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[edit] Kitt

I would like to comment on the fact that Kitt is not just the name of a car from a TV show but a surname also. In fact it is my surname. I am sure this problem has arisen with other surnames. I am in the process of compiling information in order to create an entry for the surname "Kitt". I will also request the article in the hope of finding more contributers. I am not complaining but merely informing others with the same surname who may have sought the history or geneology of their name that i intend to create a page and that their input would be helpful.

Thank You, Shane Kitt aka skitt —Preceding unsigned comment added by Skitt (talk • contribs)

Looks like your surname project is in hiatus since you posted this last year. I'd say if you want to start an article about the name then either choose the article title as Kitt (surname) or move this article to KITT (Knight Rider) and make a disambiguation page. If you need help with this just ask me and I can assist you. Just don't delete this article for your own article. Cyberia23 02:17, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Stroker and Hoop

C.A.R.R. is a parody of KITT. Added to the trivia section. Wasn't sure if you can have parodies there, but, you have a Totally Spies refrence so... —Preceding unsigned comment added by EAB (talk • contribs)

[edit] Citation

ABC News said that the KITT up for sale at Dublin, California, is the exact KITT that David himself rode on and that's why is being up for sale for $149,995. They made four KITTs where three are stunt cars. The others are only replicas and weren't used in the TV series.

[edit] Most Informative page Ive read so far

And perhaps the coolestJoebsullivan 08:02, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] William Daniels

Anyone have any idea why he requested that he not be credited for his work? How and why did this happen? -Mike Payne 14:03, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] KITT's Seiyu

Just out of curiosity, does anybody know who KITT's seiyu was in the Japanese dub? Sarujo 15:59, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why was KITT a Trans Am?

Anyone know what the reason was that a Trans Am was the basis for KITT? Ie, why did the producers use that particular car (as opposed to, say, a Corvette or a Datsun/Nissan Z, or something more exotic), and was there ever any reason given in the show about this car (wanting to blend in/not be too conspicuous, etc)? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Georgiablue (talk • contribs)

The Trans Am has always had quite good numbers in terms of power, times, etc. In the last years of the Trans Am, numbers were actually advertised lower than they were so as not to stall sales of the Corvette for the much-less expensive Trans Am. I can't tell you exactly why it was chosen, but why was a new Mustang chosen for the remake as opposed to a concept Trans Am (based on the Firebird)? Zchris87v 21:10, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
I believe Glen Larson explained why he chose the Trans Am in the Season 1 DVD commentary. He simply wanted a sporty, American, muscle car to represent KITT and the Trans Am fit the bill. I'd imagine the TA's were probably cheaper than Corvettes, so trashing one every week in stunts would have probably kept it within the show's budget. Cyberia23 (talk) 22:35, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
In the Season 1 DVD, Larson comments that Pontiac came to the party with budget and cars, expecting the TV show to promote sales of the new Firebird (it was a 1984 TA model and the show first aired in 1983...) This would seem to have worked out well for Pontiac! I expect there's similar budget and marketting reasons behind NBC's decision to go with Ford/Shelby. An alternate explanation (From the point of view of the story's plot [pilot episode]), the original KITT was converted from Michael Long's own TA. Also a very exotic looking car would attract undue attention, whereas the Foundation's mission I think calls for a more clandestine approach. At least, that is my take. Sinewalker (talk) 03:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Will someone add the new KITT?

The new KITT was just revealed by NBC for the TV movie. It's now a Ford Mustang. Is someone going to add it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Antenox (talk • contribs) 08:37, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Here are some specs here, some of them obviously fake (laser weapons, etc.) Zchris87v 21:10, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
Whoever added the new 2008 KITT info last time, pretty much took the entire Popular Mechanics article and copied it word-for-word here - which of course is a violation of copyright law. I had removed all offending data and summarized it down to a basic mention that the new 2008 KITT was revealed online. In the end, I think the new 2008 KITT should probably have it's own article and a link to it included on this page. I wouldn't double up on info here. If you wanted a 2008 KITT section they you need to add the Knight Rider 2000 KITT as well - which is already discussed on the Knight Rider 2000 article. Cyberia23 (talk) 22:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup tags

I added the cleanup tags to this article as there appear to be several issues with the article. With the broadcast of the backdoor pilot tonight, it will likely get some extra traffic, so it might be a good time to look at serious cleanup. Here is why I added each tag.

  • Original Research: There seem to be a lot of statements in the article which are uncited. We need to clean those up, but I don't own any of the DVDs to use for reference. I am talking about the parts that need more than just the episode reference.
  • Laundry List: this list looks like it is trying to add every feature in the vehicle. Instead of enumerating every sensor on the car, couldn't we just note that KITT contained sensors and list the items it could sense?
  • In-universe: Though this article cites several of the episodes, outside of the episode reference, it is written in places as if KITT were a real car. The article needs to be given appropriate revision per writing about fiction. Slavlin (talk) 04:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

A lot of the Original Research has been removed since I tagged it as such, so I left that alone. I fixed and moved the laundry list tag to the section I meant it for. I will need to think about the in-universe tag. I am not sure if I agree that just stating at the start of the features section that KITT is fictional qualifies as not writing as in-universe. Slavlin (talk) 02:58, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Change of wording

I changed "pee" to "urinate" as a matter of taste (morally). If there is any specific reason "pee" should be used, please revert it. Just another guy trying to be a Chemical Engineer, Nanobiotechnologist, and Mathematician (talk) 07:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chappelle's Show Reference

Shouldn't there be a line in the trivia which lists KITT's "appearence" on Chappelle's Show? --Promus Kaa (talk) 03:47, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dollars

I find this: KITT's total production cost was estimated at $11,400,000 in 1982. (This was KITT's total construction cost as he was first built in 1982. This equals $24,382,861 in 2006 dollars. However, due to inflation and material costs $53,299,730 would be needed in 2006 to purchase the material used in 1982).

My understanding is that the conversion to 2006 dollars is supposed to allow for inflation and material costs, so this is double-counting. And yes I know I'm asking a complex economic question about a talking car, but hey, I've nothing better to do. DJ Clayworth (talk) 22:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gender

I know KITT always talks to Michael with an effeminate male voice, but the name 'KITT' itself is a woman's name -does anyone know which gender KITT really was? I think this is important information for the article which is not listed, and I'm very curious. -- Teetotaler 23 May, 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.68.22.207 (talk) 06:25, 23 May 2008 (UTC)