diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
index cfe9b9f4495..e056e55466b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
@@ -266,9 +266,8 @@ func (o AnnotateOptions) RunAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) erro
 			}
 		}
 
-		mapper := r.Mapper().RESTMapper
 		if len(o.outputFormat) > 0 {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, o.local, mapper, outputObj, o.out)
+			return f.PrintObject(cmd, outputObj, o.out)
 		}
 		f.PrintSuccess(false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, o.dryrun, "annotated")
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
index 6a13bb71679..4dd45f3fb9e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func RunAutoscale(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 			object = hpa.Object
 		}
 		if cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, object, out)
+			return f.PrintObject(cmd, object, out)
 		}
 
 		if err := kubectl.CreateOrUpdateAnnotation(cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, cmdutil.ApplyAnnotationsFlag), hpa, f.JSONEncoder()); err != nil {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func RunAutoscale(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 
 		count++
 		if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, object, out)
+			return f.PrintObject(cmd, object, out)
 		}
 
 		f.PrintSuccess(false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd), "autoscaled")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
index dcfe0d490df..03e0fa63394 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ func Example_printReplicationControllerWithNamespace() {
 			ReadyReplicas: 1,
 		},
 	}
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, ctrl, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -291,8 +290,7 @@ func Example_printMultiContainersReplicationControllerWithWide() {
 			Replicas: 1,
 		},
 	}
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, ctrl, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -344,8 +342,7 @@ func Example_printReplicationController() {
 			Replicas: 1,
 		},
 	}
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, ctrl, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -386,8 +383,7 @@ func Example_printPodWithWideFormat() {
 			PodIP: "10.1.1.3",
 		},
 	}
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, pod, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, pod, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -431,8 +427,7 @@ func Example_printPodWithShowLabels() {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, pod, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, pod, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -554,8 +549,7 @@ func Example_printPodHideTerminated() {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected filter error: %v\n", errs)
 	}
 	for _, pod := range filteredPodList {
-		mapper, _ := f.Object()
-		err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, pod, os.Stdout)
+		err := f.PrintObject(cmd, pod, os.Stdout)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -581,8 +575,7 @@ func Example_printPodShowAll() {
 	}
 	cmd := NewCmdRun(f, os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
 	podList := newAllPhasePodList()
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, podList, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, podList, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -657,8 +650,7 @@ func Example_printServiceWithNamespacesAndLabels() {
 	}
 	ld := strings.NewLineDelimiter(os.Stdout, "|")
 	defer ld.Flush()
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, svc, ld)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, svc, ld)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
index d6b9de100dc..17e4468c2b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ func NewCmdConfigView(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, ConfigAccess cli
 			printOpts := cmdutil.ExtractCmdPrintOptions(cmd, false)
 			printer, err := f.PrinterForOptions(printOpts)
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
-			printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, latest.Scheme, latest.ExternalVersion)
 
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.Run(out, printer))
 		},
@@ -120,7 +119,12 @@ func (o ViewOptions) Run(out io.Writer, printer printers.ResourcePrinter) error
 		clientcmdapi.ShortenConfig(config)
 	}
 
-	err = printer.PrintObj(config, out)
+	convertedObj, err := latest.Scheme.ConvertToVersion(config, latest.ExternalVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = printer.PrintObj(convertedObj, out)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 3b809eff9b1..0e982a70572 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -360,5 +360,5 @@ func RunCreateSubcommand(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, o
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, obj, out)
+	return f.PrintObject(cmd, obj, out)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_role.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_role.go
index 6677e3bb010..e332acc905a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_role.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_role.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (c *CreateRoleOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 	}
 
 	c.PrintObject = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
-		return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, c.Mapper, obj, c.Out)
+		return f.PrintObject(cmd, obj, c.Out)
 	}
 
 	clientset, err := f.KubernetesClientSet()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
index 772951c1f7f..3a99079ed5a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func RunExpose(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 		info.Refresh(object, true)
 		if cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
 			if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
-				return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, object, out)
+				return f.PrintObject(cmd, object, out)
 			}
 			f.PrintSuccess(false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, true, "exposed")
 			return nil
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func RunExpose(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 		}
 
