Other mistake: When the guy goes to go around KITT to get behind Michael, as KITT cranks up, you see movement in the front seat.
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, as Michael and KITT do the run up to the jump at the tan van, the action camera can be seen on the lower portion of the passenger side.
Revealing mistake: At the beginning when Michael has KITT move the truck, you can see the dolly apparatus that makes the truck's rear end swing out.
Revealing mistake: In the scene where two truckers try to smash up KITT with baseball bats, and KITT supposedly moves a bit backwards by himself, you can see someone 'helping' him near the passenger's seat.
Chosen answer: Before "product placement" became common, name-brand products were rarely, if ever seen in TV shows, mostly due to avoid advertising conflicts with program sponsors. The Pepsi logo may have been taped out to prevent any commercial infringements.
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Are you kidding? Product placement was so rampant in the 50s that sometimes you'd wonder if you were watching a TV show or a paid ad.
Brian Katcher
Knight Rider wasn't produced in the 1950s. TV shows of that era had advertising more similar to the old radio shows from the 30s and 40s. The early 50s series often had a sole sponsor, so their product (and related items) was likely seen in a program. An announcer also informed the audience at the beginning that, "This program is brought to you by (insert brand name). " From the 60s on, brand-name products weren't generally seen in TV programs. Networks sold air time to multiple advertisers, and their ads were shown during the long commercial breaks. So no, I'm not kidding.
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