Knight Rider [Pilot; a.k.a. Knight of the Phoenix] (1) - S1-E1
Visible crew/equipment: As Michael leaves the House of the Rising Sun after asking about Tanya, the lighting rig is reflected in the dark lens covering the brake lights.
Visible crew/equipment: As Michael and Robin go to get into KITT on the firing range, the filming crew and equipment are reflected on the light cover on the back end of the car.
Just My Bill - S1-E6
Visible crew/equipment: As Michael walks over to talk to the guy KITT has cornered by the tan building, the shadow of the boom mic is on the building.
No Big Thing - S1-E8
Visible crew/equipment: After the sheriff radios to the trucker to stop Michael Knight, you can see KITT drive by another KITT parked on the side of the road in the overhead shot. (00:23:40)
No Big Thing - S1-E8
Visible crew/equipment: At the end, as KITT goes to jump the camper, there is a set of what appears to be mirrors to hide the obvious ramp.
No Big Thing - S1-E8
Visible crew/equipment: As the truck Devon is driving jumps the chain link fence, the helmeted and harnessed stunt driver is easily seen.
No Big Thing - S1-E8
Visible crew/equipment: When the camera looks at KARR's modulator, it appears to be nowhere in the futuristic dashboard.
Visible crew/equipment: As KITT starts back up the hill, if you look at the lower left side of the screen as he starts up, you see a black cable pulling the car.
Visible crew/equipment: At the Victory Academy, as the group walks by the brown sedan, the light rigs and camera crew and equipment is reflected on the side.
Visible crew/equipment: When the vehicle drives into the equestrian centre with the brown horsefloat on the back, you can see the shadows of the camera crew on the ground.
White Bird - S1-E19
Visible crew/equipment: After KITT cuts the plane in half, the camera looking on the left side of the plane is mounted to the wing's underside. A moment later, when KITT nears it, the camera is gone.
White Bird - S1-E19
Visible crew/equipment: As KITT goes to jump over the fence of the airport, the helmeted stunt driver is seen, as well as part of the ramp pops up into view. Also, you can plainly see that it's the lightweight stunt car, as you can see though it from the bottom.
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.
Nobody Does It Better - S1-E21
Visible crew/equipment: When KITT jumps over the creek, as the angle changes to show the car in flight, the action camera for exterior shots is plain to see mounted on the passenger side.
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.
raywest ★
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.
raywest ★