watching. right now jimmy kimmel, simon cowell. >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- simon cowell. ralph macchio. and our 16th annual belly flop competition. with cleto and the cletones. and now, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. very nice. thank you. hi, everyone, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for joining us on kind of a sad day for our friends across the pond and

around the world, really. queen elizabeth passed away at age 96 today. hope you're not just finding about it. she was the queen for 70 years, longer than any ruler in british history. to put it in perspective for americans, this would be like if kris jenner died. [ laughter ] the queen is england's rock. we don't have a rock. the closest thing we have to a rock in america is "the rock." [ laughter ] but 96 is a pretty good run. i feel like if you die anywhere on the fm radio dial, you know -- [ laughter ] my goal is to make it to hot 97, or maybe even power 106, who knows? when you think about all the people the queen has met with over the last 70 years, it's really remarkable. she's met with everyone from lady bird johnson to lady gaga, bill clinton to will.i.am. she met jfk and j. lo. [ laughter ] she's met the beatles and the spice girls. she met the iron lady and the iron throne.

[ laughter ] old blue eyes and the blue man group. president truman and "the truman show." she stood up to fascists, and she stood behind them. [ laughter ] [ applause ] this after all these years, she saw harry styles spit on chris pine and said, "okay, i've had enough." [ laughter ] so, we send positive thoughts to so, we send positive thoughts to our friends in the u.k., and also to all the american aunts who are obsessed with the royal family for reasons i will never understand. back here in the colonies, another season of nfl football is underway. our defending super bowl champion los angeles rams hosted the buffalo bills tonight. [ cheers and applause ] this is interesting. a lot of teams of using special new helmets during practice that are designed to reduce head injuries and concussions. and the best part is they're all chocolate. [ laughter ] you get hungry, you just break off a chunk and you're good to go. it was a big night sports-wise tonight. football was back on nbc and

here on abc, the return of our 16th annual pedestrian belly flop competition. [ cheers and applause ] this is something we do every summer and it couldn't be hotter. we've got cousin sal on hollywood boulevard. [ cheers and applause ] >> sal: what's going on? >> jimmy: how hot is it out there right now? >> sal: it's sweltering but you can't get me in a bad mood, i have prince charles on my fantasy team, go, prince charles? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's a king now. you have a royal fantasy team? >> sal: got it all. >> jimmy: sal's got a lot of gambling problems, actually. it's very hot, so it should be easy to find people who want to cool off in our huge pool we built in our parking lot. oh, hi there, what's your name? >> ben berger. >> jimmy: ben what? >> ben berger. >> jimmy: ben berger? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are you a real person or are we high? [ laughter ] >> i'm a real person. >> jimmy: you're a real person. hi, ben berger.

your last name is berger? >> yeah. >> jimmy: wrestling fan, i see? >> yeah. >> jimmy: that's got to excite the ladies, huh? [ laughter ] and what are you up to today in hollywood? >> well, i was just walking around. and they came up to me. >> jimmy: and asked if you wanted to go in the pool? >> i would love to go in the pool. >> jimmy: great, ben berger's going to go in the pool, all right. [ cheers and applause ] let's send ben -- there you go. got anybody else out there, cousin sal? >> sal: yeah. same look, basically. >> hi, there, how are you? >> good, how are you? >> jimmy: what's your name? >> ranya. >> jimmy: hi, ranya, how are you? >> i'm great. >> jimmy: what do you do for work? >> i own my own trucking company. >> jimmy: i wouldn't have guessed that. [ laughter ] >> nobody does. >> jimmy: you own a trucking company, how many trucks do you have? >> i'm small, i'm growing, but i'm trying to have a small fleet by the end of the year. >> jimmy: wow, how about that, guillermo? she owns a trucking company. hey, you want to get in the pool after a very, very hairy man jumps in? [ laughter ]

