Kung Fu: The Complete First Season (DVD)

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Kung Fu is a 1972 television series starring David Carradine as Caine, a Shaolin monk who flees China after a fateful confrontation and wanders the American West. Blending Eastern martial arts traditions with Western frontier settings, the show follows Caine as he searches for his long-lost brother while helping those he encounters along the way. Keye Luke, Philip Ahn, Radames Pera, and Victor Sen Yung round out the cast in this adventure drama that combines mystical philosophy with action-packed storytelling.

This three-disc DVD set contains the feature-length pilot and the first season’s 15 episodes, totaling 16 hours of runtime and rated TV-PG. Directed by Allen Reisner, Charles S. Dubin, and Jerry Thorpe, the series showcases Caine’s reluctant use of his martial arts skills when confronted by those who threaten the innocent. You can own this cult classic on physical media at a used price that makes sense.