 		if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, object, out)
+			return f.PrintObject(cmd, object, out)
 		}
 
 		f.PrintSuccess(false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "exposed")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
index 03dc331aa90..68b77df42e5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (o *LabelOptions) RunLabel(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		}
 
 		if len(o.outputFormat) > 0 {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, o.local, r.Mapper().RESTMapper, outputObj, o.out)
+			return f.PrintObject(cmd, outputObj, o.out)
 		}
 		f.PrintSuccess(false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, o.dryrun, dataChangeMsg)
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD
index cea1a70a4d8..f16becbd663 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/BUILD
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
index 234c413c3a9..c4be5f711f4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/resource/get.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ func (options *GetOptions) Run(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 				updatePrintOptionsForOpenAPI(f, mapping, printOpts)
 			}
 
-			printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(printOpts, mapping)
+			printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(printOpts)
 			if err != nil {
 				if !errs.Has(err.Error()) {
 					errs.Insert(err.Error())
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ func (options *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 	info := infos[0]
 	mapping := info.ResourceMapping()
 	printOpts := cmdutil.ExtractCmdPrintOptions(cmd, options.AllNamespaces)
-	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(printOpts, mapping)
+	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(printOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -531,7 +532,13 @@ func (options *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 			if isFiltered, err := filterFuncs.Filter(objToPrint, filterOpts); !isFiltered {
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.V(2).Infof("Unable to filter resource: %v", err)
-				} else if err := printer.PrintObj(objToPrint, writer); err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// printing always takes the internal version, but the watch event uses externals
+				// TODO fix printing to use server-side or be version agnostic
+				internalGV := mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupKind().WithVersion(runtime.APIVersionInternal).GroupVersion()
+				if err := printer.PrintObj(attemptToConvertToInternal(objToPrint, mapping, internalGV), writer); err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("unable to output the provided object: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
@@ -558,7 +565,13 @@ func (options *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 			if isFiltered, err := filterFuncs.Filter(e.Object, filterOpts); !isFiltered {
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.V(2).Infof("Unable to filter resource: %v", err)
-				} else if err := printer.PrintObj(e.Object, options.Out); err != nil {
+					return false, nil
+				}
+
+				// printing always takes the internal version, but the watch event uses externals
+				// TODO fix printing to use server-side or be version agnostic
+				internalGV := mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupKind().WithVersion(runtime.APIVersionInternal).GroupVersion()
+				if err := printer.PrintObj(attemptToConvertToInternal(e.Object, mapping, internalGV), options.Out); err != nil {
 					return false, err
 				}
 			}
@@ -569,6 +582,16 @@ func (options *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []s
 	return nil
 }
 
+// attemptToConvertToInternal tries to convert to an internal type, but returns the original if it can't
+func attemptToConvertToInternal(obj runtime.Object, converter runtime.ObjectConvertor, targetVersion schema.GroupVersion) runtime.Object {
+	internalObject, err := converter.ConvertToVersion(obj, targetVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(1).Infof("Unable to convert %T to %v: err", obj, targetVersion, err)
+		return obj
+	}
+	return internalObject
+}
+
 func (options *GetOptions) printGeneric(printer printers.ResourcePrinter, r *resource.Result, filterFuncs kubectl.Filters, filterOpts *printers.PrintOptions) error {
 	// we flattened the data from the builder, so we have individual items, but now we'd like to either:
 	// 1. if there is more than one item, combine them all into a single list
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
index 96c12fcf6f5..d829543acbc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ func RunRollingUpdate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 	var keepOldName bool
 	var replicasDefaulted bool
 
-	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-
 	if len(filename) != 0 {
 		schema, err := f.Validator(cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "validate"))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -322,10 +320,10 @@ func RunRollingUpdate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 			oldRcData.WriteString(oldRc.Name)
 			newRcData.WriteString(newRc.Name)
 		} else {
-			if err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, oldRc, oldRcData); err != nil {
+			if err := f.PrintObject(cmd, oldRc, oldRcData); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			if err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, newRc, newRcData); err != nil {
+			if err := f.PrintObject(cmd, newRc, newRcData); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ func RunRollingUpdate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 		return err
 	}
 	if outputFormat != "" {
-		return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, mapper, newRc, out)
+		return f.PrintObject(cmd, newRc, out)
 	}
 	f.PrintSuccess(false, out, "replicationcontrollers", oldName, dryrun, message)
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 25941cb6154..08a6c0ef56e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func RunRun(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *c
 	if runObject != nil {
 		outputFormat := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 		if outputFormat != "" || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, false, runObject.Mapper, runObject.Object, cmdOut)
+			return f.PrintObject(cmd, runObject.Object, cmdOut)
 		}
 		f.PrintSuccess(false, cmdOut, runObject.Mapping.Resource, args[0], cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd), "created")
 	}
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ func generateService(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, servi
 	}
 