>> it's a hot day, why not? >> jimmy: all right, we have another belly flopper. [ cheers and applause ] let's see if we've got one more out there, cousin sal. oh, hey. all right, we'll check back in. [ laughter ] sometimes we have escorts for this sort of thing, right? >> guillermo: i know. >> jimmy: donald trump is still afloat. according to a new poll, 61% of republicans say they would vote for trump in 2024 even if he's indicted. which is completely bananas. why would you? re-electing donald trump would be like trying to put a burst appendix back in. [ laughter ] 20% of independents say they'd support trump if he's charged with a crime. and 8% of democrats said the same thing. republicans i get, kind of, a little, i guess. but who are these psychotic democrats who would not only support donald trump, they'd upport him after he got indicted? maybe it's people who think it would be funny to have a president running the country from prison? [ laughter ] watch him join a gang? maybe get a little teardrop tattoo under his eye?

[ laughter ] one of trump's most outspoken henchmen, steve bannon, surrendered to authorities in new york today. he has been charged with multiple felonies including money laundering. which is definitely the first time in steve bannon's life he's been accused of doing laundry. [ laughter ] >> this is what happens in the last days of a dying regime. they will never shut me up, they'll have to kill me first. i have not yet begun to fight. >> jimmy: and i will never take a shower either! [ laughter ] steve bannon, in case you haven't been following this, has already been convicted on charges of duping trump supporters to give money to a group he was part of called "we build the wall." you remember that wall mexico was paying for? did you chip in for that? >> guillermo: no, never. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so bannon and his buddies got a bunch of suckers to send $25 million. these people were told it would all go to build a wall at the order. instead, it went to a lot of places, and one of them was steve bannon.

trump pardoned bannon, which got him out of prison. but that only got him out of the federal charges, not the state-level charges. basically, it's like he put on a helmet, and got kicked in the nuts. [ laughter ] but only the best people, you know? speaking of the best people, kellyanne conway, who still exists, was busy buttering up the old boss on "hannity" last night where she made what might be the most kellyanne conway-ish thing she's said yet. >> big minds talk about issues, small minds talk about people. that's what joe biden is doing. i've never seen somebody trying to engage voters by enraging them, by alienating them -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you haven't? "oh, yeah, wait, maybe one guy. i have seen one guy do that." [ laughter ] i like that the people with the "let's go brandon" flags on their lawns are complaining that joe biden is alienating and enraging them. [ laughter ] things are going pretty well for the democrats lately. so the gang at fox is working overtime to fix that. this is the latest thing they're worked up about.

alexandria ocasio-cortez is on the cover of "gq" this week. an interviewer asked if she thought she could ever be president, she said she doesn't know because she's seen how so many people in this country hate women. and, of course, no one was more insulted by that than noted equal rights advocate tucker carlson. [ laughter ] who even got up early to talk it through with his foxy friends. >> if you're really honest about it, men hate women! really? it's not male bosses who mistreat female employees. let's stop lying about it. everybody knows the truth. women are much tougher on women than men are in the workplace. you're not allowed to say that? that's real. the idea that she's an advocate for women? really? in what way? ha ha ha! it's absurd! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i haven't heard a giggle that disturbing since joaquin phoenix smothered his mother in the "joker" movie.

this is one of the characters i actually missed while i was gone. while most republicans have given up on the whole stolen election nonsense, the my pillowman, mike lindell, is still investigating. >> i have really great news. >> jimmy: oh, terrific, go on. >> i'll call it great news. 4%. there's only 4% of those counties so far that our cyber guys have looked at that are not compromised. in other words, 96% of all the counties we've went through already, which is hundreds of them, have all been machine-manipulated. and this is 100% evidence. >> jimmy: oh, well, you can't argue with that, it's 100% evidence. [ laughter ] i love that he's still going. he's like if, instead of batteries, the energizer bunny was powered by insanity. [ laughter ] >> i compared it to back in the day when i had to go to jail, back in the day, 19 days for violating my monitor for when i was back -- when i was an adingt back on cocaine and crack. well, i've done all this cocaine before i went into the jail. and they're going to do a test.

