April's KITT Add-ons.

Archive for discussions from 2006. Please post new discussions in the appropriate forum.

Moderators: neps, Matthew, Michael Pajaro

Locked
User avatar
James_kr
FLAG Assistant
Posts: 894
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:49 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:

April's KITT Add-ons.

Post by James_kr » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:36 pm

In the Second Season of Knight Rider, April made lots of different add-ons for KITT things like the Chemical Analyser, High Traction Drop Downs(HTDD), Hydroplaining and others.
But I noticed throughout season 3 and 4 none of her original parts were kept.
April's chemical analyser was replaced by Bonnie's chemical analyser.
April's High Traction Drop Downs were replaced by Traction Spikes
April threw out the idea of Hydroplaining which was stupid.

Any others you can think of.
K.I.T.T: "Dog go away"

User avatar
LuvKITT
FLAG Recruit
Posts: 285
Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:55 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: North Carolina, USA
Contact:

Post by LuvKITT » Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:34 pm

I loved the hydroplaining. Return to Cadiz is my favorite ep.

User avatar
Knight2000
FLAG Recruit
Posts: 431
Joined: Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:01 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: UK

Post by Knight2000 » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:59 am

I loved that ep purely for April's appearance at the end. :P

True but didn't S3 start with KOTD whereby KITT had to be rebuilt with a new dash? Presumably if Bonnie had to rebuild, she would make it her own.

Squirrel3D
Rookie
Posts: 51
Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:13 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact:

Post by Squirrel3D » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:14 am

Maybe they took it all out becuase April might've been an afterthought.

Am I the only one that hated hydroplaining??
Becuase one man CAN make a difference

User avatar
J-Knight
FLAG Recruit
Posts: 374
Joined: Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:59 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Renfrew, Scotland

Post by J-Knight » Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:54 am

They kept Silent Mode.
Devon-"Shall we drink to the start of.."
Michael-"Of what?"
Devon-"One mans Dream"

User avatar
pbryant_knight
Operative
Posts: 105
Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 6:23 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Post by pbryant_knight » Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:28 am

Squirrel3D wrote:Maybe they took it all out becuase April might've been an afterthought.

Am I the only one that hated hydroplaining??
I preferred Hydroplaining to SPM!!!!

I HATE SPM!!!

that's my BIGGEST bugbear of the entire series, how could the take a sleek car like KITT and.......well.......make him look TOTALLY CRAP!!!

Peter
One Man Can Make A Replica

User avatar
Knight2000
FLAG Recruit
Posts: 431
Joined: Tue Mar 19, 2002 1:01 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: UK

Post by Knight2000 » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:36 pm

I hated SPM from the first moment I saw it. Hate it almost as much as convertible mode.

Agree with Peter - it made KITT look crap!

User avatar
LuvKITT
FLAG Recruit
Posts: 285
Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:55 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: North Carolina, USA
Contact:

Post by LuvKITT » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:14 pm

I hated SPM mode too. If it isn't broke don't fix it. The show was just fine and they thought they had to add RC3 and SPM mode. It really didn't make him go much faster. He had to go quite fast in The Topaz Connection to go from CA to Vegas before the jet got there.

User avatar
Joe Huth
FLAG Operative
Posts: 1124
Joined: Wed Mar 20, 2002 1:01 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Western Pennsylvania

Post by Joe Huth » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:44 pm

They also kept the Trajectory Guide, which April installed in "Big Iron" (it was used in "Redemption of a Champion").

Joe

Squirrel3D
Rookie
Posts: 51
Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:13 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact:

Post by Squirrel3D » Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:13 pm

I don't get it....I never said I liked SPM. In fact I don't like it at all. I kinda thought it was useless.
Becuase one man CAN make a difference

User avatar
LuvKITT
FLAG Recruit
Posts: 285
Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:55 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: North Carolina, USA
Contact:

Post by LuvKITT » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:45 am

I think he meant he liked the hydro better than SPM...that's how it got started.

Squirrel3D
Rookie
Posts: 51
Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:13 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact:

Post by Squirrel3D » Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:33 pm

Oh....but I don't ever recall saying that SPM was a much better feature of KITT.
Becuase one man CAN make a difference

User avatar
cloudkitt
FLAG Operative
Posts: 1125
Joined: Sun May 18, 2003 11:34 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Post by cloudkitt » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:39 pm

When I was little, I thought SPM was the coolest thing ever, but I was into transforming things at the time.

Now, while I don't hate it with quite the vehemence some of you seem to, I can see why it bugs you.
I always thought that it was mighty convenient that they never NEEDED SPM until they had it.
Michael: "KITT! Where are ya?!"
K.I.T.T.: "I'm in your parking space, Michael, where else would I be?"

User avatar
James_kr
FLAG Assistant
Posts: 894
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:49 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:

Post by James_kr » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:04 am

I didn't like April's chemical analyser much I liked the one bonnie made because it came out of the dash.
They should have kept hydroplaining for emergency's (a.k.a JYD).
K.I.T.T: "Dog go away"

Squirrel3D
Rookie
Posts: 51
Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:13 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact:

Post by Squirrel3D » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:57 pm

James_kr wrote: They should have kept hydroplaining for emergency's (a.k.a JYD).
Do you forget what was in that pit? It darn sure wasn't water...so you better rethink what you said there.....
Becuase one man CAN make a difference

pheonix_knight
FLAG Assistant
Posts: 657
Joined: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:17 pm

Post by pheonix_knight » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:35 pm

why oh why oh why oh why.... (ad infinitum)

didnt kitt micro jam the forklift in JYD....????

User avatar
James_kr
FLAG Assistant
Posts: 894
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:49 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:

Post by James_kr » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:04 am

well it was a liquid substance I would think he might have had a chance i don't know why he didn't use the grappling hook and pulled himself off it at least he got a fresh start with new parts.
K.I.T.T: "Dog go away"

Squirrel3D
Rookie
Posts: 51
Joined: Thu Jun 15, 2006 5:13 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact:

Post by Squirrel3D » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:33 pm

It was hard for him to use any of his functions. Please tell me you do know how powerful acids are. As soon as this one got on kitt...his circuts and stuff started melting and going haywire.

So yeah...there was no way kitt could use the grappling hook in time.
Becuase one man CAN make a difference

User avatar
James_kr
FLAG Assistant
Posts: 894
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:49 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:

Post by James_kr » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:25 am

Yeah I know he couldn't have but he could have used a function when he was up on the machine. His circuits seamed ok since he was talking fine until he went down under the acid.
K.I.T.T: "Dog go away"

User avatar
James_kr
FLAG Assistant
Posts: 894
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:49 am
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:

Post by James_kr » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:02 am

I also thought of something remember the High Traction Drop Downs well they were pretty much the same as the Hydralic Lift
K.I.T.T: "Dog go away"

User avatar
ryytel
Operative
Posts: 166
Joined: Wed Jan 04, 2006 4:20 pm
What year did the original Knight Rider start: 0
Location: Drifting in Tokyo

Post by ryytel » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:57 am

i thought you liked the spm when they showed it on the series. When i saw it year ago october, it was kinda you know.........thought you liked it back in the 80's.
Knight Rider "Trust Doesnt Rust"

K.A.R.R. : Do you wish to drive, or shall I.

Tony : Go ahead.

Locked