INCREDIBLE. To me that _is_ KITT. You have KITT right there.

@allaboutroofing2

3 жыл бұрын

I hate to be the one that breaks this to you, but automobiles are not human, there is no lineage or personality. Same is true for voice generators. 😂

@marcoparada6652

3 жыл бұрын

@@allaboutroofing2 .........shut up!

@allaboutroofing2

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcoparada6652 sorry you missed the reference

@jameswalker199

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, fancy seeing you here! But I totally agree, this is the closest KITT has to a face, and they have it.

@RetroRecipes

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameswalker199 Small world! One day I will own a KITT. 🙏

"I'm the voice of Knight Industries 2000's microprocessor..." It's the first time shown with this bar graph voice box! It looks cooler than the flashing square

The fact that the entire display still functions, despite all the wear it's clearly seen over the years, is astounding

@soulmn76

3 жыл бұрын

That is a testament to how well it was built originally.

@0623kaboom

3 жыл бұрын

LEDS are robust ... it takes a lot to blow them ...

@smokeonthewater5287

2 жыл бұрын

well it's a part of KITT, it has a special molecular superstructure.

@smokeonthewater5287

2 жыл бұрын

@@CosmicConnection968 Are you blind or what?

@abstractheory1

2 жыл бұрын

Cosmic Connection - He’s the one that sounds “silly”? Too funny 😂.

The adult in me thinks, "It's just talking a car." But the kid in me thinks, "It's THE talking car." Thank you for sharing this bit of TV history with us.

@spannaspinna

3 жыл бұрын

Not just any talking car it’s kitt lol

@SonOfTheDevil666

3 жыл бұрын

I love KITT in Holland it’s no easy to get a Pontiac Firebird I found 1 for 3000 euros most are going for at least 8 to 17,000 euros it Needed some work exhaust was crap and 1 of the headers was missing most bolts I have a Pontiac Firebird U9 1990 V6 3,1L injection same model only some parts are different the hood bumper and spoiler and of course the modifications I love de car and it’s going nowhere I know the KITT version was a trans am but that is expensive in Holland I don’t care more like 20,000 euro I am one of the 91 owners in Holland and I am proud of it

That this still exists and works makes me irrationally happy. Ah the 80s.....

A BIG Thank you to Scott for keeping KITT alive!!

Watching the voice box light up for the first time in 34 years made me tear up. It's beautiful!

"Being a collector's item means being part of history", You dam right you are KITT, and always will be.

The internal 10 Year Old me is flabbergasted that he's seeing this same display working 36 years later.

@ront0803

3 жыл бұрын

right with ya baby!

@darkshadowsx5949

3 жыл бұрын

electronics dont degrade like fruit. but its nice that it hasn't been completely scrapped for parts or lost in a landfill. just thank every soul who saved it from such fate.

@kasuraga

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkshadowsx5949 but they can wear out and die. It's amazing to see this thing working after all these years.

Now we just need a computer AI to talk like William Daniels instead of Alexa or Siri.

@zeldatrek

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed and with half of the US against big tech with few viable options, I think the time has come for a Knight Industries Operation System or KIOS for short.

@brendethedev2858

3 жыл бұрын

Get in contact with the creator of 15.ai he'll do it if you provide a dataset for him to train his AI on

@neophytealpha

3 жыл бұрын

There was a GPS that had KITT voice built in. You could also get the voice for some other GPS

@crackseller321

3 жыл бұрын

That would be dope

@cincomithell

3 жыл бұрын

That would rock! Siri and Alexa are soooo boring

Scott Rise is awesome. He builds modular synthesizers (so do I) and at Moogfest 2017 he had a module in his system running that was the voicebox. Really glad to see a direct connection between that and the original prop, but in reverse!

@suitandtieguy

3 жыл бұрын

His brand is Division 6, mine is STG Soundlabs. BTW I didn't know he would pop up in this video, U-Toob just suggested it to me lol.

This made me cry 😭 The fact that you’re seeing the original season 3/4 KITT’s voice box talking!! It’s amazing 🤩 The nostalgia is 💯 I’m looking forward to see it installed in the screen used KITT

@Nothing-qq4hd

3 жыл бұрын

Those were the great seasons. That's the same box that faced down goliath. I think its fate kitt is somehow alive here in 2021

@Petroschka1979

3 жыл бұрын

All screen used Kitts are destroyed..... Sadly

@KombatWarehouse

3 жыл бұрын

@@Petroschka1979 actually only 5 screen used KITT cars survived. The man that’s showing KITT’s original voicebox has one of the screen used KITT cars. 😎

“Michael, I was not designed to be a.. tow truck.” 😂

I think wo should all say thanks to Scott who made the circuit board for making the world's well known car come alive again cheers scot And great video guys

@0623kaboom

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why he went the hard way instead of just making a 3 channel vu meter and a usb to phone connector running a basic equalizer and voice recognition software ... would have been a lot smaller and other than the actual led display it would be plug and play literally or hack siri up and use that for the voice recognition and prerecorded kitt options

@MartyM.

