By michael vivar
The Karate Kid was released in 1984. The film and its sequels told the story of a kid who learned karate from an Okinawan master and literally battled personal tribulations.
The underdog tale still resonates. In the spinoff series, Cobra Kai, scores are settled and new friendships are forged between characters from the original films and successors.
The Netflix show is coming to a close in 2025. Fans are hungry for more. Here are other series for Gen Xers and their kids with the same themes of overcoming and nostalgia.
A mother convinces her daughter an apocalypse has occurred as a measure of overprotection to hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking outcomes.
The original 1990s movie tells of a pee wee hockey team overcoming adversity. The series follows in its footsteps and pulls all the right sports-themed heartstrings.
Like Cobra Kai, the story is a hero's journey with triumphs and tragedies. It's based on a beloved series of YA fantasy novels. The miniseries has a satisfying but bittersweet end.
Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling was a syndicated 1980s show on which this series is based. The drama issues from by-the-fingernails scenes to keep the production alive.
It begins as a survivalist teacher/student relationship between father and daughter. Hanna then evolves to discover the world of intrigue into which she was born.
The sitcom follows comedic misadventures of big box store workers. Their bumbling idealism is reminiscent of main character, Johnny Lawrence, in Cobra Kai.
This is a fictional account of the emerging computing and gaming industry during the 1980s and 1990s. There are real-world references that make Gen Xers' spines tingle.