KNIGHT RIDER: RING OF FIRE

NITPICKS

December 4, 1983
SEASON 2, EPISODE 10
Production #57810
Filmed: May 20-31, 1983 (2)

Writer: .................... Janis Hendler
Director: .................. Winrich Kolbe

Note: Timecodes are based on DVD releases of the episodes (Region 1, NTSC).

CONTINUITY:

0:06:05

Michael closes K.I.T.T.'s door before driving away... but the door doesn't catch.

0:08:09

K.I.T.T.'s sunroof has been removed to make filming easier. Long shots of the car as Michael drives along the street show the sunroof in place.

0:47:28
0:47:37

Stock footage of a pristine K.I.T.T. entering the semi. In the next shot he's covered in bayou mud and dirt.

DASH:

0:14:56
0:15:18
0:15:32
0:30:34

Stock Trans Am dashboards and small stunt steering wheels.

0:31:54
0:33:30

Two different Trans Ams that don't have K.I.T.T.'s upper console controls. The car at 33:30 is also missing the switchpod controls.

0:47:37

The switchpod controls are missing from this dash.

K.I.T.T.:

0:14:47
0:14:56

K.I.T.T. drives himself, and the disguised stunt seat is visible in these shots.

0:30:33
0:39:14

This Trans Am doesn't have K.I.T.T.'s recognisable PMD seats.

0:45:38

A good shot of the Trans Am with the protective rubber shell. It's wearing it this time because of some explosive squibs, and Michael's fight with Cray that could affect the bodywork.

MINIATURES:

Showcasing the work of Sessums & Slagle.

STUNTS & DOUBLES:

0:38:41

Not David Hasselhoff.

CREW:

0:31:42

The camera crew are reflected in K.I.T.T.'s door.

MISCELLANEOUS:

0:46:34

The MDs listed are Dr. C. Sanford JR, MD, Dr. Ermon Sessions, PHD, and Dr. J. Morrit D.DS - an in-joke namecheck to Charles Watson Sanford Jr, 1st Assistant Director on this episode and Ermon Sessions, Knight Rider's Men's Costumer. J. Morrit is currently unidentified.