Val Kilmer is KITT

William Daniels, Will Arnett, and Val Kilmer

Variety – Val Kilmer voices Knight Rider

On Sunday, February 17, 2008, NBC is airing the new made-for-TV movie Knight Rider. If all goes well, NBC will turn it into a TV show.

From 1982 to 1986, William Daniels played the voice of the car KITT in the original Knight Rider show. Now, the honor goes to Val Kilmer. NBC originally wanted Will Arnett from the TV show Arrested Development and the movie Let’s Go to Prison (2006), but his contract with General Motors prevented him from accepting the part.

Ford is providing cars for the new Knight Rider and is taking an active role in the marketing and branding of the movie. GM found out about the Ford connection and asked Arnett to decline.

“I was very excited at the prospect of playing the part of KITT,” Arnett said. “However, because of a long relationship with General Motors as the voice of GMC Trucks, I had to respectfully withdraw from the project.”

Episode 87: Monday, October 22, 2007

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 087

In this episode:

  • Crocs plastic beach clogs getting stuck in escalators,
  • O.J. Simpson’s arrest for robbery on September 16, 2007,
  • sports card store customers vs. video game store customers vs. comic book store customers,
  • the upcoming Led Zeppelin reunion in London on November 26, 2007,
  • Van Halen,
  • the season premiere of Heroes,
  • NBC’s upcoming remake of the Knight Rider TV series,
  • Turbo Teen,
  • Cavemen on ABC,
  • celebrity deaths (Luciano Pavarotti, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
  • Saved by the Bell: The College Years,
  • different colored jeans,
  • and Screech.

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