Knight Rider (TV Series) Just My Bill (1982) User Reviews

Carole Cook stars

[coltras35 · 7/10 · 7 September 2021]

Although the Foundation is non-political, its board includes senator Maggie Flynn, who often opposes the profit-driven establishment in the legislature. Devon's fear she's targeted and assigns Michael to be her bodyguard.

A fun episode thanks to Carole Cook as the strong-minded politician who campaigns for the common person. Her interaction with KITT is amusing. The beautiful Nancy Lee Grahn also stars and her face expressions as KITT turbo boosts over a car is amazing.

Those classes

[Calicodreamin · 6/10 · 5 December 2021]

Gotta love the 80s fit and those coke bottle glasses on the senator. The storyline was interesting enough with a few cool car scenes. Acting was mediocre.

Carole Cook meakes it great

[MiketheWhistle · 10/10 · 15 February 2020]

Not sure the other shows i've seen her in, but i do recognize her. Carole Cook delivers an exceptional performance that makes this a particularly good ep.

Also kitt avoiding being towed was a gimmick early in the show that disappeared which is disappointing as they are a hoot.

Just My Bill

[Prismark10 · 5/10 · 13 December 2017]

If you thought Michael Knight was just a policeman, we learn that he was also in the Special Forces in this episode. I guess it was a way to beef up his skill set.

This episode has a scene stealing performance by actress Carole Cook who plays a campaigning state senator who takes on big business by trying to stop an environmentally disastrous bill.

Knight's job is to protect her especially as the senator is a good friend of Devon. KITT has a nice time teasing a car park attendant but apart from that the plot is rather mundane as a nasty businessman tries to take out the senator and then try to stop her reaching the political debate by cutting the telephone lines. I was shocked that KITT did not have an early version of mobile a phone.

A middling tale from Sidney Hayers

[Leofwine_draca · 5/10 · 9 December 2017]

JUST MY BILL is a rather middling KNIGHT RIDER story, enjoyable enough as a stand-alone story but with little to distinguish it other than that. The story sees Michael drafted in to protect a politician from some corrupt rivals. Most of the action centres on KITT and his occupants being attacked while speeding through the streets and engaging in stunts. The most interesting thing about this is that it was directed by Scots director Sidney Hayers, responsible for horror classics like NIGHT OF THE EAGLE and CIRCUS OF HORRORS two decades before.

Generally Average Michael and Kitt Adventure

[hypestyle · 5/10 · 20 April 2022]

"Just my Bill" is the sixth episode of the first season for Knight Rider.

Veteran television/film actress Carole Cook guests as a state legislature senator (non-partisan identified) who opposes oil development that marginalizes local residents in a sparsely populated area. Her wittiness is a treat in this occasionally boring episode involving a political struggle

Michael Knight's job is to protect her, as a wealthy businessman in concert with a rival senator manipulates events to rig the vote in his favor of unchecked oil development.

The episode is mostly mundane except for the climax, which starts off with a car chase, but then finds Michael and Kitt matching wits with a helicopter occupied by a henchman firing mortar rockets. That part, at least, is rather exciting to watch.

Not an offensive episode, but it wouldn't be in the top 20 of overall episodes, either. Seems as if the producers were still feeling things out for how the adventures would proceed, including budgetary concerns on stunts, etc.