help on episode

[archangel]

which one is the episode where kitt is dropped in some sort of chemical? im not sure it might be acid or something.

[HondaSiR]

The episode is Junk Yard Dog of the third season.

[pheonix_knight]

certainly was.....

and that episode would have made a fantastic season opener!!!!

[alexmain_za]

That is one of my all time favourites eps. And yes it would've made a great season opener.

[Jenna]

That episode was so sad to watch poor kitt being eaten and destroyed like that but glad he got fixed just sad to watch

[LEDmouth]

When I rewatched JYD recently, I forgotten how much it used to get to me as a kid. I remember being mortified when KITT almost got "killed" in that acid bath.

[Jenna]

and worst par Michael Knight couldnt do anything about it to save him that is saddest part of all him saying i cant buddy i cant and watch his own car kitt sink like that i stil get flashbacks

[jup]

Too shocked to order KITT to fire his forward grappling hook into...something...like he's thought of doing a dozen times before WHEN he was inside.

I suppose it will always remain a mystery as to why this was a middle-of-the-season shocker episode. My theory is that Bonnie needed a fresh start on all of KITT's abilities to wipe clean the slate. But...who knows.

[Skav]

I think it puts a bit of a dampener on KITT's indestructability in the series by doing this episode.

While it is indeed a GREAT episode, the idea of KITT being destroyed/banged up as much as 4 times in 4 seasons was a bit much.

[KITTfan]

Speaking of KITT getting destroyed, what you guys would think or do if your KITT replica or KITT model would get destroyed or damaged?

A week ago I got to know how it feels when KITT model is damaged. I was taking new pics of it outside and accidently dropped it to a gravel road. The stones ruined it's paint. The nose got the worst damages, big scratches that reaches to the metal:


Man I wouldn't want to know myself how it would feel if I had a real 1:1 KITT replica damaged, I was enough sad and pissed off with this All the work, detailing, painting, etc. I've done to this model feels now gone to waste

When I'll have more time, I'll try to fix the scratches and perhaps do some other detailing too. As Bonnie said: "KITT, I'll make you as good as new... no, I'll make you better." Hopefully I'll figure out how to get as smooth finish to the paint as the original paint have.

-KITTfan-

[LEDmouth]

Speaking of KITT getting destroyed, what you guys would think or do if your KITT replica or KITT model would get destroyed or damaged?

A week ago I got to know how it feels when KITT model is damaged. I was taking new pics of it outside and accidently dropped it to a gravel road. The stones ruined it's paint. The nose got the worst damages, big scratches that reaches to the metal:


Man I wouldn't want to know myself how it would feel if I had a real 1:1 KITT replica damaged, I was enough sad and pissed off with this All the work, detailing, painting, etc. I've done to this model feels now gone to waste

When I'll have more time, I'll try to fix the scratches and perhaps do some other detailing too. As Bonnie said: "KITT, I'll make you as good as new... no, I'll make you better." Hopefully I'll figure out how to get as smooth finish to the paint as the original paint have.

-KITTfan-

Seriously, I'd buy a whole new 1:18 KITT and make a custom "JYD-post acid bath" custom KITT out of that dinged and scratched one.

I've been considering doing the same if I ever damage my good KITT model.

[pbryant_knight]

Speaking of KITT getting destroyed, what you guys would think or do if your KITT replica or KITT model would get destroyed or damaged?

A week ago I got to know how it feels when KITT model is damaged. I was taking new pics of it outside and accidently dropped it to a gravel road. The stones ruined it's paint. The nose got the worst damages, big scratches that reaches to the metal:


Man I wouldn't want to know myself how it would feel if I had a real 1:1 KITT replica damaged, I was enough sad and pissed off with this All the work, detailing, painting, etc. I've done to this model feels now gone to waste

When I'll have more time, I'll try to fix the scratches and perhaps do some other detailing too. As Bonnie said: "KITT, I'll make you as good as new... no, I'll make you better." Hopefully I'll figure out how to get as smooth finish to the paint as the original paint have.

-KITTfan-

Seriously, I'd buy a whole new 1:18 KITT and make a custom "JYD-post acid bath" custom KITT out of that dinged and scratched one.

I've been considering doing the same if I ever damage my good KITT model.

