<Tr> <Th> Television series </Th> <Td> Knight Rider (1982--1986) Team Knight Rider (1997--1998) Knight Rider (2008--2009) Code of Vengeance (1985--1986) </Td> </Tr> <P> Knight Rider is an American entertainment franchise created by Glen A. Larson . The core of Knight Rider is its three television series: Knight Rider (1982--1986); Team Knight Rider (1997--1998); and Knight Rider (2008--2009). The franchise also includes three television films, computer and video games, and novels, as well as KnightCon, a Knight Rider convention . Beginning with the original television series and continuing with the subsequent films and series, the franchise has developed a cult following and spawned many pop culture references . </P> <P> The original Knight Rider series followed the adventures of Michael Knight, a modern - day crime fighter who uses a technologically advanced, artificially intelligent automobile . This car is virtually indestructible, due to a high - tech coating applied to it . This series debuted in 1982 and ran for four seasons on NBC . These adventures were continued with the television films Knight Rider 2000 and Knight Rider 2010 and the short - lived Team Knight Rider . One other television movie, Knight Rider, served as a pilot for the 2008 television series Knight Rider . In 1985, a spin - off series, Code of Vengeance, also premiered . </P> <P> Knight Rider stories usually depict either average citizens, or ethical heads of corporations, being bullied into subservience to an overbearing or ruthless criminal organization . The protagonist (s) of each particular series is instructed by the Foundation for Law and Government (FLAG) to assist in some manner . The protagonist (s) has the assistance of a high - tech, self - aware, and nearly indestructible vehicle . </P>

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