It's that time of year again. Time to sit around with the family, enjoy a warm cup of some kind of rum beverage and listen to The Johnny Lawrence Story, Die Hard, and Christmas Shoes.
There is no way that "Cobra Kai" was not inspired by this hilarious bit. Patton Oswalt, at the very least, got these people thinking about what these characters might be doing today. And, since Johnny Lawrence's life and character on Cobra Kai lives a crappy life, and mostly as a result of losing to Daniel Larusso, I would say that this bit definitely inspired this new TV show.
Messiah Bardock Is that who that is? It's fucking weird. "You know who Johnny Lawrence is, right?" "Uh, yes. Vaguely." "The character?" "Yeah." "From the Karate Kid movies. The bully." "Yeah...Macchio..." Dude, just fucking say "No. I don't know who Johnny Lawrence is." It's ok to not know the bully's full name from a movie that came out 30 years ago. Pretending you know something you don't shows how crazily insecure you are.
The true irony of this tale is that, according to my ex-wife, who was an extra in Just One of the Guys, Billy Zabka, who played the bully "Greg," was an extremely nice and down-to-earth person on the set, while Clayton Rohner, who played the geeky hero "Rick," was an arrogant d-bag.
@@sunwukong4817 Absolute nonsense, listening it's plain that he didn't even recall the character's name (ie that of the protagonist, "Daniel") and thought Macchio's role, and the movie's hero, was named "Johnny Lawrence".
@Bill Blass Read the two comments again. Wukong is indeed mistaken, but he's even more confused than you understood him to be. He knows Macchio played Larusso, what he doesn't grasp is the nature and extent of the DeeJay's, the man interviewing P Oswalt, confusion.
Why have I only discovered this bit now?! That was hilarious despite William Zabka not being the "Gimp" in Pulp Fiction. As always, well done Patton. Truly one of the best satirist comedians of this time.
I was anticipating a comedic version of "Johnny's the real hero of the movie and the crane kick is illegal" I'd argue this tale might be closer to the truth.
Athena Strong You're like the girl who throws the party and doesn't realize that everyone is actually laughing at you because you lack any decent party snacks. Cool Billy Madison reference!
Zabka was the ultimate 80's jock douchebag. His face in Back to School, when Keith Gordon and Downey are wising off to him in the bar, hahaha. Know the scene I mean? His face kept contorting with disgust. That guy ruled.
This is the true story of the Karate Kid. When I watch this film, I don't root for the scrawny little nerd from Resada. I vote for the REAL Karate Kid. Daniel picked all the fights from Johnny. Thank you, sir. You have inspired me to write my own version.
I knew Zabka had played bullies like James Spader played evil yuppies, but I didn't realize I had seen basically every well-known performance that guy had done. Just One of the Guys? (Fun, underrated movie, btw.) The fucking Gimp?? Awesome.
I always thought a great plot for a sequel would be where after Kreese betrays Johnny and being he had already made amends with Daniel that he would join Miyagi Do to get revenge.. I think that JL would have greatly improved under Mr Miyagi's teachings and would have been a great team partner for Daniel..
I thought the sequel we got (where Daniel and Miyagi go to Japan and have a run-in with Miyagis old enemy Sato and Satos nephew Chozen) was OK, however I like your idea.
@@petercharleskrug *Karate Kid Sequel ISN'T KK2, It's 3 !!!* KK 3 is way better than anyone gives credit for. Rewatching it, its actually A pretty good 80's Film; great Villains, great set-up, yet w/ A terrible lackluster, ridiculous ending. _Barnes_ (Now back for _'Cobra'_ Kai S2) was so much more athletic & determined. Especially when Daniel was down on the mat admitting he was scared of him.. While Barnes was screaming at Daniel- _"Miyagi is nothing & You're Nothing! Your Karate's Sht, I own that Azz"_ .. Anyhow, Maybe Barnes wins the Rematch (30yrs later) ?? CAN'T WAIT! S2. Starts in Early May!
That was hilarious, but wasn't he known as the "gimp?" "Bring out the gimp." "The gimp's sleepin." "Well, I guess you'll have to wake him up, now, won't you?"
I really liked this. Does Patton do any books on tape? I could totally listen to that. Well that, and Jennifer Tilly reading. But for different reasons.
You forgot the fact that Johnny Lawrence was also dating Audrey Griswold before Her Family went on a long European Vacation, and was eventually cheating on her while she was in Another Continent.
seriously wonder if the idea of exploring this cardboard villain's past and future inspired Cobra Kai...Johnny Lawrence is such a disposable stereotype villain, got to believe whoever created Cobra Kai heards this first
okay so im assuming these are all movie references. I recognize Karate Kid or course, but the only other movie i recognize is the one at the end pulp fiction. What are the other movies?