 	if cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output") != "" || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
-		err := f.PrintObject(cmd, false, runObject.Mapper, runObject.Object, out)
+		err := f.PrintObject(cmd, runObject.Object, out)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
index 64f1e6dc7d8..a3513d85515 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set",
     deps = [
+        "//pkg/api/legacyscheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/testapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/rbac:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/categories:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
index 1e27b77dea9..5311dcbea35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ type EnvOptions struct {
 	From              string
 	Prefix            string
 
-	Mapper  meta.RESTMapper
 	Builder *resource.Builder
 	Infos   []*resource.Info
 	Encoder runtime.Encoder
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ type EnvOptions struct {
 	Cmd *cobra.Command
 
 	UpdatePodSpecForObject func(obj runtime.Object, fn func(*v1.PodSpec) error) (bool, error)
-	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
+	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
 }
 
 // NewCmdEnv implements the OpenShift cli env command
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ func (o *EnvOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "one or more resources must be specified as <resource> <name> or <resource>/<name>")
 	}
 
-	o.Mapper, _ = f.Object()
 	o.UpdatePodSpecForObject = f.UpdatePodSpecForObject
 	o.Encoder = f.JSONEncoder()
 	o.ContainerSelector = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "containers")
@@ -417,7 +414,7 @@ func (o *EnvOptions) RunEnv(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
 		}
 
 		if o.PrintObject != nil && (o.Local || o.DryRun) {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Local, o.Mapper, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
@@ -437,7 +434,7 @@ func (o *EnvOptions) RunEnv(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
 		}
 
 		if len(o.Output) > 0 {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Local, o.Mapper, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env_test.go
index 2004fdf84c3..64ec338fba2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/categories"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ func TestSetEnvRemote(t *testing.T) {
 		testapi.Default = testapi.Groups[input.testAPIGroup]
 		f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 		codec := scheme.Codecs.CodecForVersions(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(groupVersion), scheme.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(groupVersion), groupVersion, groupVersion)
-		tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, testapi.Default.Converter(), *testapi.Default.GroupVersion())
+		tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, scheme.Versions...)
 		tf.Namespace = "test"
 		tf.CategoryExpander = categories.LegacyCategoryExpander
 		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
index 09a12d038ec..e46cf43383e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 type ImageOptions struct {
 	resource.FilenameOptions
 
-	Mapper       meta.RESTMapper
 	Infos        []*resource.Info
 	Encoder      runtime.Encoder
 	Decoder      runtime.Decoder
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ type ImageOptions struct {
 	ResolveImage func(in string) (string, error)
 
 	PrintSuccess           func(shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resource, name string, dryRun bool, operation string)
-	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
+	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
 	UpdatePodSpecForObject func(obj runtime.Object, fn func(*v1.PodSpec) error) (bool, error)
 	Resources              []string
 	ContainerImages        map[string]string
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ func NewCmdImage(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (o *ImageOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	o.Mapper, _ = f.Object()
 	o.PrintSuccess = f.PrintSuccess
 	o.UpdatePodSpecForObject = f.UpdatePodSpecForObject
 	o.Encoder = f.JSONEncoder()
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ func (o *ImageOptions) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		if o.PrintObject != nil && (o.Local || o.DryRun) {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Local, o.Mapper, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
@@ -275,7 +272,7 @@ func (o *ImageOptions) Run() error {
 		info.Refresh(obj, true)
 
 		if len(o.Output) > 0 {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Local, o.Mapper, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image_test.go
index 05ee7d99fbd..d63aee55226 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/categories"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ func TestSetImageRemote(t *testing.T) {
 		testapi.Default = testapi.Groups[input.testAPIGroup]
 		f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 		codec := scheme.Codecs.CodecForVersions(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(groupVersion), scheme.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(groupVersion), groupVersion, groupVersion)
-		tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, testapi.Default.Converter(), *testapi.Default.GroupVersion())
+		tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, scheme.Versions...)
 		tf.Namespace = "test"
 		tf.CategoryExpander = categories.LegacyCategoryExpander
 		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index e1a65e2355b..636f0eb2aac 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ var (
 type ResourcesOptions struct {
 	resource.FilenameOptions
 
