56 Fun Facts About Kim Possible

What kind of animal is Ron's pet, Rufus?

A naked mole rat was the loophole: Ron's father is allergic to animal fur, so the only pet Ron could bring home was a hairless one.

What is the name of the town where Kim Possible lives?

Middleton is Kim's hometown: she attends Middleton High School, and her father works at the Middleton Space Center.

Which snack did Ron invent while working at a fast-food counter?

The Naco, a nacho-taco mash-up, sold so well that royalties later made Ron a multimillionaire overnight, until Drakken stole the money for a doomsday scheme.

What is the name of the device Kim uses to talk to Wade?

The Kimmunicator is Wade's own invention, and he needs it: the young genius almost never leaves his bedroom, so its screen is how Kim and Ron see him.

Which of these is one of Kim's catchphrases?

'What's the sitch?' came from Kim's own voice actor, who offered it in the studio when the creators asked how she would say 'What's up?' in a modern way.

What is Ron's catchphrase?

'Booyah!' is Ron's victory cry, and when an accident turns him evil he warps it into a villain's laugh: 'A-booyahahahaha!'

What color is Dr. Drakken's skin?

Blue skin is Dr. Drakken's trademark; in the fourth season the alien Warmonga mistakes him for her prophesied leader, the 'Great Blue'.

What superpower does Shego have?

Green energy blasts fired from her glowing hands are Shego's power, gained when a rainbow comet struck her and her brothers as children.

What is Dr. Drakken's real name?

Drew Lipsky was one of Kim's father's old college buddies, so the hero's arch-enemy is a man her dad used to hang out with.

What jobs do Kim's parents have?

Rocket scientist and brain surgeon are the family trades, and the series makes a running gag of one: whenever Kim phones her mother for advice, she is in the middle of an operation.

What nickname does Kim use for her twin brothers Jim and Tim?

The Tweebs is Kim's blend of 'twin' and 'dweebs'; the boys invented a twin-speak of their own, one asking 'Hicka-bicka-boo?' and the other giving the set reply.

Which classmate is Kim's rival on the cheerleading squad?

Bonnie Rockwaller needles Kim at every turn, and the series hints at why: at home her two older sisters treat her just as harshly.

Which villain is an English aristocrat and explorer?

Monkey Fist is Lord Monty Fiske, a master of monkey kung fu who went a step further and had his own hands and feet remade into a monkey's.

Which villain calls himself the 'World's Deadliest Golfer'?

Duff Killigan is a Scottish golfer banned from every course in the world for his temper; he attacks with exploding golf balls from his lair, Killigan's Island.

Which billionaire family takes up villainy purely as a hobby?

The Seniors, Señor Senior Sr. and his pampered son Junior, only turned to crime after Ron idly remarked that their island home looked just like a supervillain's lair.

Which German mad scientist is Drakken's more successful rival?

Professor Dementor was voiced by comedian Patton Oswalt, who later played him in the flesh when the villain turned up in the 2019 live-action movie.

Who voiced Kim Possible in the animated series?

Christy Carlson Romano was 16 and midway through Even Stevens when she auditioned; the creators say they had gone through a ton of people before she nailed it.

Will Friedle, the voice of Ron, is best known for playing Eric Matthews on which sitcom?

Boy Meets World also lent the cartoon a second voice: Friedle's old castmate Rider Strong played the dim star quarterback Brick Flagg.

Rufus is voiced by the same actress who voices which famous cartoon character?

Bart Simpson's voice, Nancy Cartwright, squeaked her way through all four seasons as Rufus, then returned to the role for the 2019 live-action movie.

John DiMaggio, the voice of Dr. Drakken, is also famous for voicing which robot?

Bender from Futurama won over the show's creators first: they say they had always loved DiMaggio in the role, and that Drakken is only as funny as he is because John is.

Who voices Kim's best friend Monique?

Raven-Symoné got the part for her comic timing: the creators wanted Kim's number-one girlfriend played by someone known for nailing a punch line.

Which actor voices Mr. Barkin, the gruff teacher who supervises Kim and Ron?

Patrick Warburton voices Steve Barkin, the show's running gag: whatever the class, from gym to home economics, the regular teacher is away and Barkin is the substitute.

Who sings the Kim Possible theme song 'Call Me, Beep Me!'?

Christina Milian sang the original, and the tune outlived the cartoon: the star of the 2019 live-action movie recorded a dance-pop remake of it.

On which network did Kim Possible originally air?

Disney Channel ordered it up: the creators' brief was a cartoon for the channel's tween viewers, a little older than Disney's TV animators usually wrote for.

Who is Kim's crush in the premiere episode, 'Crush'?

Josh Mankey is the boy Kim can't bring herself to ask to the dance in 'Crush', which launched the series in June 2002: for her, fighting Drakken's giant robot is the easy part.

Who created Kim Possible?

Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle had spent years on Disney spin-offs such as the Aladdin and Hercules series and wanted something original, so they built Kim and her world from scratch.

What is Wade's last name?

Load is the surname the creators gave Wade in their original pitch for the series, but it never reached the screen: in four seasons, the show never once states it.

What is the slogan on Kim's website that started her crime-fighting career?

'I can do anything' was the boast on Kim's babysitting website; a billionaire trapped by his own laser alarm mistyped a rescue firm's address, reached her instead, and she went.

Which superhero team did Drakken's sidekick abandon, leaving her four brothers behind?

Team Go got its powers when a rainbow comet hit the siblings' tree house as children: Hego, Mego, the twin Wegos and Shego, who later walked out to work for a villain.

What is the name of Kim and Ron's favorite fast-food restaurant?

Bueno Nacho is where Kim once took a job to pay for a jacket and talked Ron into joining her; he turned out to be a natural, made assistant manager and became her boss.