i took this stuff that's supposed to make your system so you can't detect the cocaine, right? you take down this bottle. boy, i just had a ball, right? of course you're too good. there's nothing bad in your system at all. you know, you're completely clean. well, that's a big flag. you're too good, right? they just waited three more, four more hours till that cleared up, and they tested me again and i failed. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and now i'm completely cuckoo for cocoa puffs!" [ laughter and applause ] do you think he ever -- i don't know. think he ever stops to consider maybe the crack had something to do with this obsession he has? i do want to mention -- this is something we've all been looking forward to for years now. we are taking our show on the road again to brooklyn, no, september 26th to the 30th. we're headed to brooklyn for the first time in three years, since before covid. [ cheers and applause ] are you excited about this? >> guillermo: very excited, i love new york. >> jimmy: i am very excited too.

we will be at the brooklyn academy of music. there's no place like new york. this is from the mets game yesterday. mets had a doubleheader with the pirates. during the first game, a reporter, steve gelbs, who was in the stands, managed to get ahold of a foul ball and got a chance to meet some wandering mets fans in pittsburgh. >> no. >> did you actually catch that? >> i got it. >> did you catch it? >> no, it was a section over and it bounced towards me. this guy right here is trying to steal a ball. we're on air right now. >> yeah, but i've never gotten a ball in my life. >> i've never gotten a ball in my life, i'm 35. >> you've got a lot more years to get one, steve. >> i don't know about that, not in this job. look at all these people trying to grab the ball from me. >> you've got a lot of years left. >> guys, excuse me, excuse me, guys. >> jimmy: surrounded by zombies or something. they're still there arguing about the ball. oh, look at this!

[ applause ] all right. hi, everybody. how you doing? welcome, welcome. yes, go right out to the back. there you go. we have a great show tonight. simon cowell and ralph macchio are here. when we come back, our 16th annual pedestrian belly flop competition, so stick around.

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inches too long for you. [ laughter ] >> guillermo: we've got to get them fixed too. >> jimmy: let's meet our judges, guillermo. he's a three-time member of the nba all-defensive team. he's a brand-new los angeles laker. say hello to patrick beverley. [ cheers and applause ] hey, patrick. we're excited to have you here. >> i'm looking for the camera, w jmy doingwell. you came here from minnesota, where i imagine there's not a lot of belly flopping. >> no flopping. >> jimmy: who's the biggest flopper in the nba, in your opinion? >> some say me but we're going to keep that between us. >> jimmy: thank you, patrick. next up, a producer, actor, and a grammy-winning recording artist, next to the poolio, its coolio! [ cheers and applause ] always very good to see you, coolio. coolio, when you have a hat hike that, that is something you alter yourself, that you cut the nibs out of the sides or what? >> depends on the day.

>> jimmy: what are you talking into, coolio? >> i'm not, this is a fan. >> jimmy: it's a fan. [ laughter ] i thought you developed your own microphone or something. >> it's hot out here, jimmy. >> jimmy: you're looking good, i appreciate you being here. last but not least, you took time out from very important smoking to be with us tonight. all the way from las vegas, nevada, aunt chippy and appuse owyo gdno how it ends. >> jimmy: have you met coolio? >> no, he didn't even look at me. >> jimmy: he didn't look at you, coolio. >> he just looked at the stars. >> jimmy: he's very busy with that fan. aunt chippy, quick question. are your eye lashes double glued on? because you know you sometimes get wet during this economy tigts. >> triple glued on. >> jimmy: very good, all right. >> triple. >> jimmy: let get the competition started. ben berger, ben, you look great. >> thank you. >> jimmy: ben, have you belly flopped before? >> when i was younger.