-	Mapper            meta.RESTMapper
 	Infos             []*resource.Info
 	Encoder           runtime.Encoder
 	Out               io.Writer
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ type ResourcesOptions struct {
 	ResourceRequirements v1.ResourceRequirements
 
 	PrintSuccess           func(shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resource, name string, dryRun bool, operation string)
-	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
+	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
 	UpdatePodSpecForObject func(obj runtime.Object, fn func(*v1.PodSpec) error) (bool, error)
 	Resources              []string
 }
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ func NewCmdResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.
 }
 
 func (o *ResourcesOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	o.Mapper, _ = f.Object()
 	o.PrintSuccess = f.PrintSuccess
 	o.UpdatePodSpecForObject = f.UpdatePodSpecForObject
 	o.Encoder = f.JSONEncoder()
@@ -241,7 +238,7 @@ func (o *ResourcesOptions) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		if o.Local || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(o.Cmd) {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Local, o.Mapper, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
@@ -266,7 +263,7 @@ func (o *ResourcesOptions) Run() error {
 
 		shortOutput := o.Output == "name"
 		if len(o.Output) > 0 && !shortOutput {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, o.Local, o.Mapper, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Cmd, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
index 37664d8f378..bfda43b4945 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (o *SelectorOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 	}
 
 	o.PrintObject = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
-		return f.PrintObject(cmd, o.local, mapper, obj, o.out)
+		return f.PrintObject(cmd, obj, o.out)
 	}
 	o.ClientForMapping = func(mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
 		return f.ClientForMapping(mapping)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
index a3781e0ab73..3de2764d9bc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ var (
 // serviceAccountConfig encapsulates the data required to perform the operation.
 type serviceAccountConfig struct {
 	fileNameOptions        resource.FilenameOptions
-	mapper                 meta.RESTMapper
 	encoder                runtime.Encoder
 	out                    io.Writer
 	err                    io.Writer
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ type serviceAccountConfig struct {
 	output                 string
 	changeCause            string
 	local                  bool
-	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
+	PrintObject            func(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
 	updatePodSpecForObject func(runtime.Object, func(*v1.PodSpec) error) (bool, error)
 	printSuccess           func(shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resource, name string, dryRun bool, operation string)
 	infos                  []*resource.Info
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ func NewCmdServiceAccount(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command
 
 // Complete configures serviceAccountConfig from command line args.
 func (saConfig *serviceAccountConfig) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	saConfig.mapper, _ = f.Object()
 	saConfig.encoder = f.JSONEncoder()
 	saConfig.shortOutput = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output") == "name"
 	saConfig.record = cmdutil.GetRecordFlag(cmd)
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ func (saConfig *serviceAccountConfig) Run() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if saConfig.local || saConfig.dryRun {
-			if err := saConfig.PrintObject(saConfig.cmd, saConfig.local, saConfig.mapper, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), saConfig.out); err != nil {
+			if err := saConfig.PrintObject(saConfig.cmd, patch.Info.AsVersioned(), saConfig.out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ func (saConfig *serviceAccountConfig) Run() error {
 			}
 		}
 		if len(saConfig.output) > 0 {
-			if err := saConfig.PrintObject(saConfig.cmd, saConfig.local, saConfig.mapper, info.AsVersioned(), saConfig.out); err != nil {
+			if err := saConfig.PrintObject(saConfig.cmd, info.AsVersioned(), saConfig.out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount_test.go
index eacce264da0..6c07ffbff8e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/categories"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func TestSetServiceAccountLocal(t *testing.T) {
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "yaml")
 			cmd.Flags().Set("local", "true")
 			testapi.Default = testapi.Groups[input.apiGroup]
-			tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, testapi.Default.Converter(), *testapi.Default.GroupVersion())
+			tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, scheme.Versions...)
 			saConfig := serviceAccountConfig{fileNameOptions: resource.FilenameOptions{
 				Filenames: []string{input.yaml}},
 				out:   out,
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ func TestSetServiceAccountRemote(t *testing.T) {
 		testapi.Default = testapi.Groups[input.testAPIGroup]
 		f, tf, _, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 		codec := scheme.Codecs.CodecForVersions(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(groupVersion), scheme.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(groupVersion), groupVersion, groupVersion)
-		tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, testapi.Default.Converter(), *testapi.Default.GroupVersion())
+		tf.Printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(&printers.YAMLPrinter{}, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, scheme.Versions...)
 		tf.Namespace = "test"
 		tf.CategoryExpander = categories.LegacyCategoryExpander
 		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
index d2abe622f80..bf337bb98ea 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -57,8 +56,6 @@ type updateSubjects func(existings []rbac.Subject, targets []rbac.Subject) (bool
 type SubjectOptions struct {
 	resource.FilenameOptions
 
