The Karate Kid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"The Karate Kid" is an animated series which debuted on NBC's Saturday morning lineup. It starred Joey Dedio, Robert Ito, and Janice Kawaye. It is based on the Karate Kid series of films.

The episodes typically followed a similar formula: Mr. Miyagi would obtain a lead on the shrine's location in some exotic corner of the world. Daniel and Taki would follow up on it, and in the process encounter some villains who had either obtained or were seeking to obtain the shrine for their own evil purposes. After engaging, and of course, defeating the villains, Daniel would come within a hair's breadth of retrieving the shrine, only to have it escape from his grasp by random chance (for example, drifting away after being tied to a bunch of balloons, or being swept into the ocean) thus ensuring that the search would continue into the next episode.

Series details

• Title: The Karate Kid
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1989-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9711
• TVDB ID: 77972

Cast and credited roles

• Joey Dedio — Daniel La Russo
• Robert Ito — Miyagi Yakuga
• Janice Kawaye — Taki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-09; final listed air date 1989-12-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Karate Kid on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.