Kung Fu (1972)

Adventure · Drama · Western

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (8,448 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

7.96 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 60 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon.	8.0	1,319
1	King of the Mountain	8.0	332
2	Dark Angel	8.4	317
3	Blood Brother	8.0	253
4	An Eye for an Eye	7.8	240
5	The Tide	7.7	215
6	The Soul Is the Warrior	7.9	210
7	Nine Lives	7.7	193
8	Sun and Cloud Shadow	8.0	188
9	The Praying Mantis Kills	7.7	183
10	Alethea	8.1	221
11	Chains	7.9	181
12	Superstition	7.8	166
13	The Stone	7.9	174
14	The Third Man	7.9	165
15	The Ancient Warrior	8.5	206

Season 2 (1973)

7.80 avg 23 episodes 8.1 → 7.1 60 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Well	8.1	164
2	The Assassin	7.9	138
3	The Chalice	7.8	162
4	The Brujo	7.5	153
5	The Squawman	8.0	140
6	The Spirit-Helper	7.8	158
7	The Tong	8.0	157
8	The Soldier	7.6	135
9	The Salamander	7.5	126
10	The Hoots	8.0	141
11	The Elixir	7.7	132
12	The Gunman	8.0	134
13	Empty Pages of a Dead Book	8.1	127
14	A Dream Within a Dream	7.6	147
15	The Way of Violence Has No Mind	7.8	127
16	In Uncertain Bondage	7.9	131
17	Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves	8.2	130
18	Crossties	7.7	144
19	The Passion of Chen Yi	7.9	119
20	Arrogant Dragon	8.1	124
21	The Nature of Evil	8.0	123
22	The Cenotaph: Part I	7.0	132
23	The Cenotaph: Part II	7.1	121

Season 3 (1974)

7.92 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood of the Dragon: Part 1	8.1	137
2	Blood of the Dragon: Part 2	8.0	117
3	A Small Beheading	8.1	138
4	This Valley of Terror	7.7	123
5	The Predators	8.0	109
6	My Brother, My Executioner	8.1	115
7	Cry of the Night Beast	8.1	116
8	The Devil's Champion	7.3	113
9	The Garments of Rage	8.2	109
10	Besieged: Death on Cold Mountain	7.6	118
11	Besieged: Cannon at the Gates	7.4	110
12	The Demon God	7.1	117
13	The Vanishing Image	8.1	111
14	A Lamb to the Slaughter	8.0	99
15	The Forbidden Kingdom	8.2	95
16	One Step to Darkness	7.5	105
17	Battle Hymn	8.0	97
18	Barbary House	8.3	107
19	Flight to Orion	7.9	103
20	The Brothers Caine	8.2	111
21	Full Circle	8.4	101
22	The Thief of Chendo	7.8	90
23	Ambush	7.8	93
24	The Last Raid	8.1	100