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@JustinMacri007

3 ай бұрын

Joe I have a way better Idea have chis come see it and do like an interview and have his kids see it and kitt since he did not see kitt

@ToomasTelling

3 ай бұрын

you do know that Temu is pretty much a scam company that screws over manufacturers or uses slave labour to get the prices that cheap

@davidkgame

3 ай бұрын

TEMU are full of dodgy poorly made things and have apparently been accused of selling on payment details to other people - be careful!

@mrordinary28

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSergioTurbo The Season 2 Episode 9 "Soul Survivor": A self-taught computer whiz kid named Randy manages to cracks and steals K.I.T.T. shows what would happen to K.I.T.T. if Temu was installed! I appreciate you Joe and the Historians, but we have to be honest like you are when mistakes are made.

Nice gesture that the semi driver took the time to make a kid happy and get his address and send him a picture.

@yanni2112

3 ай бұрын

He even wrote Master Chris, that is nice

@MyGuyJustinH

3 ай бұрын

That was really nice of the semi driver to do that.

The Semi in Nebraska, if I remember correctly, was on its way to the Boat, Sports, and Auto show happening at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska in 1985. I was at that event, and had pictures taken with KITT, which was on static display at the show. Unfortunately, we could not get back to where the semi was, as it was in a restricted area. But I can definitely confirm that the semi was in the area, as it was around the same time as the auto show.

@captvictor

3 ай бұрын

wow neat

@kz4301

3 ай бұрын

My brother was at that show at the Civic Auditorium as a small kid. He doesn't remember seeing the semi, but he thinks that it was around April of 1985. I always assumed that the KITT he saw was one of the replicas, but if the trailer was there, maybe it was the real hero car.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate whoever the genius was that removed the E A T from the restaurant sign in that photo 😂

@Kelly-jc3jc

3 ай бұрын

Ha, I noticed the same thing.

It must have been the most amazing thing to experience as a kid when a vehicle of your favorite TV show just happens to cross your path.

I loved this story. It's really great how the production team was fan friendly. I can only hope that all actors and production team members remember without the fans they wouldn't have jobs. Great story!

In 1985 at this time I was 9 years old. I just like Chris would have lost my mind. I was lucky enough to visit Universal Studios, & sit inside Joe's KITT that we saw on Jay Leno's Garage. This was around the tine they took KITT off of display over the water in the early 90's. I didn't talk to the cast member in the car that day. I knew it was not KITT'S real voice, & didn't want to ruin the the experience of sitting in the real car! Awesome episode Joe, & awesome pictures Chris! Hello from Phoenix Arizona🌡🔥

@markraimo1283

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome that you got to sit in KITT. I unfortunately never got to sit in KITT or any KITT before. I hope one day I can. Oh I'm from Phoenix Arizona too!

@MrJeep75

3 ай бұрын

I was at Universal in 1985 and sat in kitt

Back in the 80’s after the show was over, here in the quad cities, the semi brought kitt to a car show put on by Jay ohrberg who was from here in moline Illinois. He also had several other cars at that show like the coyote x and the a team van. He actually gave his son Nye a few of the cars and occasionally you’d see them at car shows and randomly driving here in our area. The coyote from season 1 is still here in bluegrass Iowa owned by my friends father. Not sure if tge kitt that Nye drove on a regular basis was a show used car or a circuit car but as a kid growing up in the 80’s it sure was cool to see it here in my area

It makes you wonder if the semi was used as a transportation vehicle for the hero car in a lot of other episodes as well, judging by this it probably was.🎉

i love the idea of you uniting chris with the trailer. that will have to mean so much to him! i hope it accepts the offer, which i am sure he will jump on that! please film it, if it happens! would love to see his reaction to reuniting with the trailer! thansk chris for sharing you awesome interaction with the trailer and semi!

The Best Western in the photos is still open and operational today in York. South side of 80, on the east side of 81. Awesome pics and video.

@pepethepatriot7524

3 ай бұрын

where are you seeing a Best Western in the photos? Or was that where "Golden Gables" was located in the past?

@athlonen

3 ай бұрын

@@pepethepatriot7524 The Best Western is the sign with the crown behind the RESTAURANT sign. Like he said, it's the southeast corner of the intersection of I-80 and US-81. I drove past it on my way to Omaha about 5 months ago. It is still there.

@irvingjohnson9244

3 ай бұрын

I've stayed in that motel.