2 жыл бұрын

​ @0623kaboom It's because that's often signiificantly more difficult in terms of both hardware and getting firmware functionality sorted out. USB means there will have to be a host (master) device and are the issues that come with the USB protocol, packet failures, device handshaking, and so on. Any time you add more variables the probability of failure & complications, complexity, and cost go up nearly exponentially. In the end, often the simplest solution is the best one. SIRI is proprietary and as far as I'm aware not open-source, meaning that's not a viable option.

@sabersword_58

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Love you KITT!

Accidentally stumbled onto this video, and I can see why it was suggested to me. After binge watching a bunch of computer and pinball repair videos, it makes sense this would pop up. But I'm even more astonished to see KITTs original voice module! Holy crap! My dad managed to sit in the original KITT car as it was being toured around the country, and I sat on his lap in the drivers seat as a baby. Nostalgia hits real hard here. Thanks so much for the video!

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Please check out our other videos on the reconstruction of this original dashboard! Much more to come. Do you have any photos of your dad sitting in the car on tour? We would love to see them! knightriderhistorians@gmail.com

@Angela-jc8bk

2 жыл бұрын

I am so jealous.

Now, you need the voice box for KARR.

@KarstenJohansson

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I might be named after that car. :/

@IMDARKFIRE007

3 жыл бұрын

YES! I loved Kitt and all...but Karr was WAY cooler sound wise in my opinion.

@moejoe5762

3 жыл бұрын

Foolish Boy

@angusmcdeath8403

3 жыл бұрын

@@IMDARKFIRE007 and looked better too

@arthurspontiacfieroblog

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Cullen. Who also does the voice for Optimus Prime. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

We need a real knight museum of technology a have these pieces on display for the fans to see.

@JustinMacri007

3 жыл бұрын

I know

@caglarsingletary8420

3 жыл бұрын

I am working on a Gynoid Parody,CALLED Bike Rider reason-be it was my favorite childhood Television Program .

@simongame3301

3 жыл бұрын

How about this dunno if it's true but found the link. David is selling his personal KITT car but to rich for me. www.liveauctioneers.com/item/95041485_davids-personal-kitt-knight-rider-car

@greenlawnfarm5827

3 жыл бұрын

That is probubly worth like $2 milion dolars or even more maybe.

@dreamingone615

3 жыл бұрын

Need?

This national treasure should never be out of a car or just laying around.

That is absolutely awesome. Just the fact that you are holding kitt is incredible

@smokeonthewater5287

2 жыл бұрын

It's a downright crime that a sequel with the original hoff never happened. I'd seriously watch it with the original KITT and the aged down Hoff.

That is so cool, I feel 10yrs old again

"In 100 feet, turn left, Michael."

Pretty cool that the 1st thing you had it say after all these years was the 1st thing we ever heard KITT say back in the show "I am the voice of the ..."

First time I saw Boy Meets World and listen to the voice of mr.Feeny,I was, wait a minute mr. Feeny is Kitt!!!

Looks like 6 led panels that makes up the voice box.. Those guys were really clever in the 80s. Well done on getting the original working.

@dogwalker666

3 жыл бұрын

They are standard led bar graph modules they were very common I have a box of red a few green and yellow to, blue LED had not been invented then.

This is amazing. I have a picture of me sitting in KITT in the 80s as a kid. And I met David Hasselhoff also. I was shocked when KITT spoke to me when I sat inside the car. It was at the Civic Center in Philadelphia where I use to live as a kid.

youtube algorithm takes you places you never dream about!

I wish they made exact reproductions of this. It's awesome that the original still lives.

Changing the box from the red flashing square was a perfect change.. When i was a kid i loved the switch!

On the first season, KITT didn't have bars in his voice box. It was just one red square that lit up.

@asht1657

3 жыл бұрын

Only up until episode 13 i think from episode 14 he had the bars

@confuseatronica

3 жыл бұрын

am i the only one that likes them both equally? I can't decide.