>> jimmy: when you were younger. i have a feeling, i don't know, you may run away with this right at the beginning. >> let's go. >> jimmy: all right, ben. guillermo, count him down. >> guillermo: three, two, one! >> jimmy: not bad. not a bad start. maybe not as big a splash as we were hoping for. yeah, there's our replay. ben, you had -- as ben climbs out of pool, it reminds me of "fast times at ridgemont high." [ laughter ] all right, ben. ben, we may need a lifeguard. [ laughter ] hold on let's just take a moment, take it in. [ laughter ] ben, be careful. sal, help him! ben -- let's go to our judges and get the scores for ben. first of all, patrick, you say? that was a 3 out of a scale --

oh, patrick is tough. patrick gives ben a 3 out of 10. coolio says 6 out of 10. aunt chippy says? >> i gave him an 8 because he splashed [ bleep ]. >> jimmy: that's good. patrick was pretty tough, but aunt chippy pulled you out of the weeds there. you got 17. not too bad. >> i'll take it, i'll take it. >> well, you have no choice, really. [ laughter ] cousin sal has a hot dog for you to celebrate america. enjoy, ben. go stand in the winner's podium. we'll see if you are indeed the winner whole we turn our attention to ranya, how are you? >> i'm great. >> jimmy: ranya, are you a belly flopper? >> maybe accidentally. >> jimmy: you've never done this intentionally before? >> i can't say i have. >> jimmy: i think ben left the door open, so let's see you flop, guillermo, count her down. >> guillermo: three, two, one! >> jimmy: you know what?

she got a nice pop there as she hit the water, went in nice and flat, which is just how you have to do it. and i can see that our judges are moist and impressed. [ laughter ] we again are going to start with patrick, who gives her a 7. [ applause ] coolio says an 8. [ cheers and applause ] aunt chippy says -- a 9! so ronya is in the lead well ahead of ben. congratulations, ronya, you flopped, got a lot more water out of that pool than we expected. >> i just went face forward. >> jimmy: well, you did it right. whatever you did, you did right. you're in the lead with 24 points. let's go see one more person before we take a break and move on to simon cowell. what is your name? >> julio from miami. >> jimmy: julio from miami. julio, what have you -- what kind of scribblings do you have on your stomach? >> it's a -- a finesse king. i got it when i was in florida

back home. >> jimmy: it says -- >> finesse, finesse king. >> jimmy: can i have a closer look at that? finesse king. and i can't see -- how are we spelling finesse? >> it's missing an "e." it was kind of painful, it was hurting a little bit. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm going to tell you something, if you win this contest, i am going to pay to have that "e" added. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right, jimmy. >> jimmy: all right, finesse, you think you can beat 24? >> oh, who, me? [ laughter ] yes, yeah. >> jimmy: we changeded your name to "finesse." >> i'm like, who is that? >> jimmy: julio, down by the poolyard, let's see what you got. >> guillermo: three, two, one! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh my goodness. now, that --

[ cheers ] i've got to tell you something, i think that might be the best belly flop we've had in many, many storied years of competition. wow. how are you feeling right now, julio? >> kind of hurts a little bit, my stomach, but i love it. it hurts. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: your stomach is feeling sore? the sting, you've got to have the sting. >> yeah, you the got to put that "e" right here, jimmy. [ laughter and applause ] >> sal: more letters came off! >> jimmy: all right, finesse. i mean, julio. whatever your name is. [ laughter ] let's see what the judges say. patrick, what do you think? come on, now, patrick. [ cheers and applause ] patrick gives him a 9. coolio gives him a 10. aunt chippy gives him a 9. [ cheers and applause ] all right, you've got 28, that is going to be hard to beat, julio. enjoy that hot dog. we're going to get -- we've got to get a tattoo artist down

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>> jimmy: god bless america. welcome back. tonight, from "cobra kai" on netflix, the karate kid himself, ralph macchio is with us. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, the host of the emmys will be here, kenan thompson. joe buck will be with us. we'll have music from yungblud. today, by the way, if you didn't know is disney plus day. and to celebrate, disney plus is giving everyone in our audience tonight a free year-long subscription to the service. [ cheers and applause ] so what you can do is -- this is what i recommend -- [ cheers and applause ] grab your kids, put them in front of the tv, come back in 12 months. [ laughter ] our first guest is a dasher of dreams and maker of stars who's been passing judgment on others for more than 50 seasons of television. the season finale of "america's got talent" airs next tuesday and wednesday on nbc. please welcome simon cowell. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

