The original 'Karate Kid' star looks back on the show taking a leap with YouTube and becoming a cultural phenomenon on Netflix while he unpacks the series finale.

That’s a great question. Yes. I think their love for Johnny Lawrence, and the work I did in the ‘80s from some other films, too, I was always the heel. They called me for a meeting to pitch ...

The real Karate Kid has always been Johnny Lawrence: member and sensei of Cobra Kai, Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang karate dojos.

The Karate Kid’s Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is the quintessential ’80s villain. You didn’t attend high school with thee Johnny Lawrence, but everyone knows a Johnny Lawrence.

Cobra Kai's conclusion left some characters' arcs feeling incomplete, particularly Mike Barnes, whose redemption could have ...

In The Karate Kid, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) was the stereotypical one-dimensional bully figure, but Cobra Kai has developed him into a well-rounded (but flawed) character who is truly worth ...

And if there's one character who perfectly embodies this, it's Johnny Lawrence. But let's start with Johnny Lawrence. He was a troubled kid whose loss at the All-Valley Karate Tournament led him ...

Forty years later in the series finale episode of “Cobra Kai,” it’s the same mat but a different winner, with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) lifted up by his students and basking in sweet ...