Knight Rider (TV Series)

Trust Doesn't Rust (1982)

Edward Mulhare: Devon Miles

Quotes 

• Michael Knight : Why wasn't I told about the other car?

  Devon Miles : Oh, Michael please.

  Michael Knight : No Michael please, I had a right to know.

  Devon Miles : Yes you did. Let me explain. Six months before we found you in the desert, near death, Wilton activated what was probably the crowning achievement of his life.

  Michael Knight : KITT.

  Devon Miles : No, KARR. K-A-R-R.

  Michael Knight : What's KARR?

  Devon Miles : The Knight Automated Roving Robot. That was Wilton's title for his prototype vehicle.

  Michael Knight : I think I like KITT better.

  Devon Miles : You can say that again. Now, KITT's primary function is to serve you. To protect you from harm.

  Bonnie Barstow : But KARR had no such programming. Instead, it's primary fuction is self-preservation.

  Michael Knight : And that was a mistake?

  Devon Miles : A major one. Consider the circumstances, just as Wilton realized he made a mistake by not programming KARR properly, he company was virtually toppled from within by the same people that left you for dead on that desert highway. As we struggled to save your life, and I attempted to build a safer car, the earlier model was put in storage. I thought Wilton had it dismantled before he died. But, I was wrong.

  Michael Knight : Ok, I'm sorry. But I still don't see how one computer program can make all that much difference.

  Bonnie Barstow : Michael, KITT's primary function to protect human life, is for one of a better word, altruistic.

  Devon Miles : But KARR without that program is self-serving. Almost animalistic in nature. Being devoid of a conscience, it's potentially dangerous. If the people who now have it, misuse it. Program it with information that it considers threatening, they could create a menace that would quickly grow beyond their control.

  Michael Knight : Devon?

  Devon Miles : Yes, Michael?

  Michael Knight : I think we should get that car back.

• K.I.T.T. : Bonnie, unless I'm mistaken, you seem to be repositioning my main power booster.

  Bonnie Barstow : Uh, yes, I'm, uh, making room for a new component.

  K.I.T.T. : What kind of component?

  Devon Miles : Oh, we don't know yet if it's going to be necessary, KITT. Just planning ahead, that's all.

  K.I.T.T. : I see.

• K.I.T.T. : I hope you didn't take that suggestion seriously, Mr. Miles. I am quite happy with basic black.

  Michael Knight : Aren't we overreacting a bit, here? All these guys did was blow away a ringmaster. They didn't even steal any hamburgers.

  Devon Miles : Michael, KARR is like a loaded gun in the hands of a small child. It's only a matter of time before there's a real explosion.