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“Ace Degenerate” (Season 1, episode 1)
Easter egg no.
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This was especially helpful for us when putting together the very first scene of the show.
2:The episode title is a reference to dialogue in the originalKarate Kidmovie.
It led to water cooler conversations “What do you think ‘Members Only’ means?
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What is ‘Ozymandias’?”
“Ace Degenerate” was a very easy title for us to settle on.
The line of dialogue was used inThe Karate Kidto describe Johnny during his introduction.
Thomas Ian Griffith in ‘The Karate Kid Part III’.Columbia Pictures
“Strike First” (Season 1, episode 2)
Easter egg no.
Johnny replies, I dont give a s—."
“All Valley” (Season 1, episode 7)
Easter egg no.
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Since we mostly shoot in Atlanta, we had to get creative.
Even though we swapped the songs, it still had the same effect.
Whenever I watch that sequence inCobra Kai,you cant wipe the smile off my face.
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“Mercy” (Season 1, episode 10)
Easter egg no.
The 1947 Ford is a big one.
When we first sawThe Karate Kid, we fell in love with that car, just like Daniel-san.
A gift from teacher to student, that car symbolized Daniels transformation and was a character unto itself.
I still get goosebumps every time I walk by the car on our stages.
It feels like we stole something from a museum.
“Back in Black” (Season 2, episode 2)
Easter egg no.
6:Daniel asks Kreese (Martin Kove) how his knuckles are doing.
Kreese took a swing at Mr. Miyagi and missed.
In the process, Kreeses fists crashed through multiple car windows, leaving him with bloody knuckles.
“Fire and Ice” (Season 2, episode 3)
Easter egg no.
Hurwitz explains:This moment is the ultimate inside joke for us.
To bridge the gap, we wanted to have something impactful that felt in the spirit of the show.
We were on a deadline, so we all stayed late and were scrambling to figure something out.
“The Moment of Truth” (Season 2, episode 4)
Easter egg no.
Once again, knuckles.
“All In” (Season 2, episode 5)
Easter egg no.
We love when callbacks reach beyond props or dialogue, and actually extend into a characters physicality.
“Take a Right” (Season 2, episode 6)
Easter egg no.
10:Johnny gets a call from Bobby, his Cobra Kai friend from the originalKarate Kid.
They visit Tommy, and meet up with Jimmy, all original Cobra Kais.
Heald explains:Sixteen episodes intoCobra Kai,we hadnt seen evidence that Johnny Lawrence had any friends.
His pre-Miguel “winning” personality didnt help, of course.
But why did he have no one with whom he could relate.
Since the group has stayed close through the years, everyone brought an actual shared history to their performance.
He was so thrilled for the chance to inhabit this character once again.
In his last email to me, he wrote, “Im so grateful and feel alive again.”
His performance made us all feel more alive.
Hurwitz explains:This “joke” perfectly encapsulates the spirit of our show.
Tommys “Get him a body bag!”
“Lull” (Season 2, episode 7)
Easter egg no.
12:This is perhaps the most deep-cut Easter egg of all.
So it would appear that Freddy ended up in the bacon business after all.
Cobra Kai seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming on Netflix.
