When did you realize that
Cobra Kai might be a really big hit?
It's starting to dawn on us right now
that people like the show!
It's been a evolution ever since the
first trailer came out in season one,
there was the audience.
'Who is it?'
What have been your most memorable fan interactions
over the years? Because when people love Cobra Kai,
they LOVE Cobra Kai.
Over the years there are so many.
Outside of everyone wanting to show me the crane kick and have me
review them! Reviewing them is what I like to do.
Me doing it is what I like to do less
because, I mean, we captured it perfectly the first time,
so I could only fail attempting to
continue to outdo the original version of it!
I mean, I get all the line call outs.
Sweep the leg... 'Sweep the leg.'
...and 'Wax on' have become part of the American lexicon
and the global lexicon.
'Wax on, right hand.' Wax off, left hand.'
And now Cobra Kai is creating its own,
whether it's, you know, Johnny Lawrence's...
'QUIET!'
... or 'Hash brown'.
'Put one of those hash browns at the end you know like,
hash brown Team Cobra Kai, or something,
and then send it to the internet!
It's somehow blessed with
that pop culture from 1984 through today and
so it shows no signs of slowing down.
It's really a thrill.
I wanted to ask you William, what's it like having a super power of being able
to make a whole room be quiet at any moment?
And you can do it!
It's a great technique!
'QUIET!
There's a secret to doing 'Quiet' right.
'QUIET!'
I don't know if i should reveal that quite now.
No, don't don't give that up!
I can't give that away!
That's right!
Yeah, what happens when you're in a bar?
Do people, I'm imagining this William, say,
'Coors banquet for me, Shirley Temple for the lady.'
With who, just me in general or when Ralph and I go out?
Well I actually order this Shirley Temple – no I don't!
I'll get the Shirley Temple for my kids
and I may, or may not, engage in a Coors Banquet.
I want to ask you what have been your
favorite episodes of the first two series, so far?
'I guess Sam takes after her Dad.'
'Hey Kyler.'
My favorites are episode five of season one,
I think is a special episode.
'I'm ready for your lame ass karate this time.'
'It's not lame ass karate,
it's Cobra Kai.'
It has a great cafeteria fight with the kids, it has
the standoff in the deli with Johnny and Daniel
and the Miyagi graveside scene.
'Hey Mr Miyagi.'
'I know it's been a few months but better late than never, right?'
Episode nine, season two, the Mexican restaurant.
'Is this table going to be okay?'
'I don't know, will it be?'
Anytime they kind of get together and we think
it could work and it falls apart.
But if had to pick one uh, it would be episode five,
just because of the heart and soul of
the connection with Miyagi, for me personally.
You took all of my answers!
I mean, every one is... you know, it's like picking your favorite kid;
Every episode is special.
The first episode was thrilling
just because it was the beginning.
'Get the hell out of here loser.'
And it was this angst and kind of like
dirty and coming together.
Daniel and Johnny square off and the
whole the setup of it, I love that!
'Oh, this is the guy whose ass you kicked.
'Uh look, it was a really close match
but if you want to get technical...
I kicked his face!
I'm just busting your chops!'
I love, 'Different But Same', I don't know what episode that is
but the one where Johnny shows up at his house and they end up going
car shopping and then up on a drive
and at a bar.
Uh, there's the old place.
Use to be three palm trees up there.
I remember, I kicked your ass around that corner.
Yeah, how'd that end?
One of the best moments really was getting to walk into
Daniel's apartment complex.
You know, I wasn't in that part of the movie,
I wasat the fence fight so,
there's something really cool about
actually walking by the full pool this time
and it was really surreal.
Wow, this is mind-blowing crazy, insane being back here.
I love season two with the original Cobra Kais.
'Class, we have a visitor.'
'This is Mr. Kreese, he's just an observer.'
That was a very, very special time,
especially since we lost 'Tommy', Rob Garrison last year.
'Actually, I uh, opened a karate dojo.'
'For real?'
'Yeah, it's over in Reseda.'
'It's doing pretty well actually, a lot of good kids.'
'What's it called?'
'It's called Cobra Kai.'
That scene in the bar and camping was a
was a scene but we'd done that many times in
real life – it was slice off...
...out of life for us. We've been to Big Bear
many times camping and
and fires and all that.
'It's like the good old days,
and where'd all that time go?'
And I love working with the kids,
who are now growing into fine adults!
'Drink it, it'll put hair on your balls.'
'Is that a good thing?'
'Yeah, that's a good thing.'
'Okay, to Cobra Kai.'
'Never accept defeat.'
I've got to ask you guys what it's like
to be kind of emblematic of a whole sport,
of a whole martial art?
Is there a bit of pressure on you? I have to imagine that people kind of view you
as the "Gods of Karate".
Which is a big mistake!
What I like about it is,
mixed martial arts, MMA,
this stuff is so big now,
and it's kind of nice
for the Karate Kid universe and the Cobra Kai series,
to go back to the traditional martial arts.
I guess there's a debate about that.
i'm a purist with sports in my personal view,
so I like that that is showcased,
as opposed to maybe what's the coolest
new thing now – and it does both actually,
it does both.
Over the course of the movies and this new amazing show, what have been the
mementos, or the props, that you've brought back home?
All I was able to bring home from
The Karate Kid was the fly that Daniel
caught in the chopsticks!
'Hey, hey, hey, Mr Miyagi look, look!'
You beginner luck.
They gave him the farm, I came home with my red leather jacket
and my Gi, you know?
But if I knew what was gonna happen, I would've asked for the
motorcycle – I would've asked for everything!
'All right, that was awesome! Brew time, man!'
I got lucky, I took the trophy home.
'You're all right LaRusso, good match.'
'Thanks a lot!'
I got the original headband that I wore.
and the 47 Ford convertible, yellow, 'Wax on, Wax off' car.
The studio gave me after the second
sequel was done and we use it on Cobra Kai.
So that car that's in Cobra Kai is the car from the original film.
And that's really cool!
'Oh yeah!'
I also have a Gi from the Miyagi-Do that was set dressing in film,
but it's really beautiful,
silk embroidered Gi.
We wound up using a different one in the film
but this one was set dressing and I have to get it framed
Next time it will be over my shoulder!
William, if you don't get the Dodge Challenger, there's no justice.
I agree.
Don't look, play it cool.
All right, with that I say goodbye
and thank you very much.
Thank you so buddy. I appreciate you.
Have a good day.
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