-	Mapper            meta.RESTMapper
-	Typer             runtime.ObjectTyper
 	Infos             []*resource.Info
 	Encoder           runtime.Encoder
 	Out               io.Writer
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ type SubjectOptions struct {
 	Groups          []string
 	ServiceAccounts []string
 
-	PrintObject func(mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
+	PrintObject func(obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
 }
 
 func NewCmdSubject(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -111,12 +108,11 @@ func NewCmdSubject(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Co
 }
 
 func (o *SubjectOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	o.Mapper, o.Typer = f.Object()
 	o.Encoder = f.JSONEncoder()
 	o.Output = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
-	o.PrintObject = func(mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
-		return f.PrintObject(cmd, o.Local, mapper, obj, out)
+	o.PrintObject = func(obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
+		return f.PrintObject(cmd, obj, out)
 	}
 
 	cmdNamespace, enforceNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace()
@@ -242,7 +238,7 @@ func (o *SubjectOptions) Run(f cmdutil.Factory, fn updateSubjects) error {
 		}
 
 		if o.Local || o.DryRun {
-			if err := o.PrintObject(o.Mapper, info.Object, o.Out); err != nil {
+			if err := o.PrintObject(info.Object, o.Out); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			continue
@@ -257,7 +253,7 @@ func (o *SubjectOptions) Run(f cmdutil.Factory, fn updateSubjects) error {
 
 		shortOutput := o.Output == "name"
 		if len(o.Output) > 0 && !shortOutput {
-			return o.PrintObject(o.Mapper, info.AsVersioned(), o.Out)
+			return o.PrintObject(info.AsVersioned(), o.Out)
 		}
 		f.PrintSuccess(shortOutput, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "subjects updated")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject_test.go
index 484a0dfac95..a303e75c2d0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
-	f, tf, _, _ := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
+	_, tf, _, _ := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 
 	tests := map[string]struct {
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
-		test.options.Mapper, _ = f.Object()
 		err := test.options.Validate()
 		if test.expectErr && err != nil {
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
index 5e0f5bc71c3..173d08be223 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
@@ -274,10 +274,9 @@ func (o TaintOptions) RunTaint() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		mapper, _ := o.f.Object()
 		outputFormat := cmdutil.GetFlagString(o.cmd, "output")
 		if outputFormat != "" {
-			return o.f.PrintObject(o.cmd, false, mapper, outputObj, o.out)
+			return o.f.PrintObject(o.cmd, outputObj, o.out)
 		}
 
 		o.f.PrintSuccess(false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, operation)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
index f014362dd38..c2e0d7f9e42 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/fake.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (f *FakeFactory) PrintResourceInfoForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, info *reso
 		return err
 	}
 	if !printer.IsGeneric() {
-		printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(&printers.PrintOptions{}, nil)
+		printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(&printers.PrintOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ func (f *FakeFactory) BindFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 func (f *FakeFactory) BindExternalFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 }
 
