Intros are what get you pumped. As a kid when these intros hit I was going crazy. Ready to jump into whatever world I was going to enter. I don't think today's intros are even in the same league as these. Hell some don't even bother with one. To me this is the best of the best. First lets check out what just missed the cut.

Pro Stars-Michael Jordan, BoJackson and The great one all team up. Great theme song.
Mario Bro 3- SMB3 now a Cartoon? sign me up.
Jem-I didn't watch this............every morning before school.
Cops-Very Raw intro, pretty good.
Sliver Hawks-Just missed the cut. Would be 11th. Lots of awesome rock.

10.American Gladators

It was always very late on a Saturday night. Around Midnight. My dad and I would watch the news and then some other crappy show(can't remember) and then bam! The intro of all these steroided freaks being introduced so they could go on to beat the crap out of the common man. My dad and I would bet dimes on the competitors... Ahh gambling with you're father over AG, heart touching memories.

9.X-Men

I had to run the whole way from the bus stop to make this intro. I always did too. I didn't want to miss the drama with the Phoenix Saga or if Logan was going score with Jean. I intro blasts you in the face with a catchy tune and all the x-men.

8.M.A.S.K

This Intro is very 80s. Reminds me of the soundtrack for the Transformers movie from around the same time. This is pure rock and its awesome. The show I felt was not as good as the toys. Loved the toys... The Show was alright.

7.Ducktales

Talk about catchy.. This thing used to get stuck in my head for what it felt like the whole episode. The show was great too.

6.Pee-Wee Playhouse

If you weren't awake yet on Saturday when this came on than you were after this intro. Talk about high energy. I loved the claymation that it starts out with. Pretty decent length as well.

5.Batman the Animated Series

There isn't many things that hit the tone and style of Batman on the head like the show and intro did in BTAS. I used to get so pumped when the Batmobile is rolling. Just an outstanding and dark intro that sets the tone for the show. I could easily do a top 10 BTAS episode list.

4.The Real Ghostbusters

It was hard putting this at 4 since I would go banana's when this came on. It was the number one show I look forward to for some time. The intro is great, we get Stay Puff, Ecto and everything with a a Ghostbuster theme that rivals the movies. They did change it up in season 3 or 4 when the show started to go south. The change was for the worse, along with song.

3.TMNT

Man this intro just kicks your ass. Not to mention how catchy it is. I remember it getting stuck in my head all day. Seemed like every kid at school was humming it too. The intro is a bit dark which is great and the way the show started but as season 3 came it seemed to get lighter.

2.Knight Rider

One man and one car driving through a desert is all I needed to get me hyped for Knight Rider. Not to mention one of the best 80s theme songs... Might be the best. Its my ringtone and listen to it on my phone as a MP3. Non fans know it. Match the theme song with some great shots from show and car flying in the desert and you had me sucked in. The voice over is perfect as well.

1.Thundercats

This was easily number 1. The "Thunder..Thunder... THUNDERCATS HO! Would have me running to grab my sword of omens to follow along in the action. Its such a action packed intro that it sucks you right in. Animation is outstanding and seeing things like the Thundertank ripping through the screen locks you into the show. For whatever reason I also loved the shiny logo at the end too. Just perfect.


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I don't talk about Knight Rider much on here because... There isn't much to talk about. The series has been abused since it went off the air with Team Knight Rider, terrible movie rumors, Knight Rider 2000 and Knight Rider 2008. Some of my best stuff in my collection is Knight Rider stuff. It was the earliest show I remember watching. My mom said in fact it was my first show I would sit and watch. I really just fell in love with the car more then anything. The Kenner car was my favorite toy(which I own today..IN THE BOX). I always wanted a scanner for my bike but didn't get one until I was driving my 91 Saturn SL2, it was more a laugh then anything but we had fun in high school with it.

My son now loves this show. Hes 4 and we watch the same episodes one a weekly basis. He plays with his diamond select Kitt and turbo boosts so rough we have to tell him to take it easy on our coffee table. Not sure what this show had besides a awesome car that made it magical but it just had.."it". Devon,Bonnie(ok April too), KITT and Michael all just clicked and made TV love. The writing was good for the most part and seeing the same random actors play different roles was a bit odd but I think that was common practice than.  Its to bad it went out like it did. The show was still getting good ratings and everyone in the crew thought a 5th season was going to happen for sure but out of the blue it was canceled.

