| “ | I think that little incident at Applebee's would've taught you to keep your hands to yourself. | „ |
| ~ Sid after bailing Johnny out of jail. |
| “ | And don't you ever forget it, buster. | „ |
| ~ Sid to Johnny after Johnny calls him a cold old man. |
Sid Weinberg is a minor antagonist in Seasons 1 and 3 of The Karate Kid YouTube Red/Netflix original series Cobra Kai.
He is the abusive and wealthy stepfather of Johnny Lawrence, whom his mother Laura married to ensure Johnny would not be raised in poverty. However, Sid spent much of Johnny's childhood psychologically abusing him, turning Johnny into a bully and making him join the Cobra Kai dojo to learn how to defend himself. Years after Laura's death, Sid keeps looking after Johnny, but still enjoys insulting and berating him.
He was portrayed by the late Ed Asner, who also played Roland Daggett in Batman: The Animated Series, Hoggish Greedly in Captain Planet & the Planeteers, Burbank in Gargoyles, Granny Goodness in Superman: The Animated Series, Ed Wuncler I in The Boondocks and Martin Schultz in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
History[]
Backstory[]
Sid was an executive at Lorimar television which is defunct in the present day and had a history of abusing his subordinates. Sid became extremely wealthy which he used to buy a nice house and membership into country clubs.
He married Laura Lawrence after her husband left and hated her son Johnny for no apparent reason. When Johnny wanted lessons at John Kreese's dojo Cobra Kai, Sid laughed at him and insulted him repeatedly, even after Laura asked him to stop. However, Sid did reluctantly pay for Johnny's lessons.
Cobra Kai[]
After Johnny beats up Kyler Sid bails him out as he promised Laura he would look out for her son. However Sid still calls him a loser and berates him for the fathering of his son Robby Keene. Sid offers Johnny some money, wanting to buy him out of his life but Johnny refuses to take a handout from him due to their past. Later on Johnny uses the money to restart the Dojo.
He returns the money to Sid who then says Johnny needed someone else's money to make anything of his life. Johnny leaves after calling out Sid on never giving him any love and only supporting him financially.
Johnny later comes to Sid's house, asking for money to fund the surgery for Miguel Diaz. SId again mocks him, calling him a loser just like his father. Johnny tries to blackmail him by threatening to reveal an undisclosed incident between Sid and his secretary. Sid retorts that his reputation doesn't matter and tells Johnny to get out. Johnny then steals Sid's expensive souvenir with the intent of selling it to use the money to help Miguel.
Trivia[]
- Due to Ed Asner's passing in 2021, it's currently unknown if Sid is still alive or not, but it's possible that he likewise died in-universe and his death will be acknowledged in the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai.
