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It has since become seen as the archetypical [[Walking the Earth]] show with a wandering adventurer who has higher spiritual aspirations, but is still ready to get tough when called for. Some of its dialogue became cliches in their own right (calling students "Grasshopper", and "[[When You Snatch the Pebble|When you can take the pebble from my hand, it will be time for you to leave]]" are two of the best known of these).

A [[Sequel Series]], ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', featured Caine's [[Identical Grandson]] and his own estranged son, a modern day cop. It lasted longer than its namesake, though it failed to gain nearly so much attention. ''Kung Fu 3D'' was a series of 12 [[Webisode|Webisodes]] hosted on the Warner Brothers website in 1999; while it featured a character named Kwai Chang Caine voiced by David Carradine, it deviated from the show's canon. Caine is [[Door ~~Stop~~ Baby|left on the temple's steps by his mother as a baby]], and he is in search of his father instead of his brother. The web series had [[No Ending]].

A [[Sequel Series]], ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', featured Caine's [[Identical Grandson]] and his own estranged son, a modern day cop. It lasted longer than its namesake, though it failed to gain nearly so much attention. ''Kung Fu 3D'' was a series of 12 [[Webisode|Webisodes]] hosted on the Warner Brothers website in 1999; while it featured a character named Kwai Chang Caine voiced by David Carradine, it deviated from the show's canon. Caine is [[Door Step Baby|left on the temple's steps by his mother as a baby]], and he is in search of his father instead of his brother. The web series had [[No Ending]].

Either invented or introduced the concept of a kung-fu Western to...well, ''Western'' audiences.

If you're looking for martial arts tropes, see [[This Index Knows Kung Fu]].

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=== This show provides examples of: ===

* [[Adventure Towns]]

* [[Annoying Arrows]]: In one episode, one of Caine's enemies (a rogue Shaolin monk) attempts to assassinate Caine (before a commercial break, of course), by shooting him in the back with an arrow while he is meditating. In a later scene after the commercial break, Caine pulls what is probably one of his finer moments by confronting his assailant, reaching around, pulling the arrow out of his back, and then contemptuously throwing the arrow at his enemy's feet.

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* [[Aliens Speaking English|Asians Speaking English]]/[[Translation Convention]]

* [[Badass Family]]: The Caines, naturally.

* [[By ~~the~~ Book Cop]]: In the first season of ''The Legend Continues,'' Peter often disapproved of his father's interference in police investigations. By the time he himself [[Took a Level In Badass|re-learned his own childhood martial arts training]], he began to value Caine's assistance more.

* [[By-The-Book Cop]]: In the first season of ''The Legend Continues,'' Peter often disapproved of his father's interference in police investigations. By the time he himself [[Took a Level In Badass|re-learned his own childhood martial arts training]], he began to value Caine's assistance more.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Grasshopper" among others.

* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: One of the only times Caine wears footwear is to attend a wedding.