you know, but It's because of what happens to

kid that makes this episode so much better than

just a generic episode because there's that whole

scene where After he's in the repair bay and

they're they're working on him and they're getting

the original team back which i'm surprised the

original team didn't have uh... have someone

uh... uh... named uh... uh... was uh... was it

named from two thousand series charles or something

yeah that would've been interesting if they had

actually like to really tie the the original

series to two thousand eight series if the same

guy was anyway the same character not necessarily

the same actor but um... But yeah, no, I mean,

I love this episode. I love Michael's whole reminiscing

thing about blasting through walls and turbo

boosting and everything else. I mean, this episode

is awesome. Bonnie seems to have, in this particular

episode, Michael says, Bonnie, it takes something

like this to really make you appreciate what

you have, and you wish you hadn't taken it for

granted. I've forgotten how. good you really

are yeah and she takes the compliment but at

the same time she's almost like it's almost like

she's being sarcastic about it like you just

now notice that you know you just now notice

that and i was like okay bonnie you know that

really kind of that's a slap in the face because

he's trying to say look i know that we've had

our differences But I'm telling you, you're really

good at what you do. Yup. Yeah, I mean, this

episode overall was just absolutely amazing.

It just was. And, you know, you see them testing,

you see them rebuilding kit, and... For those

of you who listen to this show might not listen

to the flagship GCN podcast called geek cast

radio last year Dion and I did a Michael Jackson

artist spotlight episode and This episode proves

that it really does matter if you're black or

white. Oh No, I remember that I remember that

I just I just thought of that as soon as you

said that When Kit gets repaired, he's a different

color. That first test run, he's white. And when

Michael says, no, we're going back to Bay 3.

We're going to fix you. You're going to be better.

And we're going to come back out here, and we're

going to do this course right. And then at the

end of the whole not training montage, but the

whole repair montage, he's spray painting the

car black. So once you go black, you never go

back. Good night everybody I Do remember that

though because yeah, I remember that he was white

and then They go like you said they go back and

they put the Mbs on on him. Yeah, and he's he's

the black trans am that everybody knows him as

so yeah That's just funny. I completely forgot

about that Comparison Let's move on okay. Yeah,

let's head over to the scanners Michael help

me Michael I can't buddy All right, so let's

turn these scanners on Even though this is a

very sad episode I still love it because it shows

the friendship between Michael and kit and Bonnie

to a lesser extent but This was more of a Michael

and kit episode. It was kind of well Yeah, but

there there is that whole scene of of Michael

just having that defeatist attitude and and she's

just getting in his face saying well He's not

finished yet. You haven't you know you haven't

given me the chance to to finish working on him

and blah blah blah so But it was it's kind of

like a partner losing a partner, you know, it's

it's and when I say that it's it's it's a human

Losing a car as a partner because Michael and

kit were bonded even though kit was a computer

a computerized vehicle You know It's it's kind

of like having another partner. It's just it's

just not human. It's not a human partner. It's

not like Michael long again Losing partners,

you know this time the partner is supposed to

be indestructible except in this episode where

he is nearly destroyed they have to rebuild him

again and You know, they have to rescue him You

know and he and Michael is just basically saying

look how long is it going to take to repair him

this time, you know Yeah, it's You know and I

do love all the different They're not really

quips, but just all the different lines and how

awkward kit is I do really enjoy that because

You have to take this situation where it's like

this car fell in a pit of it Well, I didn't fall

I got pushed into a pit of acid so Course he

you know his you know they treated this episode

they almost treated kit as if he was human versus

just another Another computer inside a car or

whatever else and I really did like that about

it I like the fact that this is more kind of

a human sentimental touch, and yeah, they did

an excellent job with this one Yes, and it's

not thank God. It's not a double plot. I actually

Got sick and tired of looking at those This is

more of a human sentimental value, you know,

it's and it was more of a even though kit was

rebuilt and he got Better the second time around.

It was more like, you know, you could see them

on the test track the first time and You know

Michael's like no he should be going at least

60 or more at least a hundred through this course

and he's not even doing that Yeah, maybe doing

60 Yeah, she'd be doing more than that and you

know Bonnie's like, well, maybe it's the software

and you know Maybe if I do this or do that and

then you see one of the the tee the original

team saying you know, he's so you know in layman's

terms, he's lost his nerve and You know, then

you see one of the team saying well, I shall

have to men recommend he be reclassified for

light duty and you know, you see Michael's like

Oh, no. Not if I can help it. No. Yeah. Yeah.

