A Knight in Shining Armor - S2-E13
Revealing mistake: When Michael fights the bad guy at the end of the episode, it's easy to tell that they're both stunt doubles.
A Knight in Shining Armor - S2-E13
Visible crew/equipment: As Michael walks over to KITT and the loud mouth challenges him to a race, a light set up is reflected on the car.
A Knight in Shining Armor - S2-E13
Other mistake: After stopping Stone, Michael calls for KITT. When the car starts up, it's in gear, and the selector goes to P (park). After pinpointing the hidden entrance, the picture is of soft sand hills covering it. When KITT goes to enter, it's a defined entrance with a thin layer of stacked rocks in it.
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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