History Recap / CobraKaiS4E2FirstLearnStand

* ForWantOfANail: Had Anthony not lied to his friends about knowing karate, Kenny would have never believed this to be a fact and mentioned it to Shawn and Shawn would have never directed Kenny to seek out Robby.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: ''Every'' interaction Amanda has with Tory, be it trying to intimidate her into leaving Sam alone or ''trying to help her'', only makes things worse. By the end of the episode, Tory is both jobless and more motivated than ever to hurt Sam.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Tory confronts Amanda at the dealership, Anoush briefly tries to reason with Tory, but quickly (and wisely) decides to withdraw from the situation.

* RatedMForManly: In contrast to Miyagi Do's thoughtful WaxOnWaxOff approach, Johnny's Eagle Fang instruction is outright TrainingFromHell.
--> '''Johnny:''' All your life the world's been trying to make you less of a man! ''Light beer? Veggie burgers? [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Automatic transmissions?]]'' Might as well let another dude bang your chick!

We are introduced to a new character named Kenny, a young teen obsessed with the online game Dungeon Lord, who is getting ready for his first day of school. He quickly dresses and runs downstairs to make breakfast, only to find a plate full of Rice Krispy treats and a loving note from his mom wishing him good luck at school. Waiting for the bus, he puts on his headphones and obliviously starts busting some moves, causing the other students to laugh and tease him when the bus arrives -- Anthony [=LaRusso=] and his posse among them.

** In Film/TheKarateKid, after Daniel fell off the rowboat, Mr. Miyagi told him: "First learn stand; then learn fly." This and the next episode are titled after that.

** Kenny, in costume, being chased to a chain link fence looks very familiar.

* MythologyGag: A young black kid in a ''Karate Kid'' like environment? May or may not be a reference to the [[Film/TheKarateKid2010 2010 remake]] starring Music/JadenSmith. Given that a basketball court and violence were involved, and [[Creator/WillSmith Will Smith]] is one of ''Cobra Kai'''s producers, it may or may not ''also'' be a reference to ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''.

* NeverMyFault: When Tory gets fired, she blames Amanda for it, even though Tory snapped at a pushy customer asking for his soup, and (from the manager's reaction) this is clearly not the first time she had acted out.

* KidsAreCruel: The kids on the school bus, including Anthony, decide to bully Kenny for no better reason than ''he was dancing while waiting for the bus''.

* MythologyGag: A young black kid in a ''Karate Kid'' like environment? May or may not be a reference to the [[Film/TheKarateKid2010 2010 remake]] starring Music/JadenSmith. Given that a basketball court and violence were involved, and [[Creator/WillSmith Will Smith]] is one of ''Cobra Kai'''s producers, it may or may not ''also'' be a reference to ''[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''.
* NeverMyFault: When Tory gets fired, she blames Amanda for it, even though Tory has snapped at a pushy customer asking for his soup, and (from the manager's reaction) this is clearly not the first time Tory had acted out.

* NeverMyFault: Tory blames Amanda for costing her job, even though she has snapped at a pushy customer asking for his soup, and (from the manager's reaction) this is clearly not the first time Tory had acted out.