You know, he's trying to save kit. He's trying

to say, look, there is still a reason for this

vehicle. So, you know, I'm glad that this was

not just one of those typical episodes you watch.

There's a plot. There's villains. You can pick

the story apart and everybody goes home after

the end of the day. Yeah. Yeah. I will say I

almost thought that they were going to have Byrock

lose a toe or something when he When his little

machine there fell into the ass and bit at the

end I was hoping they would make him lose a toe

or something or lose a foot or whatever Now I

love this episode very very awesome episodes

so good job we'll be back with scanners off in

a moment you Dr. Von Forman. Dr. Humana, I'm

so glad you're here. We came as quickly as we

could. Let me fill you in on some of the things

we've done already. you help him out any way

you can, maybe start with showing him your end

of the problem? How's it coming? It's coming.

Howie won't know for a while yet. Why don't you

go home and get some sleep? Well, if... There

isn't. Be honest, I could use an hour or two.

Good. I was looking for a polite way to kick

you out of here. You know, Bonnie, it's funny.

What? Sometimes it takes something like this

to make you realize how much you take people

for granted. I've forgotten how good you really

are. Thank you. All right. Let's turn these scanners

off. I don't know much. I just have two things

the bunny the truck killed the bunny The very

beginning when the acid is being yes. Yes. I

had that same note. Yeah We've seen Knight Rider

episodes where Michael will test fences and Most

of the time they are electrified, right? He would

have kit deactivate them or he would have kit

crash through them obviously in this one You

couldn't really have kit crashing through a fence

at the very beginning of the scene when Michael

is trying to sneak into the office But why didn't

Michael test that fence? Because he jumps it

he jumps the fence. It's not electrified yet

when kit crashes through it it Explodes like

it was electrified. It has that electrified effect

when when kit when he's i wondered that same

thing too i've i've did yeah that was a little

weird to me yeah maybe they just got tired of

using that same plot you know not that same plot

but that same instance of you know hey kit deactivate

this electrified fence yeah maybe i don't know

i'm not sure but that's really all i have the

rest of the episode is great yeah no problem

all right we are gonna move on What are you doing

here? Looking for proof that what happened to

that limousine wasn't an accident. Analyze the

composition of this armor plate. We buy one grade

of armor plate. Well, someone ordered a different

grade. We gotta find out who. He's a cold -blooded

killer, Michael. You promised these people a

demonstration. Oh, I can handle that. Up next

is buyout to catch a saboteur michael volunteers

to drive an armor plated limousine during a company's

missile defense demonstration i kind of like

this one it's conical but i i could have sworn

well i guess now going back because i just like

right before we started recording this episode

i just watched this one so it's fresh in my mind

I understand now why they didn't use Kit, because

obviously Michael has to test the car, the limousine,

the... Right. But I was thinking the whole episode,

I'm thinking why don't they just use Kit to flush

the criminal couple out? I just didn't... It

didn't make any sense when I watched it. Yeah,

it really didn't, but it was enjoyable. I liked

it. It wasn't like, oh my, there weren't really

any moments where it was like, oh my God, this

plot is horrible. I mean, it was, it was an average.

It wasn't boring. No, it wasn't boring, but it

wasn't, you know, it wasn't boring, but it wasn't

like, oh my God, it's the best thing. You know,

this is no scent of roses, but at the same time

it's no, um, um, Mickey. So any other thoughts

on the plot? Um, I had the same thing. You have,

you know, it's not a, it's not a boring episode.

It's not a great episode, but it's one you can

watch. It is a good one to see. Um, you know,

it's in scanners on, there's a funny moment I'm

going to bring up and I think it's cute. Uh huh.

All right. Well, let's get there then. All right.

So let's turn the scanners on well that was an

interesting way to be in the episode and very

explosive too because the car go boom yeah the

car go boom eddie trying to talk to a car to

buy him yes and the end result of that not necessarily

the end result but the continuing result in that

is basically I hate to say this, but Kit's basically

being a girl. Yeah, actually. Seriously, listen.

Yeah, you're right. You're right. You're right.

Kit's being a girl, and Michael is trying to

be the macho husband. And he's like, not now,

Kit, not now. I can't pay attention to you right

now. No, those shoes don't make you look fat.

