Kim Possible
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- This article is about the TV series. For the title character, see Kim Possible (character).
Kim Possible is a Disney Channel original Emmy-winning American animated television series about a teenage crimefighter named Kim (full name Kimberly Ann Possible) who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is fairly action-oriented, but also has a strong, light-hearted comedic atmosphere and often lampoons conventions and clichés of the secret-agent and action hero genres.
About the show
Kim (voiced by Christy Carlson Romano) often finds herself criss-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 in time. Kim Possible attends Middleton High School, and is captain of the school's cheerleading squad. However, the red-haired, tummy-baring crime fighter cannot save the world alone. Alongside her is Ron Stoppable, her goofy, wisecracking sidekick, and his scene-stealing pet naked mole rat, Rufus.The series premiered in June 2002, and the first episode to air, Crush, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award the following year. With the premiere of this episode, Kim Possible has since been regarded as the most watched and highest rated television show on the Disney Channel in many years. The series as a whole was nominated for the Daytime equivalent in 2004, and again in 2005 (that year saw it receive 5 nominations with 1 win). The show has widely been praised for its smart dialogue, fluid animation, and engaging, well-written characters (both heroic and villainous).
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?" (situation). The show's title music, Call Me, Beep Me, is sung by Christina Milian. Much of its artistic style is due to character development by artist Stephen Silver.
Kim has faced many different foes and villains throughout her career. She has dealt with evil weather controlling machines, super fast growing grass and one time even being placed under mind control by her arch foe Doctor Drakken. Many of her villains also point out the cliches of villainy often saying it's old or classic.
Despite the show's popularity, production on the show ended in February 2005, after 3 seasons and 65 episodes. On November 29, 2005, it was announced that Disney had renewed the show for a fourth season.
Kim Possible also airs on Toon Disney and ABC Kids.
An Arabic dub was made and starting airing in Dubai in 2006, the only thing that was changed were the character's names, for example Kim was called "Damo Mostaheel" (Mostaheel is Arabic for Impossible), Ron was called "Mostah", Wade was called "Awad" and Shego was called "Shahira", however Dr. Drakken was still called Drakken.
Characters
Team Possible
- 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. Naturally, her name makes reference to the word 'impossible.'
- Ron Stoppable - Kim's best friend since Pre-K and her sidekick; he too saves the world from time to time. His name is either a play on the word 'unstoppable' or is supposed to contrast with Kim's name, 'possible', with 'stoppable.
- Rufus - Ron's pet naked mole rat, considered a member of the team---in fact, often proves to be more competent than Ron or even Kim on occasion.
- Wade Load - The ten-year-old super genius who spends the majority of his time in his room (until the episode Team Impossible). He is often shown drinking soda. He runs Kim's website, supplies her with gadgets, and assigns her missions.
Allies
- Monique - A close friend of Kim. Although she has no special abilities, she has helped out on missions a few times.
- Bonnie Rockwaller - Kim's fellow cheerleader and rival.
- Steve Barkin - Permanent substitute teacher of the school.
- Tara - Cheerleader who had a crush on Ron.
- Brick Flagg - Star quarterback.
- Josh Mankey - Kim's former crush.
Family
- Dr. James Timothy Possible - Kim's father, works as a rocket scientist.
- Mrs. Dr. Possible - Kim's mother, a brain surgeon.
- Jim and Tim Possible - Kim's smart but annoying twin brothers, often referred as the tweebs by Kim.
- Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable - Ron's parents.
Villains
- Doctor Drakken - The blue-skinned arch-nemesis of Kim. He is obsessed with world domination.
- Shego - Drakken's henchwoman. She is arguably Kim's deadliest foe, even more so (or perhaps especially more than) her boss. Her weapon of choice is her glowing green hands, which shoot a kind of energy beam. Originally part of a team of superheros known as 'Team Go'.
- Monkey Fist - A man who is obsessed with the fighting style of Monkey Kung-Fu. He has genetically altered hands and feet to resemble those of monkeys. Wherever he is, his monkey ninjas are sure to follow.
- The Seniors - Señor Senior, Sr. and Señor Senior, Jr. are foes who are incredibly rich. However, Jr. isn't exactly what Kim and Ron would call "dangerous".
- Professor Dementor - Rival of Drakken, also a threat to Kim.
- Duff Killigan - The world's deadliest golfer. His weapons of choice are his exploding golf balls.
- DNAmy - A breeder of living mutants, and has a mild fetish for Cuddle Buddies. Her original aim as an evil geneticist is to make real life versions of her Cuddle Buddies, however hers are often much deadlier.
- Killer Bebes - Killer feminine robots built by Drakken.
- Gill - The genetically-mutated foe of Ron.
- Motor Ed - Cousin of Doctor Drakken. He loves his mullet and loves saying "seriously".
Movies
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, which is due in the fall of 2006.
- (GBA) - released November 15, 2002.
- (GBA) - released September 22, 2004.
- (GBA) - released July 26, 2005.
- (DS) - released November 9, 2005.
- (PS2) - release date: Fall, 2006
- (DS) -release date: Fall, 2006
Soundtrack
See also
External links
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