@DieselSgrass

3 ай бұрын

​@@pepethepatriot7524the tall sign in the background is a crown basically. That's the Best Western sign logo to this day.

@chrislongbeard

3 ай бұрын

That letter was mailed on my 6th birthday. Kinda funny

VERY cool! If I'd seen the FLAG semi as a kid I would have sworn I was hallucinating.

Since they usually film more than they use, the flag semi might have been filmed in Chicago and that footage for whatever reason wasn't used. It also makes sense to use the truck as an actual truck to get things to film locations, its already owned and insured. Its enclosed which means it can be locked and could hold a lot more than just a single car. Kind of a shame more people didn't have cameras with them back in the 80s, as we have now. You would have had photos of it every time it stopped for fuel or the night from the entire trip up and back.

So cool, props to Chris on reaching out. People's interactions fit pieces of the puzzle in place when they may not even realize it.

For Chris to have sent you the photos, of the Knight rider truck was so amazing, and kind thing to do. So nice when things like this happen.!

Working in productions from time to time. I think you will find that the Semi serves double duty on locations. I bet it carried tools and parts for Kit along with other needed production stuff. To help consolidate vehicles and costs going on locations. I also think that when they took the Semi out before each season to film insert shots and B roll. That everything they needed to go from location to location was probably on the Semi.

I'm watching Murder She Wrote. I'm sure I've just seen the Semi in the episode "Cemetery Vote" where it tried to run Jessica and David off the road.

It made sense for the studio to use the semi as a transporter, purely from a financial perspective. Otherwise the semi would have just been a very expensive prop for B-roll shots. And so they could simply use the semi to do what it did best, transport KITT.

The important thing to remember here is that Kitt and the Semi went through Lincoln Nebraska 😊 ❤.

@athlonen

3 ай бұрын

More than that; it actually stopped in Omaha for the Boat, Sports, and Auto Show in Omaha the same year. I was at that show, as they advertised that KITT would be there.

Already confirmed but yes I80 is the main route Chicago to LA. While not during production I did spot the FLAG trailer several times being hauled by a different tractor and being in the northwest burbs of Chicago near where one of the expressways ended and one of the state routes leading to central Wisconsin was I always saw the truck with the trailer at the same intersection either heading from or towards Chicago so I'm assuming some time in the very late 80s early 90s the trailer did a stint in service as it's intended service as a electronics transportation trailer as it absolutely was the FLAG trailer or someone painted up an incredible replica though I'm leaning towards the actual thing and some local trucking outfit picked up gear on the cheap through studio sales as for a number of years after the show Movin On ended the S. Pruitt Kenworth showed up on that same routing.

I'm asking where are all the Riggers and workers from this show ? they can tell surely great and proven stories about this show no ?

Wow, that was quite amazing. Who would not be stunned, to see your favourite show lorry pull into a truck stop where you were. I'm looking forward to seeing this gentleman reunited with the Flag Semi again on this channel. What a story this whole thing is. Best on KZread by miles.

This hits you right in the feels!

This raises questions for me. I have loaded and unloaded trailers. Were there provisions in the FLAG trailer for securing the hero car? Some kind or cleats in the floor for tie-downs, perhaps? Are there holes going through the floor and into the frame of the trailer, where there may have been eyelets or tie-down rings? Putting a quite valuable custom celebrity car in park and using the emergency brake would not have been sufficient for traveling more than half way across a very large country.

@davidjames1389

3 ай бұрын

Yeah my immediate thought was that was just something the driver told the kid because it sounded cool and exciting. Not sure you'd really want to carry the main hero car cross-country in the back of a semi trailer.

@BlueDually4x4

3 ай бұрын

@@davidjames1389 they haul far more expensive cars in, enclosed trailers all the time. If you have ever seen one of Reliable Carriers Inc bright orange truck and trailers, you have seen enclosed auto transport trailers. They transport monster trucks and race cars in enclosed trailers. It would be stupid not to haul a car or two along with other production equipment in the truck.

@TheSuburban15

3 ай бұрын

@@davidjames1389 I had the same thought.

Very very cool photos :) Thanks for sharing the story and those photos, definetely must've been a memorable experience to see Knight Rider semi pulling in to the truck stop and meet the driver, receiving also that letter :) Temu seems to have cool stuff, for example Knight licenseplate. Battery operated air compressor looks handy too, I've got tire repair kit in my Kia (Knight Industries Automobile, haha), and the compressor takes power from 12V socket in the dashboard, so wireless compressor certainly would be easier to use.

