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The Best Episodes of The Karate Kid

Every episode of The Karate Kid ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Karate Kid!

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Daniel and his mentor Mr. Miyagi travel the world with their Okinawan friend Taki Tamurai in search of an ancient Japanese talisman stolen from an old fishing village.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 4 - The Tomorrow Man
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Tomorrow Man

    S1:E4

    Miyagi, Daniel, and Taki go to Paris, where they follow a man named Mr. Whiskers, who is trying to buy the shrine. When they lose the shrine, Daniel goes to a fortune teller for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 1 - My Brother's Keeper
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - My Brother's Keeper

    S1:E1

    Daniel befriends a young boy and pases on Miyagi's teaching in order to help him restore his position as Chief of the tribe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 2 - The Greatest Victory
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - The Greatest Victory

    S1:E2

    Miyagi, Daniel, and Taki travel to Hong Kong and help the village fight off the Dragon and his evil henchmen.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 3 - The Homecoming
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - The Homecoming

    S1:E3

    The search for the shrine brings Daniel back to his old neighborhood and his first girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 5 - All the World His Stage
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - All the World His Stage

    S1:E5

    While in London, United Kingdom, the trio get hired on a movie set about King Arthur, where Miyagi finds the power of the shrine has been drained into a prop sword, which is used by the film's leading man who then cannot separate reality from fantasy and thinks Taki is his actual bride, and Daniel is threatening him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 6 - The Paper Hero
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - The Paper Hero

    S1:E6

    After a padre in Mexico hides the shrine in a Mayan temple, it's up to Mr. Miyagi to keep it out of the hands of Madero, and evil bandit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 7 - Over the Rainbow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Over the Rainbow

    S1:E7

    Miyagi and company follow the magic rainbow to a mountain paradise in the Himalayas where the stone has turned a well into the Fountain of Youth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 8 - The Return of the Shrine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The Return of the Shrine

    S1:E8

    Taki returns the shrine to her temple, but a thousand year feud between her family and the Ishida's makes them lose the shrine once again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 9 - Walkabout
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Walkabout

    S1:E9

    Mr. Miyagi and friends follow the shrine to Australia where a tribe of Aborigines believe it should be offered to the god of the volcano.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 10 - East Meets West
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - East Meets West

    S1:E10

    Miyagi, Daniel and Taki travel to the Soviet Union where Prof. Kirov is studying its magical powers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 11 - The Hunt
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - The Hunt

    S1:E11

    Mr. Miyagi has traced the shrine down to the coast of Norway where a whale has swallowed it and is attacking illegal whaling ships.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 12 - The Gray Ghosts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Gray Ghosts

    S1:E12

    The search for the shrine brings Miyagi and friends to San Francisco where they join a group of senior citizens in a car rally, hoping it will ultimately lead them to the shrine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Karate Kid Season 1 Episode 13 - A Little World of His Own
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - A Little World of His Own

    S1:E13

    Miyagi and friends discover that the shrine has fallen into the hands of a lonely boy who is using it to make his own little world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Tomorrow Man" is the best rated episode of "The Karate Kid". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/30/1989. This episode scored 10.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "My Brother's Keeper".