>> jimmy: very good to see you. i'll tell you something, this morning when i heard that the queen had passed away, i thought, i bet simon has met the queen. i typed it into my computer, and sure enough, you have met the again. >> i did, about 15 years ago. >> jimmy: 15 years ago. you met her at some kind of -- what event was this, do you remember? >> this is is british version of "got talent." the winner of that show gets to perform in front of the royal family. on a different show called "the royal variety show." that night the queen was there, so i went along, fortunately got to meet her backstage. it was amazing. >> jimmy: do you remember your conversation with the queen? >> no, she didn't talk to me. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> she had no idea who i was, actually. i was kind of in awe, because you're told what to say or what

not to say, more importantly, and not look, what practice what. but it's like, my god, i've actually met the queen. it was amazing. >> jimmy: i'm having a hard time imagining someone telling you what not to say, and you not saying it. >> on that note, i was very well behaved. >> jimmy: i see. did you learn to curtsy beforehand? you're supposed to curtsy for the queen. >> i might have done the curtsy instead of the bow, yeah, probably why i was blanked, yeah. >> jimmy: did you get the sense the royal family had been watching you on "x-factor" or "britain's got talent," those shows? >> she had no idea who i was. i did meet harry, he used to watch "x-factor," he used to hang out in the dressing room and watch the show. >> jimmy: really? >> the sweetest, nicest guy. >> jimmy: did they not have cable at the palace? >> i don't think our show was allowed, that's probably why he came down. no, he's really cool, just really normal, polite, charming. really nice guy. >> jimmy: do you get -- will you be invited to the funeral?

as a prominent brit? >> no. no. >> jimmy: you wear your tightest black formal t-shirt? [ laughter ] >> if i got the invite, of course i'd go. but they're not inviting me, jimmy. >> jimmy: oh. can you ask? is it rude to put in a fall? >> a funeral, no. >> jimmy: i don't know what the protocol is, i'm not british. >> we're on tv, i'll go, please, if you invite me, all right? [ laughter ] i don't think i will. >> jimmy: i haven't seen you in a very long time. >> it was 2013. >> jimmy: oh, even longer than i thought it was. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: you used to -- you were mean in 2013. now something that is happened to you. >> we've all changed, haven't we? >> jimmy: no. >> you have. >> jimmy: well, i have, and you have, but no one else has changed at all. guillermo is wearing the same pants he had on in 2004. [ laughter ] >> guillermo: yes, yes, same uniform. >> that's true. >> jimmy: what has happened to you? have you softened? >> yeah. >> jimmy: has it been parenthood? >> it is definitely 100% being a

dad. >> jimmy: is it 100%? or is it 90% and 10% that wouldn't fly anymore type of thing? >> yeah, i think probably social media. because i never thought, when we were making the shows, the clips would resurface. it's like, i've done that, and we'll all see that again, oh [ bleep ], they're on youtube now and everywhere. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i'm horrified when i see some of these. >> jimmy: are you? i have to be honest, i loved it. [ laughter ] i thought it was funny. i mean, i just remember it happening and i remember you just mowing through "american idol" contestants. and i remember thinking it was hilarious. >> yeah, but jimmy, they did cast the show. they just got all the worst singers in america on purpose, to audition. no one told me that. it took about ten years to realize. oh, there are good people here, they keep finding all the bad ones to wind me up. >> jimmy: how old is your son now? >> he's 8. >> jimmy: 8 years old. does he know daddy was a vicious monster? [ laughter ]

