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6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karate_kommandos_cast.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Chuck, Kimo, Tabe, Reed, Too Much and Pepper.]]
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9	->''"Chuck Norris! Chuck Norris, man of action! Chuck Norris stars in '''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'''! Chuck Norris! He's got nerves of steel and strength to match..."''
10	-->--From the opening narration
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12	''Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos'' was an animated 5 episode mini-series that ran in 1986 and produced by Creator/RubySpears. It starred Creator/ChuckNorris as Creator/ChuckNorris, a government agent who works with a team of operatives which consist of Pepper, a female GadgeteerGenius; Reed Smith, Chuck's [[TheApprentice apprentice]] and Pepper's brother; a TagalongKid named Too Much; Kimo, [[McNinja a samurai]]; and Tabe, a sumo champion and TheBigGuy. They fight the evil forces of VULTURE led by [[BigBad The Claw]] and [[TheDragon Super Ninja.]]
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14	The series was released on DVD in April 2011.
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16	!!"Chuck Norris! He's got tropes of steel and strength to match..."
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18	* {{Acrofatic}}: Tabe is a BigEater, and it shows, but he's a BoisterousBruiser who's as tough as any of the other Kommandos.
19	* AdaptationDyeJob: The comic books based on the show depicted Chuck as a blonde.
20	* TheApprentice: Reed Smith, who is described as Chuck's teenage apprentice in the intro.
21	* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Chuck Norris shows up in live-action segments before and after each episode to teach kids life advice such as learning self-control and that it is okay to make mistakes. It ''is'' an 80's cartoon, after all.
22	* ArtificialLimbs: The Claw's metal pincer.
23	* AscendedMeme: The "This is an emergency... '''I'M CHUCK NORRIS.'''" was actually an edited out-of-context bit from a Website/YouTube "Best Of" video. Years later, Creator/WarnerBros would use that exact same edit in their trailer for the DVD...
24	* AsHimself: Yes, Chuck voiced himself in the cartoon. He's also featured in the live-action segments.
25	* BaldOfEvil: The Claw is bald, and he's the series' BigBad.
26	* BilingualBonus: Appropriately enough, "Tabe" means "to eat" in Japanese.
27	* BrainyBrunette: Pepper is a GadgeteerGenius with brown hair.
28	* CaptainErsatz: Too Much is very similar to Short Round from ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''.
29	* CatchPhrase: Too Much's catch phrase is ''his own nickname''.
30	* ComicBookAdaptation: Drawn by Creator/SteveDitko.
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32	* CoolBike: The Kommandos' Samurai Cycle and the evil Ninjas' Ninja Banzai Cycle.
33	** Also, "That's my bike!" "This is an emergency... '''I'M CHUCK NORRIS.'''"
34	* CoolCar: The Kommandos' Karate Corvette.
35	* CoolPlane: The Kommandos' helicopter, the--wait for it--[[{{Pun}} Karate Chopper]].
36	* TheDragon: Super Ninja, the Claw's second-in-command. He leads the Claw's army of evil ninjas, although he espends most of his time obsessed with defeating Norris.
37	* EpisodeTitleCard: As with most Ruby-Spears productions.
38	%%* EverybodyLaughsEnding
39	* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: "Island of the Walking Dead" has the characters visiting an island ruled by a voodoo doctor and his zombies. Naturally, only Chuck can fight them.
40	%%* {{Expy}}: Super Ninja for Cobra Commander.
41	* TheHeavy: Super Ninja. While The Claw is the main villain, he's more of a schemer. Thus Super Ninja is present to give both give a more physically dangerous enemy for Chuck to fight and to act as a more fitting ArchEnemy of sorts.
42	* HeroicDolphin: Dolphins help to catch Devilfish, Claw's PsychoForHire in "Deadly Dolphin".
43	* HeroStoleMyBike: ''"Sorry kids, this is an emergency. I'm Chuck Norris!"''
44	* MasterOfDisguise: The assassin who hunts Chuck in "Target: Chuck Norris" is ''supposed'' to be one of these--but see PaperThinDisguise below.
45	* McNinja: Super Ninja and the ninja army led by Claw.
46	* MerchandiseDriven: The series was accompanied by an action figure line from Creator/{{Kenner}}.
47	* MightyWhitey: The series is all about Japanese martial arts, but the white Chuck Norris is TheHero and leader of the Karate Kommandos.
48	%%* MookLieutenant
49	* NameDrop: The infamous OpeningNarration makes damn sure you know who the star is.
50	-->'''Narrator:''' Chuck Norris is, Chuck Norris in, ''[[RuleOfThree Chuck Norris]]: Karate Kommandos''.
51	* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The villain in "Menace from Space" employs alligators alongside his mooks.
52	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Too Much, whose real name is never revealed.
53	* OverlyLongGag: In one episode, Too Much gets kidnapped by one of the Claw's henchmen, resulting in a chase scene that goes on for three and a half minutes. They start on a boat, get on jetskis, switch to a car chase (the origin of the "This is an emergency! I'm Chuck Norris" line), and then Chuck jumps off of his stolen motorcycle to board a plane the henchman had hijacked. You'd think it'd be over after this, but ohhhh no. The henchman steals a truck with an attached parachute and drives out of the plane, prompting Chuck to jump after them. Finally, the henchman puts on a personal parachute, grabs the kid, and cuts the truck's parachute, prompting Norris to just grab the henchman, untie Too Much with one hand, and then interrogate the guy. {{Lampshaded}} towards the end with the henchman and Chuck saying "I don't believe this guy!" and "HereWeGoAgain", respectively. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZHBHqe6qhs here.]]
54	* PaperThinDisguise: A MasterOfDisguise assassin/MookLieutenant Imposter hired by the Claw in "Target - Chuck Norris" sports several of these and Chuck sees through them every time after their first meeting. [[EpicFail He doesn't even attempt to conceal his face or distinct accent]]!
55	%%* PornStache: Chuck.
56	* PsychoForHire: The Claw employs several of them to eliminate Norris. [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption It never goes well]].
57	* RatedMForManly: Everything with Chuck Norris in it, is manly.
58	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Pepper is the only regular female character, and even she doesn't get much to do.
59	%%* {{Sssssnaketalk}}
60	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Tabe probably doesn't even own a shirt. Chuck spends a lot of time shirtless as well.
61	* WaveMotionGun: The Claw's forces hijack a space shuttle so they can use one to threaten Earth in "Menace from Space".
62	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Devilfish, the special guest villainess of "Deadly Dolphin".
63	* XtremeKoolLetterz: No, kids, "Kommandos" doesn't actually start with a K.

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