Which secret ninja school in Japan does Ron train at?

Yamanouchi was carved out of a Japanese mountain in 338 AD by its founder, who did the whole job with one magic sword; Ron gets in the modern way, on a student exchange.

What ability does Ron pick up early in the series from a set of ancient totems?

Mystical Monkey Power comes with a prophecy attached: bumbling Ron, of all people, is destined to become the Ultimate Monkey Master and wield the magic Lotus Blade.

What is the name of Ron's adopted baby sister from Japan?

Hana is no ordinary baby: an ancient scroll tells of a mystic weapon called the Han, and the villain hunting for it finally realizes it is not an object but Ron's little sister.

Who commands the Global Justice Network?

Dr. Betty Director's arch-enemy is family: her own twin brother runs the rival Worldwide Evil Empire and has dedicated himself to taking her agency down.

Which villain, voiced by Melissa McCarthy, obsessively collects Cuddle Buddies?

DNAmy is Amy Hall, a geneticist whose toy obsession wrecked her career: she began splicing real animals into living versions of the hybrid plushies and was shunned by other scientists.

Which villain is Dr. Drakken's cousin, known for saying 'Seriously!'?

Motor Ed was supposed to be reformed: his aunt put the rogue mechanic in the care of her son Drakken, and the two cousins promptly teamed up to build a doom vehicle instead.

Which High School Musical star voices the shapeshifting heiress Camille Léon?

Ashley Tisdale's heiress was cut off from the family fortune, so she funds her lavish lifestyle with crime: experimental plastic surgery lets her pass as anyone she likes.

Frugal Lucre threatens to destroy the Internet unless everyone in the world pays him how much?

One dollar each was the whole ransom, and the weapon was just as cheap: the villain, a discount-store clerk, hid his Internet-killing virus in the barcode of an expired can of sausages.

Where does Kim take a part-time job during her senior year of high school?

Club Banana got its name in the recording booth: the creators asked Kim's voice actor where she liked to shop, she said Club Monaco, and they bent that into the store where Kim works.

What was the first Kim Possible TV movie, in which Kim visits both the past and the future?

A Sitch in Time has four villains team up to steal a time-travel idol and go after Kim in her preschool days; Shego then swipes the idol for herself and ends up ruling the future.

In So the Drama, what are the Lil' Diablos?

Kiddie-meal toy robots were the whole plan: Drakken quietly bought Ron's favorite fast-food chain, got the toys into children's hands worldwide, then sent a signal that turned them into giant robots.

In So the Drama, what is the truth about Kim's prom date Eric?

He is a synthodrone built by Drakken to distract Kim; Rufus punctures the goo-filled fake with a bite, and Kim ends prom night dancing with Ron.

Which mascot does Ron perform as at Kim's school games?

The Mad Dog is a role Ron can't let go of: when he joins the football team in senior year and Kim's twin brothers inherit the costume, he takes it badly.

What is the title of Kim Possible's hour-long series finale?

Graduation turns the show's arch-villain into a hero: abducted with Kim by alien invaders, he helps defeat them and ends the series being handed a medal by the United Nations.

Which show took Kim Possible's record as its network's longest-running original series?

Phineas and Ferb was pitched around the networks for some 16 years before anyone bought it; once on air it outlasted Kim Possible's record run of just over five years.

Which other cartoon did Kim and Ron cross over with in 2005?

Lilo & Stitch: The Series has a villain kidnap Stitch, so Lilo's household calls in Kim; meanwhile an alien inventor spends the episode convinced that Ron's pet is one of his dangerous experiments.

Who played Kim in the 2019 live-action Kim Possible movie?

Sadie Stanley shares the film with her predecessor: the actress who voiced the cartoon Kim makes a cameo as a larger-than-life pop star.

In the 2019 live-action film, what does Drakken set out to steal from Kim?

Her spark is what the villain blames for his defeats: deciding Kim is simply good at everything, he sets out to take, quite literally, the motivation that makes her that way.

Kim's original mission outfit was a crop top and what?

Cargo pants were Kim's trademark until her senior year, when her usual shop discontinued the style and she was left hunting for a whole new mission outfit.

What does Kim's hair-dryer gadget actually fire?

A grappling hook is what the hair dryer hides, and the rest of Kim's kit plays the same trick: her lip gloss and compact mirror double as weapons and tools too.

Which theme park hosted the interactive Kim Possible adventure game from 2009 to 2012?

Epcot hosted the interactive game from 2009 to 2012, sending guests around the World Showcase pavilions with handheld devices to trigger clues and foil animated villains.

What is the home planet of the alien warriors Warmonga and Warhok?

Lorwardia's first visitor makes quite an entrance: Warmonga breaks Drakken out of prison, certain he is the great leader her warrior people were promised.

Which actress voiced Kim's mother, Dr. Ann Possible, in the animated series?

Jean Smart's character even joins the action: one Mother's Day she and Kim foil Drakken's scheme together, while the villain copes with a surprise visit from his own mom.

Which actor voices Kim's father, Dr. James Possible?

Gary Cole's character gives Ron the dad talk when a mood-altering gadget has Kim smitten with him: make her unhappy and it's a one-way ticket on a deep space probe, 'black hole deep'.

Where were the creators when they came up with Kim's name and her sidekick's?

In an elevator after lunch, one creator blurted out the heroine's name; his partner shot back 'Ron Stoppable', a sidekick who can't do a thing, and the show, they said, was practically done.

Which actress voices Kim Possible's cheerleading rival?

Kirsten Storms' character spends one episode stuck fast to Kim: after a failed mission, an experimental adhesive leaves the two rivals attached and forced to get through the day together.