K.I.T.T.: Though William Daniels won two Emmys starring on NBC's "St. Elsewhere" in the 1980s, it was his uncredited voiceover work on another NBC series, "Knight Rider," that helped ensure his place in pop-cultural history. The Knight Industries Two Thousand was an artificial intelligence designed to help Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) by providing advice and control for his black Pontiac Trans Am. K.I.T.T.'s deadpan delivery and pulsating LED on the hood made him an icon of early 1980s TV, and two episodes even featured an evil twin called "K.A.R.R.," also voiced by Daniels. Daniels has occasionally reprised his role for revivals and spoofs of the old series, though the new K.I.T.T. is voiced by film actor Val Kilmer - and is a Ford Mustang.
The Batmobile: The campy 1966 "Batman" series sent the Dynamic Duo off to fight crime in a rebuilt Ford concept car called the Lincoln Futura. Despite its sleek design and cool flaming exhaust port, the car was actually a lemon that required extensive parts replacement midway through the show's first season. The later Batmobile featured in Tim Burton's film was built on the chassis of a Chevy Impala.
The General Lee: "The Dukes of Hazzard" foiled many a scheme by Boss Hogg in this orange '76 Dodge Charger, which was capable of surviving crazy jumps without a dent. In reality, hundreds of Dodge Chargers were produced for the series to create this effect, and almost all of them were completely destroyed by the show's crazy stunts. It's a popular pastime for some show fans to restore Chargers to destroy them in public jumps. No matter how many are destroyed, the General's "Dixie"-playing horn and garish Confederate Flag will live on as long as there are fans of the show.
The Black Beauty: "Batman"'s more serious counterpart was "The Green Hornet," which starred Van Williams and a young Bruce Lee. The souped-up Chrysler Imperial boasted such extra features as a rocket launcher and bulletproof windows. In a special crossover, the Hornet and Kato met Batman and Robin. Both the Batmobile and the Black Beauty were designed by customizer George Barris....whose company also did the General Lee, K.I.T.T., and cars featured on many other shows including "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Starsky and Hutch." The man gets around.
Mama: In the 1960s, any gimmick was fodder for a sitcom, from a talking horse ("Mister Ed") to a magical housewife ("Bewitched"). That said, 1965's "My Mother the Car," telling the tale of a man who finds his mother's ghost has inhabited a classic automobile, is infamous as one of TV's biggest flops. In fact, TV Guide named it the second-worst show in the history of television, right behind "Jerry Springer." The actual car was made of parts from different automobiles, including the Model T and the Hudson. One of the show's writers, James L. Brooks, went on to an enormously successful writing and directing career, including co-creating "The Simpsons." That show parodied "Mother" in an episode where Grandpa Simpson possesses a love-testing machine.
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