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This article is about the television series. For titular character, see Kim Possible (character).
Kim Possible
Cover for "Crush", pilot episode of Kim Possible. Featuring Kim, Ron, Rufus, Dr. Drakken and Shego.
Created byMark McCorkle
Bob Schooley
Voices ofChristy Carlson Romano
Will Friedle
Nestor Carbonell
Nancy Cartwright
Gary Cole
John DiMaggio
Shaun Fleming (Season 1-3)
Ricardo Montalban
Tahj Mowry
Earl Boen
Jean Smart
Rider Strong (Seasons 1-3)
Nicole Sullivan
Kirsten Storms
Raven-Symoné
A.J. Trauth (Seasons 1-3)
Patrick Warburton
Ashley Tisdale (Season 4)
Spencer Fox (Season 4)
Opening theme"Call Me, Beep Me" sung by Christina Milian
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes87 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes (per episode)
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJune 7, 2002 –
September 7, 2007

Kim Possible was an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the secret-agent and action genres.

Premise

Kim (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano) often finds herself crossing the globe in an attempt to rescue people, stop crimes, and battle supervillains... all the while being expected to come home and complete her homework on time. Kim Possible attends Middleton High School, and is captain of the school's cheerleading squad. The red-haired crime fighter cannot save the world alone. Assisting her is Wade, a technical genius she stays in touch with via her "Kimmunicator" (which has some fantastic abilities of its own), and who rarely shows himself in person until the third season. Alongside her is Ron Stoppable, her goofy, wisecracking sidekick and best friend (and, later, boyfriend), and his scene-stealing pet naked mole rat, Rufus. Her friend Monique occasionally helps out both with crimefighting and with fashion tips, though she tends to be in over her head when the fighting starts. Kim's troublesome but scientifically brilliant twin brothers Jim and Tim Possible will sometimes come to her aid.

Production

Creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley claim they created the show in an elevator. As they tell it, McCorkle looked at Schooley and said, "Kim Possible: she can do anything". Schooley at once replied, "Her partner is Ron Stoppable: he can't do anything". The creators also maintain that it was always their intention for Kim and Ron to eventually become involved romantically, rather than just remaining best friends. This becomes a reality in the supposed series-ending movie, Kim Possible: So the Drama. The romantic theme also continues in season four.

The series premiered on Disney Channel in June 2002, and the first episode to air, Crush, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award the following year. After the premiere of this episode, Kim Possible was the most watched and highest rated television show on Disney Channel at that time. The series as a whole was nominated for the Daytime Emmy in 2004, and again in 2005 (that year it received 5 nominations and 1 win).[1]. The show has been widely praised for its smart dialogue, fluid animation, and engaging, well-written characters (both heroic and villainous).

On February 22, 2005, after 3 seasons and 65 episodes, the show ended production. Due to the popularity of the series and grassroots operations by dedicated KP fans, Disney announced on November 29, 2005, that the show would be renewed for a fourth season, which debuted on Disney Channel on February 10, 2007. The series finally ended permanently on September 7, 2007 with the airing of the one-hour-long concluding episode, "Graduation" (see below).

The show's title music, "Call Me, Beep Me", is sung by Christina Milian. Artist Shane Glines produced the original designs for KP.[citation needed]

Kim Possible also airs on Toon Disney and Family Channel in Canada. Some early episodes have been aired on ABC as part of it's Saturday morning block ABC Kids. A Mandarin version aired on CCTV-12 in China, and an Arabic dub was also made which started airing on Dubai TV in early 2006 and is currently airing on MBC 3 on the network's "Disney morning timeslot", the only thing that was changed were the character's names, for example Kim was called "Damo Staheel" (Mostaheel is Arabic for Impossible), Ron was called "Mostah Aed", Wade was called "Awad", Shego was called "Shahira", and Dr. Drakken was called "Daraken". The show aired on the French Disney Channel and then on TF1's Disney show in France. Several changes were made in the names to fit with translated jokes: for example Ron Stoppable is called Robin Trépide ("Intrépide" meaning some kind of a courageous adventurer).

Characters

Team Possible

From left to right: Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Possible, Ron, Rufus, Kim, Shego, Dr. Drakken, Monkey Fist, Señor Senior Sr., Adrena Lynn, Señor Senior Jr.
  • Kim Possible — The team leader, this red-haired crime-fighter who saves the world, also tries to live a normal teenage life; dealing with everyday problems. She has been Ron's best friend since Pre-K, and has been his girlfriend since the night of their junior prom (Season 3). Naturally, her name makes reference to the word 'impossible.' Kim's dialogue tends to be peppered with not-so-typical teen slang; for example, "So not the drama" and "No big", as well as the series' catchphrase, "What's the sitch?" (slang for situation).
  • Ron Stoppable — Kim's best friend since Pre-K, partner, and boyfriend. Despite his role as the goofy sidekick, Ron has proven himself to be a very capable hero and also saves the world from time to time. His name is a play on the word 'unstoppable'.
  • Rufus — Ron's pet naked mole rat, considered a member of the team — in fact, he often proves to be more competent than Ron, or even Kim on occasion.
  • Wade — The twelve-year-old super genius (completed high school and college in 8 months) who spends the majority of his time in his room and until the episode "Team Impossible" he is never seen in person. He is then seen again soon after that in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time but in an adult form. He runs Kim's website, supplies her with gadgets, assigns her missions, arranges transportation for her, and even goes on missions with Kim on rare occasions.
  • Monique — A close friend of Kim. Although she has no special abilities, she has helped out on missions a few times.
See also: Minor allies in Kim Possible

