Knight Rider, "Halloween Knight"
From Mostly Murder (But Sometimes Not) by The O'Brien Siblings
January 28, 2026 · 1h 26m · Season 1 · Episode 121
About this episode
The episode discusses the '80s television show Knight Rider, focusing on its characters, themes, and cultural references.
New episode out now! We take another dip into ‘80s television with the season three episode of Knight Rider , “Halloween Knight”. We talk about Michael Knight’s investigative style and the ‘80s action of it all, believe the episode did not explain the relationships or develop characters clearly, wonder what exactly their authority and jurisdiction are, and really get into KITT as an entity and how it relates to modern AI and smart devices. We also wonder if this influenced RoboCop , discuss the Hitchcock homages scattered throughout, and really loved all the fashion and hairstyles. We were completely unfamiliar with the premise, and so learned some surprising things along the way, but also perhaps looked too deeply into this action show involving perms, tight pants, and a talking car. Katy is not ashamed to say she watched Supernatural , Carrie shares a fun fact about mariachi performers, Maddy thinks men are oppressed, and Mack’s brain is bloodshot. We also talk about how the show gave us “Duloc face”, wonder if David Hasselhoff would have been as successful if he was shorter, think we lost the vision of how AI could be perceived in media, and judge pumpkin carving pretty…
People in this episode
Host: The O'Brien Siblings
Topics covered
- 1980s television
- Knight Rider
- AI and smart devices
- character development
- fashion and hairstyles
- Hitchcock homages
- action shows
Keywords
- Knight Rider
- Halloween Knight
- David Hasselhoff
- AI
- 1980s
- action
- Hitchcock
- fashion
- Supernatural
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Knight Rider, Halloween Knight, Supernatural, Duloc face, Jekyll & Hyde, Columbo, Isaac Asimov, Kung Fury
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