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Shows Like The Karate Kid

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Avatar: The Last Airbender
8.8

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
6.2

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles

2022

A teenage rabbit aspiring to become a real samurai teams up with new warrior friends to protect their city from Yokai monsters, ninjas and evil aliens.

Jackie Chan Adventures
8.2

Jackie Chan Adventures

2000

Jackie Chan teams up with his 11-year-old fictive-niece, Jade, traveling the globe to locate a dozen magical talismans before the sinister Dark Hand. Helping Jackie and Jade is Uncle, a cantankerous but wise antiquities expert.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1987

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
8.0

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

2012

When the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.9

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2003

When four pet turtles were bathed in alien ooze, they began to mutate and became the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Raised in New York City sewers by their foster father and wise sensei, Master Splinter, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael wage war against crime. Led by Master Splinter, the four turtles learn the ancient martial art of Ninjitsu, mastering skills of stealth, weapons, and fighting. They stop evildoers in all forms, whether barbaric gangs, lowlife crooks, deranged cyborgs, or even the crime syndicate The Foot, led by their archrival, The Shredder.

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
7.5

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

2022

Follow the adventures of Po, who partners up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade to find a collection of four powerful weapons before a mysterious pair of weasels do, and save the world from destruction.

TaleSpin
7.4

TaleSpin

1990

Baloo the Bear stars in an adventurous comedy of love and conflict with his friend Kit Cloudkicker. Rebecca Cunningham and her daughter Molly purchase Baloo's failing company and Baloo must fly transport runs to clear his debt while dodging Don Karnage and his sky pirates.

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Beware the Batman
7.2

Beware the Batman

2013

Set during Bruce Wayne's early years as the Batman, following his initial period of battling organized crime. He hones his skills with the assistance of his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce is introduced to Alfred's goddaughter, Tatsu Yamashiro. Tatsu is a martial arts swordsmaster hired to act as Bruce's bodyguard, but also recruited to act as a superhero partner to Batman.

LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising
8.3

LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising

2023

After Crystallized, the 16 realms have abruptly fused into a cosmic unstable dystopia. A Spinjitzu Ninja Master trains a new generation of heroes to find Elemental Dragons before the forces of evil exploit that energy to destroy the world.

The Adventures of Puss in Boots
7.1

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

2015

The world's greatest feline fighter, lover and milk connoisseur is back in this original series filled with daring adventures, great boots, and laugh-out-loud fun! The entire family will be entranced by Puss' fantastical CG world filled with new characters, exotic locations and mystical tales that make up the stuff of legends. There's nothing that can get in this celebrated swashbuckling kitty's way...except maybe a hairball.

Yin Yang Yo!
7.6

Yin Yang Yo!

2006

Two 11-year-old rabbit twins named Yin and Yang train under Master Yo, a grumpy old panda. They learn the sacred art of Woo Foo, a special type of martial arts that involves both might and magic. They must work together to save the world from evil villains and forces that want to destroy, corrupt or take it over. However, through all these adventures, Yin and Yang still portray stereotypical siblings; belligerently antagonistic but still ultimately caring about each other and working together if needed.

Rambo: The Force of Freedom
7.2

Rambo: The Force of Freedom

1986

Rambo: The Force of Freedom is an animated series based on the character of John Rambo from David Morrell's book First Blood and the subsequent films First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II. This series was adapted for television by story editor/head writer Michael Chain and the series even spawned a toy line.

Spider-Man
8.3

Spider-Man

1994

Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to fight crime while trying to balance it with the struggles of his personal life.

The Legend of Korra
8.2

The Legend of Korra

2012

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8.3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello, find that life out of the sewers isn't exactly what they thought it would be. Now the turtles must work together as a team to take on new enemies that arise to take over New York City.

The Legend of Tarzan
7.0

The Legend of Tarzan

2001

The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death, and Jane adjusting to life in the jungle. Rounding out the cast are Jane's father, Professor Archimedes Porter; Tantor, the germophobic elephant; and Terk, a wisecracking female gorilla and Tarzan's old wrestling buddy.

Rugrats
6.9

Rugrats

2021

A reinvention of the beloved 90s cartoon, Rugrats follows a group of adventurous babies as they discover the big world around them. Lead by Tommy Pickles, this toddler crew explores the world from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative perspective.

Pokémon Evolutions
7.0

Pokémon Evolutions

2021

Follow different Trainers around the Pokémon world as they grow and evolve with their Pokémon.

PAW Patrol
7.0

PAW Patrol

2013

Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma and Skye are doing their best to protect the people of their town. Led by Ryder, a tech-savvy 10-year-old boy, each of them is equipped with special equipment and together they help anyone who finds themselves in trouble. No task is too big for them and no puppy is too small.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with The Karate Kid (1989): Animation and Action & Adventure themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of The Karate Kid.

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