>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
YOU KNOW MY GUEST TONIGHT FROM KNOW MY GUEST TONIGHT FROM "THE
KARATE KID," "THE OUTSIDERS," AND "COBRA KAI."
>> THAT'S IT.
THAT LOOKS GOOD.
>> THE THING ISN'T EVEN LEVEL.
>> OR MAYBE YOU HAVE A LITTLE IMBALANCE INSIDE OF YOU.
>> I STILL DON'T SEE ME USING ANY OF THIS IN A REAL FIGHT.
>> I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU, MIAGO DO IS NOT ABOUT FIGHTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT MIATY SAID?
>> HIGH KICK BLOCK?
>> BEST DEFENSE IS NO BE THERE.
>> YOU MEAN DON'T BE THERE?
YOU CAN'T HELP HIM WITH HIS ENGLISH.
>> DON'T EVEN GO THERE WITH ME.
>> ARE WE DONE.
OR DO I HAVE TO SIT IN HERE AND FREEZE MY NUTS OFF TO FIND INNER
PEACE?
>> NO, WE'RE DONE.
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," RALPH MACCHIO!
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>> ALL RIGHT!
>> Stephen: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
ONE OF MY FIRST GUESTS OF THE YEAR.
SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU AS WELL.
>> Stephen: AS I SAID TO YOU BACKSTAGE-- DO ME A FAVOR, AGE.
YOU LOOK LIKE RALPH MACCHIO, WHICH YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T.
ARE YOU 60?
>> YES, I AM.
>> Stephen: YOU SHOULDN'T STILL LOOK THIS GOOD.
>> WELL, LISTEN, IT'S A GREAT STUDIO LIGHTING.
AND I BLAME MY PARENTS A BIT.
>> Stephen: DOES THE KARATE DO THIS FOR YOU?
>> YES, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MARTIAL ARTSZ AND FINDING YOUR
CENTER.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS?
>> THE HOLIDAYS WERE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, FOR
EVERYBODY.
OFTEN, ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WE DO-- MY IN-LAWS DO THE SEVEN FISH S.
>> Stephen: ITALIAN TRADITIONAL.
>> RIGHT.
THIS YEAR-- THIS YEAR WAS TWO AND A HALF, TWO AND A HALF
FISHES.
WE WERE 15, 16 PEOPLE THAT BECAME... SEVEN PEOPLE.
SO WE WERE THE SEVEN HUMANS, IF YOU WILL.
>> Stephen: OKAY, SO, HERE WE GO.
SEASON FOUR OF "COBRA KAI" CURRENTLY NUMBER ONE ON NETFLIX
IN THE UNITED STATES.
NEW SCORE.
( APPLAUSE )
SCORE ON "ROTTEN TOMATOES" IS 100%.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO CRACK THAT.
WE'RE TRYING TO CRACK THAT.
>> Stephen: RALPH MACCHIO, DID YOU, "A," THINK FOUR SEASONS OF
"COBRA KAI," NUMBER-ONE SHOW ON NETFLIX, WAS THIS PART OF THE
PLAN?
>> COMPLETELY.
FROM 1984, I JUST PLANNED IT THIS WAY.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE PLAYING THE LONG GAME.
>> I WAS PLAYING THE LONG GAME.
IT'S ABOUT LONGEVITY, ISN'T IT?
>> NO, LISTEN, IT'S BEEN ABOVE AND BEYOND IN EVERYTHING, AND
JUST, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS FELT THAT IF WE BROUGHT PEOPLE TO THE
WELL, THEY WOULD DRINK THE WATER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS
MOVIE WAS SUCH A BIG PART OF PEOPLE'S LIVES.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S NEVER STOPPED BEING.
>> IT HAS NEVER STOPPED.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE, CERTAINLY FOR ME IT'S ALWAYS
BEEN THERE.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU AWARE OF THE WIDE RECEIVERS WHO PLAY FOR
ALABAMA WHO DO THE TRAIN KICK ON EVERY TOUCHDOWN?
>> YES, IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S AMAZING.
LISTEN, IT'S A PIECE OF POP CULTURE.
AND-- BUT MORE SO, WE'VE CREATED A SHOW, AND THE GUYS WHO-- THE
CREATORS OF THE SHOW ARE JUST SO BRILLIANT-- THEY'RE THE SUPER
FANS OF THE "THE KARATE KID" FILM.
SO THEY WRITE TO WHAT THEY KNOW THE FANS WANT TO SEE, AND THEY
FOUND DIFFERENT AREAS AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO DIVE INTO THE
GRAY AREAS OF THESE CHARACTERS AND THEN PAY HOMAGE TO THE
ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL, YET TELL RELEVANT STORIES GOING
FORWARD.
AND NOW SO I HAVE KNOW-- WHERE IT USED TO BE, "HEY, AREN'T YOU
THE GUY WHO WAS IN THEICA" RATEY KID?"
THEY SAY, "DON'T YOU PLAY THE DAD ON MY FAVORITE SHOW?"
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
BUT STICK AROUND.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I WILL ASK RALPH ABOUT THE COOLEST PROP HE
GOT TO KEEP FROM "THE KARATE KID."