That's EXACTALLY what i'm in the process of doing. After making countless Acid Pitt Kitt (or Pit if you prefer) out of plastic, i'm now making a 1:18th scale one from a model i had to rip apart to make a New KITT model based on a 1999 Trans-Am that has been inspired by the communitys thoughts on the new film.[/img]

[Knight2000]

That's why I wanna buy another 1:18 KITT - so I can <ahem> play with the other one.

[Skav]

Speaking of KITT getting destroyed, what you guys would think or do if your KITT replica or KITT model would get destroyed or damaged?

A week ago I got to know how it feels when KITT model is damaged. I was taking new pics of it outside and accidently dropped it to a gravel road. The stones ruined it's paint. The nose got the worst damages, big scratches that reaches to the metal:


Man I wouldn't want to know myself how it would feel if I had a real 1:1 KITT replica damaged, I was enough sad and pissed off with this All the work, detailing, painting, etc. I've done to this model feels now gone to waste

When I'll have more time, I'll try to fix the scratches and perhaps do some other detailing too. As Bonnie said: "KITT, I'll make you as good as new... no, I'll make you better." Hopefully I'll figure out how to get as smooth finish to the paint as the original paint have.

-KITTfan-

This is exactly why I don't take mine outside to take pictures. It's a model and meant to stay in one place.

[jup]

I think it puts a bit of a dampener on KITT's indestructability in the series by doing this episode.

While it is indeed a GREAT episode, the idea of KITT being destroyed/banged up as much as 4 times in 4 seasons was a bit much.

Actually, the notions used for the damage USUALLY make great sense, when you stop to consider it.

We have both KITT going up against KARR (with an almost equal level of MBS and mass conflict) & KITT vs Goliath. (Equal inch for inch MBS contact, but far superior weight and frame going to the truck.) Knight of the Drones took advantage of a wide open tail pipe that couldn't possibly have been protected from a forced fire ball to the engine situation. (I always had the complaint that had KITT slowed down and taken a 360 degree or evade technique, the missile impact "could" have been diverted to the MBS...or even avoided, altogether. KITT did have plenty of detection time for a computer, after all.) Knight of the Juggernaut removed the MBS advantage. (Detecting the missing element way too late is forgivable, IMO. After all, why waste the scan sweep for it until there's truly an alarming need to do so.) Which placed poor KITT on the level of computerized car in a slightly super standard vehicle body position. What was bad was during the early portion of season 1, where KITT damages his Alpha Circuit over the mere act of towing another car. This is a frame that can take a beating by landing harshly after jumping and crashing through walls. It should not bend when pressure is applied to the bumper and crack internal circuits so easily. A poor fault of early writings in the beginning is what I say. (So bad, even TV Guide gave a thumbs down note on it, back in the day.) I also never cared for rocks/pits putting stress on circuitry during that one loggers episode. (Season 4?) But, as far as I am concerned, it is perfectly acceptable for a highly corrosive, liquid substance to seep in through all the cracks and gaps to get to any unprotected spots and eat away at anything and everything. Perhaps, eating out the MBS protected windows was a bit much. But, sensitive circuits, soft seats and more sensitive dash is perfectly acceptable, once the stuff had oozed through the fire wall from the engine compartment and destroyed the rubber seals around doors and rear hatch. While it is debatable about how well KITT could have kept the interior sealed in case of sinking into the ocean during Return to Cadez (SP?) or that water channel in Redeption of a Champion, the destructive vat of chemicals would surely have removed all rubber barriers in no time and totally flooded the interior, which is exactly what happened.

Now, my KIT3T in my non-released fan fiction writings (which is a prequil to the Foundation's KAT/Plato tech. bikes from Team Knight Rider) would be a whole different issue. KIT3T uses a science fiction liquid metal base that could be reformed into a sealed bubble that "might" have repelled the liquid goo for awhile. Being that there is no real world counterpart (that I am aware of) to base results on, the issue would be totally up in the air. (In my writings, KITT creates KIT3T as a replacement. And, none of the technicians were ever able to completely figure out how the liquid metal technology worked. But, the bike/combo car was a partial success story, based on research. Of course, KIT3T's existance becomes to an unknown factor before KRO's construction is completed. My plans were to make TKR's horribly wrong "black box" and the shadow character be what becomes of KIT3T's personality, leaving the original KITT un-accounted for...until Knight Rider 2000, that is.)

But, KITT was completely physical and had no way of sealing everything off from the chemical seepage.

[Wizster]

Good points, and I particularly agree with the towing the car/damaging the alpha circuit nonsense for a car built to be able to smash through concrete