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Men really do put all their personal information in their bio like especially if they’re 35+ it’s astounding how much I can learn about one man when I block him.

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let’s talk about THIS photo in particular

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happy pride month to johnny lawrence and daniel larusso

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"I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason..." — WICKED: FOR GOOD

also fun lil poll just cuz i'm curious now:

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The official press review ticket of The Karate Kid (1984), from Waxing On: The Karate Kid in Me by Ralph Macchio

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Q&A - From Foes to Family: Stars William Zabka and Ralph Macchio reflect on their 40-year journey together.

By Breanne L. Heldman

From LIFE's 2025 special issue on The Karate Kid

(A different version of the same interview for People is available online here.)

When The Karate Kid hit movie theaters in June 1984, stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka never could have imagined the affection fans would have for it decades later — or the friendship they would build. Ahead of Cobra Kai's season 6 debut in 2024, the two spoke with People about their working relationship and real life friendship.

What was your relationship like after the Karate Kid came out?

Ralph Macchio: I lived on the East Coast, he lived on the West Coast, and life got in the way. We hadn't spoken in 15, 20 years at the point that Pat [Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi] passed away [in 2005]. I remember seeing Billy at the memorial service, and I instantly had this emotional feeling. It was a comfort seeing him there. And from that point on, our adult friendship started to happen, and it was quite meaningful.

William Zabka: We both came from our worlds to a center point where it all started. Pat meant a lot to us individually, so it's interesting, in hindsight how mr Miyagi has brought us together.

A mystery about Mr. Miyagi plays a key role in this final season. Why was his presence important?

Macchio: If you strip it down, this is a show about a bunch of people talking about who's going to be the coolest karate person in the Valley. That can wear thin. We've always wanted to lace Miyagi through the show, and this is a way of uncovering the past of a man and layer in some intrigue about who he was.

Zabka: It chips at the foundation of Miyagi-Do itself and it rocks Daniel [Macchio's character]. But he has a bigger responsibility: to get this army of Miyagi arate fighters ready for the world tournament.

At one point in the season, Daniel declares, "I'm getting too old for this s---." Any moments on set when you thought that?

Macchio: Basically before every fight scene.

Zabka: This is four decades later, and our characters are still having the same arguments. We sometimes laugh that Daniel and Johnny haven't gotten past these things. And now we're leading a bunch of kids down our road!

How have your families reacted to this role that's been such a significant part of your lives? [Macchio and his wife, Phyllis, have two children; Zabka has two with his wife, Stacie.]

Macchio: I think everybody's proud. What's so cool for me is my kids got to experience such a big part of my youth. It's expanded our personal family.

Zabka: My kids grew up with this. They can't imagine the world without Cobra Kai in it. When we were shooting season 1, my daughter was 4. We were filming the tournament scene, and it was snowing, and Ralph's car wouldn't go, so we took him in our truck. And Ralph was in the backseat and looked at her and said–

Macchio: I said, "Hey, well, look at me, I'm part of the family." And she looked like...

Zabka: Yeah, she didn't know. She thought [he meant] for real. But now, six, seven years later, we're on set the very last day of filming the show, and the last shot ever of Johnny and Daniel.

Macchio: And she came up to me, gave me a big hug, and said, "You'll always be part of our family."

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ok clearly I need to draw more 90’s lawrusso in the near future bc I just finished bootstrapping by menocchio on ao3 in one sitting and it was worth every second.

life was a willow and it bent right to your wind / but i come back stronger than a 90's trend

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Goodbye Cobra Kai (2018 — 2025). Thank you for everything.

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My family and friends: happy holidays!

Me: thanks, you too *muttering under my breath* it's cobra kai eve you idiots

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screenshot redraw from the new s4 stills!! 🥺

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@latetoalltheparties' post about how hilarious and batshit insane the events of Cobra Kai must be to outsiders is absolutely killing me, I can't stop thinking about it.

imagine being one Robby's customers, and this kid is like... kind of a punk, but overall a pretty cool dude, you can vibe with him. and then he just vanishes from your life for like half a year, only for him to then reappear on the news because apparently he's on the run from the law after accidentally paralyzing another kid??? or like, this kid that you kinda knew back in middle school moves out of your town and you don't really hear from him again outside of the occasional cringey Instagram post, only to later find out that he got kicked off of a balcony after a dramatic karate showdown?? or you see that one girl that you worked with during your waitressing stint a few months back, who you remember being kind of angry but still sweet, on the news because she started said karate brawl? I can only imagine how people reacted when they saw sweet little Sam Larusso round house kick this random new girl on the stairs lmfao. imagine scrolling through your Instagram feed and you see this kid with a really fuckin' loud mohawk and you think to yourself, "wow, I wonder what he's trying to prove lmao," only for you to zoom in a little bit and realize, "wait, is that the little fucker from the computer science class I took in freshman year??"

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”we’re gonna have to break it to the kids.” ARE YOU GUYS RIVALS OR A MARRIED COUPLE CONTEMPLATING A DIVORE?????

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after 40+ years together, these high school sweethearts karate rivals are still going strong!

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Peyton List as Tory Nichols in S6 Part One of Cobra Kai