That is where I got my Fast and Furious Brian O'Connor license plates from all his cars he had driven RIP Paul Walker

I believe the Golden Gables is now a Good2go Travel Center in York Nebraska.

Amazing piece of history. You definitely need to get Chris to meet the semi again once finished 👏

Chris! You’re a hero! I hope to see you reunited with the semi in the future. 🎉

Another great video. I just used the History tab on Google Earth and found the location of the truck stop (1993 first clear image) , It's labeled as "Huddle House" now. It's nice to see old images and history of this show and everything involved.

Thanks Chris. Its great to see fan encounters with the show in any way.

I'm a Back to the Future nerd in the same way you love Knight Rider... nothing like finding out something you didn't know before, especially when you get to our level, all of the low hanging fruit is gone.

3:18 I have such an air compressor but bought it here in Germany. They really work very well, you just have to remember to keep it in an environment with steady temperature or else your akku/battery will fail soon and the compressor is not having enough power anymore.

I’ve been rewatching the commentaries and I’m back to season 2 “White Line Warriors.”.

Boy how amazing would that have been.... to see that big semi draw in beside you somewhere back in the day! Thanks so much to Chris for the pics and to this channel for all the happy memories and new memories you bring us.

Thanks for the Temu link buddy! I love those little portable air compressors. Gotta get me one😁 As a young man I would've had a load of bricks in my shorts if I saw the FLAG semi pulling up and getting to interact with the driver like that! I probably would've stowed away when nobody was looking and disappeared forever....no seriously I would've left my entire life behind me for something like that! 🤣 That's how much I loved the show 😁❤️ So grateful for the pics and the sharing of that story. Pity they drove the semi all the way out there and never took any footage for the show 😕 Thanks for another awesome video Joe! (I miss the episode commentaries too)

So nice that fans have such great memories that they are only too willing to share. Thanks Chris.

Nice detective work, amazing. Thanks for sharing, captain.

Good Episode, Also that the hero car was always in the trailer. I knew this because of a last year interview with the Hoff from another knight rider channel that was telling of the hero car in the trailer. Now I can't find the interview nor the channel anymore and maybe I forgot. But nice to know we were not BSing on this.

I remember around 1985 or 86 when K.I.T.T. came down here to Mobile, Alabama, at the civic center for like a meet and greet deal.

This is crazy!!! I live about 60 miles southwest of York and would never have thought of this happening lol

I LOVE WATCHING KNIGHT ♞ RIDER SHOW O AM A BIG FAN OF THE SHOW

Thank you thank you Chris and joe for sharing your amazing adventure watching from South Africa

Everything about that is so awesome!! Interesting they took the semi there but didn't actually make sure to use footage of it in Chicago. Pretty cool they used it to haul the hero car. Too bad no one has a photo of the rig with the stunt cars. Back then people didn't usually have cameras on them. My uncle was a truck driver and actually saw them filming Airwolf from the highway.

This is such a great story. I would have plastered myself on it & they would have needed to send a negotiator in order to make me go away. 🤣

@BrianKitching-wv5nh

3 ай бұрын

I have various items from Temu,didn't know they did Knight Rider stuff,loved the story of the Flag semi.

what an amazing photo of the semi!!! Always new stories... We missed you at Oak, PA Super heros show... Me and sat in the Knight Rider car...

Really cool. They would have had to tie the hero car down. Is there any unexplained holes/tie-down spots still in the trailer? Would be cool to tie that all in. Really great work, everyone and thanks to Chris for sending in the pics!

That's pretty cool...one lucky kid..

Well done love these updates keep up the good work.

I lived in Des Moines Iowa in 1985. Looks like I missed seeing it roll thru.

Just goes to show, regardless as to what your researching, that you should never always think you've 'found' everything. There is always something hidden or missing that can cause the jaw to drop when it comes to light.

I wonder if there's any mileage (pun intended!) in researching Leslie Orrison in more detail? He could have left an archive of photographs, diaries, schedules, documents, etc. Or maybe his family would know more about his job and stories he told? "He used to talk nonstop about exactly how that pulley system worked!" 😅Maybe he had kids who grew up driving around for Universal Studios with their dad! I doubt he only did this for one fan. If he's driving around in the semi and using truck stops, he probably sent loads of signed pictures!

