|
Web Directory Search Home
Store
Current News: a dictionary of current search terms and popular interest topics.
Kim Possible
Genre Children's television series
Created by Mark McCorkle
Bob Schooley
Voices of Christy Carlson Romano
Will Friedle
Nestor Carbonell
Nancy Cartwright
Gary Cole
John DiMaggio
Shaun Fleming
Ricardo Montalban
Tahj Mowry
Earl Boen
Jean Smart
Rider Strong
Nicole Sullivan
Kirsten Storms
Raven-Symoné
A.J. Trauth
Patrick Warburton
Ashley Tisdale
Brian Stepanek
Opening theme "Call Me, Beep Me" sung by Christina Milian
Country of origin Flag of United States United States
No. of episodes 87 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time approx. 22 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel Disney Channel
Original run June 7, 2002 – TBA 2007
Kim Possible is 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 fairly action-oriented, but also has a strong,
light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons 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 in 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 that she stays in touch
with via a her "Kimmunicator" (which has some fantastic abilities of its
own), and who rarely shows himself in person. Alongside her is Ron
Stoppable, her goofy, wisecracking sidekick (and, later, boyfriend), and his
scene-stealing pet naked mole rat, Rufus (occasionally her friend Monique
helps out and more often than not Kim's troublesome but genius twin brothers
Jim and Tim Possible will come to her aid in some other way).
Production
According to creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley, 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, instead of 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.
With the premiere of this episode, Kim Possible was regarded as the most
watched and highest rated television show on Disney Channel at that time.
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).[1]. The
show has widely been 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 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 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 an courageous adventurer).
Kim Possible is the longest running animated Disney Channel Original Series
on Disney Channel.
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. 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 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 clichés of villainy often saying it's old or
classic. 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).
* Ron Stoppable — Kim's best friend since Pre-K, partner, and now boyfriend;
he 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
occasions.(When translated into Latin, Rufus means red-haired.)
* 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 (until the
episode "Team Impossible" and soon after that in Kim Possible: A Sitch in
Time). He runs Kim's website, supplies her with gadgets, assigns her
missions, and arranges transportation for her. His last name is never
revealed, though at one point in early development he was known as "Wade
Load", perhaps a play on "Wide load", considering his being overweight.
* Monique — A close friend of Kim. Although she has no special abilities,
she has helped out on missions a few times.
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 genius but annoying twin brothers, often
referred as the tweebs (twin dweebs) by Kim.
* The Stoppables — Ron's family, composed of: father, mother, and adopted
sister.
Recurring Villains
* Dr. Drakken — The blue skinned arch-nemesis of Kim; originally "Drew
Lipsky", a college classmate of Kim's father. He is obsessed with world
domination, and believing and proving that he is a genius.
* 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 — A man who is obsessed with the fighting style of Monkey
Kung-Fu. His hands and feet are genetically altered resembling those of
monkeys. Wherever he is, his monkey ninjas are sure to follow.
* Duff Killigan — The self-proclaimed "World's Deadliest Golfer". His
weapons of choice are his exploding golf balls.
* 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". He doesn't wish to take over the world like his father wants
to, Jr. only wants to be an international pop star.
* 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 is to make real life
versions of her Cuddle Buddies, however hers 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 — The genetically-mutated foe of Ron.
* 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.
Other minor characters
* Bonnie Rockwaller — Kim's fellow cheerleader and rival.
* Steve Barkin — Perpetual teacher of the school. It is revealed in the
fourth season that he also works at "Smarty Mart".
* Yori - Classmate of Ron at the Yamanouchi School and an ally of Team
Possible. She has a crush on Ron, but took it well when she found out Ron
and Kim were dating.
Episodes
Season 4 of Kim Possible aired on 10 February 2007 on the American Disney
Channel and started to air 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 will show on July 14th on Disney Channel Asia.
Since June 11th 2007, every Monday in Disney Channel Latin America, for 1
hour.
Season Ep # First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 21 June 7, 2002 May 16, 2003
Season 2 30 July 18, 2003 August 5, 2004
Season 3 12 September 25, 2004 June 10, 2006
Season 4 23 February 10, 2007 TBA
The opening shot in the title sequence of the show for season 4 lists
various notes about Kim Possible. In order, it says: "Kim Possible, she can
do anything, agent for change to save the world, Middleton High School, high
school senior, varsity cheerleader, world's last hope, fear not."
Movies
* Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) — Aired during Season 2
* Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama (2005) — Aired at the end of Season 3
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.
* Disney's Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist (GBA) — released November
15, 2002
* Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise (GBA) — released September 22,
2004
* Disney's Kim Possible 3: Team Possible (GBA) — released July 26, 2005
* Disney's Kim Possible: Kimmunicator (DS) — released November 9, 2005
* Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch? (PS2) — released October 19,
2006
* Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini (DS) — released : February 13, 2007
Soundtrack
* Kim Possible
Notes and references
1. ^ Awards for "Kim Possible" (2006), retrieved August 4, 2006
read the
copyright
|