KR mentioned in Community interview.

[jyd85]

Sorry I don't have a link to where I found it. Or one to the source. But here's the brief quote from Community creator and executive-producer, Dan Harmon:

I did "Heat Vision and Jack" in 1999 with Rob Schrab, and that was us going, "We love 'Knight Rider.'" But a spoof? That's why we have that word "homage." Homage means you're actually worshiping something and obeying it. It can easily be taken as satire, but it's not satirical.

Like I said, it's very brief. At least it's someone in the business saying how they loved the series also.