I appreciate all your updates! Can’t wait to see the trailer dressed in black again!

That had to have been a really cool experience to see that Semi in an unexpected place.

I loved this story Joe.I always thought in the episode's that the semi actually visited those cities.Didn't know they only went to Chicago,San Francisco and Napa Valley. Loved Chris's story.Thanks for the video Joe,very interesting.

That's a coincidence. I was just watching the episode-commentary from "Knight of the Juggernaut" again. 😂 I just noticed that the video isn't on Patreon.

I hope Chris gets to recreate those pictures once the trailer and semi are done 😁

Wow this is so cool! I’m looking forward to some more filming locations videos you were doing.

Sweet awesome this was so cool huge thumbs up

these just keep getting better! between your channel and @retrorecipes i get my night rider fixes :)

Thanks for sharing this information. 👍

May have been used for filiming in Chicago, but maybe the footage was cut.

Hi Joe According to this art was imitating life.

So I bet there is more pics out there of it going to Chicago and probably there but people are not seeing your show or just forgot they got the pics. Would be so neat to see more

Fantastic episode!!

The good ole days. 22 cents stamps.

Keeep it up Joe and you are going to be the KING OF INFOMERCIALS HA HA Later Jake

That was awesome 👌

Seems to be asked what we may like to see in the next video... How about this Paint the trailer white add red stripes and Comtron on the sides, then your ready to put Kitt going threw the side of it when Micheal learns about turbo boost ( pilot ) lol..... You can tell i watch the videos a lot and have to admit I wouldnt want to see anyone else restore the Semi & Trailer then Knight Rider Historians... Keep up the Awesome Job and the fun along the way!

Thank you Chris!

Thats a cools shot with the jeep

It was my first thought that you guys have to reunite Chris and the semi when the restauration is done.

Thinking about it, it makes perfect sense to use the FLAG van to transport the Hero car. I'm sure the van was outfitted to haul the car, and it was good advertising for the show.

I bet the tractor doesn't get painted till the trailer is ready. An all in one blast in the past.

I have one of those Air Compressors, mine is from Ryobi. But they are great. Makes it so easy to top off you tires every once in a while. LOL that scene from NIght at the Juggernaut, there is an Inline 6 cylinder head on the table. Definitely just random parts stuck there for scenery.

No pic of the autograph?

Helpful tips sure gotta get some for my vehicle

This was awsome , wonder If any footage from Chicago might have been used in other episodes?

Oh well, that is awesome

AMAZING!!!

En route to filming the episode in Chicago.

So in a way. Kitt was in the mobile unit in route to his and Michael’s next mission. At least once during filming.

The back of the Polaroid pic would have its production if I recall correctly

Do you think it would be possible that the driver's or other drivers family would have some personal photos that would help in re creating paint schemes or small details if need be? Would be interesting to hear from some of thise individuals on thier experiences.

Just fantastic !!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!

Did you know that the show was in Canada new brunswick.

Are you100% sure the picture of the Goliath (8:49) truck and the second picture (9:29) are the same truck? The first picture the truck tractor unit has black rear wheels , no silver wheel arches over the back wheels , copper / gold coloured grill and no fake sleeper) The second truck has silver rear wheels , the silver wheel arches , silver grill and the fake sleeper.

Lol, I bought one of those tire inflators from TEMU a few months ago. It works great, but I wish it had the threaded tire valve end instead of the 90° lever lock style.

How come the side door to the semi is surrounded by silver in one pic and blacked out in others in this video?

This is friggen cool

The night rider semi truck was always going the wrong way, because when Michael backed out he had to do a reverse 180 and go the other way, every single time..

Now that we know they actually transported the hero car in the trailer it raises a new question. How did they tie it down? Might have to take a second look at the floor.

Was any of the surviving screen used k.i.t.ts ever in the trailer in the show. Or are the cars used you see going in and out in the show all gone.

someplace lost in an archive is that footage from Chi town and more that would be fun to find ...

This really is amazing. Well, what we know? There might be more exciting findings from other people who might contact you.

So the semi WITH KITT in the back had a cross country adventure we never saw....talk about a lost episode😁

Does make you wonder if it was used to reach other filming locations even though it never appeared on screen.

Have you covered where the actual truck cab is? Thanks

I noticed in the stock footage, the trailer has a silver outline on the side door then it doesn't. Also, what is the logo on the General's mudflaps?