Cartoon Resource entry #364 - The Karate Kid: The Animated Series (1989)

THE KARATE KID: THE ANIMATED SERIES

original airdates: Sept 9, 1989-Sept 1, 1990 on NBC
episodes: 13
produced by: DiC and Saban Entertainment
distributed and owned by: Columbia Pictures Television (now Sony Pictures Television)

 

SUMMARY

Animated series, based on the feature movies.  Daniel and his teacher, Mr. Yakuga, set off on globe-trotting adventures to search for a magical shrine with healing capabilities. The series was originally planned for a 65-episode daily syndication run in 1988 before being cut to a 13-episode run on NBC Saturday Mornings.

 

EPISODE GUIDE

#01 My Brother's Keeper (09.09.1989)
#02 The Greatest Victory (09.16.1989)
#03 The Homecoming (09.23.1989)
#04 The Tomorrow Man (09.30.1989)
#05 All the World His Stage (10.14.1989)
#06 The Paper Hero (10.21.1989)
#07 Over the Rainbow (10.28.1989)
#08 The Return of the Shrine (11.04.1989)
#09 Walkabout (11.11.1989)
#10 East Meets West (11.18.1989)
#11 The Hunt (12.02.1989)
#12 The Gray Ghosts (12.09.1989)
#13 A Little World of His Own (12.16.1989)

 

VOICE ACTORS

Joey Dedio (1963) as Daniel Larusso
Robert Ito (1931) as Miyagi Yakuga
Janice Kawaye (1970) as Taki Tamurai
Pat Morita (1932-2005) as Miyago Yakuga (opening narrator)