@asht1657

3 жыл бұрын

@@confuseatronica I don't mind either as well but I think I remember reading somewhere that they changed it to the bars because people liked the look of KARR's voice modulator from episode 9

It's surprisingly easy to tell the difference between a studio prop shop job and labour of love

God I love KITT! You guys are honestly living my childhood dream to own and interact with the actors and stuntmen who made this show the hit that it will always be. One day I honestly hope to drive a KITT replica one day!

KITT: Michael, I was not designed to be a... tow truck.

I honestly liked the square voice box. Don't know why, but it seemed like to me, it keeps the show more connected to its original darker style, both in filming and concepts.

"Where is my Random Access? Or my Graphic's Board? I can't even play a round of Pac Man in here."

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

You're dating yourself. Pac-Man is in the Smithsonian.

@GESSO217

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial "Probably in an exhibit or two away from you,"

@andrismajors8171

3 жыл бұрын

I know about this movie and tv series from german language channel RTL Plus or simply RTL +. This channel made one of the longest action tv series from 1996, are Alarm für Cobra 11 or Alarm for Cobra 11. In one of episodes was real replica of KITT(kitt.de) filmed,but are destroyed normal car with cheap scanner and KNIGHT plate. This site about cars in tv and movies www.imcdb.org for help.

@GMLSX

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrismajors8171 This show is know to have wrecked a few 3rd gen Firebirds. Non KITT replicas mind you. One of them a Formula model. Formula hood goes for about 1200+ € over here. The normal one for about 70€

@theannoyedmrfloyd3998

3 жыл бұрын

*graphics

UNFORGETTABLE! CLASSIC SWEET KITT VOICE FROM CHILD.

Oh my god, just look at the attention to detail on that circuit board. Besides the name and date of its creator, the words 'KITT Voice Box Controller' are printed at one end - and it's written in Knight Font. ! This deserves to be visible somehow on the restored dash.

Beautiful, just beautiful...transported right back to my childhood with Knight Rider was NEW episodes on TV...the memories!

Oh my god, this is incredible. Thank you for sharing this!

Thanks for this touching moment. You've resuscitated KITT's soul :)

That was amazing! I was just staring at the voice box in amazement as it lit up in relation to K.I.T.T.'s voice.

Incredible and great work, as a super fan, seeing this brings cool colors to your skin.

That's the exact same circuit I built as a kid for my car, I am glad I guessed the circuit and hardware.

Ah yes, the ubiquitous LM3914 (linear) and LM3915 (logarithmic) chips and those Radio Shack 10 segment LEDs. I built a similar circuit before that show was around. People were using them for VU meters for their home and/or car stereos.

couldn't help think of that scene from Aliens when Ash got re hooked up so Ripley could ask him questions..very cool indeed..K.I.T.T. lives!!

Please take care of KITT. Literally my childhood right there and it pains me to see him this way but I'm glad he can still speak. Great work!

That’s pretty cool. I had a solid black 1984 T/A from 1990- 95.

He's alive!!!! So awesome to see him again...

I just discovered your channel. Love the work you are doing, seeing this makes me feel like I'm 13 again.

This is awesome! It's amazing what you guys can do to get all these original props!

This is amazing, Joe!🙌🏻👏🏻 Thanks to Mr. Scott!👍🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻🙏🏻

Shame you couldn't have had the cruise light on too while K.I.T.T was talking then it would have been like old times but it was brilliant to see his voice box working again

Well done Scott. Excellent work. Great to see the impossible made possible.

I’m glad to see this , keep the old shows in history that’s all we can do cause the people (actors) not here for long. hope you all the best of luck. Thank you

That is just beyond amazing that it all still works

Great video Joe, the Knight Rider restoration is really beginning to take shape!!

For a second almost cried, amazing !!

This is awesome, I am so hyped. I am a huge fan of the show and am glad I found your website and channel. I myself had an exterior only replica but sold it in 2010 unfortunately. I did buy anotber 82 trans am that I plan to convert hopefully this time in and out. Great work bringing the REAL Kitt back to life. 👍👍👍👍

I never knew KITT had a voice box. I thought it was just Mr.Feeney doing a voice over

@andrismajors8171

3 жыл бұрын

Yes,same actor played KITT voice role and Mr. Feeny.