It has that. Yeah, it does. But you're absolutely

right. I have to agree. That's great. I mean

the scenarios that kit comes up with All way

and like What was one of them one of them was

the oh if we're if we're trapped in in the bowels

of the earth Right, or if we're trapped at the

center of the earth or if we're trapped in a

volcano one of them was if We're trapped in a

desert and you have no water or food Michael,

and I'm thinking that fucking happened No, it

was Goliath. They were trapped in the desert

in Goliath. Goliath returns. Yeah. No, no, no.

Yeah, it was Goliath. It was the first one. Yeah,

but I'm saying it wasn't Goliath. It wasn't Goliath

returns. It was the first Goliath, but you're

right. When he was in the desert, yeah, and he

had to make a jet. Yeah, yeah, I know. I know.

I really did enjoy this one, even though it's

your standard plot. I really did enjoy it. I

thought it was great. I thought that the whole

thing with Eddie was really, really funny. That

was funny. That actually made it comical. What

about you? What did you like about this one?

I actually liked the fact that again, we kind

of get to see Kit star, you know, for himself.

And then just as Eddie gets to. What would you

say to Kit? Are you there? It's like Eddie gets

just about there, tempting the bait, you know,

in front of Kit, you know, you know, in the matter

of speaking. And, you know, Michael cuts Eddie

off and kids like, I'm coming, Michael, I'm right

there. You know, I'll be there. And it's like,

it's almost like you're saying, oh, thank God.

So, yeah. Good things there good things So funny

So funny anything else you want to talk about

for highlights, um the fact that The fact that

well you kind of get to see Eugene Hansen at

that at I think it was it a machine gun thingy

Near the end. It was a near. It was near the

end of the episode where they scanned him on

the test track. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And I don't

know. Was it a machine gun? I think so. Yeah.

And, you know, they, you know, he you kids like

those are armor piercing grenades. And I'm like,

oh, my. And then kids like, I don't like surprises,

Michael. So kind of a oh, my God, you know. So,

yeah. It was all overall it was a good episode.

Like you said, nothing really bad about it. No,

not at all. So we'll be back with the scanners

off in a second. Let's turn the scanners off.

Like I said, the only thing I wrote down for

for this part is. Inside job scam scandals and

schemes. I feel like I'm watching an episode

of American Greed Because honestly if okay seriously

if you took Michael and kit out of it you took

the foundation Completely out of this episode.

This would be an episode of American Greed where

the guys Embezzling money the girl is like well

unless you do this unless you get rid of these

people. I'm gone ball in so many hours Yeah,

yeah, exactly. Um, it's just It it's an episode

of American Greed with Knight Rider it is I don't

I didn't like the scene of Eugene trying to buy

out Mel and then threatening her child, even

though you don't see her child yeah I wrote that

down and I'm like no yeah that was low crossing

the line yeah so before we move on I forgot I

forgot to mention in the scanners on clip I liked

the very end like Michael has a nice hat you

know he's like you know some silver bars you'll

be going to jail now you know I was almost hoping

he would have like pulled a monopoly reference

do not best go do not you're not here yet that

would wrinkle what I like to and I should I also

should have mentioned this was you know it it

goes with what you were just saying but you know

she's trying to basically bribe them He both

not to take her to jail and you hear kit say

I find that offer unacceptable I'd rather drive.

I'd rather the drive through the park So I I

that like I said that goes with what you were

saying I thought that was awesome. I thought

that was actually quite funny and then the last

question of You know Michael, you know, and you

know kit says Michael and Michael goes yes And

then Kit says, that offer she made. Does she

know that I'm air conditioned? So I thought that

was awesome. Yeah, that was pretty awesome. Alright,

we're gonna move on. Kit, get in here! You're

gonna have to drop! This thing is revolutionary.

You could tap a phone or a computer bank without

a trace. That circuit you just opened, it's a

time bomb. Open the truck! Three seconds, Michael.

He's as elusive as you are. Then get rid of him.

You killed my husband. Over there with Barnes.

It's soldiers, Michael. You take care of him.

I'll get the car. Michael, I have no traction.

And finally up today is Nightlines. An international

criminal, played by Frank Omnese, rigs the government's

space weapon headquarters to blow up after construction

is completed. Okay, why That one This one was

interesting there are a lot of funny strange

moments with the kid that's in it got Billy.