Thoughts on Knight Rider 2008
Just awful attempt by NBC. Outside the opening theme they got everything else wrong. Terrible acting, Kilmer brought no personality to Kitt, awful dash in the car, Transformer cars, story arc... I could go on and on. I enjoyed the first episode and that was it.

Thoughts on movie rumors
For it to be worth a damn it needs to be the original car and William Daniels doing Kitt. Or a car that is very close to the original Trans Am. Lots of people have wanted to make a farce out of the show like the dukes of hazard but that would again would be going all wrong and turn off the fan base. You would need a witty and charismatic driver like David brought so the normal names would come up. Tatum and Pratt but I think a good dark horse candidate would be Josh Holloway from Lost(Sawyer). His sarcastic tone would bounce well off Kitt. It also would need be a small team like the original. The Semi truck, a Devon like character and some hot chick mechanic. It will never happen and if does.. It will be all wrong I am sure.

 10.Killer Kitt
My son loves this episode. It might be the most action packed one of the whole series. A old employee of Knight Industries breaks into Kitt and loads a new program into his CPU that gives him access to Kitt via remote. Kitt gets a scary voice and turns on Michael. We also get to see SPM here which is always a treat. Teaser Trailer.

9. Knight of the Juggernaut
Season 4 starts of with of course Kitt getting his ass kicked in. Michael then runs into RC who brought a lot to the show I thought. He helps Bonnie install Super Pursuit Mode which I loved as a kid and so does my son. It was a gimmick but I thought it brought some excitement to something that was getting a little stale. The bad guy(same actor that is in Knight in Disgrace) with the strong hand is ridiculous but whatever. Again I think they kicked off the final season with a bang. Teaser Trailer

8.Knightmare
Michael hits his head and thinks he is Michael Long the police officer. Kitt is following him around like a puppy trying to jog his memory. Its sorta comical now watching it as he runs away yelling for Kitt to leave him alone. Also a highlight of this episode is Michael jumping like 4 stories off a balcony to land softly right into Kitt's driver seat. Teaser Trailer

7.Knight in Disgrace
Michael is suspended from flag for being busted with a bag of Colombian bam bam in his pocket. The episode leads you to believe this is really happening since even Kitt in not in on twist. It fun seeing Michael be a bad guy, even if its all a act. Teaser Trailer

6.Junk Yard Dog
This is another of my son's favorite. While trying to bust acid John(guy who dumps waste) Kitt is picked up by a fork lift and dumped into a acid pit. My son says this one makes him "nervous" since Kitt yells for help and sinks in the muck(which they use a model Kitt to do..looks awful). It takes a while to get Kitt back on his feet since he scared to be hurt again... Yeah..ok. Teaser Trailer

5.Scent of Roses
This one is pretty dramatic as Michael decides to quit the foundation and marry Stevie. Stevie is then gunned down on the alter and murdered. The episode is full of cheesy acting from Hoff and rage after her murder. You want him to beat him to death in the end but Kitt talks him out of it...unfortunately. This should have been the last episode of the series as it was canceled and Hoff fought for it to be that but the higher ups either didn't care or were idiots as they made one of the worst episodes(Voodoo Knight) of the 4 seasons the last episode. Trailer Teaser

4.Trust Doesn't Rust
Another favorite as a kid. Seeing a evil prototype Kitt was always fun. The two bums lead to some funny moments and their is some great stunt work in this one. This is easily the best episode of season 1 outside of the pilot. The voice acting is done by Megatron from the Transformer cartoons. Does a amazing job, Teaser Trailer

3.KITT vs KARR
Some how KARR survives flying off a cliff and blowing up. Not to mention Flag's lazy asses decided not to go recover their prototype killing super car who just got loose which leads to KARR being found by some 20 something year old dude and his girl friend(who looks like Amy Poehler). The final duel is pretty cool but of course has the terrible looking model smashing in the air with KARR being smashed to peices. They sorta leave it open by having KARR'S CPU still flashing(again will they just come recover their blood thirsty tech?). Teaser Trailer

2.Goliath part 1&2
The second season starts off with a bang! I think the duel with Goliath might be the best of the series. Again Kitt takes a beating here and Michael having to get into the manual to trouble shoot a way to get out of the desert is pretty awesome in my book. The scene of Michael driving a broken Kitt is pretty hilarious. Between Hoffs acting on the speed and the bruised and battered Kitt flying around, it is TV gold. I enjoy the story line with Garth being Knights evil son. Hoff running around with a stash and being evil is something that you could get away with in 80s TV. Teaser Trailer

1.Knight of the Phoenix part 1&2

Don't be sad.. You are hansom now.

