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KNIGHT RIDER: NOBODY DOES IT BETTER

April 29, 1983
SEASON 1, EPISODE 21
Production #57331
Filmed: February 23 - March 4, 1983 (20)
Reruns: August 5, 1983

Writer: .................... David Braff
Director: .................. Harvey Laidman

SYNOPSIS:

An investigation into stolen computer software leads Michael and K.I.T.T. to a murder. In the meantime, Michael also finds himself protecting an inexperienced private eye who is determined to solve the case.

CAST LIST:

Flannery Roe: .............. Gail Edwards
Julian Groves: ............. Tony Dow
Elliot Stevens: ............ Robert Ginty
Connie Chasen: ............. Angel Tompkins
Armand: .................... Marshall Teague
Linda Groves: .............. Laurie O'Brien
Rollerskater: .............. Jimmy Bridges

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TRIVIA:

This episode takes its title from the song of the same name featured in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. At various intervals during the episode, composer Don Peake's score is reminiscent of the Bond theme.

Tony Dow starred in the popular sitcom Leave it to Beaver, which Michael mentioned a few months earlier in the episode A Nice, Indecent Little Town. Actress Angel Tompkins returns in the second season episode Custom K.I.T.T.

Writer David Braff went on to work with David Hasselhoff as a writer and producer on Baywatch.

SCRIPT TO SCREEN:

Elliot Stevens is described as "a hip, curly haired, electronic wunderkind... Attired in jeans, open shirt, and corduroy sport jacket, Stevens is the embodiment of the youthful entrepreneurs who have led the surge in high tech growth." Julian was envisioned as "pushing thirty years of age... [he] has the harried look of a man who has begun to lose control of his life."

SCRIPT - 2ND DRAFT - REV. 2/22/83

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FILMING LOCATIONS:

Michael's Arrest:
Haynes St. & Drake Pl., Winnetka, CA 91306


Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401

The Groves' House:
10733 Valleyheart Dr., Los Angeles, CA 91604

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SOUNDTRACK:

Get Closer
- Linda Rondstadt

VEHICLES:

1973 AMC Gremlin
1982 AMC Eagle
1981 Mazda RX-7

K.I.T.T.'S FUNCTIONS:

Auto Cruise
Auto Phone
DMV Check
Infrared Tracking Scope
Pursuit Mode
Surveillance Mode
Tinted Windows
Turbo Boost (x3)
Voice Projection
X-Ray Mode

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