Yeah, Billy but The basic plot just kind of it

kind of it just kind of dropped. I mean you can

watch it. It's tolerable Yeah, and it's one of

these ones that are tolerable. You don't need

to pick up the remote and change it, but it's

kind of like For what reason am I watching this?

Yeah Only to say that okay. I'm glad that kit

and Michael are in this Yeah, pretty much pretty

much. I mean this I mean like I said there there

are things about not necessarily about the plot

But there are things about the episode that are

enjoyable, right? Um, but at the same time, it's,

and it's not necessarily where it's like for

me, it's not where, Oh my God, this is wrong.

This is wrong. This is it. I like, I don't, I

don't, I honestly didn't write anything down

and scanners off because I didn't either. It

just, it just, it was just, it's just one of

those episodes that, Oh, it's there. If you like

it, you like it. If you don't, you don't. And

I just, while I like certain parts of it, the

overall plot is just dumb. Yeah. So that's what

we really need to say Yeah, so let's get to the

scanners All right, let's turn these scanners

on Hello device packs a punch. We'll never get

the smell out of the upholstery now I I like

that. I like that line from kit, but I'm sorry

if that device was that powerful that semi would

have like I know kid is super powerful don't

get me wrong but like nobody would have survived

well no it's not that the semi itself the actual

truck would have shook more than it did yeah

you're right I can I can completely suspend my

disbelief on the fact that kit is this you know

supercar can pretty much withstand anything etc

etc etc but The aftershock of that explosion

even in his trunk would have rocked the back

of the semi more than what it actually did Yeah,

we're right should have Why why they and they

should have actually made it do just that, you

know I like at the end when Billy gives kit a

can of motor oil. That's nice really weird, but

nice What did you like about this one? I did

like the fact that, you know, the end scene was

kind of really cute. I did like the scenes with

Billy. What I also like is the first scene where

you see Billy sneaking up around Kit and Kit's

like, young man, what are you doing? And he's

like, I'm cutting class. Which class? History.

What a joke. You know, they're exchanging words

back and forth. And then you see Kit open the

door and he's like, oh, no way. And then kids

like, what's the matter? Chicken. I thought that

was hilarious. Thought that was neat and. I actually

liked this second scene and it actually had or.

Another I liked another scene and it wasn't anything

to do with Billy, but it had to do with Janet

putting together the fact that You know her husband

was basically killed yeah, um and Michael's trying

to tell her don't don't do this You know there

let the law handle this and she wanted to do

it herself basically Yeah, that was a pretty

tense scene, but I liked it because You know

there was some emotion there, so it wasn't completely

dry Yeah, no it was it was very very awesome

Very very very cool all right, so what about

scanners off? I mean like I said there's not

really much here to say Mean you know even when

I want because I actually I had to watch this

one twice because the first time around I just

wasn't feeling any like I didn't find anything

to actually Analyze about it But other than the

fact that the the general plot of someone destroying

the government space program or whatever it is

That's really what the what the problem is here.

I other than that. I don't really See any issues

because the rest of the episode is fine. Yeah

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comics. Hey pal, it's me. Michael. Hello, Michael.

Hey! How you doing, buddy? Ready for a couple

of 180s, maybe a couple 90s? A little crash through

a wall, huh? I'm just kidding here. Kit? I guess

my humor mode needs a little more work. Where's

Bonnie? Did Bonnie leave? No, no, no. She's right

outside. As a matter of fact, she says you are

doing great. You're gonna be as good as new in

no time at all. Kit? Yes? Did you hear what I

just said? Yes, Michael. Well, I, uh... I just

wanted to come in here and see how you're doing,

pal. There's a lot of people out there who are

really anxious to get back in here and finish

you. So, uh... I'll see you later, huh? Goodbye,

Michael. Bye, buddy. Well? It's not him. What

do you mean it's not him? Of course it's him.

It's Kit. It is, but it isn't. I don't know,

Bonnie. Something's wrong. Well, of course there's

something wrong. You saw what happened to him.

I don't know what you expect of me. I'm doing...

Bonnie, I'm not criticizing you. It's just that

Kit... Kit has not been finished yet. He needs

more work. I don't know what you expect from

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Classic Season 3, those being the 19th hole.

Oh, that must be a really holy woman. Canite

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episode? Ah Another trucking episode King trucker

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