Are You Karate Kidding Me?

Karate class is back in session but nobody’s got a grip. Robby’s home life is falling apart, Sam is skeptical about Daniel’s teaching, and the Cobras are more into dabbing than discipline. While Daniel wonders if he’ll ever make it onto his own wall of Miyagi-do fame, Johnny takes extreme measures to show “Mr. Kreese” that he’s got what it takes as a sensei. As in all great episodes of Double Dare...

Everybody’s picking up the pieces after the All-Valley Tournament. Daniel and Robby build a new dojo, while Johnny tears down Hawk and Miguel for their unsportsmanlike conduct. Sam looks to build bridges with Aisha, Carmen tries to reinforce Miguel’s well-being and, as usual, Amanda is the glue holding it all together. Will Kreese’s arrival blow everything up? We pull the fire alarm and hit the gr...

So SOME THINGS happened in Season 2, huh? We’re here to help you process your feelings about the big developments of Cobra Kai season 2. After a few minutes of spoiler-free analysis, we head straight to spoiler town to figure out everything we just saw. Shock, awe, and wild speculation about Season 3 start here so proceed at your own risk! You have been warned!

Johnny and Daniel are ready to settle old scores, but Amanda shows them the healing power of breakfast, plus a free car. Meanwhile, as the Cobra Kais plan to crash Yasmine's party, Robby gallantly smuggles Sam out of the house for a fateful meeting with Miguel. Does trading wedgie for a wedgie leave the whole world pantsed? Will true bromance conquer all? Find out with us as we "take it on the run...

The Cobra Kais are on the rise and the LaRussos are all abuzz. Can Johnny use his newfound success to reconcile things with Robby and Sid? Is there a West Side Story brewing between Sam and Miguel? Will Robby reveal his big truth to Daniel before he gets stranded on a log? How many ultimate techniques does Miyagi-do contain? This episode sets fire to all the cars.

It’s heating up in the Valley. With Daniel as his teacher, Robby synthesizes the Miyagi-do defense just in time to save himself from a life of petty crime. Miguel learns that persistence pays off on a big (not-a-)date with Sam. And Johnny and Daniel stare each other down at an important board meeting. Special appearance by the Golf N' Stuff.

We interrupt this podcast to bring you a special episode of analysis and breakdown of the Season 2 Cobra Kai trailer. The season premiere won't be for a month, we recorded this reaction when the trailer dropped last weekend. So come on and ride the train-- and ride it. The speculation train that is! It's the episode that makes a meal out of one minute and thirty seconds of footage!

Johnny finally has a dojo full of students, but he must go to war with the army he has, not the army he wants. Meanwhile Daniel gets his groove back just in time to find a willing student in Robby. Unfortunately for Daniel, Amanda doesn't check references and Robby has a cunning plan of his own. Meanwhile things heat up in the valley so as romance blossoms for Miguel and Sam, Johnny rekindles love...

Fresh off Daniel's victory in part I, Miyagi is called home to Okinawa nee Hawaii. Upon arrival our heroes are tasked with attending to Miyagi's sick dad, saving the village from the villainous Sato and reuniting Miyagi with his old girlfriend. A movie beyond a mere septuagenarian booty call, it's the story that answers the question: 'what happens when an unstoppable kick meets an invunerable defe...

Daniel is scheming to undermine Johnny at every turn. Will Johnny's classic Elle McPherson swimsuit issue be enough to bail him out -- or should he have invested in Kathy Ireland instead? Sam discovers that Kyler has been spreading lies about her. Will he get the ass-kicking he so richly deserves? It's the episode that raises the rent for everyone in the complex.

Everyone is reeling in the aftermath of the big Halloween dance. Johnny's confidence is shattered after Miguel's kicking practice doesn't go to plan. Meanwhile Sam discovers that Kyler's good intentions were all an elaborate game. Can Daniel sleuth who defaced his beloved billboard? It's the episode that came to solve crimes and kick boba tea, and we're all out of boba.

It's Halloween time in the valley and that can only mean one thing: confrontations at the school dance. Kyler vs. Miguel, Daniel vs. Johnny and Sam vs. everyone else. Will Johnny learn the value of quality business website? Can Daniel learn to communicate with his kids? Most importantly, can Miguel learn to do sweet kicks before he drowns? We answer those questions and more in this episode.

Now that Cobra Kai is up and running we get to see what Daniel's life is like. While it seems like he has everything he could possibly want, it's lonely at the top. As Daniel struggles to relate to his kids or be understood at all, Johnny and Miguel get the dojo ready to launch.

When Johnny Lawrence awakens from a drunken stupor after what seems like thirty years, he finds the entire valley has moved on without him. After saving his neighbor Miguel from a gang of local bullies, Miguel wants to learn karate and fight like his eighties forefathers.

We went to New York Comic Con! Here's what we saw and heard at the big Cobra Kai panel plus Ralph and Billy's ongoing banter on the SyFy stage. We round it out with our speculations on what it all meant (and why Cobra Kai is an easy cosplay).

Collin is a film nerd and Jenny is a writer and academic; together they are recapping the entire Karate Kid series from the original, all the way up to Cobra Kai. This first episode covers all of the original The Karate Kid, and why it may be a perfect movie.

Collin and Jenny introduce themselves and the show.