is he aware of this? >> you haven't changed a bit. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i told you. what kind of a kid were you when you were 8 years old? >> honestly, a nightmare. >> jimmy: were you? >> seriously, a nightmare. that's what keeps me up at night. because i'm thinking -- >> jimmy: really? >> when i was 8 years old, if my mom and dad were having parties, i would sneak down in the middle -- 4:00 in the morning and take all the cigarettes out of the ashtray. i was drinking. i was horrendous. >> jimmy: wow. did they ever catch you? >> yeah all the time. >> jimmy: would they -- it's kind of hypocritical for them to get angry at you for smoking the cigarettes they left behind. >> good point. >> jimmy: there you go. >> they're not around now for me to say that, but if they were, i would say that, you're right. i was just a really, really, really bad -- >> jimmy: what about in school? >> terrible. >> jimmy: were you? i imagine you were pretty smart. good grades? >> no. >> jimmy: you weren't? >> i was thrown out of most schools. i left when i was 16.

but you know -- >> jimmy: actually thrown out of schools? >> all of them, yeah. >> jimmy: really? [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: they said, you can't come here anymore, little boy? [ laughter ] with your cigarettes? >> i never once -- i was -- i think i was in a pub or something. and the headmaster went, we've got the ultimate punishment. i went, what? we're suspending you two months. i'm like, brilliant! [ laughter ] until i went home and my mom, i remember now, was standing outside the house. "if you think this is a holiday, simon, it's not." she got me a job picking up stones on a farm. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. then i got fired from that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, yeah. you knew how did work it. >> yeah. >> jimmy: wow. when your son misbehaves, which i imagine all kids do. >> yeah. >> jimmy: how do you feel -- weird telling him -- scolding him? >> a little bit. i've learnt that -- with eric, the worst thing my mom ever said

to me once, in front of a load of people, was "simon, stop showing off." i'll always remember that. >> jimmy: oh. >> i felt about that big. i've learnt with him, take him to one side and just say to him quietly, "don't be a brat." and it's like, i've got it. and so he's polite. he's respectful. but he's naughty but in a good way. >> jimmy: is he smoking yet? [ laughter ] >> he stopped i think four years ago. [ laughter ] no, he's not. actually, he's kind of stopping me smoking to you. if he catches me smoking -- we've gone full circle. i have to literally do what i did at school, which is i have to hide and smoke. then he catches me. "how many puffs, daddy?" the maximum allowed is two puffs of a cigarette. >> jimmy: what kind of a lesson is that? [ laughter ] >> good lesson. >> jimmy: is it a good lesson? it's not a good lesson. >> well, i'm cutting down. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i think it's time to send the boy off to boarding school. >> no, no. >> jimmy: a lot of very

successful people, their careers have launched as a result of your shows. >> yeah. >> jimmy: kelly clarkson, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson, harry styles. >> yeah. >> jimmy: did you think he spit on chris pine? >> that doesn't sound like harry. >> jimmy: i feel like he did it accidentally. i think it was just one of those things, something flies out of your mouth. >> i was thinking that, we all do that. when you gob on someone by accident. "i'm really sorry i did that." he definitely, definitely wouldn't do that, that's not harry. harry's very polite and charming. he wouldn't do that. >> jimmy: i find it hard to believe it would be intentional. i figured i'd go to the source with you. you created this guy. >> he's a very, very, very nice guy. >> jimmy: what season of "america's got talent" is this? >> good question. 17. >> jimmy: okay. america can't possibly have any talent left, can it? [ laughter ] >> they do. i mean, otherwise -- i swear to god, i would not be doing this, jimmy, if everyone was terrible. i'd go, that's it, it's over. >> jimmy: what's wrong with these people? say the ones who are talented come on.

