In Brazil the series was titled as "Karate Kid Ohara", taking advantage of the success of Pat Morita in the 1984 movie.
The series was notable for being one of the first television series to have a Japanese-American actor in the leading role.
Following its premiere, the show was not attracting the audience ABC had hoped for. They put it through several format changes to increase the ratings. The first major change was to change title character Ohara from a lieutenant to a federal police officer; he was also paired with a partner. Later on in the season Ohara became a more conventional cop using a gun to assist him in his investigations. The second season had a final format change in which Ohara and his partner were turned into private investigators. These changes failed to improve the show's declining ratings and the show was cancelled after the second season.
The Title card of the television series Ohara featured the Kanji for "ohara", except it was printed upside down.
It ran both season without ever being fixed.
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