Family

See also: Minor family members in Kim Possible

Recurring Villains

  • Dr. Drakken — Formerly "Drew Lipsky", a college classmate of Kim's father. A blue skinned villain obsessed with world domination, and with proving that he is a genius. Often referred to as Kim's arch nemesis.
  • Shego — Drakken's hired henchwoman. She is arguably Kim's most persistent rival and perhaps even more dangerous than her boss. Her weapon of choice is her green glowing gloved hands which shoot a kind of energy beam. Originally part of a team of superheroes known as "Team Go".
  • Monkey Fist — Lord Montgomery Fiske, a British nobleman who is obsessed with the fighting style of Monkey Kung-Fu, also known as Tai Sheng Pek Kwar. His hands and feet were genetically altered by DNAmy to resemble monkeys' hands and feet. Wherever he goes, his monkey ninjas are sure to follow.
  • Duff Killigan — The self-proclaimed "World's Deadliest Golfer". His weapons are his golf clubs and exploding golf balls.
  • The Seniors — Señor Senior, Sr. and Señor Senior, Jr. are villains who are incredibly rich. However, Jr. isn't exactly what Kim and Ron would call "dangerous".
  • Professor Dementor — A mad scientist. While he is a threat to Kim and the world, he is more determined to show up his rival, Dr. Drakken.
  • DNAmy — A breeder of living mutants who has a mild fetish for Cuddle Buddies. Her original aim as an evil geneticist was to make real life versions of her Cuddle Buddies, however, her versions are often much deadlier.
  • Killer Bebes — A group of hiveminded female killer robots. They were originally built by Drakken, but have since gone rogue.
  • Gill — A genetically-mutated teen from Ron's old summer camp, Camp Wannaweep.
  • Motor Ed — Cousin of Doctor Drakken. Notorious for his mullet haircut and repetitive use of the word "seriously" at the end of his sentences. Also has a crush on Shego.
  • Camille Leon — Former actress and disinherited heiress, she underwent an experimental plastic surgery procedure that granted her shape-shifting powers.
See also: Minor villains in Kim Possible

Other minor characters

  • Bonnie Rockwaller — Kim's fellow cheerleader and rival.
  • Steve Barkin — School principal and teacher of practically every subject at Middleton High. It is revealed in the fourth season that he also works at "Smarty Mart" and is the football coach.
  • Yori - Classmate of Ron at the Yamanouchi School and an ally of Team Possible. She had a crush on Ron, but took it well when she found out Ron and Kim were dating.
See also: Minor characters in Kim Possible

Episodes

Main article: List of Kim Possible episodes

Season 4 of Kim Possible aired on 10 February 2007 on the American Disney Channel and first aired on 16 April 2007 on the Disney Channel in The United Kingdom. Season 4 episodes have also aired on Canada's Family Channel since March 19, 2007 and aired on July 14th on Disney Channel Asia. Since June 11th 2007, the show has aired every Monday on Disney Channel Latin America for 1 hour.

Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 21 June 7, 2002 May 16, 2003
Season 2 32 July 18, 2003 August 5, 2004
Season 3 12 September 25, 2004 June 10, 2006
Season 4 22 February 10, 2007 September 7, 2007

Every Possible Episode Ever

From September 5 to September 7, 2007, Disney Channel held an event called "Every Possible Episode Ever" where the network showed every Kim Possible episode in production order, ending with the new, never-aired series finale, Graduation. The marathon ran 18 hours on each day, 12 noon to 6 a.m., interrupted only by the network's daily pre-school programming. [2] [3] This is similar to marathons shown on other channels such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, USA, or Sci-Fi Channel; however, this is the first time where the multi-day marathon ended with the series finale.

Films

Appearances in other media

Television

Apart from their own series, Kim Possible characters also made a crossover appearance in the episode "Rufus" (2.8) of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, when Stitch is kidnapped by Dr. Drakken and Pleakley calls on the help of Kim Possible to rescue him. Also, Rufus gets mistaken by Jumba as one of his experiments.

Video games

Six video games based on the show were produced, three for Game Boy Advance, two for Nintendo DS and one for the Playstation 2.

Soundtrack

Notes and references

  1. ^ Awards for "Kim Possible" (2006), retrieved August 4, 2006
  2. ^ JPEG image of "Every Episode Possible" Event (2007), retrieved September 6, 2007
  3. ^ PNG image of "Every Episode Possible" Event (2007), retrieved September 6, 2007

External links

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