The series starts of with a bang in this made for tv movie/pilot. The police man Michael Long gets his face blown off and he wakes up looking "beautiful and Hoff". Watching the chemistry build with Kitt and Michael is great and apparent from the start that it just clicks. I think this is really a darker edger Knight Rider then what most the series produced with Michael getting shot in the end and women villain shooting her self on accident. Another great moment is when Michael gets pulled over for sleeping behind the wheel and pretends to be deaf. I don't think many shows can say their best stuff was the pilot and I think its true here. Vintage Commercial


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Sometimes I wonder if I force the things I enjoyed or like on my son. He loves Knight Rider,BTTF,TMNT,Batman,Ghostbusters.... Maybe I should just let him discover these things or what he likes on his own. Then again we are having some fun while doing it. 

My Knight Rider NES poster came from 8bitfetish! It came! It came! It really is in my opinion one the best Knight Rider images there is and it came from the NES cover art. 8bitfetish really out did there selves here. The deep reds look great! The yellow pops! It tops off my Knight Rider stuff just the way I wanted it to. If you are interested in picking up this bad boy for $11.99(free S&H) than you can find it here!
I remember when I was a kid I was so excited when I saw the Knight Rider game at the store. I begged my mom for it but she wouldn't have it. So I know I was waiting for Christmas or birthday which was a long way off. I was lucky enough that my uncle rented and we played it one night and I was so pumped. I couldn't believe I was about to play my favorite TV in a video game.... Well that where the excitement started and ended as it was just terrible from the start. It was great seeing Kitt in 8 bit form but outside of that the game is impossible. I haven't played it in some time so I can't recall a whole lot but I remember enjoying the turbo boosting but Kitt has rockets I think? Every car was an enemy running you off the road. It just wasn't fun.
Even though the game sucked I always got that warm fuzzy Knight Rider feeling when ever I saw the cover art. It just kicks ass and now looks great on my wall. I already have gotten complements on it during our Christmas party. Now I did get a few question on Twitter about the posters and got some answers.

Q: Why 13 x 19 sized poster?
A: 13x19 is a pretty good natural fit for the most part. It's also bigger than 17x11. And it's not too big or too small. Can fit a good amount on your walls. You really can't do that with 32x24. 


The next poster comes in Jan and its features four heroes in a half shell who made my top 10 SNES covers. Like Bart Scott once said, "CAN'T WAIT!"

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@theAFICIONAUTO did a great youtube video with the Hoff and a kitt replica
Its fun to see Hoff and Kitt together again but I am purest at heart and I am not a fan of the LED scanner and the tinted windows. Outside of that I will say it is a beautiful replica since they are hard to complete since finding a good Trans Am is tough and the part are crazy $$$.

The Ghostbuster ride that didn't happen.. Why god?!? This thing looks like it would have been a ton of fun.

Looks like the Disney Toy Story ride. I rode it and was great. Would have been even better if it.. WAS GHOSTBUSTERS! To bad the project got lost in the shuffle.

Batman-News has some nice news on the upcoming Batman vs Superman film. Nolan is helping with the project and Jena Malone as Robin? This is looking more and more like the Dark Knight Returns. The more it is the better.

The Angry Video Game Nerd reviews the terrible NES Beetle Juice game. He also did a two part James and Mike Mondays on one of my favorite SNES games Castlevania 4!
There isn't much to not like about this game. If you never played it, please do. Its a perfect play in October.

IS this true? Yes its true... This movie has no Dick
Ughhhhhh.. I'm sorry this just sounds like a GB spoof. I was hoping for a reboot or almost anything but this. This news is pretty much the same level of disappointment as hearing Bay was doing TMNT.

Over at the Sewer Den they checked out the Turtles in Time art.
Some outstanding pieces of tmnt art. So many different styles.

5 spooky action figures from Dino Dracula. Branded goes Monster Squad crazy. CFC does Streets of Fire. Need a Sweet TMNT Turtle Head Key Chain? 

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