The Origin Of The

Michael Knight was originally a police officer named Michael Long. He was seriously wounded in the line of duty in an encounter by criminals in which his partner was killed. Michael survived thanks to a metal plate in his head from a previous operation. Long was pronouced dead and became Michael Knight with plastic surgery through the help of Wilton Knight a wealthy industrialist who was dying. Wilton gave Michael the face of his son Garth who chose the path of evil. Michael Knight is a man with no record of his past therefore he is a man that doesn't exist. Michael's new partner was KITT the Knight Industries 2000 which was a computerized indestructible 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am. Michael and KITT developed a beautiful friendship and an excellent working relationship. read more about KITT on his own page.

Michael and KITT work for FLAG(The Foundation for Law and Government) an organization which captures criminals who the government can't catch. His boss at FLAG was the sophisticated genius Devon Miles. KITT was programmed by Dr. April Curtis and Dr. Bonnie Barstow. TC3(Reginald Cornelius III) was KITT's streetwise mechanic who helped change KITT into a hardtop convertible.


KITT__CAST__COLLECTIBLES__LINKS