all right so then it's time crane kicks
dojos how much did you love the Karate
Kid for decades the 1984 hit has charmed
and wowed audiences of all ages but we
still haven't memorized its back now
rivals Ralph Macchio and William Zabka
are starring in Cobra Kai it's a new
series debuting today on YouTube bred
we're going to talk to them in just a
moment but first memory lane the
original Karate Kid phenomena located in
the early 80s the Karate Kid kicked
shocked and charmed its way into fans
hearts the world's falling in love with
Ralph Macchio's Daniel Larusso his
sensible sensei mr. Miyagi wax on wax
off and their rival Johnny Lawrence of
the Cobra Kai dojo played by William
Zabka
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the film's success inspiring several
sequels of reboot and endless
pop-culture moments over the last three
decades he is not the Karate Kid The
Karate Kid was William Zabka star pupil
of the Cobra Kai dojo
I heard you beat up a bunch of teenagers
I didn't beat up any teenagers now the
karate kids are back with a new series
copra Kai on YouTube bread set 34 years
after the original this is Johnny
Lawrence he and I go way back right
buddy proving that old rivalries never
really die never change that's right I
mean mostly you - you look fabulous The
Karate Kid himself Ralph Macchio and bad
boy Johnny William Zabka are here guys
good morning we're not we're not we're
they already get out of the way a full
journalistic disclosure hi Pro Karate
Kid bias this is a photograph of me and
my wife a few months ago at a party
that's me as you will I think I read
Ralph's that it took like 30 years for
anyone to talk you into something like
this how did you know this is gonna work
well it was a combination of things I
think that you know it's always easier
or felt more right to let the legacy
stand on its own and not what I say go
back to the well and fall short these
three creators Hayden schlossberg Jon
Hurwitz and Josh heeled who wrote Hot
Tub Time Machine and Harold and Kumar
franchise they had a fresh take on how
to write for the now generation but they
are the biggest Karate Kid fans they are
next to the next two we are in Star Wars
to them and they wanted to treat it with
respect and yet and yet found the smart
angle in by by entering this universe
through the Johnny Lawrence whatever
happened to this visibly at that time
what is he now and made him a human
character and then juxtaposed with way
Larusso is it was just smart and it was
right and having the ability to to make
a five hour movie and cut it up
- ten parts yeah what hopefully will
only be season ten to fifty hours I have
a million questions for including I feel
like you could have defended the crane
kick better at the end of the movie up a
little bit but if done right no can
defend what was it like for you after 30
years to step back into this role and
what did it take to get you on board
it's nothing I knew I was gonna do this
from the day we wrap the Karate Kid
it was amazing to step back into the
character and the guys they really found
a great entry point into him and showing
him broken down after all these years
and showing his humanity showing his
backstory a little bit so I'm putting
the headband in the Gion it was a little
bit painful because there was Pandora's
box for him Cobra Kai Johnny learned his
lesson at the end of The Karate Kid yeah
so why is he going back to it but then
we're gonna find out well it's really
funny it's really well done everybody's
raving about it but what's up with it's
called Cobra Kai I mean I mean I feel
like that's like rise of the good guys
finally that Cobra Kai has become a
brand just based on pop culture and the
relevance of the Karate Kid film so it's
kind of a nice smart way in but Miyagi
dough is here to stay alive kicking no
pun intended so excited about this the
trailers got more than 15 million views
on YouTube the reviews have been almost
across the board great has been 34 years
though like how about this no problem
and a lot more stretching now yes by the
way this little homecoming for you your
dad used to work at NBC my dad yeah my
mom did yes for 24 years my father
worked at NBC work with the Steve Allen
and he wrote the theme song a night show
Jack Paar Johnny Carson Michael together
there's my father
if you're watching I know you are late
better be watching a lot of folks around
here remember your dad so that's good
here welcome home guys congratulations
thank you very much
they'll be back in our fourth hour and
again Cobra Kai available on YouTube
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