-func (f *FakeFactory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
+func (f *FakeFactory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (f *FakeFactory) PrinterForMapping(printOpts *printers.PrintOptions, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
+func (f *FakeFactory) PrinterForMapping(printOpts *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
 	return f.tf.Printer, f.tf.Err
 }
 
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ func (f *fakeAPIFactory) PrintResourceInfoForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, info *r
 		return err
 	}
 	if !printer.IsGeneric() {
-		printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(&printers.PrintOptions{}, nil)
+		printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(&printers.PrintOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -848,25 +848,15 @@ func (f *fakeAPIFactory) Generators(cmdName string) map[string]kubectl.Generator
 	return cmdutil.DefaultGenerators(cmdName)
 }
 
-func (f *fakeAPIFactory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
-	gvks, _, err := legacyscheme.Scheme.ObjectKinds(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	mapping, err := mapper.RESTMapping(gvks[0].GroupKind())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(&printers.PrintOptions{}, mapping)
+func (f *fakeAPIFactory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
+	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(&printers.PrintOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return printer.PrintObj(obj, out)
 }
 
-func (f *fakeAPIFactory) PrinterForMapping(outputOpts *printers.PrintOptions, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
+func (f *fakeAPIFactory) PrinterForMapping(outputOpts *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
 	return f.tf.Printer, f.tf.Err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index ad62bee1b12..06b2f364d35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ type BuilderFactory interface {
 	// Requires that printer flags have been added to cmd (see AddPrinterFlags).
 	// Returns a printer, true if the printer is generic (is not internal), or
 	// an error if a printer could not be found.
-	PrinterForMapping(options *printers.PrintOptions, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error)
+	PrinterForMapping(options *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error)
 	// PrintObject prints an api object given command line flags to modify the output format
-	PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
+	PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error
 	// PrintResourceInfoForCommand receives a *cobra.Command and a *resource.Info and
 	// attempts to print an info object based on the specified output format. If the
 	// object passed is non-generic, it attempts to print the object using a HumanReadablePrinter.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_builder.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_builder.go
index d772772c833..faddb070098 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory_builder.go
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/plugins"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	kubectlscheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
@@ -48,34 +49,17 @@ func NewBuilderFactory(clientAccessFactory ClientAccessFactory, objectMappingFac
 }
 
 func (f *ring2Factory) PrinterForOptions(options *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
-	_, typer := f.objectMappingFactory.Object()
-
-	// TODO: used by the custom column implementation and the name implementation, break this dependency
-	decoders := []runtime.Decoder{f.clientAccessFactory.Decoder(true), unstructured.UnstructuredJSONScheme}
-	encoder := f.clientAccessFactory.JSONEncoder()
-	return printerForOptions(typer, encoder, decoders, options)
+	return printerForOptions(options)
 }
 
-func (f *ring2Factory) PrinterForMapping(options *printers.PrintOptions, mapping *meta.RESTMapping) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
+func (f *ring2Factory) PrinterForMapping(options *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
 	printer, err := f.PrinterForOptions(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Make sure we output versioned data for generic printers
-	if printer.IsGeneric() {
-		if mapping == nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no serialization format found")
-		}
-		version := mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion()
-		if version.Empty() {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no serialization format found")
-		}
-
-		printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, mapping.ObjectConvertor, version, mapping.GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion())
-
-	}
-
+	// wrap the printer in a versioning printer that understands when to convert and when not to convert
+	printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, kubectlscheme.Versions...)
 	return printer, nil
 }
 
@@ -101,26 +85,8 @@ func (f *ring2Factory) PrintSuccess(shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resource, n
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *ring2Factory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, isLocal bool, mapper meta.RESTMapper, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
-	// try to get a typed object
-	_, typer := f.objectMappingFactory.Object()
-	gvks, _, err := typer.ObjectKinds(obj)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Prefer the existing external version if specified
-	var preferredVersion []string
-	if gvks[0].Version != "" && gvks[0].Version != runtime.APIVersionInternal {
-		preferredVersion = []string{gvks[0].Version}
-	}
-
-	mapping, err := mapper.RESTMapping(gvks[0].GroupKind(), preferredVersion...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(ExtractCmdPrintOptions(cmd, false), mapping)
+func (f *ring2Factory) PrintObject(cmd *cobra.Command, obj runtime.Object, out io.Writer) error {
+	printer, err := f.PrinterForMapping(ExtractCmdPrintOptions(cmd, false))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -134,7 +100,7 @@ func (f *ring2Factory) PrintResourceInfoForCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, info *res
 		return err
 	}
 	if !printer.IsGeneric() {
-		printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(printOpts, nil)
+		printer, err = f.PrinterForMapping(printOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
index 2939e0e74ae..214f495d2b5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
+	kubectlscheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 )
 