@0623kaboom

3 жыл бұрын

basically it was just a led vu meter that worked off of a remote mic or hidden tape nothing really hard to do honestly ... heck he could have made a basic 3 channel led vu meter and added a usb to phone jack and a usb to car jack to power it all ... then have an app that has a basic equalizer to adjust the fade and strength of the bars with voice recognition and have it answer your questions as you drive or some such .. he went a little harder to get the same result tbh

Totally AWESOME!! So good to hear KITT again after so many years. Thank you .. Stay safe.

What is the paper affixed to the LED bars, and how is it attached? Was it applied to diffuse the light from the individual LEDs? Ingenious. It really feels like you have restored KITT to life!

@MartyM.

2 жыл бұрын

Looks to be the default plastic some LED or display components have from the factory to protect their finish. It's a very thin layer of plastic that you pull off. I've had to remove it before from parts like that.

Until now, I had no idea there was any variance in the lights over the seasons. Fascinating stuff, thanks.

Absolutely amazing. This isn't even a replica, this IS KITT! YOU OWN KITT! Wow!

That's really cool, you guys are so lucky, thanks for sharing this awesome piece of history with us.

WOW. You guys have really brought the dream alive. This is something I would only have dreamt of seeing survive. Congratulations

this makes me very happy, it's just so crazy to see this progress unfold before my eyes

That was awesome!! Loved hearing KITTs voice along with seeing the LED's.

Great job ! a piece of TV history saved !

I'm very impressed, and a little bit touched by what I saw. Thank you Folks ♥️

Awwwhh... The good ol' days.. That for bringing him back to life! I grew up with KITT.

You guys need to crowdfund and build a museum for your wonderful props. It needs to be shared with the public to view.

Some excellent electronics here, old coupled up with new. I loved this show as a kid in the 80s. I have seen a few kit replicas at car shows, I am not up on American cars but I think it was a Pontiac transam with auto transmission, I am not sure if the original car is still in existence but this piece of history would suit it again, as nearly a middle aged bloke it's a lovely reminder of my childhood, as for the electronics buff who designed an built the new circuit respect to you sir, fantastic work, it sounds exactly how I remember it. I remember Karr, evil Kitt, his voice box flashed green. Sadly the British actor who played Devon passed away with cancer. The Hoff is a bit older now but still performing in show business. I did not care much for the new night rider, you can't beat the old classics, they will never die, lovely to hear Kitts voice again.

Absolutely brilliant! Keep up this amazing work! Love it.

K.I.T.T. lives on brother , that's amazing work !!!🤟 Thankyou for sharing ...just awesome 😉

That's so kool ol kitt still working 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Really interesting. I love the work you are doing to KITT

This is so great. It works perfectly!! Brings back memories.

This is so awesome to see this working. Thank you for sharing.

Very cool! You have a piece of history there! Glad to see it working again.

As a 15 year old in 1984, I want to comment that I spent a lot of money at Radio Shack that summer. Because of THIS DISPLAY.

Scott did a great work on that, it looks fantastic!

How cool is that. Amazing electronics work from Scott. So great to see this fixed up, Joe.

Wow, in a way its like KITT never left. Thank you 4 your time and dedication for preserving this heart of history. Simply Amazing! Good job 2 all involved!!

Congrats to everyone involved in saving and restoring this awesome piece of TV history!

Thank your for brining back, a part of my childhood. Greetings from Karachi, Pakistan.

I would be happier if the real voicebox behaviour had been matched. It looks like the outer bargraph's motion is quite similar to the one in the middle, but the in the real thing they acted differently. The outer bargraphs also were slightly darker, but I never saw such an original replica circuit. 😜

Wow!! Thank you for ressurecting the true voice of KITT!

That is perfect! The adjustments are real neat. I remember my computer at the time this show was on, Texas Instruments TI99-4A, had an optional voice modulator box you plugged in the side to hear extra (still bad) speech or better audio in game

Just.... beautiful.

Dude nailed it... Awesome work. I bet Ben Heck would have loved to do this as well.

That explains a lot in the world we live in today

This is awesome. Well done ,Scott

Once again you have floored me!! I gaze in amazement!! THANKS!!

Hearing this in 2021, feeling special.

Very nice to see that working again thanks so much

This is amazing. Such excellent display of community

This is awesome! Well done to the electronic wizard Scott. Love Knight Rider...

Another awesome piece of the Awesome 80s!❣❤❤❤ Well done, sir! Thanks for sharing!

Just watched "Knight Song" yesterday. WOH WOH woh WOH woh WOH.

I LOVE THIS!!!!! GLAD TO SEE IT WORKING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!

Wow, I love it! I'm always searching auction websites for this kind of stuff. Well done!