TURBO BOOST or REGULAR JUMP?

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TURBO BOOST or REGULAR JUMP?

Post by Keon2005 » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:32 pm

In the episode "Bad Day at White Rock" would you categorize Kitt going airborne over the lake as a Turbo Boost or a regular Dukes of Hazzard style jump?
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Post by Lyn » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:37 pm

I think turbo boost......
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Post by tom'michaelknight'warner » Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:52 pm

I'm gonna go with turbo boost on this one, I don't think he could have made that jump without it.
By the by, on that same episode, when 'mean biker no.1' and some other bloke are riding along, the former says something about having (KITT and Michael) on 'our type of ground' what does the other bloke say in reply?
I have never been able to figure out what hes saying!
Anyone any ideas?
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Post by Reissuleipa » Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:15 am

Just a minor correction...the episode is called "Good day at White Rock"
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Post by Keon2005 » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:53 am

yeah, my bad, I meant Good Day at White Rock, thanx. and the biker's response was "Hyperspace!"
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Post by cloudkitt » Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:36 pm

Turbo Boost, while they did hit a "natural/convenient" ramp, you would need outside thrust to make that jump and land it cleanly (cuz the Trans Am sure didn't ;))
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Post by sickrick05 » Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:30 pm

my question is how is it that the same button (turbo boost) do two different things (jump / go super fast)?
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Post by Lost Knight » Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:19 pm

How exactly Michael makes it different is just standard '80s television. :) There are tiny LEDs above the old buttons which signify what specific boost is being used, but no switch to choose that I know of.
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Post by cloudkitt » Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:03 pm

Well, it depends on where KITT's boosters are pointed. If they're pointed straight back, it'll just speed the car up, if their pointed diagonally down and back, it'll lift the car off the ground. As for how Michael controls it, I guess KITT is analyzing the situation and is just supposed to know. In "A Plush Ride" Michael tells KITT to point his boosters forward when they're rolling down the hill.
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Post by Newcastle knight » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:13 pm

Its hard to tell in the earlier episodes anyway as they didnt introduce the turbo boost sfx we all know until later on.

also on that jump you hear a distinctive 'thud' noise as the car hits the ramp which was put in as a sfx then just the long turbine noise as you see the car nose dive in slow motion. hmmm

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Post by FuzzieDice » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:17 pm

I agree. KITT's voice activated and also has a mind of his own, so he'd know what was needed. In fact, Michael doesn't really even need to press the button, technically. ;)
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Post by DJGM » Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:16 am

Some Turbo Boosts in season 1 weren't emphasised as Turbo Boosts, and shown as ordinary jumps.
It wasn't really until season 2, the producers started to make the most of the Turbo Boost feature,
as something that could make KITT go temporarily airborne for a few seconds.
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Post by KOPP » Sat Jun 18, 2005 3:53 pm

Because in Season 1, "Rocket Fire" made KITT jump, I believe, but only later was the "Turbo Boost" button assigned that task.
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Post by tom'michaelknight'warner » Mon Jun 20, 2005 6:36 pm

Haha it seems like the function of turbo boost depends entirely on whether Michael throws himself back in his seat
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Post by FuzzieDice » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:20 pm

Or yells "Whoooo!!" after landing. ;)
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Post by LadyV2000 » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:39 pm

FuzzieDice wrote:Or yells "Whoooo!!" after landing. ;)
And of course we can't forget Michael always looking out the rear window after landing. I swear it was like a ritual. What was he looking for exactly? The expressions of shocked drivers and pedestrians? :P :lol:
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Post by Lost Knight » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:34 pm

cloudkitt wrote:Turbo Boost, while they did hit a "natural/convenient" ramp, you would need outside thrust to make that jump and land it cleanly (cuz the Trans Am sure didn't ;))
I agree totally here. He Turbo Boosted off of the ramp. (If anything, he got an enhanced Turbo Boost from the ramp providing more distance.) The ramp was specifically shown so that the bikers could try and duplicate the jump and fail miserably.
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Post by FuzzieDice » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:43 am

LadyV2000 wrote:
FuzzieDice wrote:And of course we can't forget Michael always looking out the rear window after landing. I swear it was like a ritual. What was he looking for exactly? The expressions of shocked drivers and pedestrians? :P :lol:
I would. :twisted:
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Post by Skav » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:16 am

I was just going to say, if you listen carefully, you can hear KITT hit the ramp and you hear a THUD sound.

I thought this was a blooper but since you guys came out with an explanation, that blows it out of the window.
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