What happens when your "Karate Kid" turns 30?  You replace him, of course!  On this episode, Brian, Tim and Dave talk about the 1994 follow up to the 1984 classic "The Karate Kid", originally starring Ralph Maccio and Pat Morita.  This sequel is the first starring film of future two time Academy Award Winning actress Hillary Swank, and the guys do a deep dive into her career and try to figure out why she didn't become a bigger leading lady in Hollywood.  We delve into the bizzare plot of this follow up and analyze how it could have been done better.

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This episode dives into the whole history of the beloved film/television/comic book and video game franchise that is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Brian, Tim and Dave talk about the first film, which is a masterpiece directed by the guy who made the "Take on Me" music video by A-ha.  They analyze how the second film was crippled by the backlash of parental outrage over the "violence" of the first film, reminisce about playing with real ninja weapons as kids, and discuss which have been the most successful toy lines in history.  And, unique to this episode: the buys do an unboxing of some Ninja Turtle toys!  Cowabunga dudes!

What happens when you try to follow up one of the greatest films of all time with not one, but three sequels?  You get diminishing returns!  Join Brian, Tim and Dave as they discuss the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, the shark film craze that it spawned, the terrible (or awesome?) ideas for Jaws 3 that were scrapped, and a debate about who is getting their revenge in this movie and what is the shark's motivation? (hint, per an earlier draft: voo-doo curse!).

All this and more on this episode of the Sequels That Aren't Equal podcast!