| Knight Rider Character | |
| Bonnie Barstow | |
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| Actor | Patricia McPherson |
| Character | Bonnie Barstow |
| Related Characters | April Curtis, fellow Knight Industries Systems Engineer |
| Partners | |
Bonnie Barstow was the lead design engineer for Knight Industries. In Season 1, she always wore white pants. But starting in Season 3, she began wearing colorful clothes.
Background[]
Bonnie was the lead design engineer for Knight Industries. In Season 1, she always wore white pants. But starting in Season 3, she began wearing colorful clothes. She was responsible for creating KITT's Super Pursuit Mode and was most often seen traveling with the F.L.A.G. Mobile Unit.
Personality[]
Bonnie enjoyed joking with Michael and putting KITT in the forefront of her attention, she lived alone in an apartment and went back to college for a while (Episode 301: Knight of the Drones).
She is also very assertive - Michael once calling her 'bossy and demanding' (S1E9 Trust Doesn't Rust) - and usually
Skills[]
Bonnie is very acrobatic, as seen in Episode 108: Trust Doesn't Rust. She is also a great mechanic who gave KITT Some of his greatest features in the series, including heavy upgrades in Episode 301: Knight of the Drones and Episode 401: Knight of the Juggernaut
Relationships[]
- KITT and Bonnie trusted eachother greatly.
- Bonnie and Michael were friends, although she was initially irritated at the lack of care he showed for KITT.
Appearances[]
Bonnie has appeared in Seasons 1, 3, and 4, first appearing in episode 2: Deadly Maneuvers and lastly in Knight of the Rising Sun.
Trivia[]
Bonnie seems to really like Western movies, as seen in the Season 4 episode Fright Knight.
She also fears flying, a trait shared with KITT, as we see in season 4 episode Sky Knight.
Her father wanted her to study medicine; in her own words, she had to "practically slash her wrists to convince him she couldn't stand the sight of blood", as she says in the Season 1 episode Just My Bill.