Revised Remco Karate Kid Shelf

 

I've been in an accessory buying mood as of late. Specifically for those that contributed to my incomplete Remco Karate Kid line. Fortunately, I've found quite a bit. This, however, also necessitated the restructure of my single shelf of figures.

This top shelf represents the first film, and each figure, with the exception of Miyagi scrolls, is now 100% complete! Over complete, actually. I have two additional break away boards, and an extra break away wall that I had to put away because it didn't fit on the shelf.

Shelf two represents the second film, and the only accessory I would still "need" to make it complete, would be another break away pole for Miyagi (version 2). I might try to find two of them just to balance out both sides of the shelf.

I went from having zero break away ice for the longest time to having two in the same day. Fantastic find!

This last shelf represents the tweaked and re-released second series. This is the one I'm missing the most accessories for. I still need parts for the break away chair which goes with Kreese, and the weapon for Johnny.

I technically now have three break away fighting poles, but only one is shown because the others are in transit still. I don't honestly know how many came with Sato and Chozen, so I think I'm going to try and get four in total. That's how many are shown on the combined packages for the two figures.

Proving to be difficult to find are the accessories for Miyagi and Daniel, which are the break away log and stand, and a second version of the break away ice with stand. I have the two halves of the ice block, but no stand. I don't have any of the pieces for the log.

The search continues!

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Hiya!

"Show me sand the floor. Big circles. Sand the floor. Sand the floor."

"Now show me wax on, wax off. Concentrate. Look my eye."

"Show me paint the fence. Up, down. Look eye! Always look eye!"

"Show me paint the house. Side, side. Lock wrist."

"Look eye. Always look eye!"

And with that, Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel Larusso the art of karate. Of course, all of this would only come to be as a result of Daniel all but stalking Johnny's ex-girlfriend, and then proceeding to pick a fight with him.

After losing said fight, Daniel would sadistically seek opportunities to embarrass Johnny in front of everyone - Even going so far as to assault him at a school function.

Left with no choice but to defend himself, Johnny would find himself at the merciless hands of the brutal Mr. Miyagi - Daniel's neighbor. With a lust for violence, Miyagi took it upon himself to train Daniel to fight in an effort to help him harass and torment Johnny more.

It was because of this, Johnny would need to seek the help of his mentor and teacher, John Kreese - an honored war veteran. Kreese would tutor Johnny in the art of karate to help the boy defend himself - Teaching him the only way to ensure Daniel's attacks stopped would be to, "Strike hard, strike first, no mercy." Something Daniel would surely do if given the chance.

Angry that Johnny would have the nerve to seek help, Miyagi and Daniel would challenge the young boy to a fight at a local tournament. This would serve two purposes. The first to feed Daniel's cravings to feel Johnny's jaw on his knuckles again. The second - The perfect opportunity to humiliate Johnny one final time. This time in front of a full audience.

Despite being reminded numerous times by the referee of the rules of the tournament, Daniel decided it was time to put Johnny down once and for all as he sent an illegal kick to the young boy's face.

Distracted by Mr. Miyagi who was causing a scene on the sidelines, the only thing the ref turned around in time to see was the young boy hit the mat, concluding the tournament in Daniel's favor.

Miyagi's plan worked and the evil Daniel swooped up his trophy to the roaring boos of the confused crowd. Johnny would die later in the hospital from a fractured skull.

Feeling pumped about his newfound power, Daniel decided it was time to take his bullying global. The plan - Humiliate one boy on every continent.

His next victim - The young Chozen, selected for no other reason than Daniel found it amusing to walk around saying, "I've Chozen you!"

Rekindled by his own rival, Miyagi and Daniel proceeded up and down the coast of Okinawa humiliating Chozen and his uncle, Sato, at every opportunity.

No joke was too funny to them.

No location was off limits as Daniel proved taking low blows at a local dance club.

Okinawa provided the perfect background for the Miyagi / Larusso humiliation train.

