50 Fun Facts About Kickin' it

Which Olympic champion gymnast guest-stars as herself in Kickin' It, coaching Kim's team?

Gabby Douglas plays herself: after Kim's coach quits before a big meet, Milton runs into the gold medalist and talks her into taking over the team.

Kickin' It's 2011 debut broke which channel's record?

Disney XD launched the show as an event, with new episodes on four consecutive nights, and the June 13 premiere drew 873,000 viewers, then the biggest series debut in the channel's history.

In Kickin' It, what is the Seaford dojo's standing within the nationwide Bobby Wasabi chain?

Its worst performer, and in danger of closing, which is why the misfit students are so keen to recruit Jack, a hotshot skateboarder, once they have seen him fight.

Where is the Bobby Wasabi dojo in Kickin' It located?

In a strip mall, which is why so much of the action spills into its courtyard and into Falafel Phil's, the restaurant where the gang hangs out.

Which WWE star plays himself in Kickin' It as the ringer brought in to fight Rudy for the dojo?

Kofi Kingston is Sensei Ty's secret weapon in the tournament Rudy enters to win back the dojo he had left behind for a job with his uncle's company.

In Kickin' It, one of the gang has long bragged that his uncle plays for which famous basketball team?

Harlem Globetrotters star Big Easy is the invented uncle, and the lie catches up with the boaster when the team comes to town and his friends expect an introduction.

Which company produced Kickin' It?

It's a Laugh Productions began shooting the show in Hollywood in January 2011 under the working title Wasabi Warriors, a name that survived as the nickname of the dojo's team.

In Kickin' It, the gang joins Milton at a family reunion in which country?

Scotland is home to his relatives, the McKrupnicks, and the visit accidentally reawakens their century-old feud with a rival clan, the McCrarys.

In season 1 of Kickin' It, what does the property's owner threaten to build in place of the dojo?

A parking lot is the threat, and Rudy answers it by having himself chained up inside the dojo in a stand-off with a wrecking ball.

Which member of the original Kickin' It gang appears only in seasons 1 and 2?

Eddie, played by Alex Christian Jones, did not return when the show was renewed for a third season, which left the dojo with four students and their sensei.

Olivia Holt left Kickin' It to star in which Disney Channel series?

I Didn't Do It cast her as Lindy Watson and premiered in January 2014; she still came back to Kickin' It as a guest in its final season, including for the finale.

In the season 2 opener of Kickin' It, what does Bobby Wasabi bring in to replace Rudy as sensei?

A robot sensei called the Wasabitron 3000 gets Rudy's job, and Rudy has to fight to win it back while two of his students build a machine of their own.

Why does Bobby Wasabi move into the dojo in season 3 of Kickin' It?

His new movie flopped: Bobby had paid for the action film himself and lost everything when it bombed, so the faded star turned up to live at the dojo that carries his name.

What is Jack's surname in Kickin' It?

Brewer: Jack says he is just a skater, but he learned karate from his grandfather, the sensei who once trained Bobby Wasabi.

After agreeing to testify against a robber, where is the Kickin' It gang sent under witness protection?

To a farm in the middle of nowhere, where they work as farmhands to stay hidden from Benny the Blade, the notorious robber they had agreed to identify.

Who plays Milton Krupnick?

Before Disney he was a Broadway child actor, playing Young Tarzan in the 2006 musical Tarzan.

What is Kim's surname in Kickin' It?

Crawford: Kim leaves for the Otai Academy at the end of season 3, though Olivia Holt came back as a guest in the final season, including the last episode.

What is sensei Rudy's surname in Kickin' It?

Gillespie is played by Jason Earles, who was 34 when the show began but had spent the previous five years playing a teenage big brother on another Disney sitcom.

In Kickin' It, how does Kim get into a go-kart race whose organisers refuse to let a girl enter?

Disguised as a boy called Cam, she gets onto the grid after officials turn her away even though her lap times beat almost everyone in the boys' division.

What is the name of the rival dojo whose students cause trouble in the Kickin' It pilot?

The Black Dragons train under Sensei Ty, Rudy's archrival; in season 3 Rudy even wrecks their dojo and has to take them in.

In Kickin' It, the school janitor the gang befriends in season 1 turns out to be a former what?

Sumo wrestler: when the janitor loses his job at the school, the gang sets out to get him back into the ring, staging a match for him at the dojo.

The Kickin' It episode 'Swords and Magic' centers on Milton's love of what kind of event?

A LARP battle, short for live-action role-playing: his friends at first refuse to join for fear of being laughed at, then turn up to help him win the day.

In 'All the Wrong Moves', Jerry is invited to join which dance crew?

The Step Brotherz are the reigning champions, and their leader Smooth recruits Jerry only to steal his signature move, which sends Jerry back to his karate friends.

In Kickin' It, how does Kim earn her school a concert from pop star Ricky Weaver?

By winning an essay contest; Ricky Weaver then invites her to dance on stage with him, until Jack learns how Ricky really treats girls and tries to warn her.

What prize does Bobby Wasabi send the Kickin' It dojo for winning his inter-dojo tournament?

A wax statue of himself, life-sized, which arrives just as a heat wave hits town, so the gang has to do everything it can to keep Bobby from melting.

In Kickin' It, Jack falls asleep and dreams the gang into what kind of movie?

A disco detective film, set in the 1970s: Jack nods off watching an old Bobby Wasabi movie and has to crack the case of Snowflake Jones's stolen necklace.

