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Knight Rider Teasers / Trailers

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:58 am
by Michael Archangel
Hi all,

I'm trying to gather teasers (trailer intros) from episodes of 80s TV series such as The A-Team, Magnum PI and Knight Rider.

I've noticed that there are some in the episode guide of this website, but they are often poor quality and incomplete. Do you know where I can find better ones?

Also, some episodes such as "Not a Drop to Drink" and "Knight of the Drones" do not have one - is it because there isn't one originally or because it's just not on this website?

Thanks!! :)

Re: Knight Rider Teasers / Trailers

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:33 pm
by Scott Kirkessner
KRO doesn't collect ALL the teasers - but some episodes might not have had some too.

I would check on YouTube to see if there are any teasers up there, or RetroJunk.

Joe might have some too?

Re: Knight Rider Teasers / Trailers

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:11 pm
by Knight Rider Archive
"Not a Drop to Drink" DOES have a 30-second teaser attached (it's notable as the first one that includes a shortened version of the theme, as opposed to the coda music that played over the "One Man Can Make a Difference" closing sequence to the early shows).

"Knight of the Drones" dropped the teaser preview in favour of the dramatic pre-credits sequence that was an introduction to the story. There is a short commercial that appears online occasionally ("The 2-hour Premiere that introduces K.I.T.T.'s new superpowers!").

Some syndication packages do different things to their episodes. In the UK "Not a Drop to Drink" has played without Richard Basehart's narration over the titles (as per "Deadly Maneuvers"), and "Knight of the Drones" has played with Season 1 opening titles. The best source for finding the correct presentation to the episodes are the official DVDs (although they omit a couple of teasers: "The Scent of Roses" and "Knight Song" in the fourth season, and the wrong opening titles to "Drones").

Hope that helps!