Animation Damnation: The Karate Kid's "Homecoming" (Patreon)

This month on our cartoon recap show, "White Guy Karate" Month spills over to Animation Damnation as we chat about a ridiculous episode of the Karate Kid cartoon!

We're talking about the outrageous episode, "Homecoming," which originally aired back on September 23, 1989 and features Daniel-san taking Mr. Miyagi and Taki to Newark, New Jersey, his home town, to try and shake down a bunch of antique dealers on the hunt for this magical idol! How fabulous is this theme song? Doesn't Daniel have any family back in Jersey? What's with all those bees? And how is Daniel our hero when he and Miyagi completely ruin this old Italian man's livelihood?

The Karate Kid features the voice talents of Joey Dedio, Robert Ito, Janice Kawaye, and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi (kind of).

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