Karate Kid is the first episode of the fourth season in this television sitcom on Step by Step, which was aired on ABC on September 23, 1994. It was directed by Richard Correll and written by Bob Rosenfarb.
Summary[]
Feeling that he isn't getting enough respect, Mark takes up karate, and when he gets kicked out of class he turns to Cody, who has a black belt, for help training for the big tournament. On tournament day, Mark faces the best person; he falls behind in the beginning, but Cody sees his weaknesses and Mark comes back and ties the match. He ends up losing the match, but he has won the respect of everyone except the teacher who had kicked him out. He challenges Cody and is beaten badly. Meanwhile, Frank installs an intercom to deal with the constant fighting in the Lambert home, but he takes it down when it wakes everyone up in the middle of the night.
Cast and Characters[]
Main[]
- Patrick Duffy as Frank Lambert
- Suzanne Somers as Carol Foster Lambert
- Staci Keanan as Dana Foster
- Sasha Mitchell as Cody Lambert
- Brandon Call as J.T. Lambert
- Angela Watson as Karen Foster
- Christine Lakin as Al Lambert
- Christopher Castile as Mark Foster
- Josh Byrne as Brendan Lambert
Guest[]
- Dale Jacoby as Coach
- Real Andrews as Referee
- Michael Lipsett as Tommy
- Justin Jacoby as Karate Classmate
- Jeff Langton as Karate Fighter (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- Sasha Mitchell who plays Cody Lambert actually is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do as his character is in the show.
- This is the first episode of season 4, and it includes an updated theme song intro. Likely to show the progression in age, all of the kids filmed updated scenes at the amusement park. Brandon Call's (JT) is the only character to be doing the same activity as he did in the first 3 seasons, which is hitting the ball at the top of a high striker, however this time Angela Watson (Karen) and Suzanne Somers (Carol) aren't standing behind him, instead 2 female bystanders who aren't a part of the cast.
- The title is taken from the martial arts action movie The Karate Kid (1984) starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.