>> you've got that look in your eyes. >> jimmy: how did they -- they didn't know about the show 15 seasons ago? they just found out about it? hey, maybe i should go on that. >> i don't know. >> jimmy: these are slow individuals is what i'm saying. >> there are a lot of people in this country. im, we only need "x" amount, you only want one or two, it's like mining for diamonds. you find those little diamonds occasionally. sounds easy, but it's hard. but it's really worthwhile. when you've had that moment, when you've seen somebody for the first time and you think you're going to be a star, it's amazing. >> jimmy: yeah. do you think there's anybody on these last two shows that could achieve the success that some of these other people that you've had on? >> yeah, in different ways. i mean, our show is really all about being in vegas. that's the kind of act we have on our show now. if you're watching, please watch, jimmy, because i promise you, the final on tuesday -- i think it's the best contestants

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>> jimmy: hi, there, welcome back. nearly 40 years ago, our next guest starred in one of the mos kicking each other ever made. and the story of daniel larusso continues on the hugely popular "cobra kai." >> terry silver. this is how everyone sees him, as some kind of philanthropist out to save the kids of the valley. that's why you're here. i tried to stop cobra kai on my own, nothing's worked. there's only one way to end this. we have to cut the head off the snake. >> i can do that. >> no, no, i didn't mean

literally cut his head off. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: season five "cobra kai" premiered moments ago on netflix. please welcome the karate adult, ralph macchio. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. do people lose their minds when they find out your age? >> lose their minds? >> jimmy: yeah. >> no, maybe a little surprised. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. you look almost exactly the same as you did. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: do you mind saying how old you are? >> do i mind? i'm -- 60. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: 60 years old. an audible gasp from one of our crew. >> a manchild freak is on the jimmy kimmel show. >> jimmy: did you ever imagine that this remake of this show

would be so hugely, hugely popular? >> not at this level. i mean, i always felt if you led them to the well, they would drink the water. >> jimmy: okay. >> i knew of the impact of "the karate kid" film for decades and decades, how it's a piece of pop culture, a piece of people's -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you. a piece your childhood. i knew it was beloved, i knew the character was beloved. to see it explode like this and multigenerational -- we have 10, 12-year-old kids and people in their 60s and 70s and they're all watching the same show. >> jimmy: yeah. >> it's equal parts nostalgia and now kind of contemporary relevance. it's crazy. >> jimmy: tom cruise has the number one movie. madonna has the number one you've got the number one television or streaming show. we don't even have television. >> we don't have television, what is television? this is television? thi . >> jimmy: it's interesting, it's so enduring, maybe we're looking for those moments. >> yeah, it's comfort food.

it's what we love. you know, when the stories are well executed or the album is well executed, the movie, the series, it -- you know, it becomes smart. when you could reach all those audiences. >> jimmy: what about you? you worked with tom cruise on "the outsiders." >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: did you guys have a long-term plan? i'm sure he had a long-term plan. can you imagine you'd be 60 and he'd still be hanging out of an open plane? >> maybe a movie in '84, come back back and reboot it 30 years later. you wonder if we have a plan. you create your own luck. maybe. do you believe that? i don't know. i could say i live by that now, but i got lucky more than a few times and here we are again. i'm really humbled by it. >> jimmy: do you ever get hit by accident? you've done a lot of these karate shows. kicked or hit or any of that stuff? >> occasionally you get tack

tagged, yeah. that's part of the gig. it hurts. >> jimmy: i'm sure it hurts. is there a lot of apologize? >> apologizing? "sorry, let's try that again." >> jimmy: oh. >> yeah, once -- back in the original "karate kid" film, i did take one right here from the beloved mr. williams apka, the great star of "covid could i," "the karate kid." the famous skeleton fight at the fence. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. yeah. >> so it was like, you know, 4:30 in the morning, shooting all night. they moved the cameras. we blame the camera guy. at first we blamed each other for why his foot hit my -- >> jimmy: was there almost a real fight, blaming each other? >> no, "it couldn't possibly be me, it had to be you." >> jimmy: i see, yeah. >> we laugh about it to this day, play it up in front of the audience. >> jimmy: i'd imagine you got a lot of pitches as far as rebooting this franchise went?