In the Halloween episode 'Boo Gi Nights', what is Jack secretly afraid of?

Clowns: a burger-chain mascot sends Jack running, his rivals use the discovery against him at the Halloween party, and he ends up taking them on blindfolded.

In 'Badge of Honor', what job is Milton given after accidentally stopping a robber?

Security guard, an honorary post that Joan hands him along with a badge; the power goes to his head until real robbers hit the dojo and he has to prove himself.

Where does Jack's junior world championship take place in 'Kickin' It in China'?

The Great Wall is where Jack finally faces his cousin Kai, a rival who trained under the same grandfather, in the tournament's deciding fight.

In 'Rowdy Rudy', the man Rudy attacks at Falafel Phil's turns out to be what?

A professional wrestler: the clip of Rudy flipping him makes Rudy an internet sensation, and he is talked into a ring rematch with far more at stake than he imagined.

In 'Hit the Road Jack', Jack is offered a scholarship to an academy in which country?

Japan is home to the world-renowned Otai Academy; the scholarship forces Jack to choose between the training of a lifetime and his friends, and he picks his friends.

In Kickin' It, what must Rudy do to qualify for his alma mater's Hall of Fame?

Go back to high school: his students discover that Rudy never technically graduated, so he has to return as a pupil and earn his diploma.

In Kickin' It, why is Kim furious after beating Jack in a sparring match?

He let her win, so Kim demands a fair rematch and gets one at the arcade, where the two go head-to-head on the fighting game Immortal Warrior.

In Kickin' It, what turns out to be hidden under a seemingly worthless piece of inherited land?

A gold mine: a stranger's offer to buy the land makes the gang suspect it is worth more than it looks, and once they strike gold he comes back with his men to take it.

In Kickin' It's 'Spyfall', Phil is mistaken for a spy targeting a visiting what?

Prince: a government agent wrongly identifies Phil as an international spy out to get the royal visitor, so Jack turns secret agent to stop the real one.

In 'Two Dates and a Funeral', Milton's date auction raises money for what?

Marching band instruments are what the auction pays for, but its real result is romantic: Jack and Kim admit their feelings and plan a first date they try to keep secret.

How does Rudy destroy the rival dojo in 'Win, Lose or Ty'?

With a monster truck he had hired as a marketing stunt, which careers out of control into the rival dojo; Rudy then has to share his own with Sensei Ty and his students.

In Kickin' It's 'The New Girl', what passion does Kim encourage star recruit Sloane to pursue?

Singing: Rudy has just recruited Sloane as his prize student when Kim urges her to follow her love of singing instead, and Rudy and Jack blame Kim for losing their big catch.

Why do Jack and Kim land in weekend detention in 'Home Alone in School'?

Jerry's prank lands his innocent friends in detention and makes them wonder whether he is worth the trouble, until a thief locks them in the boiler room and only Jerry's pranks can save them.

In the Kickin' It episode 'Wasabi Forever', where does Jerry head when the gang goes its separate ways?

Kenya is his destination as the gang prepares to scatter, and Rudy marks the goodbye by telling the origin story of the Wasabi Code, set in ancient China.

What new business has Phil opened when Jack and Milton return to Seaford in season 4 of Kickin' It?

A bowling alley, Falafel Phil's Bowl and Burger, has opened while the pair were away, and Rudy has moved up as well, into an impressive two-storey dojo of his own.

Which cast member directed the season 4 episode 'Fight at the Museum'?

He was 16 at the time, which earned him recognition as the youngest director in television history.

In season 4 of Kickin' It, Milton unknowingly helps a brotherhood's president steal which movie prop?

A Star Wars lightsaber, an original from the films, is the prize; Milton had joined the brotherhood hoping it would get him into university, and the same episode has Jack daydream himself a Jedi.

What kind of tournament does Jack abandon his friends for in 'Full Metal Jack'?

Paintball: convinced his friends cannot win, Jack jumps ship to the reigning champions, a squad of military-academy cadets, leaving Milton and Jerry to enter without him.

In Kickin' It, Kim dreams that her friends have turned into what?

Zombie vampires: Kim nods off at a horror film, and in the dream she has to fight her super-strong friends, Jerry among them, to reach the scientist with the only cure, played by Milton.

Who considers hiring Rudy as a sensei at Otai Academy in the Kickin' It finale?

Grandmaster Tomo, Kim's sensei, interviews Rudy's students about their teacher and, after hearing what he has meant to them, makes him the offer of a lifetime.

In Kickin' It, which prized possession of Rudy's goes missing after the gang throws a party in the dojo?

His katana disappears when the gang throws a wild party in the dojo while Rudy is off on a road trip with Bobby Wasabi, leaving them to hunt for the missing sword.

In Kickin' It, what goes wrong when Seaford's space agency prepares to send Milton into space?

Jerry is launched instead, entirely by accident, and it falls to Milton to talk his friend back down to Earth while the whole town watches.

Jason Earles played Jackson Stewart on which earlier Disney series?

Hannah Montana cast him as the pop star's teenage brother Jackson when he was already 28; he stayed for all four seasons and then moved straight on to play Rudy.

The actor who plays Jerry in Kickin' It is the younger brother of which Disney star?

Moisés Arias is a year and a half older than Mateo, who plays Jerry, and the brothers also work together off screen, on a clothing brand they partner on with Jaden and Willow Smith.