I love how he went through all this actors movies where he was the teen bully in all 3 haha. Karate kid is most famous, but I also recognized the others.
he should make an entire album like this where each track is a different obscure movie character. He could do chunk from goonies, Admiral akbar from starwars, marcus brody from indiana jones... pretty much any character thats imprinted into the american lexicon but obscure enough that he could make up huge parts of their backstory.
It's that time of year again. Time to sit around with the family, enjoy a warm cup of some kind of rum beverage and listen to The Johnny Lawrence Story, Die Hard, and Christmas Shoes.
There is no way that "Cobra Kai" was not inspired by this hilarious bit. Patton Oswalt, at the very least, got these people thinking about what these characters might be doing today. And, since Johnny Lawrence's life and character on Cobra Kai lives a crappy life, and mostly as a result of losing to Daniel Larusso, I would say that this bit definitely inspired this new TV show.
The end justified the means
This needs to be animated!
they made a netflix show
Why couldn't the guy at the beginning just admit that he didn't know who Johnny Lawrence was?
+nogoodbastid meet kevin smith
Messiah Bardock Is that who that is? It's fucking weird.
"You know who Johnny Lawrence is, right?"
"Uh, yes. Vaguely."
"The character?"
"Yeah."
"From the Karate Kid movies. The bully."
"Yeah...Macchio..."
Dude, just fucking say "No. I don't know who Johnny Lawrence is." It's ok to not know the bully's full name from a movie that came out 30 years ago. Pretending you know something you don't shows how crazily insecure you are.
+nogoodbastid Because radio personalities are for the most part egotistical idiots.
+Messiah Bardock I don't get it...
sgtpepper1138
Look up who kevin smith is
Patton Oswalt is one of the funniest men alive today. This was brilliance.
The true irony of this tale is that, according to my ex-wife, who was an extra in Just One of the Guys, Billy Zabka, who played the bully "Greg," was an extremely nice and down-to-earth person on the set, while Clayton Rohner, who played the geeky hero "Rick," was an arrogant d-bag.
yuck Ouch, random dude whose opinion means nothing to me. That really hurts!
yuck Doh! Sorry, man.
That's not irony. That's acting.
She was one of the nude girls on the shower scene?
yuck Not everyone hates their ex to an extreme, man. Plenty of people just move on. Vegas marriages, man.
Loved it when the DJ said, "yeah, Macchio" ... *FACEPALM*
He said "Machio" to let him know he knew what he was talking about. Smh Idiots!
@@sunwukong4817 Absolute nonsense, listening it's plain that he didn't even recall the character's name (ie that of the protagonist, "Daniel") and thought Macchio's role, and the movie's hero, was named "Johnny Lawrence".
@Bill Blass Read the two comments again. Wukong is indeed mistaken, but he's even more confused than you understood him to be. He knows Macchio played Larusso, what he doesn't grasp is the nature and extent of the DeeJay's, the man interviewing P Oswalt, confusion.
This is like a whole new medium. Patton deserves an award.
He had no idea who "Johnny Lawrence" was. "Duh, yeah, vaguely...Ralph Macchio."
Why have I only discovered this bit now?! That was hilarious despite William Zabka not being the "Gimp" in Pulp Fiction. As always, well done Patton. Truly one of the best satirist comedians of this time.
I love how Patton Oswalt predicted Cobra Kai and Book of Boba Fett exactly
I was anticipating a comedic version of "Johnny's the real hero of the movie and the crane kick is illegal" I'd argue this tale might be closer to the truth.
That Pulp Fiction ending! XD I enjoyed that whole thing way more than I should've!
OMG, The Greg Tolen connection....if anybody is awesome enough to get that connection to Just one of the Guys, you had a great childhood.
Totally got that immediately! Love JOOTG!
Lol
We had the best youth!
I used to watch jootg all the time on VHS
Rmurder "The man behind the mess."
+Brandon M i think i wore that part of he vhs tape out from pausing it so much
I think had is the operative word, She's probably in her 50's now.
Who's here because of Cobra Kai?
I wonder if Patton has anything to do with the show?
I'm sure as hell not here for Patton.
I'm here because of SNL's Bad Guys, Good Conversations.
@@FWDSUXARSE wow, you’re so cool
I’m here because of the evil Ernie logo
If you were alive in the 80s and saw Karate Kid, Just One of the Guys, Back to School, and later Pulp Fiction. Its pretty funny.
he was in pulp fiction?