 // AddPrinterFlags adds printing related flags to a command (e.g. output format, no headers, template path)
@@ -83,8 +85,12 @@ func ValidateOutputArgs(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 // printerForOptions returns the printer for the outputOptions (if given) or
 // returns the default printer for the command. Requires that printer flags have
 // been added to cmd (see AddPrinterFlags).
-func printerForOptions(typer runtime.ObjectTyper, encoder runtime.Encoder, decoders []runtime.Decoder, options *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
-	printer, err := printers.GetStandardPrinter(typer, encoder, decoders, *options)
+func printerForOptions(options *printers.PrintOptions) (printers.ResourcePrinter, error) {
+	// TODO: used by the custom column implementation and the name implementation, break this dependency
+	decoders := []runtime.Decoder{kubectlscheme.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(), unstructured.UnstructuredJSONScheme}
+	encoder := kubectlscheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(kubectlscheme.Registry.EnabledVersions()...)
+
+	printer, err := printers.GetStandardPrinter(kubectlscheme.Scheme, encoder, decoders, *options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/scheme/install.go b/pkg/kubectl/scheme/install.go
index 51d4e16f18a..95838f55703 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/scheme/install.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/scheme/install.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func init() {
 	scheme.AddToScheme(Scheme)
 
 	// Register external types for Registry
+	Versions = append(Versions, corev1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              corev1.GroupName,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, admissionv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              admissionv1alpha1.GroupName,
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, admissionregistrationv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              admissionregistrationv1alpha1.GroupName,
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion, appsv1beta2.SchemeGroupVersion, appsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              appsv1.GroupName,
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, authenticationv1.SchemeGroupVersion, authenticationv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              authenticationv1beta1.GroupName,
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, authorizationv1.SchemeGroupVersion, authorizationv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              authorizationv1.GroupName,
@@ -158,6 +164,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, autoscalingv1.SchemeGroupVersion, autoscalingv2beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              autoscalingv1.GroupName,
@@ -171,6 +178,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion, batchv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion, batchv2alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              batchv1.GroupName,
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, certificatesv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              certificatesv1beta1.GroupName,
@@ -198,6 +207,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, extensionsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              extensionsv1beta1.GroupName,
@@ -211,6 +221,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, imagepolicyv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              imagepolicyv1alpha1.GroupName,
@@ -224,6 +235,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, networkingv1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              networkingv1.GroupName,
@@ -236,6 +248,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, policyv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              policyv1beta1.GroupName,
@@ -248,6 +261,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, rbacv1.SchemeGroupVersion, rbacv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion, rbacv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              rbacv1.GroupName,
@@ -263,6 +277,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, schedulingv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              schedulingv1alpha1.GroupName,
@@ -276,6 +291,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, settingsv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              settingsv1alpha1.GroupName,
@@ -288,6 +304,7 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	Versions = append(Versions, storagev1.SchemeGroupVersion, storagev1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
 		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
 			GroupName:              storagev1.GroupName,
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/scheme/scheme.go b/pkg/kubectl/scheme/scheme.go
index cd38d22a183..c69c5465f4d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/scheme/scheme.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/scheme/scheme.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/announced"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/registered"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
 )
 
@@ -41,3 +42,8 @@ var Codecs = serializer.NewCodecFactory(Scheme)
 
