The third season of
Knight Rider brings back Patricia McPherson as Bonnie, who was replaced in season 2 by Rebecca Holden, who played scientist and KITT mechanic/handler April. We’re never given an explanation as to why April left the Foundation for Law and Government, but we do find out, in the two-part season opener
Knight of the Drones, that Bonnie originally left FLAG to do research and continue her education (she was also apparently tired of the endless crime fighting that FLAG engaged in). I definitely prefer Bonnie over April (Rebecca Holden is a fine actress and all, but she never really fit in with Hasselhoff’s Michael Knight and Edward Mulhare’s Devon Miles and her presence changed the tone of the show in the second season), but I would have liked some sort of explanation as to why April was suddenly gone. I mean, who took care of KITT between April leaving and Bonnie returning? Was it a series of faceless/nameless FLAG technicians?
After doing the Top 5 best episodes of
Knight Rider season 1 I figured I would, at some point, do the other three seasons of the classic TV show. Since I really don’t have any other Top 5 ideas at the moment, now is a good a time as any to continue this look at the best
Knight Rider episodes and do season 2 this time and then, over the following next two weeks, do seasons 3 and 4. So that’s something to look forward to, right? Here’s the link to the season 1 list, just in case you missed it.
Season 2 of
Knight Rider is probably best known for three things. The first, the replacement of Patricia McPherson, who played Foundation techie and KITT programmer/keeper Bonnie, with Rebecca Holden, who played April. April did all of the things Bonnie did in the first season (basically, take care of KITT), but she wasn’t as “nerdy” as Bonnie, so it altered the show’s tone a bit (the chemistry of the three main characters wasn’t the same). Most of the things I’ve rea