+alex chalakee....oh ok
J
alex chalakee Just One of the Guys. Of course. I couldn't quite remember that. Thanks.
alex chalakee never saw just one of the guys but you nailed the rest. pretty funny shit
Athena Strong You're like the girl who throws the party and doesn't realize that everyone is actually laughing at you because you lack any decent party snacks. Cool Billy Madison reference!
Could the reactions of the hosts be any more underwhelming compared to how gut-bustingly funny this story is?
+terracottapie it hurt that he barely knew the movie and thought Johnny Lawrence was the Ralph Macchio character.
terracottapie omg piss off
They said they turned the mics off.
I didn’t get most of it
"Just One of the Guys" - Underrated Flick.
mlavigne71 The perfection of her rack was truly stunning in that all to brief moment of the reveal.
Sean O that it was my good friend. that it was.
"All balls itch. It's a fact."
I love that movie. That beautiful girl omg she's gorgeous
@@Bubbles99718 That's what Fast Forward & Pause are for.
Absolutely love the legend that is Patton Oswald! What an blessing in comedy he is.
It's weird that as soon as he stepped foot in the pawn shop I knew what was coming next. Great story.
Binge watched Cobra Kai and this was always at the top of mind
Zabka was the ultimate 80's jock douchebag. His face in Back to School, when Keith Gordon and Downey are wising off to him in the bar, hahaha. Know the scene I mean? His face kept contorting with disgust. That guy ruled.
love, love love, the references to his other movies, i.e. Back to School
This is the best fan fic ever written in the history of the universe. :P
I got the references to One of the Guys and Back to School, but this actually had me checking imdb to see who played the gimp in Pulp Fiction.
Wasn't Zabka, so kind of undermined the concept there.
The Movie Dealers Thank you for saving me the trouble of checking😉
@@themoviedealers Actually, that's the joke. He looked A LOT like Zabka when he was young.
This is the most beautiful story I've ever heard!!! I've never seen IMDB used for such magic!!!
"And for that... he was grateful." LMAO
That was the greatest re telling of any story of all time.
Pat Johnson, the referee from the Karate Kid movies was my father's Karate instructor in New York. No one believed me in school when I was a kid.
This is the true story of the Karate Kid. When I watch this film, I don't root for the scrawny little nerd from Resada. I vote for the REAL Karate Kid.
Daniel picked all the fights from Johnny. Thank you, sir. You have inspired me to write my own version.
This is the type of movies Hollywood should be making if they want to continue these God damn franchises. I would watch the shit out of this.
The Pulp Fiction reference at the end was a nice touch...
But why "Geek" instead of "Gimp"?
Cagney68 I know right.
I thought The Gimp was played by Charlton Heston...you learn something every day. Knowledge is power!
He was played by Steven Hibbert, not Billy Zabka.
Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
Fckn awesome
with the best ended
best story I've heard since
H.S. Thompson died
What a beautiful tale.
no one beats johnny!!!! my friend LOVES johnny lawrence
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED THE BACK STORY OF THE SEX SLAVE FROM PULP FICTION!
Ethan Abelar
Does the name "Gimp" imply he walks with a limp as well or did I imagine that because "gimp" and "limp" are so similar?
@@negativeindustrial shut up jabronie
"Youre alright, Larusso."
"Thanks!"
"Hey, Mr. Miyagi We did it, We did it! Whooooo!"
+Fakeknike87 YOU'RE THE BEST - AROUND
SkemeKOS
No ones gonna ever keep you down!
Fakeknike87 "I LOVE YOU ADRIAN!"
This is hilarious, but the character in Pulp Fiction is "The Gimp."
Not the Geek.
They do call him "The Geek" in the movie as well.
This is beautiful.
Oh. Shit. My sides hurt. LOL
Sad thing is I remember watching all these movies with Johnny/Greg/Chaz. The 80s rocked.
I am drunk out of my skull...BUT i understand the "just one of the guys" and "pulp fiction" references. zOMG
This story is frickin' brilliant.
So god damn mother fucking good.
Wow. Well done. well written. Good job.
2:15
"a pudgy, sawed-off, Asian maintenance man..."
how did he draw these two characters together?! its so weird and genius!
I knew Zabka had played bullies like James Spader played evil yuppies, but I didn't realize I had seen basically every well-known performance that guy had done. Just One of the Guys? (Fun, underrated movie, btw.) The fucking Gimp?? Awesome.
Those were all great movies :)
WhatI find really funny about Patton Oswalt is that his voice sounds.......
.. exactly the way he looks.
I'm the 1000 like and tomorrow I'm going to see William a.k.a Johnny Zabka tomorrow at the Motor City Comic-Con. Can't wait to sweep his leg.
