Plot; K.I.T.T. is dumped into a pool of toxic waste while attempting to stop the site's crooked owner.
There are a number of things that a sentient supped-up wonder car would seem to be ideal for. Stopping giant semi trucks or squaring off against other sentient supped-up wonder cars for instance. But battling pudgy polluters really isn't one of them. Nevertheless that's the villain here, but the real obstacle is K.I.T.T. overcoming performance anxiety. No, not that kind of performance anxiety (sinners). After the toxic waste nearly destroys him, K.I.T.T. has to be rebuilt. Turns out it's not only his microchips and diodes that need to be repaired, but his confidence as well. Not earth shattering stuff, but works better than it should thanks in no small part (again) to David Hasselhoff's complete and total conviction. The 'Hoff ain't winning any awards for his acting, but dude has the dedication of Daniel Day-Lewis.
There are a number of things that a sentient supped-up wonder car would seem to be ideal for. Stopping giant semi trucks or squaring off against other sentient supped-up wonder cars for instance. But battling pudgy polluters really isn't one of them. Nevertheless that's the villain here, but the real obstacle is K.I.T.T. overcoming performance anxiety. No, not that kind of performance anxiety (sinners). After the toxic waste nearly destroys him, K.I.T.T. has to be rebuilt. Turns out it's not only his microchips and diodes that need to be repaired, but his confidence as well. Not earth shattering stuff, but works better than it should thanks in no small part (again) to David Hasselhoff's complete and total conviction. The 'Hoff ain't winning any awards for his acting, but dude has the dedication of Daniel Day-Lewis.