>> yes. >> jimmy: did you get a lot? >> over the years? i was very hesitant to go back. i just felt that "the karate kid" film and that franchise was so, like i say, beloved by fans, i didn't want to mess with it. >> jimmy: yeah. right. >> no, over the years i'd get, "hey, you know what?" i think it came more from a perspective of people wanting to see more of it, less than -- >> jimmy: what were the bad ideas you had? >> comes back as a ghost, leads you from the heavens -- >> jimmy: wait, you want want that? that's a great idea. [ laughter ] >> it as good idea. i should have pitched it to you. >> jimmy: you can come into "cobra kai." >> what's interesting in "cobra kai," he is that spirit throughout the show. >> jimmy: burfict. >> in essence, it happened. >> jimmy: he comes back, then the ghostbusters come in. [ laughter ] >> that's it, we cross. >> jimmy: you fly in on that dog thing from "neverending story" and you save everyone, yeah. >> i'm into it. no, i get all that. my favorite was always -- i

wrote about this. my favorite is always john appleston, the great director of "the karate kid" and "rocky" and other films. we were sitting at lunch. one of my favorite hollywood stories. two writers, they remain nameless, would say, hey, listen, this is it. what if rocky balboa had a kid and you had a kid, you from newark, him from philly, and mickey and miyagi would come together -- did laugh have it was a whole mixed martial karate thing --. >> jimmy: i like that too. [ applause ] >> i need you on the side of every desk every time i pitch a show, that's what i need. >> jimmy: that is what you need. you don't need me advising you, that's for sure. you've written a book that is available for preorder now. i'm going to tell you something. i don't know what's inside the book but the title, "waxing on," is great. >> it is. [ applause ] yes, i wrote that -- the stories i told you are just part of it. >> jimmy: the subtitle i do not

care for. "the karate kid and me." there's no "and me." it should be, "the karate kid, me." [ applause ] >> there's still time. preorder. it's my journey from the moment getting that role to today. and a lot of untold stories. >> jimmy: talking about the journey. last time you were here, i found one of these teen magazines. >> yeah, i had a feeling you were going to go back in your desk drawer. >> jimmy: here's another one. i don't know what magazine this is from. [ cheers ] it's a quiz. it says, "imagine ralph macchio's handsome face moving closer and closer to yours." >> wow. >> jimmy: "his flashing dark eyes looking deep into your own." >> okay. >> jimmy: "imagine his lips touching your lips. so softly, so tenderly. you close your eyes and drift into the wonderful dream world of the moment, and you wish it could last forever." [ cheers ] wow. >> well, i have to say -- jimmy, a meal out of that moment. make-

>> jimmy: a meal? it's kind of a dessert, actually. [ laughter ] there's a quiz here. and i wonder, because i guess -- >> don't test me. >> jimmy: i want to test you, adult ralph macchio, against teen ralph macchio. if you did something that hurt ralph's feelings, you would, a, try to make up for it by buying him a present. b, tell him you believe in speaking your mind no matter who it hurts. c, apologize as soon as possible and try not to do it again. what would you as an adult choose? >> i would choose "b." >> jimmy: well, "b" is incorrect, it was "c" was the right answer. [ laughter ] did you over take this quiz? >> i don't think i took this quiz. >> jimmy: did you take that photo? >> i did take that photo. >> jimmy: true or false did you take that photo? >> i did take that photo. [ cheers and applause ] that was, oh, i guess i have an autograph now. then i had to finish it with way too much of this. >> jimmy: i like it. i love that look. that is something else.

it's great to see you. congratulations on this being such a huge success. >> thank you. >> jimmy: and bringing these families together. i know -- like my cousin sal and his kids, they just go nuts for this show. >> it clicks on all cylinders. it's fun, you know. it's kind of the right time. and being on the streaming service, you know, that changed the game. it was able to take beloved characters and dive into the gray areas and let them breathe a little bit, and here we go, season five. >> jimmy: ralph macchio, he's diving into the gray areas, everybody. season five of "cobra kai" is on netflix, and "waxing on" is available now for preorder. we'll be right back.

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