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The star of “Cobra Kai” has no problem with people who haven’t seen “The Karate Kid”.
Late last month, William Zabka, who played bad-boy Johnny Lawrence, appeared on the podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” and during their hour-long conversation, the host revealed that he’d only ever seen small bits of the classic ’80s film.
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While Zabka didn’t seem to mind, some fans who listened were quite upset about the admission, calling Maron out for not watching it in advance of the interview.
Hi @marcmaron – enjoy your podcast, but how could you interview @WilliamZabka without seeing Karate Kid? I had to turn off. It’s like telling Francis Ford Coppola you never watched the Godfather. WTF?
— Larry Schlesinger (@larryschles) June 16, 2021
While Maron defended himself in the replies, eventually Zabka chimed in to support the podcaster:
For the record, this was one of the most in-depth and enjoyable talks I’ve had and Marc couldn’t have been more gracious or respectful — Zabka #Out
— William Zabka (@WilliamZabka) June 16, 2021
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During the podcast, Zabka talked about his experience with the “Karate Kid” fandom and how little he enjoyed doing Comic-Cons before “Cobra Kai” came out.
“I love it now because up until [‘Cobra Kai’] I was the table that the dads would walk up and go, ‘I just want my kid to meet you. This guy was the biggest a**hole. Nice to meet you.’ And they would walk away,” he told Maron. “Now, I got people coming up and going, ‘Hey, I love you on the show. Johnny is cool now.’”