 // ParameterCodec handles versioning of objects that are converted to query parameters.
 var ParameterCodec = runtime.NewParameterCodec(Scheme)
+
+// Versions is a list of group versions in order of preferred serialization.  This used to be discovered dynamically,
+// from the server for use in the client, but that gives conflicting lists of non-existent versions.  This only needs to
+// live until we stop attempting to perform any conversion client-side and is only valid for items existent in our scheme.
+var Versions = []schema.GroupVersion{}
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
index 531ee5849b7..140544b4d7c 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ func TestVersionedPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 			return nil
 		}),
 		legacyscheme.Scheme,
+		legacyscheme.Scheme,
 		legacyscheme.Registry.GroupOrDie(api.GroupName).GroupVersion,
 	)
 	if err := p.PrintObj(original, nil); err != nil {
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ func TestPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("in %s, unexpected error: %#v", test.Name, err)
 		}
 		if printer.IsGeneric() && len(test.OutputVersions) > 0 {
-			printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, legacyscheme.Scheme, test.OutputVersions...)
+			printer = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(printer, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, test.OutputVersions...)
 		}
 		if err := printer.PrintObj(test.Input, buf); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("in %s, unexpected error: %#v", test.Name, err)
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ func TestTemplateStrings(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("tmpl fail: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	printer := printers.NewVersionedPrinter(p, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Registry.GroupOrDie(api.GroupName).GroupVersion)
+	printer := printers.NewVersionedPrinter(p, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Registry.GroupOrDie(api.GroupName).GroupVersion)
 
 	for name, item := range table {
 		buffer := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -655,19 +656,19 @@ func TestPrinters(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	templatePrinter = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(templatePrinter, legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
+	templatePrinter = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(templatePrinter, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 
 	templatePrinter2, err = printers.NewTemplatePrinter([]byte("{{len .items}}"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	templatePrinter2 = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(templatePrinter2, legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
+	templatePrinter2 = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(templatePrinter2, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 
 	jsonpathPrinter, err = printers.NewJSONPathPrinter("{.metadata.name}")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	jsonpathPrinter = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(jsonpathPrinter, legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
+	jsonpathPrinter = printers.NewVersionedPrinter(jsonpathPrinter, legacyscheme.Scheme, legacyscheme.Scheme, v1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 
 	allPrinters := map[string]printers.ResourcePrinter{
 		"humanReadable": printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(nil, nil, printers.PrintOptions{
diff --git a/pkg/printers/versioned.go b/pkg/printers/versioned.go
index 5e3a6cdac29..1907ffb5850 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/versioned.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/versioned.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 )
@@ -29,14 +30,16 @@ import (
 type VersionedPrinter struct {
 	printer   ResourcePrinter
 	converter runtime.ObjectConvertor
+	typer     runtime.ObjectTyper
 	versions  []schema.GroupVersion
 }
 
 // NewVersionedPrinter wraps a printer to convert objects to a known API version prior to printing.
-func NewVersionedPrinter(printer ResourcePrinter, converter runtime.ObjectConvertor, versions ...schema.GroupVersion) ResourcePrinter {
+func NewVersionedPrinter(printer ResourcePrinter, converter runtime.ObjectConvertor, typer runtime.ObjectTyper, versions ...schema.GroupVersion) ResourcePrinter {
 	return &VersionedPrinter{
 		printer:   printer,
 		converter: converter,
+		typer:     typer,
 		versions:  versions,
 	}
 }
@@ -47,6 +50,33 @@ func (p *VersionedPrinter) AfterPrint(w io.Writer, res string) error {
 
 // PrintObj implements ResourcePrinter
 func (p *VersionedPrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, w io.Writer) error {
+	gvks, _, err := p.typer.ObjectKinds(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	needsConversion := false
+	for _, gvk := range gvks {
+		if len(gvk.Version) == 0 || gvk.Version == runtime.APIVersionInternal {
+			needsConversion = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// if we're unstructured, no conversion necessary
+	if _, ok := obj.(*unstructured.Unstructured); ok {
+		return p.printer.PrintObj(obj, w)
+	}
+	// if we aren't a generic printer, we don't convert.  This means the printer must be aware of what it is getting.
+	// The default printers fall into this category.
+	// TODO eventually, all printers must be generic
+	if !p.IsGeneric() {
+		return p.printer.PrintObj(obj, w)
+	}
+
+	// if we're already external, no conversion necessary
+	if !needsConversion {
+		return p.printer.PrintObj(obj, w)
+	}
+
 	if len(p.versions) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no version specified, object cannot be converted")
 	}