Well, who saw two David Hasselhoff related posts in the same day coming? Not me. I don't see much coming, mainly because I look down out of shame. A lot. Great, now that therapy is over, on with the show. I was driving home today when I saw two of my favorite cars from television. And I thought "Man, I could really go for a vanilla milkshake right about now" and I continued driving home. But then it hit me...I don't think I ever have sat down and thought about which vehicles from television I like the best. And assuming you care, which you obviously don't, I figured I'd share them.
Hit the jump for the "you're a complete ass and don't know cars from a hole in the ground."
In at Number 10 is the Mach 5. An amazing vehicle shown in the classic cartoon Speed Racer, it made many kids have the desire to go fast.
Number 9 is simply the Flintstone's Car. Fred's footmobile would be higher up on the list, except it lacks many amenities that would make it a desirable vehicle—power steering, air conditioning, a floor. The fact that it's made out of stone seems a little impractical, but the Flintstones did the best with what they had (wasn't their telephone actually a bird?). One thing's for certain: Fred and Wilma must have had amazing legs.
In at Number 8 is the beloved Batmobile of Adam West's and Burt Ward's 1960's Batman live action television series. The fire-breathing monster of a car, coupled with double-timed footage, made it a real grocery-getter. By far the best Batmobile ever, too. The "Tumbler" and horrible variations of the '90's lacked imagination and class. The original is by far the only one I can imagine a Millionaire Bruce Wayne driving. And yes kids, back in the 1960's, a Millionaire was something big. Now Bruce Wayne has to be a Billionaire to afford all the lotions for his manly bits after banging every girl who winks at him.
Number 7, because it couldn't be Number 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 or 42, is the DHARMA Van from J.J Abrams' Multi-Million dollar mind fuck Lost. It doesn't have jet packs or rocket launchers. It doesn't talk or run shire across the state line, but what it lacked in features it made up for symbolism and warm, stale beer. When Hurley set out to fix the beast, it made him focus on something and set him up to be the leader he would ultimately be and land on another Island in San Francisco, only to be cancelled later.
Number 6 has the same ideology behind it as Number 7, it has symbolism. Say hello to Gregory House's motorcycle, the vehicle of debt, drug addiction and mobility. House is a badass, and badasses need motorcycles.
Number 5 was hard for me, because the vehicle was so iconic at the time, and I couldn't decide where I liked it more. I give the title to Mork and Mindy for the classic Civilian Jeep or CJ. Mork, in his silliness, was often sighted sitting upside down in it, which, oddly enough, was radically intelligent of him considering those Jeeps had a knack for going rubber-side-up.
Honorable mention for the 5 spot goes to Daisy Duke's CJ-7, which was often overshadowed by it's cousins on the show Dukes Of Hazzard. Plus, I had this picture of Catherine Bach laying around and just had to use it. Knowing she ran other cars before, like the old Satellite or perhaps more famously the 1974 Plymouth Road Runner, nothing was as famous, or true to her spirit, as the Jeep. And nobody more that her sold as many of these junk heaps to unsuspecting teenage girls.
Number 4 is nothing more than Danno's Camaro from the re-imagined Hawaii Five-0. Why is this special? Well, for one, Danny Williams, a divorced father who recently relocated to Hawaii from Jersey to be with his kid and obviously has better things to pay for, owns it. But Steve McGarrett drives it all the freaking time. Well, except when he is on hiatus for drug addiction, I suppose.
Cue the drum roll, it is time for Number 3! It is the 1967 Chevrolet Impala from Supernatural known as "Metallicar" to the fans, or "Baby" to Dean. This car is the symbol of four-wheeled bad-assery. I missed it from most of Season 7, because, as Dean mentions, somebody put Baby in a corner.
Number 2 is labelled as Number 01, but I have my reasons. Here is the great General Lee from the Dukes Of Hazzard. The 1969 Dodge Charger is an iconic vehicle, and not too often can one see any year of Charger from that era and not think of the General. The ironic part is the "Flame Red" colour (I know the General is Orange) is a GM Colour from the 1975 Corvette, colour code GM 70.
Number 1 is, of course, K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider. The 1982 Trans Am was a beautiful beast, and still is when it's not being driven by a complete wanker. Why does it top the list? It can talk, it can jump, it has stealth mode, it has ejector seats, it had turbo boost and it has freaking lasers. Not many things, ever, did more for your imagination at a young age than this car.
Now, unfortunately, some asshats got together and decided to make a new version of Knight Rider that actually made it through a season. Aside from Val Kilmer being the sarcastic, robotic tool he is, the car was spectacular. Check out the Attack Mode version below. He turns into that via Michael Bay magic.
So there is my Top Ten List of favorite Television Cars. Do you agree? Disagree? Share your thoughts in the comments. Wanna know my Top Ten list on something else? Put it in the comments, and maybe it'll happen.
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