This is deeply, deeply fucked up.
This is fucking hilarious! What a way to take the wind out of Hollywood's "Universe" concepts.
karate kid and back to school references. god bless you patton oswalt
Johnny wasn't really the bully, Daniel was.
I always thought a great plot for a sequel would be where after Kreese betrays Johnny and being he had already made amends with Daniel that he would join Miyagi Do to get revenge.. I think that JL would have greatly improved under Mr Miyagi's teachings and would have been a great team partner for Daniel..
I thought the sequel we got (where Daniel and Miyagi go to Japan and have a run-in with Miyagis old enemy Sato and Satos nephew Chozen) was OK, however I like your idea.
Michael Guerra and now we know what happened...
@@petercharleskrug *Karate Kid Sequel ISN'T KK2, It's 3 !!!* KK 3 is way better than anyone gives credit for. Rewatching it, its actually A pretty good 80's Film; great Villains, great set-up, yet w/ A terrible lackluster, ridiculous ending. _Barnes_ (Now back for _'Cobra'_ Kai S2) was so much more athletic & determined. Especially when Daniel was down on the mat admitting he was scared of him.. While Barnes was screaming at Daniel- _"Miyagi is nothing & You're Nothing! Your Karate's Sht, I own that Azz"_ .. Anyhow, Maybe Barnes wins the Rematch (30yrs later) ?? CAN'T WAIT! S2. Starts in Early May!
That was hilarious, but wasn't he known as the "gimp?"
"Bring out the gimp."
"The gimp's sleepin."
"Well, I guess you'll have to wake him up, now, won't you?"
"What was this new sexual charge he felt?" "He was a bad boy making a big messy poo." Hahaha
This needs to be updated.
Seriously, that was fucking Brilliant!
“Righteous ging.”
It's Greg Tolan. The character in Just One of The Guys played by William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence).
Okay i get the first 3 movies, what was that toothless cobra boxer thing???
That was awesome!!
.........Greg Tolan." LOLOL Didn't expect that.
Ruthless Reviews did a similar spoof on the karate kid. Did Patton rip them off?
beautiful... i wish he woulda worked in "european vacation"
between "just one of the guys" and "back to school" ...
I really liked this. Does Patton do any books on tape? I could totally listen to that.
Well that, and Jennifer Tilly reading. But for different reasons.
This story is so much better after having just watched Cobra Kai
Patton, you're so amazing.
Thanks for explaining. I was poised to do it until I read your comments which say it better than I would have.
You forgot the fact that Johnny Lawrence was also dating Audrey Griswold before Her Family went on a long European Vacation, and was eventually cheating on her while she was in Another Continent.
Audrey: [staring at giant bratwurst] god I miss Jack!
I always wondered if it was Tarantino in the Gimp suit, but this informed me properly, Thank you Oswalt, you are an educator :P
The diving scene from back to school fucking killed me
seriously wonder if the idea of exploring this cardboard villain's past and future inspired Cobra Kai...Johnny Lawrence is such a disposable stereotype villain, got to believe whoever created Cobra Kai heards this first
Now I have to watch all those movies together.
the music on this is gold
This is fucking GOLD.
And the new RUclips Red series is now proving he was indeed the good guy.
That was effing phenomenal.
I just found out he became Officer Johnny about 2015 in The Dog who Saved Summer.
Sweet references. Karate Kid to Just One Of The Guys to Back To School to Pulp Fiction.
Patton Oswalt is a riot! Long live Nerd/Geek comics!
This is brilliant
Who would win in a fight johnny lawrence or kirie kojima?
This is EPIC!
okay so im assuming these are all movie references. I recognize Karate Kid or course, but the only other movie i recognize is the one at the end pulp fiction. What are the other movies?
I love how he went through all this actors movies where he was the teen bully in all 3 haha. Karate kid is most famous, but I also recognized the others.
"Who's Zed?"
"Zed's dead, baby."
Oh thanks for clearing that up....
Brilliant.
When gold is handed to you: Umm, sure, thanks. Okay, next up is Judy with the weather
LOL demented but hilarious!
Man, you've got one of the best fucking youtube names I've ever seen!!!
he should make an entire album like this where each track is a different obscure movie character. He could do chunk from goonies, Admiral akbar from starwars, marcus brody from indiana jones... pretty much any character thats imprinted into the american lexicon but obscure enough that he could make up huge parts of their backstory.
audio mix too hot good sir!
that music is amazing! bill conti is fucking amazing
The reference people are having trouble with is a little 80's gem called Just One of the Guys.
Why does this feel like I'm watching an episode of The Goldbergs? Its May 15, 1980-something.....