Continuity mistake: When the guy in the phone box is shot, and Michael yells for K.I.T.T, once K.I.T.T stops the front wheels are facing to the left. But when Michael drives off they are facing right. (00:13:15)
Continuity mistake: When the bad guy hits K.I.T.T with a log and he says "I beg your pardon", you can see a normal steering wheel inside K.I.T.T. (00:43:35)
Continuity mistake: When Michael drives by in K.l.T.T, if you look closely you will see that K.I.T.T has a normal steering wheel and a fake dash with no monitors. (00:32:20)
Inside Out - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: When you see K.I.T.T parked up talking to Devon there is a normal steering wheel on the dash. (00:29:00)
Continuity mistake: Just after Michael wakes up from being knocked out trying to stop the plane, he goes from the front of the Knight semi trailer (where all the computer equipment/office is) they are travelling in to get into KITT. He gets into the driver's side of the car (far side from the camera, indicating that KITT is facing towards the rear door of the trailer. However, in the exterior shot of KITT leaving the trailer, he emerges backwards down the ramp then does a 180 spin to go back the way he was facing when inside.
Continuity mistake: Throughout the episode, KARR has his own unique yellow voice modulator. However, when he is talking to the two robbers in their lockup and we see KARR mainly from the outside, the light flashing inside KARR as he speaks is red, suggesting that it is KITT (or at least the KITT prop, possibly filmed before the KARR's modulator was made or reused from elsewhere).
Continuity mistake: Throughout the episode, KARR doesn't appear to have a rear number plate as KITT does. However, in the shots of KARR smashing through windows/walls, he has KITT's ‘KNIGHT' plate.
Continuity mistake: When Michael and Dr. Bergstrom get out of Goliath, the back door is still open. We see both get into K.I.T.T. at the same time since Bergstrom needs Michael's help walking on the hood. But once they're both in the car, the back door is closed and locked without Michael having a chance to. And if the door can close automatically or remotely, then it should have closed with Michael inside.
Continuity mistake: When Michael falls off the plane and onto KITT's hood, he is not wearing his leather jacket as he tries to stuff it in the rudder to stop the plane from taking off. Very next scene, he awakens in the FLAG Semi, wearing the jacket that fell into the driver's seat as he fell off the plane. I doubt the doctor would take the time to put Michael's jacket back on.
Continuity mistake: When you see Bonnie and Devon in the audience waiting for Michael and K.I.T.T to perform, sitting next to Bonnie is a guy in red shirt. In another shot of the audience the same guy can be seen sitting higher up in the seating area and sat with other people. When you next see Bonnie and Devon, the guy is back sitting next to her.
Continuity mistake: When Michael and KITT have the murdering driver cornered and get him to talk, KITT is asked to pop in a tape to record the confession. When it goes in, it's a white cassette. When Michael comes in to get Krebbs, he holds up a black cassette.
Continuity mistake: After the photoshoot Michael and Lisa are walking. Lisa's dress is on her shoulder, next shot it's off her shoulder and the shot after that it reappears back on her shoulder.
Continuity mistake: When KITT lands in the back of the pick-up truck near the end of the episode, the internal shot shows the girl starting to get out of the passenger's side. But in the next external shot, she is getting out of the driver's side.
Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: Just after the tyre is shot the car skids and comes to a stop. In the next cut away inside the car, it is still skidding. (00:14:20)
Inside Out - S1-E10
Continuity mistake: When the driver of the lorry is radioing for a situation check, you see the driver with a radio in his hand. When you see them drive by and hear him still asking, the driver of the lorry isn't holding a radio, but has both hands on the steering wheel.
Knight Rider [Pilot; a.k.a. Knight of the Phoenix] (1) - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: The lights on either side of KITT's voice panel keep changing. The top four (air, oil, S1, S2) first are yellow, then orange, then red, then yellow. Also, the first time KITT talks when Michael asks about a radio, the panel doesn't blink.
Continuity mistake: Right after Michael escapes from his cell, he finds KITT in the garage. Michael has KITT pop his hood to work on him, he asks KITT how he feels, the next shot shows KITT's scanner with the hood down, then it goes back to the shot of Michael and the hood is open again.
Continuity mistake: When Michael steps out of the car to talk with the gypsies his sunglasses appear and disappear randomly.
Knight Rider [Pilot; a.k.a. Knight of the Phoenix] (1) - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: The wounded electrician falls on the pavement, yet on the close-up is laying on the curb.
No Big Thing - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: KITT tells Michael he is running low on gas. Before they changed to the view of his fuel gauge, it was on the 3rd bottom of the RPM indicator. When they change, it's put on the top just below the RPM indicator, and changes again to the 3rd bottom.
Chosen answer: Before "product placement" became common, name-brand products were rarely, if ever seen in TV shows, mostly due to avoid advertising conflicts with program sponsors. The Pepsi logo may have been taped out to prevent any commercial infringements.
raywest ★
Are you kidding? Product placement was so rampant in the 50s that sometimes you'd wonder if you were watching a TV show or a paid ad.
Brian Katcher
Knight Rider wasn't produced in the 1950s. TV shows of that era had advertising more similar to the old radio shows from the 30s and 40s. The early 50s series often had a sole sponsor, so their product (and related items) was likely seen in a program. An announcer also informed the audience at the beginning that, "This program is brought to you by (insert brand name). " From the 60s on, brand-name products weren't generally seen in TV programs. Networks sold air time to multiple advertisers, and their ads were shown during the long commercial breaks. So no, I'm not kidding.
raywest ★