Poll: intentionally vs. unintentionally campy and ridiculous

Intentionally I'm sure. The show doesn't even have the same tone as the movies which took themselves more seriously.

What is so ridiculous about this show?

Its absolutely intentional and that's the whole point.
There are also serious moments so that we care about the characters, but the series is mostly over-the-top and fun.
As far as Daniel goes, remember the idea for the series came from the idea that he was really the villain in the original.
He's absolutely supposed to be self-righteous and a little bit of a prick. Hes certainly not a villain, but the main star of this show is Johnny Lawrence.

The creators also wrote Hot Tub Time Machine and the Harold & Kumar movies, this takes itself a little more seriously than you'd expect with that pedigree, but I doubt these are guys are ernest enough to make something like this without realising what it is.

"Cobra Kai" is a comedy/drama or "dramadey." The Karate Kid movies were dramas.

Watch any behind-the-scenes interviews then.

Macchio absolutely gets it. He's stated that he thinks the "Daniel was the real bully" crowd have a legitimate point (that he nonetheless disagrees with)

It was obvious way back when they did the "Karate Kid" DVD commentary that Ralph thought the world of his cast-mates, ESPECIALLY Zabka, whom he credits for making Ralph's fighting skills look legit (the crane kick at the end in particular, because Ralph says it's always the guy getting kicked who sells it).

This is a labor of love for everyone involved, campiness included.

Besides, it's obvious they're not creating "great art" just by looking at it. The direction and cinematography are straight-up 80's sitcom style, a fact that becomes painfully obvious whenever they have "flash backs" to the films.

It's very intentional. This show has a cheese factor that I consider very delicious. While the show can sometimes be a serious drama, it's also a self-aware kung fu movie. Many of the sequences with Johnny are full blown comedy routines, but then they immediately bring him back to being a grounded character. The show has a lot of fun with the tropes of the 80s and the genres it deals with. Even this season, the show made direct meta references to Rocky 4 while blatantly stealing Rocky 4 story lines. They know what they're doing.

For the creators of this show: it's very intentional. Just based on some of Amanda's lines show that they know what they're doing and they're doing it with a wink at the audience. Also, one of Terry Silver's first lines "I actually spent a year of my life tormenting a high school karate champion." is absolutely hilarious.

Most of the actors on the other hand are taking it way seriously, which makes it even funnier.