The Karate Kid (TV series)

The Karate Kid
GenreChildren's television series
Based onThe Karate Kid
by Robert Mark Kamen
Written byDorothy Middleton
Michael Maurer
Directed byLarry Houston
Voices ofJoey Dedio
Robert Ito
Janice Kawaye
Pat Morita
ComposersHaim Saban
Shuki Levy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13[1]
Production
Executive producersJerry Weintraub
Andy Heyward
Haim Saban
ProducerLarry Houston
Production companiesDIC Enterprises
Saban Entertainment
Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 9 (1989-09-09) –
December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16)
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The Karate Kid is a 1989 American animated children's television series which debuted on NBC's Saturday morning lineup. It starred Joey Dedio, Robert Ito, and Janice Kawaye. It is based on the Karate Kid series of films, and was produced by DIC Enterprises, Saban Entertainment and Columbia Pictures Television.[2]

The show was originally planned for daily syndication for fall 1988 with 65 episodes, before eventually settling on a 13-episode order for NBC Saturday mornings in 1989.[3]

  1. ^ "The Karate Kid DVD news: Announcement for The Karate Kid – The Animated Series". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 333. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ "Achived". s23.postimg.org. Archived from the original (JPG) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2023.[dead link]