Insistent on further tormenting the boy, Daniel used the opportunity of a local town festival to unleash brutal slaps to Chozen's face to the beat of drums.

Despite defeating and humiliating Chozen, Daniel wasn't ready to stop. In the final moments, he unleashed his new Miyagi training...

...The honking of the nose!

Years later, the All Valley Tournament Committee would review footage from Daniel's first fight and call upon him to either give his trophy back or fight again. Because he had died, the Cobra Kai would present a new challenger - Mike Barnes. Under the tutelage of Johnny's old Sensei, the boy would attempt to honor his fallen comrade. But this is a story for another time.

For those seeking the art of humiliation from Miyagi, he has since gone on to produce a popular set of scrolls - Available wherever books are sold.

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The Karate Kid (Remco)

The Karate Kid
Remco
1986

While growing up, I only knew one kid who had Karate Kid toys - Me. I have to say, that all those kids who passed up this toy line for others really missed out. I loved these toys. They had tons of buttons to push for punching and kicking action, and they each came with an interactive accessory, I.E. a breakable wall, or boards.

Being a huge fan of the movies as a kid (and to an extent, still today), I ate these toys up. They weren't easy to find, but when I did, "Mom, mom, mom!" I would shout as I came running down various toy isles looking for her in the store. You know how it goes.

There were only two series released in The Karate Kid line. Each series had six figures (not including variants), and oddly enough, were the same in both. While the figures had different clothes, accessories and action moves, they were essentially the same.

What made the series unique was its Auto-Release Tri-Action - Meaning that each figure could throw some form of punch, kick and could also twist at the waist. All of this was achieved with a push of the button on the back, or simply twisting the body left and right.

With all the variants considered, there were a total of eleven figures were produced for series 1. The figures came on purple cards, and each was packed in with a mini playset accessory. The first series included; Daniel with Break-Away Wood, Daniel with Break-Away Board (No Kimono), Daniel with Break-Away Ice, Myagi with Break-Away Pole, Myagi with Break-Away Wood, Myagi with Break-Away Wood (no undershirt), Kreese with Break-Away Wall, Johnny with Break-Away Wall, Johnny with Break-Away Wall (no Kimono), Sato with Break-Away Chain, and Chozen with Break-Away Board.

A six piece action set was also produced which came with Daniel and Myagi with several mini playset accessories, and a pair of chopsticks for catching flies (as seen in the film).

The second set came packaged on red bubble cards, but kept the same basic design as the first series. Series two include the same figures as series one, but with different Kimono's. Each figure was once again packaged with mini playset accessories.

The figures were; Daniel with Break-Away Ice, Myagi with Break-Away Log, Kreese with Break-Away Chair, Johnny with Break-Away Bamboo Fence, Sato with Break-Away Fighting Poles, and Chozen with Break-Away Fighting Poles.

During the line, three playsets were produced, one which included the ref figure from the first movie. With the exception of the Competition Center, the playsets offered almost endless interactive possibilities. From pieces that could be "broken" off with a kick or punch from your figure, to moving bits and pieces, the toys had everything a kid was looking for.

The three playsets were; Attack Alley & Training Center (series 1), Competition Center with Ref (series 1), and Sato's Cannery (series 2).

Interesting about the playsets is that some websites make reference to a Corner Challenge Playset, as a forth playset for the line, though no known piece has been confirmed to exist, and no photos appear to exist of the item.

***UPDATE***

We found not only the Corner Challenge Playset, but also the Break-Away Challenge Playset!  That brings The Karate Kid line to a total of five playsets!

The Karate Kid toy line was short lived, and I totally think that kids who didn't have these toys really missed out. Even typing about them now I'm getting excited. My impulsive self is telling me, "You should get those off of EBay," - Which, would be hotness if I had a bucket full of cash I wasn't using. But, since I don't, I'll have to settle for the memories I have from my childhood. So, whether you missed the line or not, I hope you enjoyed this look back at yet another great toy line!

See my revised Remco Karate Kid shelves "HERE"!

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