William Zabka
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Sep 25, 2026
Dennis LinggHOST
he had a teacher like he originally went to a teacher a green beret like this guy oh shoot really and he was just like yeah
Mary JonesHOST
nope Okay, well, that was The Karate Kid, starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, William Zabka, Elizabeth Shue, Martin Kove, Randy Heller, who is his mother.
Mary JonesHOST
Do not yell at his mother anymore.
Mary JonesHOST
And let's see, it was written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Alv...
KevinHOST
Adrienne Barbeau is Vanessa Pagano.
KevinHOST
William Zabka as Chaz, best known as Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid.
BradHOST
I gather he and Downey kind of hung out a lot during this.
BradHOST
They
Evan CohenHOST
That's what we are.
Evan CohenHOST
And they're like, how do we make this come to life? So they went out and they got William Zabka, who's Johnny Lawrence in Cobra Kai and in Karate Kid.
Evan CohenHOST
And he's like their big endorser, and he does all these commercials, and they're really good.
Evan CohenHOST
So I had a chance to talk with Zabka, thanks to Midas, and we had a great conversation.
Evan CohenHOST
them.
Evan CohenHOST
But that's the thing.
Evan CohenHOST
So in this movie, in Karate Kid, what William Zabka was talking about was how he was the villain for all these years.
Evan CohenHOST
Like 30 years, he was perceived as a villain.
Michelle SmallmonHOST
It's like, you
Evan CohenHOST
know what, perfection? It's like our guy William Zabka, a.k.a.
Evan CohenHOST
Johnny Lawrence, doing the Midas commercials.
Evan CohenHOST
So good from Cobra Kai and Karate Kid, the Midas commercials that he's in.
GiffHOST
William
JimGUEST
Zabka's in it, isn't he? Yeah, William Zabka's in it.
JimGUEST
That's about it, really.
JimGUEST
I forget, yeah, the
BradHOST
It's not even close, man.
BradHOST
William Zabka is 20.
BradHOST
Ned Beatty is 48.
BradHOST
Dr. Barbay is 47.
44 MINS LATER
William ZabkaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's so weird, man.
William ZabkaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You just remember things for like 30 years.
William ZabkaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
William Zabka.
BradHOST
You would have never have known that he was such a cool dude because every single movie he plays an asshole in.
BradHOST
It's not even close, man.
BradHOST
William Zabka is 20.
BradHOST
Ned Beatty is 48.
BradHOST
Dr. Barbay is 47.
44 MINS LATER
BradHOST
It's so weird, man.
BradHOST
You just remember things for like 30 years.
BradHOST
William Zabka.
BradHOST
You would have never have known that he was such a cool dude because every single movie he plays an asshole in.
PaulHOST
That's what I'm saying.
PaulHOST
And one of my favorite who's not dead and one of my favorite all-time antiheroes, Johnny Lawrence himself, William Zabka.
PaulHOST
I love you, William Zappica.
PaulHOST
Be on our show.
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
And so...
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
I've had interviews with Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, the leads of the show.
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
So I've interviewed everybody over there too.
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
So those are the two main podcasts that you can find me at.
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
And so...
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
I've had interviews with Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, the leads of the show.
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
So I've interviewed everybody over there too.
Peter VeunnasackGUEST
So those are the two main podcasts that you can find me at.
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